DAMASCUS: Syria‘s Aleppo airport, a key conduit for relief flights after the devastating February earthquake, reopened on Friday, an official said, following Israeli air strikes this week that hit its runway. The damage caused by Tuesday’s raid forced aid deliveries and all flights to be diverted to Latakia and Damascus airports, the transport ministry had […]
High commissioner of Australia in India Barry O’Farrell on Friday said that international students, including Indians who provide an important talent pool for temporary jobs in the country, will have no problem work as they study at Australian universities. “When our borders were closed because of the Covid pandemic there were many vacancies with not […]
MUMBAI: The top-five most attractive OECD-member countries for highly qualified potential immigrants are New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia and Norway – the parameters for ranking ranged from quality of life to visa related issues. United Kingdom (UK), ranked at seven, made it to the top ten in the ‘2023-Indicators of Talent Attractiveness’ list released on […]
DURHAM: You’re walking down a busy street on your way to work. You pass a busker playing a song you haven’t heard in years. Now suddenly, instead of noticing all the goings on in the city around you, you’re mentally reliving the first time you heard the song. Hearing that piece of music takes you […]
MUMBAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana said she is also to blame after a poor batting display saw the team suffer its fourth straight loss in the Women’s Premier League here on Friday.Opting to bat, RCB were bowled out for 138 and then saw UP Warriorz complete a 10-wicket win with as many as […]
Microsoft announced in January that it will bring ChatGPT AI chatbot to Azure OpenAI service. Almost six weeks after the announcement, the company has said that ChatGPT is available in preview in Azure OpenAI Service and it will help developers “innovate in new ways.”With the availability, developers and businesses will now be able to integrate […]
LONDON: The United Kingdom launched a new women and girls strategy on International Women’s Day to tackle global gender inequality at every opportunity, including combatting attempts to roll back women’s rights and work with partners around the world to do the same, according to the official release by the British government.In the statement, the UK […]
WASHINGTON: US job gains eased less than anticipated in February, according to government data released Friday, while the unemployment rate and earnings ticked up.The numbers bring slight relief after a surprise hiring surge in January, but suggest the world’s biggest economy is not cooling as quickly as policymakers hope.The US economy added 311,000 jobs last […]
WASHINGTON: The House voted unanimously Friday to declassify US intelligence information about the origins of Covid-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic.The 419-0 vote was final approval of the bill, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.Debate was brief […]
DUBAI: Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to re-establish relations after seven years of hostility which had threatened stability and security in the Gulf and helped fuel conflicts in the Middle East from Yemen to Syria.The deal was announced after four days of previously undisclosed talks in Beijing between top security officials from the […]
