Author: News Desk

United Kingdom: Contestants on the new reality show inspired by the blockbuster Korean drama “The Squid Game” are threatening to sue Netflix and the producers following claims that they suffered from hypothermia and nerve damage while filming. Express Solicitors, a personal injury law firm in the UK, announced that it was defending two anonymous Squid Game: The Challenge players. The players contend that they didn’t know they were endangering their health by crouching still for extended periods of time in freezing temperatures. Red Light, Green Light is the show’s opening game, in which players have to avoid a robotic doll’s…

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Sweden: Tesla CEO, Mr. Elon Musk, has denounced “insane” strikes on Swedish Tesla workshops, where workers are calling for collective bargaining rights. Mr. Musk expressed his disapproval by writing on X, saying, “This is insane.” In response to a social media post, he discussed how Swedish postal services are experiencing secondary strikes, also known as sympathy strikes, which are stopping licence plates from being delivered to new Tesla vehicles. The US automaker’s employees are on strike for the first time, as per the statement. The trade union IF Metall has been leading a five-week strike at eight Tesla workspaces across…

New Zealand: Three New Zealand leaders have agreed to form the next coalition government after 40 days of negotiations. It resulted in the Conservative leader, Mr. Christopher Luxon, becoming the next prime minister. The centre-right National Party leader, Mr. Luxon, declared that his party had formed a coalition with the conservative ACT, a political party, and the populist New Zealand First parties, providing them sufficient seats to form the government. In the October 14 elections in New Zealand, Mr. Luxon’s National Party received the highest percentage of the vote, 38 percent, against other parties, followed by the ACT with 9…

Netherlands: Mr. Geert Wilders, the anti-Islam populist leader, has secured a dramatic victory in the Dutch general election, with almost all votes counted. Mr. Wilder’s Freedom Party (PVV) is set to win 37 seats, a substantial lead over its nearest rival, a left-wing alliance. “The PVV can no longer be ignored. We will govern,” Mr. Wilders commented. However, in order to fulfil his pledge to be “Prime Minister for everyone,” Mr. Wilders needs to persuade other parties to join his coalition to achieve 76 seats in the 150-seat parliament. “We want to govern, and we will govern. The seat numbers…

North Korea: North Korea will deploy more armed forces on its South Korean border as Seol has partly suspended a five-year-old agreement with Pyongyang. It comes after North Korea claimed the successful launch of a spy satellite into space. The launch reportedly caused South Korea to suspend the deal. According to reports, North Korea is now fully suspending the pact and restoring all military measures it had put on hold under the deal with Seol. The no-fly zone was established in the 2018 Comprehensive Military Agreement, which the leaders of both countries signed in an effort to reduce tensions and…

United States: A new analysis has found that male astronauts who spent time in deep space are prone to erectile dysfunction. In a study funded by NASA, researchers discovered that cosmic rays from space, along with the lack of gravity, can harm the erectile tissues in men, with effects lasting for decades. The US researchers noted that they had identified “a new health risk to consider with deep space exploration.” The report called on authorities to monitor the sexual health of astronauts after their return from future deep space missions, noting that certain antioxidants may help to counteract the ill…

China: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Beijing to provide more information on an outbreak of pneumonia in northern China, which is mostly affecting children. “The WHO made an official request for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children,” the United Nations health agency said in a statement. According to reports, China witnessed an increase in cases of influenza-like illnesses compared with the same period in the previous three years, when strict measures were followed as part of the zero-COVID strategy. That policy was abruptly abandoned in December 2022. The WHO…

United States: Mr. Sam Altman is set to return as the chief executive of OpenAI, as the ChatGPT developer said it had “reached an agreement in principle” for his reinstatement. The announcement was made by the San Francisco-based company four days after the former CEO was fired. Following Mr. Altman’s surprise sacking, nearly all of Open AI’s workforce threatened to quit the firm unless the board revised their decision and brought back the former CEO. The latest deal includes a new look board led by Mr. Bret Taylor, the former CEO of software firm Salesforce. It will further include Mr.…

France: The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution calling for the observance of an “Olympic truce” for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. The resolution was accepted by 118 votes in favour and none against. Russia and its ally Syria abstained in protest of Moscow’s recent expulsion from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The latest Olympic truce, an ancient Greek tradition that the IOC revived during the Barcelona games of 1992, comes at a time of two wars of global impact, including those in Ukraine and Gaza. The Gaza war was barely mentioned during the General Assembly…