Author: News Desk

Argentina: Lionel Messi reached another milestone by getting the most likes in a recent Instagram post after winning the World Cup. The post was a gallery of him celebrating Argentina’s victory in Qatar. The player got over 65 million likes within hours of uploading it, and the number is increasing. Argentina defeated France on penalties in the final in Qatar and that was their first World Cup triumph in 36 years. Messi’s Instagram photo broke the previous record, which was held by a simple image of an egg, by receiving millions more likes. “CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!!!!! So many times…

Peru: Peru has ordered the Mexican ambassador Mr. Pablo Monroy to leave the country within 72 hours in the latest escalation of tensions between the two nations after Peru ousted Mr. Pedro Castillo as president. Peru’s foreign ministry declared in its social media accounts that it was expelling Mr. Monroy “because of the repeated statements by that country’s highest authorities about the political situation in Peru.” The  government’s decision came hours after Mexico’s top diplomat announced that his country had granted asylum to the family of Mr. Castillo, who faces rebellion charges from behind bars after attempting a coup. Mr.…

Washington, US: Ukraine’s President Mr. Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Mr. Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington. This is the first trip of Mr. Zelensky outside of Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February of this year. The Ukrainian President will visit the White House and Biden will announce a new arms package worth almost $2 billion including Patriot air defense missiles. Patriot missiles are seen to be essential in assisting Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, to repel severe Russian missile and drone attacks on its infrastructure. https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1605443014847086592?s=20&t=yLeI6B73oa5-JTNJ_8RL1w According to the statement, the visit will “underscore the United…

United States: The Democratic-controlled House ways and means committee has voted to publicly release Mr. Donald Trump’s tax returns, which the former US president has long tried to shield. The decision was taken by the panel after several hours of discussion that ultimately resulted in the supreme court permitting the treasury department to send the returns to Congress. The committee obtained six-year tax returns for Mr. Trump and some of his businesses. Mr. Brendan Boyle, a committee member, stated that he expected the committee to post the full set of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, except for information such as social…

London, UK: British scientists claim that they may have uncovered the first known incident of a mammal being eaten by a dinosaur. The fossils from 120 million years ago are not of a human ancestor, but instead the foot of an animal inside the ribcage of a small feathered dinosaur, known as a Microraptor. According to the palaeontologists, whose research was published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, their findings are the “first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal.” It’s so rare to find examples of food inside dinosaurs, so every example is really important as it gives direct…

United states: The Twitter CEO Mr. Elon Musk has announced that he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement. According to the statement of Mr. Musk, he will resign the position as soon as he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”. Earlier, the billionaire promised to abide by the result of a twitter poll, which saw 57.5 percent of users vote “yes” to him quitting the role. I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job. After that, I will just run the software and…

United States: NASA’s InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) Lander has announced that it is preparing to sign off because of low power. “My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send. Don’t worry about me though, my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will, but I’ll be signing off here soon. Thanks for staying with me,” InSight stated on Twitter to inform the conclusion of its mission. The lander has sent what may be its last image of…

London, UK: The Bank of England has announced that the first banknotes featuring the image of King Charles III would go into circulation by the middle of 2024. The UK central bank stated that the king’s portrait would appear on existing designs of all four of its polymer banknotes currently in circulation including £5, £10, £20 and £50. The king’s image will appear on the front of the banknotes and in the see-through security window on the notes made from polymer plastic. Notes bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II will also continue to remain legal tender, allowing the public…

United States: The twitter owner Mr. Elon Musk has tweeted for the first time after more than 10 million people voted for him to step down as twitter’s chief executive, remarking that only paid Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to vote in future policy-related polls. Recently, Mr. Musk asked users of the social media platform whether he should step down as the head of the company. The Twitter owner has also promised that he would abide by the results of the poll. When the poll was closed, 57.5 percent voted that he should step down. Mr. Musk did not…

China: The Chinese authorities are hustling to increase the number of intensive care beds, medical personnel, and medical supplies as COVID-19 spreads rapidly across the nation. Since the abrupt removal of the strict zero-COVID rule cases has exploded in China. A full picture of the impact is difficult to gauge. According to the statement, authorities have conceded it is “impossible” for the testing system to keep track, and the narrow parameters for attributing deaths to the virus mean the official count – fewer than 10 this week – is at odds with widespread anecdotal reports of fatalities and high traffic…