OCTOBER 9, 2023
Pakistan and China have agreed to invite third parties to participate in the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is a key part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, a top Pakistani diplomat has said.
Pakistan's state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported that the country's ambassador to China Moinul Haque told China's official CCTV on...
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced laying off hundreds of people from its recruiting team last month. Even though the exact number of impacted employees hasn't yet been known, many people came forward to share their side of the story. While announcing the layoffs, Alphabet had said that the decision to let go of "a few hundred" employees was...
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, the final prize of this year's Nobels season, was awarded to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.”
Goldin is only the third woman to win the prize, which was announced by Hans Ellegren, secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm.
“Understanding women’s role...
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. - Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images
Supporters of Donald Trump may need to be “deprogrammed” as if they were cult members, Hillary Clinton said.
“Sadly, so many of those extremists … take their marching orders from Donald Trump, who has no credibility left by any measure,” the former first lady, senator, secretary of state...
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Jobs that copy-paste responses are no longer safe, says CEO who replaced 90% of his support staff with AI. andresr/Getty Images
Jobs that copy-paste responses are a thing of the past because of AI, says ecommerce company CEO Suumit Shah.
Shah had previously drawn flak for announcing he replaced 90% of his support staff with a chatbot.
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OCTOBER 6, 2023
The Mar-a-Lago Club, home of former US President Donald Trump, is seen on April 3, 2023 in Palm Beach, Fla. - Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images, FILE
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the...
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The S&P 500 was 1.1% lower in afternoon trading on Oct. 3, 2023, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 1%. Stocks fell as the investors pulled out their money and moved it to the bond market, where Treasury yields soared. - Richard Drew, AP
NEW YORK — Wall Street is sinking sharply Tuesday as it focuses on...
OCTOBER 3, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. : On the face of it, they are the face of global India, two of the most iconic names the country have given to the tech world. Often spoken of in the same breath and regarded as two sides of the same coin from the Indian educational mint, they are now, at best, frenemies. The...
OCTOBER 3, 2023
NEW DELHI: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the 2023 Physics Nobel Prize to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.”
According to the academy, the trio are being recognised for their experiments, which have given humanity new...
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said that his country is not looking at escalating tensions with India and wants to be on the ground to help its citizens.
"Canada is not looking to escalate the situation with India, will continue to engage responsibly and constructively with New Delhi. We want...
