Author: News Desk

United Kingdom: A news study has found that ultra-heavy SUVs are more harmful to the environment than conventional-engineered cars bought in 2013 since they have lower carbon emissions. The study by the climate campaign group Possible noted that there is a strong connection between income and owning a large SUV. Data on vehicle ownership in England showed that households belonging to the top 20 percent of income are 81 percent more likely to own a highly emitting car than vehicle owners in the other 80 percent. The top 20 percent income group covers three times the annual mileage of those…

Indonesia: Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has ruled the minimum age for presidential and vice presidential candidates. It is blocking the chance for President Mr. Joko Widodo’s eldest son to run for vice president next year. Chief Justice Mr. Anwar Usman, the president’s brother-in-law, led a panel of nine judges who rejected the petition to lower the minimum age to 35 years from 40. The judges stated that setting the age limit is the responsibility of lawmakers, and the petition lacked “reasoning according to law.” The president cannot run for the next presidential and parliamentary elections as he has already served the…

Ecuador: Mr. Daniel Noboa is set to become Ecuador’s youngest President with a margin of around five points over his opponent Ms. Luisa González. With 90 percent of votes counted, Ecuador’s electoral council stated that Mr. Noboa had 52.29 percent of the vote, against 47.71 percent for the leftist lawyer Ms. González. Ms. González, the hand-picked candidate of former President Mr. Rafael Correa, accepted her defeat and promised her support for the new President. “Today we have made history. Ecuadorian families chose the new Ecuador; they chose a country with security and employment,” Mr. Noboa said in a message on…

United States: A new study finds that 98.6 degrees is not the standard body temperature. It varies from person to person and is influenced by sex, age, weight, and height. “Most people, including many doctors, still think that everyone’s normal temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, what’s normal depends on the person and the situation, and it’s rarely as high as 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit,” said Dr. Julie Parsonnet, MD, a professor of medicine and of epidemiology and population health at Stanford. The research was published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Nowadays, the average body temperature for most people…

United States: The US Defense Secretary, Mr. Lloyd Austin, announced that a second carrier strike group and Air Force fighter jets are being sent to the eastern Mediterranean Sea. This move comes as Israel gears up to escalate its operations in Gaza. The US warships heading to the region aren’t meant for involvement in the Gaza conflict or Israel’s operations. Instead, they’re there to send a strong message of deterrence to Iran and its representatives, like Hezbollah in Lebanon. Mr. Austin stated that these movements aim to prevent hostile actions against Israel or any escalation of the conflict after Hamas’s…

Russia: Russian ambassador to the United Nations has called for a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the Israel Gaza war. The Russian draft resolution, presented to the UN Security Council, called for an “immediate” ceasefire and the secure release of all hostages. The resolution  “strongly condemned all violence and hostilities directed against civilians and all acts of terrorism” as well as blamed the United States for the continuing war. The draft resolution further urged humanitarian aid access and the safe evacuation of civilians. According to reports, the draft was given to the 15-member council during a closed-door meeting on the conflict. “We’re…

Unites States: The United States has accused North Korea of supplying weapons to Russia for its war against Ukraine. “Pyongyang has supplied up to 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions in “recent weeks,” US National Security Council Spokesperson Mr. John Kirby stated. Officials released photos of 300 containers assembled for transport in Najin, North Korea. In September, North Korean leader Mr. Kim Jong Un visited Russia and discussed potential military cooperation. Mr. Kirby said the equipment was exported via sea and rail to a supply depot in southwestern Russia, near Tikhoretsk, about 290 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. The US…

Palestine: The United Nations has sharply criticized Israel’s evacuation order in Gaza and noted that evacuating residents is “not possible.” “After days of airstrikes, the Israeli Defense Forces have ordered the Palestinians in Gaza City and its surroundings to move to the south of the territory,” UN Secretary General Mr. Antonio Guterres said ahead of a Security Council meeting about the conflict. According to the UN Secretary General, moving more than one million people across a densely populated warzone to a place with no food, water, or accommodation when the entire territory is under siege is extremely dangerous—and in some…

London, UK: UK regulators have approved Microsoft’s revised offer to purchase Activision Blizzard, the creator of Call of Duty. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated that the concerns have been addressed in the revised deal, following the rejection of the initial $69 billion bid in April 2023. The approval came at the end of a nearly two-year battle to finalize the largest takeover in the gaming industry’s history. Even though they approved the acquisition, the CMA had some criticism for Microsoft’s conduct. Following the competition watchdog’s rejection earlier this year, Microsoft’s president, Mr. Brad Smith, criticized the CMA, stating…

United States: A new trial has found that genetically modified kidneys keep monkeys alive for more than two years. In the largest of its kind trial, researchers transplanted kidneys from genetically edited pigs into monkeys that lived for a record amount of time. According to reports, about 13 people die every day due to a lack of kidney donors. The scientists hope that the study, published in the journal Nature this week, could soon lead to human trials. Previous studies show that about 8 percent to 16 percent of people globally have kidney problems, and more than 250,000 people died…