Paris votes overwhelmingly to ban rental electric scooters
Paris has voted overwhelmingly to banish for-hire electric scooters from the streets of the French capital, delivering a blow to…
New York Times loses Twitter check mark on main account
Twitter has removed the gold “verified” marker from the New York Times’ main account, as CEO Elon Musk bashed the…
Pope leads Palm Sunday prayers in first service after hospitalisation
Pope Francis presided over Palm Sunday mass in St Peter’s Square, his first service after being discharged from the hospital…
UN to accept applications from firms that want to mine ocean’s floor
The International Seabed Authority [ISA] will start accepting applications in July from companies that want to mine the ocean’s floor,…
Tunisia implements water quota system as severe drought bites
Tunisia has introduced a quota system for potable water and banned its use in agriculture until September 30 in response…
Muslim football players in France team asked to postpone fasting: report
Muslim players in the French national football team have been allegedly asked to postpone their fasting for a few days…
Int’l Day of Zero Waste: UN lauds Türkiye’s efforts in fighting waste
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lauded the leadership of the Turkish government and First Lady Emine Erdogan in combatting global…
Asian markets rise on Alibaba boost as anxiety over banks starts to fade
Asian stocks have been broadly up to buck losses on Wall Street, led by massive gains for Chinese tech behemoth…
Top UN officials call for new tool to find 100,000 ‘disappeared’ Syrians
The UN chief has urged the 193-member General Assembly [UNGA] to establish a new international institution to clarify the fate…
What’s Elon Musk’s new Twitter blue tick shake up?
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has announced another set of changes to the platform’s paid feature, Twitter Blue. Effective…
