Author: News Desk

Thailand: According to the Pollution Control Department, the region’s PM2.5 values for the previous 24 hours ranged from 37 to 550 microgrammes per cubic metre of air. In comparison to most nations, the safe level established by the government is 50. In the north of Thailand, pollution levels are significantly worse. According to a live ranking released by the Swiss air quality business IQAir, Chiang Mai has the worst air pollution in the entire world. Last month, one doctor issued a social media warning against tourists visiting the city due to the haze, which has made it difficult to see…

United States: Twitter claims in a legal lawsuit that parts of its source code have been leaked online. Following its unauthorised posting online earlier this month, Twitter ordered GitHub, an online software development platform, to take down the code, according to a legal document filed in the US state of California. According to a document filed with the US District Court of the Northern District of California, GitHub complied with Twitter’s request to remove the code after the social media platform on March 24 issued a subpoena to identify a user known as “FreeSpeechEnthusiast”. The postings violate the platform’s intellectual…

Italy: A new report has stated that the long-feared “population bomb” may not go off and has estimated that human numbers will peak lower and sooner than previously forecast. The study, commissioned by the Club of Rome, suggested that the world population will reach a high of 8.8 billion before the middle of the century and then decline rapidly. The peak might be reached earlier if countries adopt the required progressive steps to raise average incomes and education levels. According to the report, once the demographic bulge is overcome, pressure on nature and the climate should start to ease, along…

United States: The United States Vice President Ms. Kamala Harris has stated that the country will increase investment in Africa and help in economic growth as she begins a week-long tour of the continent to counter the influence of rivals Russia and China. In recent years, China and Russia have invested heavily in Africa, including in infrastructure and resource development and through the deployment of troops from the private military contractor Wagner Group in several countries. “On this trip, I intend to do work that is focused on increasing investments here on the continent and facilitating economic growth and opportunity,”…

United States: Former US President Donald Trump has held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas. During the rally, Mr. Trump railed against prosecutors investigating him and accused them of employing “dark and conspiratorial language” to fire up his base ahead of next year’s Republican primary elections. The former President opened the rally by playing a song, “Justice for All,” that features a choir of men imprisoned for their role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol singing the national anthem and a recording of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. During his…

Russia: The Russian President Mr. Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow has made a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory. The Russian President’s announcement comes as tensions grow with the West over the Ukraine war and speculations about possible nuclear strikes. Mr. Putin remarked that the deal with Belarus would not violate nuclear nonproliferation agreements, adding that the United States had stationed nuclear weapons on the territory of its European allies for decades. “We agreed that we would do the same without violating our obligations, and I emphasise, without violating our international obligations on…

Honduras: Honduras has ended its decades-long diplomatic ties with Taiwan, paving the way for the Central American country to begin a formal relationship with China. The Honduras Foreign Ministry posted on Twitter that “the government of Honduras recognises the existence of just one China in the world. And the government of the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China.” “Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory,” the statement added. According to the statement, Honduras had notified Taiwan of its decision to break ties and that it would not return to having any…

France: France has banned the “recreational” use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and other apps on the phones of government employees because of worries about inadequate data security measures. According to a tweet from the Ministry of Public Sector Reform and the Civil Service, the restriction will take effect right away. “In order to guarantee the cybersecurity of our administrations and civil servants, the government has decided to ban recreational applications such as TikTok on the professional phones of civil servants,” Mr. Stanislas Guerini remarked. Mr. Guerini continued by saying that several of France’s European and international allies had implemented restrictions…

New Zealand: New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ms. Nanaia Mahuta stated that she had voiced her concerns regarding the South China Sea and the tensions in the Taiwan Strait. In a statement, Ms. Mahuta added that during her discussion with Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Mr. Qin Gang, she noted New Zealand’s profound concerns regarding the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the loss of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. The Foreign Minister raised worries over developments in the South China Sea and rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia was once again condemned by…

Tunisia: Officials have reported that at least 34 refugees are still missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, the latest tragedy this month. According to Mr. Fawzi El Masmoudi, a port city court spokesman, the boat departed from a location close to Sfax and was attempting to sail the Mediterranean to reach Italy. As other ships moved towards Italy, the event brought the overall number of missing people to 67. Hours after at least five individuals perished and 33 went missing in an attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Tunisia, the Italian coastguard announced that it…