An Aeromexico plane carrying 101 people on board crashed minutes after taking off. At least 12 of the 85 persons injured are said to be critical, an official said. The incident took place on Tuesday at the airport in Durango city. Confusion still persists on any fatalities, as well as regarding the number of injured, […]
American spy agencies have said there were indicators that showed North Korea was constructing new missiles at a factory that produced Pyongyang’s first intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) capable of reaching the US. Newly obtained evidence, including satellite photos taken between July 20 and July 22, indicates that work is underway on at least one and […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for global efforts to end the scourge of human trafficking. In a message on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which falls on July 30, Guterres said that human trafficking knows no borders. “Human trafficking takes many forms and knows no borders. Human traffickers too often operate with […]
China on Tuesday launched Gaofen-11, an optical remote sensing satellite, as part of its high-resolution Earth observation project. It will aid in the Belt and Road Initiative. The Gaofen-11 satellite was launched on a Long March 4B rocket at 11 a.m. from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi Province, Xinhua news agency reported. […]
Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out its group calling feature — for both voice and video options — on iOS and Android devices for its 1.5 billion users. The group calling feature supports up to four people simultaneously. “You can make a group call with up to four people total — anytime and anywhere. Just […]
At least 543 tourists have been rescued from a mountain in Indonsia’s Lombok Island following a deadly earthquake that killed 16 people and cut off routes, a government official said on Tuesday. The 6.4-magnitude temblor, with an epicentre not far from the base of Mount Rinjani volcano, struck the island on Sunday. It has also […]
Immigration officials in Canada have been using DNA testing and ancestry websites to try and determine migrants nationality, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The agency’s actions have raised concerns about the privacy of the data held by the sites involved in the process. The agency has not kept statistics on how often […]
After US President Donald Trump slammed Twitter for “shadow banning” Republicans, the micro-blogging platform on Friday said it is not involved in banning people based on political viewpoints and there was a technical issue in its search that has been resolved. Trump on Thursday slammed Twitter for “shadow banning” some Republicans in search results. “SHADOW […]
An explosion is reported to have occurred outside the US embassy in China here, the media said. The US embassy complex is in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. Witnesses have posted images on Twitter of smoke surrounding the building. A bystander said there had been injuries, the Herald Sun reported. The explosion occurred around 1 p.m. in […]
Massive delays in counting and allegations of rigging dominated the early hours of Thursday in Pakistan, where official poll results were still awaited even 15 hours after voting ended. Preliminary results indicate Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has obtained a clear edge over other parties with 119 in their kitty as unofficial results continue to pour in. […]