Author: News Desk

Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif has taken charge of a coalition administration for the second time as prime minister of Pakistan, having earned a resounding majority in the recently elected Parliament. In the 336-member house, Shehbaz, 72, who was the joint candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), garnered 201 votes. 92 votes were cast in favor of Mr. Shehbaz’s opponent, Omar Ayub Khan of the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The new Parliament met amid protests and sloganeering by members supported by the PTI. On March 4, Shehbaz will take the…

United Kingdom: The UK Treasury has announced that the Budget will include an £800 million ($1.06 billion) package of technology reforms targeted at saving time for the NHS and police. Police will employ drones to assess incidents like traffic crashes as part of Treasury reforms, while artificial intelligence will be used to reduce MRI scan times by a third. According to the department, by 2029, the improvements could boost public sector productivity by £1.8 billion ($2.39 billion). “There is too much waste in the system and we want public servants to get back to doing what matters most: teaching our…

United States: Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, has won the Republican caucuses in Michigan, Missouri, and Idaho, giving him a significant advantage in the contest for his party’s presidential candidacy. Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley, his last opponent and a former UN ambassador, in each of the three states. The ex-president has won all state-nominating contests leading up to next week’s “Super Tuesday,” where voters in 15 US states and one territory select their favored candidate for each party. The state Republican Party of Michigan reports that Trump defeated Haley in each of the 13 districts…

United States: Oppenheimer has won three awards at the 30th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. At the glamorous celebration in Los Angeles, Christopher Nolan’s portrayal of Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, took home the best movie cast prize, which has historically been a reliable indicator of the Oscars. Best movie actor went to Cillian Murphy, who portrays the title role; best supporting actor went to co-star Robert Downey Jr., who plays his sworn nemesis. Since the union staged its longest-ever strike last year, SAG-AFTRA, which represents some 160,000 professionals in the entertainment business, had not hosted a…

Since the brain is involved in every thought and action, treating pain in the brain is challenging. However, a recently developed non-invasive ultrasound treatment method is showing special promise, according to a study published in the journal Pain. The researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine used tightly concentrated ultrasonic beams directed to a specific region of the brain to lessen pain perception and some of its side effects (such as heart rate variations). Although this method is still in its infancy, the researchers are optimistic that it will be able to influence the brain and calm our…

United States: Donald Trump has won the 2024 Republican primaries, defeating the former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina. The US media declared Trump is the winner of the state’s GOP primary immediately after polls closed on Saturday. The final results are not out yet, but Trump is leading with 59.7 percent to 39.7 percent of the expected vote counted according to Edison Research. During an election night party in Columbia, the former president spoke to supporters and promised that if he is re-elected, the US will gain unprecedented respect. The former president, who…

Global Blockchain Show Dubai, set for April 16–17, 2024, at the opulent Grand Hyatt Dubai, is a grand blockchain event organized by VAP Group. With an anticipated attendance of over 10,000, the largest blockchain exhibition venue of 12,000 sqm aims to provide interactions, learnings, and collaborations with industry experts, startups, and leading companies. Featuring 300 presenters from the Web3 ecosystem, this show promises an overall exploration of the latest blockchain trends. Renowned speakers include Lennix Lai, Chief Commercial Officer at OKX; Dominic Williams, Founder & Chief Scientist of DFINITY Foundation; David Palmer, Chief Product Officer at Vodafone; and many other…

Russia: SpaceX co-founder Elon Musk has denied selling his Starlink internet service to Russia after Ukraine claimed the terminals were being used by Russian troops on the front lines of the war. “A number of false news reports claim that SpaceX is selling Starlink terminals to Russia. This is categorically false,” Musk, who leads SpaceX and several other companies including Tesla, said in the post on X. Moscow also rejected Kyiv’s claim that Starlink terminals had been smuggled into Russia and were being used on a “systematic” basis in Russian-occupied Donetsk. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Starlink is not…

United States : Bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency, has once again crossed $50,000 after 2 long years in anticipation of the 4th Bitcoin halving in April 2024, as per the data from Coinmarketcap. Historically, Bitcoin Halvings are events that significantly reduce the Bitcoin supply and have always led to positive price action for Bitcoin. This time around, there is a heightened expectation from the halving due to the inception of Bitcoin spot ETFs which have increased the demand for Bitcoin as investments have surged to a volume of over $50 billion in barely a month since approval in mid-January 2024.…

Israel: The Israeli military has launched strikes on Rafah that resulted in the deaths of at least 28 Palestinians shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that an invasion of the city in southern Gaza might not be far off. At least 28 people were killed overnight on Saturday in three airstrikes on residential homes in the Rafah area, as per the official sources who were there on the spot. According to reports, each Israeli airstrike killed several members of three different families, including ten children, the youngest of whom was only three months old. This was similar to many…