Month: June 2022
Africa Nations Warned Against buying grains from Russia
US officials are cautioning African countries against buying grains plundered from Ukraine as some nations draw closer to Russia to slow surging food prices and stave off hunger. The U.S. sent out a warning in mid-May to 14 countries, primarily in Africa, that Russian cargo ships were selling “stolen Ukrainian grain”. The report comes as
West to lose interest in Ukraine
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds into its fourth month, officials in Kyiv have expressed fears that the specter of “war fatigue” could erode the West’s resolve to help the country push back Moscow’s aggression. The U.S. and its allies have given billions of dollars in weaponry to Ukraine. Europe has taken in millions of
Trump Attempted “Coup”
Former US President Donald Trump orchestrated last year’s Capitol riot in an “attempted coup”, a congressional inquiry has heard as a prime-time hearing opened into the raid. Trump supporters stormed Congress on 6 January 2021 as lawmakers met to certify Joe Biden’s election victory. After almost a year of investigation, the Democratic-led US House of
Russia’s claimed land bridge to Crimea
The Kremlin is pushing ahead with attempts to consolidate its political, social and military grip on Ukraine’s south after claiming earlier this week it had established its “land bridge” to Crimea, one of Moscow’s key war aims.The announcement by the Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, was accompanied by the announcement that rail traffic to the
Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander Arrested
Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander has been arrested after attempting to crash the pop star’s wedding to Sam Asghari Thursday. “Britney Spears invited me here,” Alexander, 40, says of Spears, whom he wed in Las Vegas in 2004 before their union was annulled 55 hours later. “She’s my first wife, my only wife. I’m her
India’s loan scams
When Raj took out a loan for $110 (£87) in March, he thought it would swiftly solve his financial problems, instead it has made his life much, much worse. Like many, Raj (not his real name), was attracted by the quick and easy loan approval process. All he had to do was download an app
Robot Surgery
Robots are being used to help tackle surgery backlogs following the Covid-19 pandemic. Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said while robotic operations could take longer, there were other benefits.The procedures can also often result in less bleeding, reduced infection risk, less post-operative pain and smaller scars, the hospital trust said. DO you think that you can
EU common charging cable
The EU has provisionally agreed all new portable electronic devices must, by autumn 2024, use a USB Type-C charger, a move it says will benefit consumers. Under the current post-Brexit arrangements, the regulation would apply to Northern Ireland, according to EU and UK officials. The treaty works by keeping Northern Ireland inside the EU’s single
first quantum computer
Quantum computers can make very complex calculations extremely quickly and their creators say they can solve the problems regular computers cannot. The computers found in most of our homes and workplaces process data in bits, which have a binary value of either zero or one. Quantum computers instead use a two-state unit for data processing
buy now pay later Apple plans
Apple is planning a buy now pay later (BNPL) service as part of its new operating system, iOS 16.The new version of iOS 16, due to be released in the Autumn, will bring a range of additional features to the iPhone. Apple Pay Later will allow users in the US to spread the cost of