Thu 09 February 2023: Twitter announced on Thursday that Blue subscribers in the US can now write lengthy tweets on the microblogging network with up to 4,000 characters. “Starting today, if you’re subscribed to Twitter Blue in the US, you can create longer tweets,” the company wrote in a message on its @TwitterBlue account. we’re […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: China claimed on Thursday that American claims that a Chinese balloon that crashed was a part of a comprehensive surveillance program amounted to “information warfare against China.” The Pentagon stated on Wednesday that the balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday was a part of […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: The world “must know the truth” about who was behind explosions affecting Nord Stream gas pipelines, the Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday, after a U.S. investigative journalist alleged U.S. involvement in last September’s blasts. Speaking to reporters, Dmitry Peskov also said the blog post by journalist Seymour Hersh should prompt an international investigation into the incidents. […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: Temperatures in the quake-stricken Turkish city of Gaziantep plunged to minus five degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit) early on Thursday but thousands of families spent the night in cars and makeshift tents, too afraid to return to their homes – or banned from doing so. Parents walked the streets of the […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: The question of whether animals can predict earthquakes has captivated people for centuries, with tales of strange behavior in creatures ranging from rats to birds, fueling the idea that they may have a sixth sense for seismic activity. There have been theories that claim abnormal animal behavior can usually mean there could be an impending earthquake […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday urged the UK government to send fighter jets to Ukraine. In a surprise visit to the UK on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. During his address to the British parliament, he thanked the UK saying: “London has stood with Kyiv since […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a plea for assistance for the victims of two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye and affected Syria. “I remain close with all my heart to the people affected by the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. I continue to pray for those who have lost their lives, as well […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: The White House on Wednesday said that China has operated a global fleet of espionage balloons similar to the one shot down last week after crossing the United States. “These balloons are all part of a (Chinese)… fleet of balloons developed to conduct surveillance operations,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One. “Over the […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Tuesday announced new features coming to its status, including ‘Voice Status’, ‘Status Reactions’ and much more. The new features have started rolling out to users globally and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks, the company said in a statement. The ‘Voice Status’ feature […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: A new three-paper series published in The Lancet has called for a clampdown on the formula milk industry’s marketing tactics, calling them “exploitative”. The paper says that misleading claims and political interference need to be tackled on an urgent basis as these seriously jeopardise the health and rights of women and […]
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