Author: News Desk

United States: Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package and the company’s intention to relocate its legal headquarters to Texas were approved by Tesla shareholders. The multibillionaire, who had fought tenaciously for the payoff, which is valued at much to $56 billion depending on the price of Tesla shares, has won. He exclaimed, “Hot damn, I love you guys,” to an ecstatic group of shareholders who had assembled in Texas for the annual meeting of the company. The staggering amount had drawn criticism and concerns about the company’s board being overly obedient and close to Musk. The vote is not legally binding, and…

Italy: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that the G7 countries had agreed to provide $50 billion to Ukraine from the proceeds of assets that Russia had frozen. Meloni, who is hosting the G7 this year, stated on Thursday, “I confirm to you that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of approximately $50 billion by the end of the year.” Meloni had extended an invitation to President Volodymr Zelenskyy to participate in a special summit meeting with US President Joe Biden, as well as the leaders of France, Germany, Canada, Japan, and the…

Yemen: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have admitted to carrying out a small-scale attack involving watercraft and missiles, which resulted in a Greek-owned cargo ship requiring rescue after taking on water near the Red Sea port of Hodeidah. Following the attack on the cargo ship on Wednesday, there were no early reports of casualties. If the owner of the yacht is connected to Israel in any way is unknown. Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and its most populated regions have been under the authority of the Iran-backed organization, which is engaged in combat with a coalition led by Saudi Arabia. Since November, it has…

Greece: Greece has closed the ancient Acropolis to tourists, shut schools, and deployed medics across Athens due to the first heatwave of the summer. In certain regions of the Mediterranean nation, temperatures were predicted to reach 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday and Thursday due to southerly winds that carry hot air and dust from North Africa. One of the most well-known archaeological monuments in the world, the Acropolis hill, contains the Parthenon temple. On Wednesday, it was closed from midday to 5 p.m. (09:00–14:00 GMT), during which time Red Cross workers gave tourists water bottles. The country’s…

United States: Eight former SpaceX engineers have filed a lawsuit claiming they were fired for raising concerns about how female employees were treated at the company. They are also accusing CEO Elon Musk of being involved in their dismissal. The former workers claimed in a lawsuit filed in California on Wednesday that Musk personally ordered their dismissal after they distributed a letter within SpaceX expressing concerns regarding the billionaire’s lewd remarks on social media. According to the lawsuit, Musk is in charge of a “‘Animal House’ environment” and a “pervasively sexist culture” in which women are judged based only on…

New York: Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million to settle lawsuits in the United States that accused the company of misleading customers about the safety of its talcum powder products. With its settlement, J&J has ended an inquiry conducted by over 40 US states concerning the marketing of baby powder and other talc-based goods that may have included asbestos, a carcinogen. “Targeting communities with cosmetic products that contain dangerous substances is not just illegal, it is very cruel,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement on Tuesday. “No amount of money can undo the…

United States: Elon Musk has withdrawn his lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that the startup’s co-founders, Greg Brockman and Sam Altman, broke their promise to advance artificial intelligence for the good of humanity. According to court documents, Musk’s American attorneys requested on Tuesday that the California judge dismiss the lawsuit. The application to dismiss the suit was made without giving any explanation. In a lawsuit filed in February, Musk claimed that ChatGPT’s signing of an investment contract with Microsoft had “aflamed” its basic principle to prioritize the welfare of people before profit. “To this day, OpenAI Inc’s website continues to profess…

United States: The Azov brigade, a Ukrainian military unit that was instrumental in the 2022 defense of Mariupol, a city in the southeast, is now again eligible to receive arms and training because of the lifting of a US ban. In a statement released on Tuesday, the US State Department stated that after a “thorough review” of the current Azov battalion, “no evidence” of abuses of human rights had been discovered. Washington emphasized that the present militia was not the same as the volunteer militia that was established in 2014, which attracted far-right fighters and criticism for some of its…

South Korea: South Korea’s military fired warning shots after about 20 North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border over the weekend, according to officials. The Demilitarized Zone, which divides the two nations, saw the crossing of North Korean forces on Sunday afternoon, according to a Tuesday statement from Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). It coincides with a recent spike in hostilities brought on by North Korea’s firing of balloons into the South carrying waste. According to Colonel Lee Sung-jun, the area was heavily forested, making it difficult to see any roads or border markings, therefore the military did not…

Singapore: Singapore Airlines is offering compensation to passengers injured during severe turbulence that resulted in one death and dozens of hospitalizations. Passengers who suffered minor injuries have been offered $10,000, while those who were more seriously hurt have been invited to discuss a compensation offer specific to their circumstances, the airline said on Tuesday. According to the airline, travellers in need of long-term medical care might also receive a $25,000 advance payment to cover their immediate needs. In accordance with UK and EU legislation, all passengers—including those who did not sustain injuries—have also been extended an offer of a complete…