Author: News Desk

Baghdad, Iraq: The Iraqi Parliament has adopted a new administration, marking a significant development amid fatal events after contested elections and violent warfare among Shiite Muslim factions. The nation, an oil-rich but war-torn territory, suffers from pervasive corruption, high unemployment, and crumbling infrastructure. The 21-member cabinet of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is expected to confront numerous difficulties. “Our ministerial team will shoulder the responsibility at this critical period, in which the world is witnessing tremendous political and economic changes and conflicts,” Sudani’s office mentioned in a statement after the vote. These adjustments will “bring new problems to our country,…

Reading, UK: United Kingdom had its hottest day on record three months ago. As a severe heatwave moved throughout all of Europe, records were also broken in some parts of Europe including Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Now that the jet stream, which is a strong wind that blows from west to east, is causing much of western Europe to experience unusually mild autumnal temperatures, national weather services predict that temperatures will reach 20 Celsius this weekend in parts of Britain, Germany, France, and other countries. Although studies prove that most of this is due to natural weather patterns or…

California, US: An almost 32-foot-long monstrous frame of a male humpback had washed up along the shores close to Fort Bragg, California recently, making it the fourth to be lying along the shores of Mendocino this year. A day later, a young female humpback whale has been discovered dead in the far north, close to Vancouver Island. After being discovered for the first time in 2018, the female humpback became known to scientists as “Spike.” As scientists examine the remains to learn how and why the massive migratory creatures ended up on these shores, whale deaths have left the public…

Australia: The Australian government led by Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has revealed that as part of improved aid to Ukraine, the country will send soldiers overseas and donate more Bushmaster vehicles. In support of Operation Interflex, the Australian Defense Force (ADF) will dispatch 70 men to the United Kingdom. Given how many “ordinary civilians” were joining the battlefield to battle Russia, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles stated the support could not be exaggerated. “We’re talking about a reservist force in Ukraine.. everyday Ukrainian signs up to serve in their armed forces so training is fundamentally important, What this reflects is…

London, UK: After a few whirlwind days in British politics, the new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced his new Cabinet. While more than a third of Liz Truss’s Cabinet was changed, several seasoned ministers such as Michael Gove have been reinstated to lead important departments. Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was reappointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer as the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak assigned him the crucial task of laying out a strategy to restore stability to Britain’s public finances. Following the catastrophic mini-Budget, he took over Kwasi Kwarteng’s position and proceeded to repeal the majority of the…

California, US: iPhone maker Apple and global streaming giant, Spotify have had a long-winded legal battle over the former’s App Store policies over the years, with numerous public spats over app and subscription pricing as well as app rejections as a result of Spotify’s attempts to avoid the up to 30 percent cut that Apple retains from sales. The founder and CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek, want the streamer to dominate the audio industry. However, he encountered a well-known roadblock when he tried to expand the streaming subscription service beyond music and podcasts to include audiobooks. Apple, on the other…

London, UK: A portion of Europe, western Asia, and northeast Africa will be able to see a partial solar eclipse taking place in late October. The eclipse is expected to start at 10.08 AM in London. The moon’s silhouette will gradually cross the upper left limb of the sun over the following 50 minutes. When the greatest eclipse occurs at 10.59 AM, the moon will have covered 15.17 percent of the sun’s surface. The levels of daylight illumination won’t be noticeably different as a result. What is a Solar Eclipse? A solar eclipse occurs when the New Moon passes in…

Los Angeles, US: Leslie Jordan, an entertainer, actor, and musician best known for his work on “Will & Grace,” “American Horror Story,” and his inspirational viral Instagram videos, passed away in Hollywood following a car accident. Earlier in the month, Jordan had published the gospel album “Company’s Comin’,” which included Dolly Parton and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, among others. The actor has also written a book about his life, “How Y’all Doing? : Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived”, which was published last year. The actor’s social media popularity increased dramatically as his videos went viral, many of…

London, UK: After days of speculation and various twist and turns, Conservative Party Member and Member of Parliament for Richmond, Mr. Rishi Sunak has taken up the mantle of being the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Mr. Sunak’s journey to the Prime Ministership went through some late drama as former British Prime Minister Mr. Boris Johnson withdrew from the race in the last stride. Even though his colleague and fellow party member, Ms. Penny Mordaunt pushed for a late upset, she reportedly pulled out of the contest closer to the 1 PM (UK Time) deadline. CHILDHOOD  Mr. Sunak was…

Australia: Fitbit, a Google-owned company that makes fitness technology, has been taken to the Federal Court on charges that it deceived Australians about their access to refunds. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Fitbit sold malfunctioning wearable fitness trackers over the last two years to at least 58 of its customers, making false or misleading statements to them. Customers are believed to have been informed by the Google-owned business that they would not be eligible for a refund unless they returned a defective item within 45 days of purchase or shipment between May 2020 and February 2022. The…