Author: News Desk

United States: According to the Officials, the death toll from a severe winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61. Erie County Executive Mr. Mark Poloncarz stated that 39 fatalities have already been reported in the region of western New York that took the brunt of the historic storm. Erie County includes the snow-battered city of Buffalo, where most of the deaths occurred. Mr. Poloncarz observed that 17 of the 39 dead were found outside, 11 were found inside homes, four were found inside vehicles, four died while shovelling or blowing snow,…

Brazil: The Brazilian football legend Mr. Pele, one of the greatest and best-known footballers in modern history, has died at 82 in Sao Paulo. During his 21-year career, the soccer star is credited with scoring a world record of 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances. In addition, Mr. Pele is the only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the trophy in 1958, 1962, and 1970, and was named Fifa’s Player of the Century in 2000. The football legend, who has suffered from kidney and prostate problems in recent years, has been hospitalized since November 2022 with complications related to…

United Nations: According to an internal notice distributed to US House staff, TikTok is no longer permitted on electronic devices under the control of the US House of Representatives. Users who install the short-form video app on any House mobile device will be asked to remove the software, according to the notice. TikTok is described as being a “high risk to users due to a number of security risks” in the warning. Furthermore, as part of the $1.7 trillion omnibus package that is pending President Mr. Joe Biden’s approval, TikTok is shortly anticipated to be banned from all governmental devices. The…

United States: The US has imposed COVID testing on visitors from China after Beijing announced it would reopen borders soon. The Biden administration remarked that travelers from China, including Hong Kong and Macau, are required to present negative COVID-19 tests before entering the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the new requirement will take effect on January 5. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated this was needed “to help slow the spread of the virus as we work to identify any potential new variants that may emerge.” Based on the statements from…

Australia: Tennis Australia has confirmed that a record $51 million is on offer across the Australian summer of tennis this year. The Australian Open singles prize pool was revealed as the main announcement, with the champions of the men’s and women’s singles draws each receiving approximately $2 million. Round one crashers will get a boost of 3.2 percent to $71,551, while second-round participants will receive an increase of the same amount to $106973. According to tournament Director Craig Tiley the prize money for the entire Australian summer of tennis, which includes Grand Slam qualifiers like the United Cup, will exceed…

Bolivia: The Bolivian police have arrested the opposition leader Mr. Luis Fernando Camacho on charges of “terrorism,” a move that can further intensify tensions between the national government and Mr. Camacho’s base in Santa Cruz. The country’s state attorney’s office confirmed the arrest of Mr. Camacho, the governor of Santa Cruz who assisted in the removal of president Mr. Evo Morales from power in 2019. The supporters of the governor held protests all over the country against the detention. According to the office, the arrest was connected to the toppling of former leftist president Mr. Evo Morales in 2019. The…

United States: Twitter has suffered a significant outage, leaving many users unable to access the popular social media site. Several users who attempted to access the microblogging site were faced with an error screen. Internet outage tracking service Downdetector reported receiving more than 8,700 user reports of issues with the site as of 7:30 AM. “User reports indicate Twitter is having problems since 7:13 EST,” Downdetector tweeted. The outage, which seems to be impacting a number of nations, hasn’t totally shut down the website because many users can still access the platform. Additionally, some users noted performance variations between the…

Bangladesh: Bangladesh has opened the first metro rail service in the capital city, Dhaka, as authorities work to ease congestion in one of the world’s most densely populated cities, where more than 20 million people live. The elevated train network has been under construction for nearly a decade and is expected to have more than 100 stations and six lines crisscrossing the city by 2030. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Ms. Sheikh Hasina described the new railway as “a matter of pride”. “We promised to eradicate traffic jams from Dhaka. With the six metro rail lines, we will be able to do…

Australia: The former Australian Prime Minister Mr. Scott Morrison looks to have been caught up in a leak of partial data on 400 million Twitter users, along with celebrities including the model Ms. Cara Delevingne, US politician Ms. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and pop singer Mr. Shawn Mendes. A sample of data leaked by an alleged cybercriminal last week includes Mr. Morrison’s Twitter account. According to a cybersecurity company that issued a warning about the claim, media personality Mr. Piers Morgan, who also appeared in data samples revealed by the hacker, recently had his Twitter account hijacked. The majority of Morgan’s Twitter…

United States: Mr. Peter Thompson, a US Maricopa County Superior Court Judge, has rejected the request to sanction Ms. Kari Lake, the republican candidate in Arizona’s gubernatorial race, over allegations she made about the legitimacy of the state election. Earlier, Ms. Lake filed a lawsuit alleging voter fraud and challenging the counting and certification of the electoral contest held in November in a bid to be declared the winner despite a lack of evidence. The suit was rejected by the Superior Court in Maricopa County on December 24. Later, Mr. Peter Thompson ruled that Ms. Lake would be responsible for…