Blog Archives ~ April 2023

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Driverless Taxis To Appear In UAE By End Of 2023

Driverless Taxis To Appear In UAE By End Of 2023 Published:  2023-04-06 
Views:  198
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Technology

 

UAE has announced that ten driverless taxis will be deployed to serve the public in Jumeirah by the end of 2023. The director of Transportation Systems, Public Transport Agency at RTA Khaled Al Awadhi, RTA, who disclosed this in an interview said more driverless taxis in Jumeirah in 2024 until the gradual deployment of 4,000 taxis in Dubai by 2030. According to UAE Moments, the autonomous taxis have the capacity to seat three passengers in the back seat, with no passenger allowed to sit in the front. The . . . .

 

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Finland Joins NATO Officially, Flag Raised In Headquarters

Finland Joins NATO Officially, Flag Raised In Headquarters Published:  2023-04-06 
Views:  302
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Politics

 

Finland has become the 31st member of the Nato security alliance. The Finnish foreign minister who handed the accession document to the US secretary of state and declared Finland a member said Finland’s flag will soon be raised at the alliance's headquarters. According to BBC, Finland shares a 1,340-km (832-mile) eastern frontier with Russia and formally applied to join Nato with Sweden last May because of Russia's war. Finland and Sweden had previously both adopted a policy of . . . .

 

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Lehmann Appeals To Angry Shareholders At Annual Meeting

Lehmann Appeals To Angry Shareholders At Annual Meeting Published:  2023-04-06 
Views:  247
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Finance

 

Shareholders of Credit Suisse have been appealed to after its collapse that led to the bank’s controversial takeover by UBS. Chairman Axel Lehmann said he was “truly sorry” as it was a sad day for everybody. Reports by CNBC said a number of shareholders took to the stage over the course of the day to lambast the bank’s leadership and demand further explanation of the process and reasoning behind the deal. Swiss authorities brokered an emergency rescue of the stricken . . . .

 

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Biden Signs Bill Ending COVID-19 National Emergency

Biden Signs Bill Ending COVID-19 National Emergency Published:  2023-04-13 
Views:  472
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Politics

 

President Joe Biden has signed a bill terminating the national emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. This came a day before the White House had said the president would unilaterally end national emergency declarations related to the pandemic. According to CBSNews, the White House had opposed the GOP-proposed measure, which gained some bipartisan support in Congress, even though the White House planned to end emergency declarations on May 11. It is believed that the end of COVID emergency will bring changes across U.S. health care . . . .

 

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Chukwueze Stars As Africa’s Top Performer

Chukwueze Stars As Africa’s Top Performer Published:  2023-04-13 
Views:  403
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Sports

 

Samuel Chukwueze had starred as Africa's top performer of the weekend, netting a double in a remarkable display as Villarreal defeated Real Madrid. In the Premier League, Bertrand Traore and Jordan Ayew continued their revival for Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively, while Mohamed Salah went from zero to hero as Liverpool held Arsenal at Anfield. ESPN Africa reports that Chukwueze drew criticism from Nigeria fans for his iffy performances for the Super Eagles against Guinea-Bissau during the recent international break, the winger's profligate showing prompting . . . .

 

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3 Top Countries To Settle In According To Expats

3 Top Countries To Settle In According To Expats Published:  2023-04-13 
Views:  261
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Entertainment

 

Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore have been identified by expats as the top three places where it’s relatively easy to settle in. This was a result of a survey in 2022 by InterNations, an expat community group with 4.5 million members in 420 cities The survey had nearly 12,000 expats around the world, ranked locations based on what it calls the Expat Essentials Index. The Expat Essentials Index considers newcomers’ assessments of their digital life (like access to administrative services online), housing . . . .

 

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Sheeran In Court Over Copyright Trial In The U.S

Sheeran In Court Over Copyright Trial In The U.S Published:  2023-04-25 
Views:  251
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Entertainment

 

British singer Ed Sheeran has appeared in a New York City court over song copyright. He is in court to deny that his song Thinking Out Loud copied Marvin Gaye's song Let's Get it On. The Grammy winner testified that he did not copy from Gaye's 1973 hit. But the heirs of Gaye's co-writer, Ed Townsend, argue that Sheeran, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Publishing owe them money for allegedly stealing the song . . . .

 

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Seized Laboratory In Sudan A Potential ‘germ Bomb’- WHO

Seized Laboratory In Sudan A Potential ‘germ Bomb’- WHO Published:  2023-04-25 
Views:  251
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Health

 

The World Health Organization has issued a warning of a “huge biological risk” in Sudan. The warning comes after Sudanese fighters seized the National Public Health Laboratory in the capital Khartoum. CNN reports that foreign nations keep racing to mount rapid evacuation efforts from the country and violence punctured a fragile US-brokered ceasefire. The lab which contains samples of diseases and other biological material, had been taken over by RSF forces. The WHO representative in Sudan, Nima Saeed . . . .

 

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Jacinda Returns To Harvard University After Politics

Jacinda Returns To Harvard University After Politics Published:  2023-04-25 
Views:  354
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Politics

 

Former leader of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern has revealed that she is heading to Harvard University under two fellowships. After stepping down, she is swapping the rough and tumble of politics for a stint of quiet reflection within academia overseas. According to a news release by Harvard made available to CNN, Jacinda was appointed to dual fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School, the university’s School of public Policy and Government, She will serve as the Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow, a program . . . .

 

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Microsoft Surpassed Expectations With Growth From Azure

Microsoft Surpassed Expectations With Growth From Azure Published:  2023-04-25 
Views:  282
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Technology

 

Microsoft shares rose 9% in extended trading after the software maker issued fiscal third-quarter results and quarterly guidance that exceeded analysts’ predictions. Microsoft beat estimates on quarterly revenue guidance with growth from Azure and other cloud services slowed to 27% from 31% in the prior quarter but was still faster than expected. Microsoft finance chief, Amy Hood during a conference call with analysts noted that for the fiscal fourth quarter there was an increase from $54.85 billion to $55.85 billion in revenue. . . . .

 

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