Sunday, October 13, 2024
Uber ordered to pay $1.1m to blind woman refused rides

Uber ordered to pay $1.1m to blind woman refused rides

Uber has been ordered to pay $1.1m (£795,000) to a blind woman who was refused rides on 14 occasions. Arbitrator rebuffed the company’s position that it wasn’t liable for...
UK's Richest Woman Gets $648 Million Pay From Betting Empire

UK’s Richest Woman Gets $648 Million Pay From Betting Empire

Denis Coates salary of 421.2 million pounds from the closely held British firm makes her one of the world's best-paid bosses. Denise Coates has hit the jackpot yet again
3 Rafale fighter jets to land in India today; UAE to provide mid-air refuelling

3 Rafale fighter jets to land in India today; UAE to provide mid-air refuelling

The India-French strategic ties have deepened further with Paris providing New Delhi with the latest technology through the joint development route. These fighter jets will take off from Bordeaux...
Singapore’s new transport helicopters have arrived

Singapore’s new transport helicopters have arrived

Singapore has taken delivery of its first new transport helicopters from Airbus, as the Southeast Asian nation takes the next step in recapitalizing its transport rotorcraft fleet. The Republic...
‘She’s free’: Giant ship blocking Suez Canal refloated, shipping traffic resumes

‘She’s free’: Giant ship blocking Suez Canal refloated, shipping traffic resumes

The 400-metre (430-yard) long Ever Given became jammed diagonally across a southern section of the canal in high winds early last Tuesday, halting traffic on the shortest shipping route between Europe and...
Channel Nine cyber-attack disrupts live broadcasts in Australia

Channel Nine cyber-attack disrupts live broadcasts in Australia

The Nine Network is at the centre of the largest cyber attack on a media company in Australia's history, which has brought network's news production systems around the country to a grinding...
Venezuela Calls Facebook Suspension of President Nicolas Maduro 'Digital Totalitarianism'

Venezuela Calls Facebook Suspension of President Nicolas Maduro ‘Digital Totalitarianism’

Facebook also took down a video of Maduro promoting Carvativir, a Venezuelan remedy he claims, without evidence, can cure COVID-19. Venezuela’s government on Sunday accused Facebook Inc of “digital...
Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks

Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks

President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes...
Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban ‘unconstitutional’

Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban ‘unconstitutional’

Landmark decision from Sapporo court seen as major victory for LGBTQ community with other cases pending. A Japanese district court on Wednesday ruled that not allowing same-sex couples to...
India has supplied about 60 million vaccine doses to other countries

India has supplied about 60 million vaccine doses to other countries

Since India is manufacturing a couple of Covid-19 vaccines locally, the ministry of external affairs has received requests from various foreign countries for their supply. The vaccines have been supplied to close...

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