Author: News Desk

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…

New York, US: Global banks supporting Tesla CEO, Mr. Elon Musk’s acquisition of the microblogging site, Twitter are holding off from selling debts to investors as the social media platform’s prospects related to profits and losses remain uncertain, sources revealed. The banks, reportedly, do not intend to syndicate the debt and are interested in keeping it on their balance sheet until there is improved investor interest. Leading banks such as Barclays, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America, who are associated with the deal have remained tight-lipped on the matter. Representatives of Mr. Musk as well as Twitter have also avoided…

Sydney, Australia: Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart, Mr. Anthony Albanese have agreed to strengthen their bilateral security ties as China looks to exert more control in the Asia-Pacific. As a response to the drastically changing regional security environment, the two countries signed a security cooperation agreement at the annual Australia-Japan Leaders’ Meeting, amending a 2007 pact. “The level of interaction which we have reflects very much the special strategic partnership that Australia and Japan have. We two countries really matter to each other now more than ever,” Mr. Albanese remarked. The topics of climate change and…