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22 Jul

The Dutch capital’s council has voted to restrict jumbo ships from docking in the city

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The council of the Dutch capital Amsterdam has voted to ban cruise ships in an effort to reduce the flow of tourists and reduce pollution from the giant ships, according to a municipal spokesman. It has also considered restricting jumbo ships from docking in the city and closing its central cruise-ship terminal. The spokesperson said the timeline and implementation details will be decided after discussions with various stakeholders. "The polluting cruise is not in line with Amsterdam's sustainability ambitions," says Ilana Ruderkirk. Amsterdam has one of the largest cruise ports in Europe, hosting hundreds of mega ships and around 700,000…

15 Jul

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for the United Arab Emirates

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After completing his visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the United Arab Emirates. The Prime Minister concluded his two-day visit to France and proceeded to hold talks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi. After a two-day visit to France, he proceeded to the United Arab Emirates where he held extensive talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and was awarded the country's highest civilian and military honor, the "Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour". External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted "Prime Minister Narendra Modi left France…

12 Jul

Nepal PM Dahal’s wife Sita Dahal passes away

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Sita Dahal, wife of Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal breathed her last at Norvic international hospital in Kathmandu. She died at the age of 69 and was survived by her husband and 3 child. As per the reports it was known that she was suffering from Parkinson disease since a long time. 'Ms. Sita Dahal, 69 yrs/female, known case of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Parkinsonism, Diabetes Mellitus-ll and Hypertension under (on/off) Domicillary oxygen with PEG feeding and indwelling catheter went to cardiac arrest at 8 am,' said the hospital in a statement.

29 Jun

‘Presumed human remains’ found in wreckage of Titan submersible

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Human remains have been recovered from the wreckage of the Titan submersible, which was returned to land Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The return of debris to the Port of St. John's, Canada, is an important part of the investigation into why the submarine exploded and the five people on board were killed. The Titan submarine, owned and operated by OceanGate Expeditions, suffered a catastrophic explosion earlier this month while sailing to see the wreckage of the Titanic. The twisted parts of the 22-foot submersible washed ashore at a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday. Officials said its landing…

17 Jun

Xi Jinping Stresses US-China cooperation in Meeting with Bill Gates

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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with 'old friend' Bill Gates after many days. They met in Beijing on Friday. This is the first visit of Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men, to China after nearly three years of isolation from the rest of the world and the end of strict Covid controls. He took part in this visit with a group of Western business leaders. During the visit, a meeting was held between the Chinese President and Bill Gates. "You are the first American friend I have met in Beijing this year," Xi Jinping told Bill Gates during…

10 Jun

BSF shoots down another Pakistani drone carrying narcotics in Punjab

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Days after a Pakistani drone carrying drugs was seized in Punjab, Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Saturday foiled another attempt to smuggle drugs from Pakistan to India. Bsf troops shot down a drone carrying suspected drugs from Pakistan near Rai village in Punjab's Amritsar.Earlier, forces recovered a Pakistani drone on the international border near Rai village on Thursday and Friday midnight. Punjab Frontier's PRO, said they suspect the smuggled item to be heroin with a total weight of around 5.5 kg. "On June 10, at around 4 am, BSF troops deployed along the border reported the indian space violation…

05 Jun

Twitter hires NBCUniversal’s Joe Benarroch

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Elon Musk's Twitter is hiring NBCUniversal senior executive Joe Benarch to focus on business operations.At NBCUniversal, Benark was executive vice president of communications, global advertising and partnerships. In a memo to colleagues on Sunday, Benarch said he was taking a business operations position at Twitter. "I look forward to bringing my experience to Twitter and working with the entire team to build Twitter 2.0," he wrote. “Welcome to the flock, @benarroch_joe! From one bird to the next," tweeted Incoming Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino

21 May

India launches ‘Operation Karuna’ to assist cyclone-hit Myanmar

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The neighbouring country of India, Myanmar witnessed a devastating cyclone Mocha. To help Myanmar from recovering the destruction, India launched ‘Operation Karuna’. Under this operation relief materials will be transported to cyclone hit country Myanmar. 3 Indian Navy ships carrying essential items have reached Yangon on Thursday and a fourth ship would be reaching on Friday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Twitter. “The ships are carrying emergency food items, tents, essential medicines, water pumps, portable generators, clothes, sanitary and hygiene items, etc,” Mr. Jaishankar said. India extended a hand of friendship to the people of Myanmar affected by…

13 May

Musk appoints Linda Yaccarino as CEO of Twitter

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Linda Yaccarino, widely publicized to become Twitter's new CEO, has resigned as head of advertising from NBCUniversal, effective immediately. Earlier on Friday, Musk said he had found a new chief executive for the social media site but did not name the person. NBC parent Comcast CMCSA. also said last month that NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell was leaving after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with a woman at the company, his departure another major blow to the company following an allegation that prompted an investigation. Advertising President Mark Marshall will step down as interim chairman of NBCUniversal's advertising and partnerships group.…

19 Apr

Disney is set to cut thousands of jobs next week

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Bloomberg referred to those familiar with the case, citing that Walt Disney company plans a further round of job cuts after retrenchments of 7,000 employees last month. Layoff this time may affect thousands of posts, including the entertainment department. The job cuts could affect employees in television, movies, theme parks, corporate locations and every region Disney operates, and affected employees will be notified of the job cuts by April 24, according to the report.Disney began cutting 7,000 jobs last month, the company announced earlier this year, Reuters reported last month. The entertainment industry has suffered layoffs since its initial enthusiastic…