Category: Global News
NASA set to deliver biggest asteroid sample yet: What you need to know
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is expected to drop 250g of pebbles and dust from asteroid Bennu after seven-year quest.
US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, signals another hike
The US Fed expects interest rates to fall only half a percentage point in 2024, lower than market expectations.
Sunak announces U-turn on several UK net zero policies
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushes back the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the UK from 2030 to 2035.
Will Elon Musk really put X behind a paywall?
The move is meant to help ‘combat vast armies of bots', Musk said, but it's unclear if it will work.
Morocco to spend $11.7bn on post-earthquake reconstruction plan
The five-year plan would target 4.2 million people in the worst-hit provinces and covers rehousing and emergency aid.
Has India killed a Sikh activist in Canada?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses New Delhi of triggering tension between the two countries.
India’s lower house votes to reserve a third of seats for women
The bill passes with a total of 454 lawmakers voting in favour and only two voting against.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to seek re-election in 2024
Kagame is eligible to continue in office for another decade after a 2015 constitutional amendment.
Israel-Saudi Arabia ‘normalisation’ deal in reach, Netanyahu tells Biden
Meeting on UN sidelines comes amid apparent friction between two leaders over Israeli premier's judicial overhaul plan.
US attorney general rejects Republicans’ political influence accusations
Merrick Garland says politics has no influence on Justice Department amid Donald Trump indictments, Hunter Biden probe.