Morocco will spend a total of $15.8 billion on stadiums and infrastructure if it wins the bid to organise the 2026 World Cup, media reported on Sunday. Citing the chairperson of the bid committee Moulay Hafid Elalamy, the financial daily l’Economiste said that $3.2 billion from the total budget would be invested by the private […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin. In the message, Xi said that over recent years, the Russian people have united as one in firmly advancing on the path of strengthening the nation, realising rejuvenation and development, achieving remarkable success in economic and social development, and playing […]
US President Donald Trump will unveil new plans to tackle the country’s opioid epidemic on Monday, the White House said. The plan will include stiffer penalties for high-intensity drug traffickers, including the death penalty, CNN quoted Andrew Bremberg, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, as saying on Sunday evening. According to Bremberg and […]
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will now be its key negotiator with India on the vexed border issue after Beijing promoted him to the post of State Councillor, the country’s top diplomat, it was announced on Monday. Wang succeeds Yang Jiechi, China’s senior-most diplomat, who until now was the country’s Special Representative on border talks […]
Key Republicans have warned President Donald Trump not to interfere with special counsel Robert Mueller and his team’s on going probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the media reported. The warnings came after Trump on Sunday morning criticised Mueller on Twitter, one day after his lawyer John Dowd issued a statement […]
President Vladimir Putin was leading in the Russian presidential election with 76.65 per cent of the votes after 99 per cent of the ballots were counted, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Monday. Almost 55.5 million of voters supported his candidacy in the election that took place on Sunday paving the way for Putin, […]
Premier Gladys Berejiklian praised the contribution of migrants from South East Asian nations as she welcomed business and political leaders attending the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Sydney. Around 3000 delegates from 10 ASEAN nations have arrived for this weekend’s special summit to discuss business and counter-terrorism. Delivering the keynote speech at an official welcome event […]
To help parents control their children’s screen addiction touted as a “growing public health crisis”, Apple has introduced a new page called “Families” on its website. The page has features like “Ask To Buy” tool that lets parents approve or decline app purchases from their device. “Find My Friends” feature lets parents keep track of […]
Vanessa Trump, the wife of President Donald Trump’s older son — Donald Trump Jr — has filed for divorce in a New York court after 12 years of marriage. The couple have five children and have been struggling with domestic problems, apparently because of the prolonged absences of Trump Jr, from home. The New York […]
British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has revealed plans to build the world’s biggest lithium ion battery in South Australia. South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said that the battery would benefit the broader community, Xinhua news agency reported. “We know that more renewable energy means cheaper power, and that’s why we have increased our renewable energy target […]