New York City / Chicago: President Joe Biden's decision to end his re-election campaign and drop out of the US presidential race has given Vice President Kamala Harris enough momentum to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, according to three billion US analysts. Biden, who endorsed Harris in his withdrawal announcement on Sunday, has been … Read more
Washington DC: US Secret Service Director Kimberly Chettle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when an assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a July 13 campaign rally in Pennsylvania this week. “We failed. As director of the United States Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security … Read more
BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities seized a record amount of the powerful stimulant Captagon last year, with an estimated street value of $144 million, a UN report said on Monday as the country increasingly faces a drug embargo. “Iraq has experienced a dramatic increase in drug trafficking and consumption over the past five years,” the United Nations … Read more
Demand for industrial and logistics properties in Dubai and Abu Dhabi increased 185%: Knight Frank RIYADH: Demand for industrial and logistics property in Dubai and Abu Dhabi rose 185 percent year-on-year to 18 million square feet in the first half of 2024, according to a new report. In its industrial market review, Knight Frank noted … Read more
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student group that led demonstrations that turned deadly on Monday suspended protests for 48 hours, with its leader saying it did not want reforms “at the cost of so much blood”.What began as a protest against a politicized recruitment quota for government jobs turned out to be the worst unrest of Prime … Read more
The Infrastructure Masons Program, the governing body of the iMasons Climate Agreement, is calling on all suppliers serving data centers to support greater transparency on Scope 3 emissions as part of broader efforts to reduce the industry's carbon footprint. Together with AWS, Digital Realty, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Schneider Electric, the governing body issued an … Read more
Bangladesh continues curfew as students await official notification for government job reforms Dhaka: There was a curfew and widespread communications blackout in Bangladesh on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court rolled back a controversial job quota system following deadly clashes that killed more than 100 people last week. University students have been protesting since … Read more
Dhaka: There was a curfew and widespread communications blackout in Bangladesh on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court rolled back a controversial job quota system following deadly clashes that killed more than 100 people last week. University students have been protesting since earlier this month demanding reform of the quota system, which has 30 … Read more
Dubai: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed production tanker carrying 1,500 tonnes of marine gas oil, British security firm Embrey said on Monday. The vessel was loaded with marine gas oil off the coast of Iraq and was bound for Sharjah in the UAE when it was stopped 61 nautical miles … Read more
Om El Boughi: About 300 pink flamingo chicks have been rescued by volunteers in eastern Algeria from a salt lake that has dried up due to years of high temperatures and drought. Tens of thousands of flamingos nest each year in Lake Tinsilt, about 450 kilometers (about 280 miles) southeast of the capital, Algiers. It … Read more
