Author: Trainee Reporter

Las Vegas: Prince Harry has surprised audiences by attending the NFL Honors in Las Vegas days after visiting King Charles, who is suffering from cancer. Harry was on hand to present Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward with the top honour of the night, the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Harry journeyed thousands of miles from California to be by the side of the King. The prince visited his father, the King, at Clarence House where he was recovering after receiving treatment. Duke of Sussex did not see his brother William or sister-in-law Kate as she is recovering…

United States: US President Joe Biden has defended his memory after the special council released a report into his handling of classified documents, which renewed scrutiny of his fitness for office ahead of the upcoming presidential election in November 2024. Biden responded to special counsel Robert Hur’s report for describing his memory as severely limited. The President has reacted to a recent report that he couldn’t remember the year he began serving as vice president under President Barack Obama or the year his son Beau Biden died. The President said that, “There’s even reference that I don’t remember when my…

United Kingdom: Britain has announced that over three million of its citizens living abroad will regain their right to vote in the upcoming British general elections. The change occurs after the implementation of the Elections Act 2022. The latest inclusion will lead to the biggest increase in the British electoral list since the introduction of voting for females in 1928. With the removal of the limit of 15 years on the right to vote, there will be a provision of online registration for British Citizens to vote, regardless of the time they have been overseas. The registration will be linked…

London: FIFA has declared Argentine player Lionel Messi as the Best Men’s Player of the 2023 award, retaining the title from 2022. Messi won the award by beating Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe of France. Messi was not present at the event to receive the award. Aitana Bonmati, who was part of the Spanish squad which won the World Cup in 2023, was voted the Best Women’s Player of the year. The 36-year-old was voted the Best Player by national team coaches, captains, journalists, and fans. Messi’s performance, scoring ten goals that helped Inter Miami win the 2023…

Hong Kong: Apple is offering discounts on its iPhones in China. The retail prices have been reduced by as much as 500 yuan ($70) in the middle of the growing competitive pressure in the biggest smartphone market in the world. The US-based tech company has cut prices of some iPhones by 5 percent on its Chinese website. The limited-time promotion comes under the Lunar New Year event, lasting from 18 January 2024 to 21 January 2024. It may lead up to the holidays in mid-February. China has seen the worst sales of an Apple iPhone with the latest iPhone 15…

Switzerland: A new analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found that artificial intelligence (AI) is set to affect nearly 40 percent of all jobs. IMF’s Managing Director Ms. Kristalina Georgieva said that, “In most scenarios, AI will likely worsen overall inequality.” Ms. Georgieva added that the policymakers should address the ‘troubling trend’ to ‘prevent the technology from further stoking social tensions.’ The rapid growth of AI has brought into focus discussions about the benefits and risks associated with it, as per the statement. The IMF mentioned that AI will likely affect a greater proportion of jobs, nearly 60 percent in…

United States: American Space Agency NASA has revealed a unique, quiet supersonic aircraft called “X-59”. It was unveiled as part of the US space agency’s mission to make commercial supersonic flight possible. Nasa revealed the X-59, an experimental aircraft that is expected to fly at 1.4 times the speed of sound or 925mph (1,488 km/h), in a joint ceremony with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works held in Palmdale, California.  The aircraft, which stands 99.7ft (30.4 metres) long and 29.5ft wide, has a thin, tapered nose that comprises nearly a one third of the aircraft’s full length. It is a feature that…

Sydney: Residents of Western Australia had been urged to evacuate their homes as a bushfire burned out of control near Perth, the state’s capital. The wildfire happened amidst rising temperatures. According to the authorities, more than 40 bushfires were burning in Australia’s largest state. The uncontained blaze from the fire kept the residents in the Shire of Chittering, about 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of Perth at risk. Chittering is a rural area that is home to around 6ooo people. Australia is in the grip of high-risk bushfires season after the El Nino weather event associated with extreme events such…

United Kingdom: Prime Minister, Mr. Rishi Sunak visits Ukraine for a meeting with President  Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The nation would provide further military aid to Ukraine over the coming year. The UK has been one of the staunchest supporters of Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Mr. Sunak stated that Britain would boost its support in the next financial year to £2.5 billion, an increase of £200 million on the previous two years. The extra funding would aid Ukraine to pay for new military drones. Different kinds of drones like the ones for surveillance, long-range strikes and sea drones are available.…

Researchers have discovered an ancient city hidden by lush vegetation for thousands of years. A discovery that will change our existing knowledge of the history of people living in the Amazon. An astounding network of roads and canals connects the houses and plazas in the Upano area in eastern Ecuador. The area exists in the shadow of a volcano that creates rich local soils but also may have led to the destruction of the society. Even though we know about cities in the highlands of South America, like Machu Picchu in Peru, the popular belief is that people only lived…