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US jury to decide if Twitter employee spied for Saudi royals

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

San Francisco (USA)- Jurors in a San Francisco court on Thursday (Aug 4) began mulling the fate of a former Twitter employee accused of taking bribes from Saudi Arabia to help unmask its critics on the platform. Prosecutors said Ahmad Abouammo sold Twitter user information for cash and an

Africa

From coffee to toothpaste, Nigerians buy small as hardships bite

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

From five grams of toothpaste to 10 millilitres of cooking oil, many Nigerians struggling with soaring prices now buy their basic necessities in small quantities packed in tiny plastic bags to be consumed on the same day.Consumer brands behind this “sachetisation of the economy” see it as a creative innovation, allowing consumption for all Nigerians, […]

Europe Oceania World

Turkey says three grain shipments to leave Ukraine Friday

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

Ankara(Turkey)- Three more ships filled with grain will sail from Ukraine on Friday under a UN-backed deal lifting Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea, Turkey’s defence minister said. “It is planned that three ships will set sail tomorrow from Ukraine,” the Anadolu state news agency quoted Defence Minister Hulusi Akar as saying, one day after […]

Tech

Blue Origin sends first Egyptian and Portuguese nationals to space

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Thursday launched six people to space, including the first from Egypt and Portugal, on the company’s sixth crewed flight. Mission “N-22” saw the New Shepard suborbital rocket blast off around 8:58 am local time (1358 GMT) from Blue’s base in the west Texas desert. The autonomous, re-usable vehicle sent its […]

IN UK 01 Sustainability

Multi-coloured sea slug found in UK water for first time

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

London(UK)- A rare multi-colored sea slug has been seen in UK waters for the first time. A specimen of Babakina anadoni, which is only 2 centimetres long, was found by a diver off the coast of the Scilly Isles this month. Allen Murray, a volunteer “sea searcher” for the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, made the discovery […]

Asia World

China summons European diplomats over statement on Taiwan

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

Beijing(China)- China says it summoned European diplomats in the country to protest statements issued by the Group of Seven nations and the European Union criticizing threatening Chinese military exercises surrounding Taiwan. The Foreign Ministry on Friday said Vice Minister Deng Li made “solemn representations” over what he called “wanton interference in China’s internal

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Pelosi: China cannot stop US officials from visiting Taiwan

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

Tokyo(Japan)- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing U.S. officials from traveling there. She made the remarks in Tokyo on the final leg of an Asia tour highlighted by a visit to Taiwan that infuriated China. The Chinese have tried to isolate Taiwan, Pelosi said, including most […]

IN UK 01

Recession not inevitable, says Truss

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

London(UK)- Liz Truss’s economic strategy will damage the nation and cause “misery for millions”, said Rishi Sunak after his rival insisted tax cuts could avert the recession forecast by the Bank of England. Ms Truss warned during a televised debate on Thursday of “very, very difficult times” without bold action rather than her Tory leadership […]

UK

Bank of England lifts interest rates; largest leap in 27 years

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

London(UK)- The Bank of England raised interest rates from 1.25 per cent to 1.75 per cent on Thursday, the largest increase in nearly three decades. The UK will enter five consecutive quarters of recession, with gross domestic product falling as much as 2.1 per cent, the central bank said as it warned of an unprecedented […]

Middle East World

Palestinians left in tense limbo by Israeli expulsion order

Editorial Bureau August 4, 2022

Al Fakheet (West Bank)- After repeatedly rebuilding his home only to have it demolished by Israeli soldiers, Mohammed Abu Sabaha has a new plan to remain on the land — he is moving into a cave. Abu Sabaha is among some 1,000 Palestinians at risk of expulsion from an arid region of the occupied West […]