Google launches ChatGPT rival in US and Britain
San Francisco [US], March 23: Google has invited people in the United States and Britain to test its AI chatbot, known as Bard, as it...
10 Yemeni troops killed as new fighting clouds peace efforts
Dubai [UAE], March 23: At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told AFP, despite diplomatic efforts to halt the...
Tens of thousands without power in California as latest storm lashes state
California [US], March 23: Tens of thousands of storm-weary Californians were without power and under evacuation warnings as the latest storm packing wind-blown rain and...
Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence
Moscow [Russia], March 23: Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems had been deployed to Paramushir, one of...
U.S. judge orders $1.68 blnpayout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing
New York [US], March 23: A federal judge in New York ordered Iran's central bank and a European intermediary on Wednesday to pay out $1.68...
UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water
New York [US], March 23: The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday.
Afghanistan's school year starts with calls for all girls to be allowed...
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23: Afghanistan's school year started on Tuesday.
US stocks, treasury yields retreat as Fed signals pause in rate hikes
New York [US], March 23: US stocks retreated from near two-week highs on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised borrowing costs, but signaled that it...
President of UAE exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab heads of state
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged Ramadan greetings with a number of Arab heads of...
UAE raises base rate by 25 bp
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to raise the base rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility...
Gulf banks raise interest rates following US Federal Reserve hike
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: The central banks of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar raised their benchmark borrowing rates after the US Federal Reserve raised...
Iraq, Türkiye to build transportation corridor linking Basra to Turkish border
Ankara [Turkey], March 22: Türkiye and Iraq will build a land and railroad transportation corridor stretching from the Iraqi province of Basra to the Turkish...
Chinese data from animal market gives clues on COVID-19 origins
London [UK], March 22: Researchers said that data from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, briefly uploaded to a global database by Chinese scientists,...
Pension protests rage in France despite Macron's no-confidence vote win
Paris [France], March 22: Police arrested some 142 people in the French capital overnight during street protests that followed the finalisation of the government's pensions...
IMF approves $3bn bailout package for crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Washington [US], March 22: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved some $3 billion to support crisis-stricken Sri Lanka's policies and reforms. "Sri Lanka has been...
US continues to outspend Europe on defence in NATO annual report
Brussels [Belgium], March 22: NATO's 30 members spent an estimated $1.2 trillion on defence in 2022, a 2.2% increase in real terms compared to the...
TikTok bans youngster's deepfakes
London [UK], March 22: TikTok went on a counteroffensive Tuesday amid increasing Western pressure over cybersecurity and misinformation concerns, rolling out updated rules and standards...
Erdogan submits re-election bid, reigniting term limit debate
Istanbul [Turkey], March 22: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan's ruling party and its nationalist allies have submitted the incumbent's bid for re-election in the May 14...
West Bank settler movement wins Zionist entity parliament vote
Jerusalem [Israel], March 22: Zionist's settler movement celebrated Tuesday after parliament annulled part of a law banning them from living in areas of the occupied...
Freed French journalist returns home
Velizy-Villacoublay [France], March 22: French journalist Olivier Dubois, 48, made an emotional return home on Tuesday following nearly two years in captivity in the...
Police surround NY Courthouse, DC Capitol in case of Trump arrest
New York [US], March 22: Police in major US cities are preparing for potential unrest in case ex-President Donald Trump is arrested this week as...
Los Angeles education workers strike, canceling school for 420,000 students
California [US], March 22: Some 30,000 education workers backed by the teachers' union walked off the job for a three-day strike in Los Angeles on...
In Ukraine to show solidarity, Japan's Kishida meets Zelenskiy, tours massacre site
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 22: Japan's Fumio Kishida met President VolodymyrZelenskiy in Kyiv on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored...
Hamdan bin Mohammed launches "04" unified interactive platform to link Dubai Government...
Dubai [UAE], March 22: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council, launched...
ADIA Lab to establish European HQ in Spain
Granada [Spain], March 22: The Government of Spain, through the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, has signed an agreement with ADIA Lab, the...
Mohammed bin Rashid attends second Dubai Breeze-Up Sale held at Meydan Racecourse
Dubai [UAE], March 22: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended...
Contaminated water kills thousand kids every day: UNICEF
New York [US], March 21: Polluted drinking water and an absence of sanitary infrastructure are endangering the lives of children worldwide, according to the UN...