Author: News Desk

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…

United States: The UN security council has denounced the Taliban-led administration’s ban on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups. The 15-member council declared in a statement that the ban on women and girls attending high school and university in Afghanistan “represents an increasing erosion for the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms.” The council added that the ban “would have a significant and immediate impact for humanitarian operations in country, including those of the United Nations.” “These restrictions contradict the commitments made by the Taliban to the Afghan people as well as the expectations of the international…

United States: The US is considering entry restrictions for travelers from China, as officials expressed concern about a lack of transparency about the country’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak. “There are mounting concerns in the international community on the ongoing COVID-19 surges in China and the lack of transparent data, including viral genomic sequence data, being reported from the PRC,” US officials stated. The lack of genomic data makes it “increasingly difficult for public health officials to ensure that they will be able to identify any potential new variants and take prompt measures to reduce the spread,” the US officials remarked. “The…