Toshiba shares fell more than 20 per cent on Thursday, the third straight day of heavy losses. The Japanese industrial giant has now had nearly half its market value wiped off since Monday, the BBC reported. It comes after the firm warned that its US nuclear business may be worth less than previously thought. Shares […]
China will build more high-speed railways as part of its efforts to establish a comprehensive transport system during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), according to a white paper issued on Thursday. The white paper, titled Development of China’s Transport, said China will increase the length of high-speed railways in service to 30,000 km by […]
Three prominent US senators have warned that Russia may face sanctions over the country’s alleged interference in the recently concluded presidential election, media report said on Thursday. Outgoing President Barack Obama is expected to announce retaliatory measures as early as Thursday, the BBC reported. The Republicans John McCain and Lindsey Graham, and Democrat Amy Klobuchar, […]
Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it has retrieved over 90 per cent of the fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in South Korea, leading the company to consider software upgrades to further limit the battery-charging capability. Over 850,000 Note 7 devices have been retrieved among about 950,000 phones sold here, raising the recovery rate […]
Pakistan and Israel has been led to a verbal feud, threatening each other of nuclear war after a fake news story caused tensions between the two nuclear nations. According to a report on CNN on Monday, in an article published by AWDNews on Tuesday, December 20, former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon was falsely quoted […]
At least 10 Mexican states over the past few days have suffered serious gasoline shortages, which the state oil company Pemex attributes to the clandestine theft of fuel from the pipelines. “We are currently taking various measures to re-establish the adequate and opportune supply of gasoline and diesel to the country,” Pemex tweeted. As local […]
Pope Francis celebrated a late Saturday night Christmas Mass at the Vatican amid heavy security, a media report said on Sunday. The Mass celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is the first major event of the Christmas season for the Pope, which will include his Sunday noon blessing on Christmas Day, the BBC reported. During […]
The US government began asking select foreign visitors to provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving in the country, a move designed to spot potential terrorist threats, a media report said. Since Tuesday, foreign travellers arriving in the country on the visa waiver programme have been presented with an “optional” request […]
A van reportedly carrying gas cylinders drove into the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) headquarters in capital city of Canberra on Wednesday night, authorities said. According to the police, there were no injuries suffered from people inside the building but the driver was being treated, The Canberra Times reported on Thursday. The van was destroyed and […]
Two YouTube stars were removed from a Delta Air Lines flight in London on Wednesday following complaints by other passengers of them speaking in Arabic, the media reported on Thursday. Adam Saleh was returning home to New York after a world tour when he was removed from the flight after his co-passengers expressed discomfort with […]