Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases, the media reported on Friday. The number of cases dropped 95 per cent between January and April, compared to the same period a year ago, the BBC quoted Health Ministry officials as saying in a statement. […]
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has termed the tweets of US President Donald Trump as “really important” saying it is crucial to hear from him directly for accountability’s sake. According to a report in CNET on Thursday, Dorsey told NBC’s host Willie Geist that people must directly hear the conversation from those in-charge then having them […]
Software-defined data centres and fifth generation telephony will define the future of technology world in the next five to 10 years, feels Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Technologies. “If we look ahead in the next 5-10 years, I do see couple of things happening. Software defined data centres will become pretty much defacto standard,” […]
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China on Thursday killing eight persons, the US Geological Survey said. Frequent aftershocks were felt, locals said. At least 11 others were injured after the quake hit Xinjiang 5.58 a.m., Xinhua new agency reported Search and rescue operations are underway. The epicentre was in the southeast part of the Pamir […]
The death toll in the violent Venezuelan protests has increased to 39 after one more person was killed amid escalating tensions provoked by the government’s call to rewrite the Constitution. Miguel Castillo, 27, died during demonstration in Las Mercedes, the Public Ministry announced on Wednesday, adding that an investigation into his death is underway. Security […]
US President Donald Trump’s approval rating is nearing a record low, with losses among the non-college-educated and white men, according to a new poll. The Quinnipiac University poll issued on Wednesday found 36 per cent approve of Trump’s job while 58 per cent disapprove of it, reports CBS News. His approval rating is down from […]
The White House has said that FBI Director James Comey committed “atrocities” during his tenure which prompted US President Donald Trump to fire him. Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders at the daily press briefing on Wednesday said Trump had been thinking about firing Comey from the moment he was elected, Efe news reported. Filling in […]
Venezuelan students launched new protests against security forces amid escalating tensions provoked by the government’s call to rewrite the Constitution. Student leaders from numerous universities summoned several demonstrations on Thursday to support the opposition and to show their solidarity to the relatives of the 35 people who have died in the anti-government protests so far, […]
Key Indian equity market indices opened in the red on Friday following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 100.46 points or 0.33 per cent lower during the early session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 24.90 points or 0.27 per cent lower at 9,335 points. […]
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will allow churches and other religious organisations to become more active politically, the media reported. The order, which Trump inked during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) not to take “adverse action” against churches and other […]