Author: News Desk

Saudi Arabia: Asia-Pacific’s most anticipated Datacentre & Cloud Infrastructure Summit (DCCI) will take place on November 29–30 in Riyadh at the JW Marriott Hotel. Datacentres are rapidly booming in Saudi Arabia, the second-largest Arabian country, because of digital and technological progress. The datacentre market is expected to exceed $1.77 billion by 2027, propelled by multinational corporations expanding their cloud regions in the country. The cloud services market alone is expected to reach nearly $2.4 billion by 2026. The summit will gather the world’s best entities, including Ministries, National Banks, Insurance Companies, F&B, IT Enterprises, Sports Federations, Government-owned Universities, Real Estate Giants,…

Canada: Canada’s House of Commons has chosen Liberal MP Mr. Greg Fergus as the new House Speaker. It comes after the resignation of the previous Speaker amidst a controversy related to a Nazi presence in parliament. Mr. Fergus, the first black man to hold this position, was selected by the 338-member House in a secret ballot. The previous Speaker stepped down after inviting a Ukrainian man with ties to a Nazi unit to parliament. Mr. Anthony Rota stated that he was unaware of the veteran’s Nazi connections. Seven candidates competed to replace him. In his initial comments, Mr. Fergus encouraged…

United States: The United States House of Representatives has removed Republican Speaker Mr. Kevin McCarthy from his position. Mr. McCarthy was expelled from his role in a 216-210 vote, the first time in history a US House has voted to remove its leader. “Mr. McCarthy has failed to take a stand where it matters,” far-right Florida Congressman Mr. Matt Gaetz, who began the move to expel the Speaker, posted on social media before the vote. “So if he won’t, I will,” Mr. Gaetz said. The unprecedented vote underscores growing turmoil in the Republican Party, with its hard-right group targeting Mr.…

United Kingdom: A new study has found that parents, teachers, and other adults shouting at or verbally threatening children can have the same adverse effect on their development as sexual or physical abuse. The study, published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect, analysed 166 earlier studies to produce a detailed analysis of the topic. Child maltreatment is currently classified into four categories: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, of which verbal abuse is a part, and neglect. The latest study informs strategies for prevention and treatment to tackle the negative impacts. Unlike other forms of emotional abuse, including indifference,…

China: Chinese real estate giant Evergrande’s shares have surged when trading resumed in Hong Kong after it was paused last week. Shares surged over 40 percent initially and remained 20 percent higher later on. Last week, trading for Evergrande and its subsidiaries was halted due to reports of the company’s chairman, Mr. Hui Ka Yan, being under police surveillance. The company later confirmed an investigation into suspected “illegal crimes” involving him. “There is currently no other inside information in relation to the company that needs to be disclosed,” Evergrande said in a statement. Last week’s trading halt came a month…

United States: Two scientists behind the mRNA COVID vaccine technology have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Hungarian scientist Professor Katalin Kariko and American physician and scientist Professor Drew Weissman will share the prize. The Nobel Prize committee stated that, “the laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.” Vaccines help the immune system identify and combat viruses and bacteria. The technology is used worldwide to protect millions from severe COVID-19. The mRNA technology is now being studied for various diseases, including cancer. Conventional…

Brazil: Brazil’s government has started expelling thousands of non-Indigenous people from their native territories. The latest move is expected to affect thousands of people who live within the core of the Amazon rainforest. According to the Brazilian intelligence agency ABIN, indigenous land trespassing action was initiated to return to the original peoples the right to ownership and exclusive use of their territories, including the Apyterewa and Trincheira Bacaja lands in Para State, as determined by Article 231 of the Federal Constitution. The territories are located around the municipalities of Sao Felix do Xingu, Altamira, Anapu, and Senador Jose Porfirio in…

Brazil: Experts have suspected that severe drought and heat may have caused the discovery of 120 river dolphin carcasses floating in a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil over the last week. The Mamiraua Institute, a research group under Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, reported the discovery of two additional deceased dolphins in the Tefe Lake region. Experts think that the main reason for the dolphin deaths is the high water temperatures. Temperatures in the Tefe Lake region have been consistently above 39°C (102°F) since last week. “We have documented 120 carcasses in the last week,” stated…

Haiti: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has authorised international forces to assist in Haiti amid widespread gang violence in the Caribbean nation. The 15-member council voted in favour of the foreign security missions, with 13 approving a Kenya-led mission to Haiti. The remaining two countries on the council, Russia and China, refrained due to fears over Haiti’s “troubled history with foreign involvement.” Haitian Prime Minister Mr. Ariel Henry has repeatedly requested international assistance since gang violence in the country led to ever-growing insecurity and vigilante reprisals. According to UN records, 5.2 million people, or nearly half the population, currently…

Indonesia: Indonesia has unveiled the first-ever bullet train in Southeast Asia, a high-speed rail system linking two major cities in the country. The 86-mile (138-kilometre) fast train, officially called WHOOSH (which stands for “time-saving, optimal operation, reliable system” in Indonesian), operates on electricity, causing no direct carbon emissions. The $7.3 billion project, funded largely by Chinese state-owned firms as part of China’s Belt and Road initiative, was finally opened to the public. A big inaugural event took place at Jakarta’s Halim railway station. President Mr. Joko Widodo, First Lady Ms. Iriana, and several cabinet ministers were in attendance. “The Jakarta-Bandung…