Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai is expected to lead a high-level delegation, including High Council for National Reconciliation chief Abdullah Abdullah, to Pakistan to give a push to efforts to forge a political settlement in Afghanistan amid the fast-paced drawdown of US forces. Karzai’s visit is being seen as complementary to US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad’s efforts to nudge the Afghan government and the Taliban towards a political settlement. Khalilzad began a visit on June 4 that has taken him to Afghanistan and Qatar, where he met the Taliban negotiating team. The team to be led by…
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Samsung is keen on making the smallest pixel size ever. Yet again, its latest 50-Megapixel mobile image sensor is the hallmark in the industry. But what does it do anyway? (Photo : by David Ramos/Getty Images)BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 03: A logo sits illuminated outside the Samsung pavilion during the second day of the Mobile World Congress 2015 at the Fira Gran Via complex on March 3, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. The annual Mobile World Congress hosts some of the wold’s largest communication companies, with many unveiling their latest phones and wearables gadgets. The Isocell JN1 made it possible to…
China on Thursday said it has lodged stern protests and warned Japan after its Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga made a rare reference to Taiwan as a country during a parliamentary meeting a day before.China accused Japan of severely breaching its pledge not to refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a country, which Beijing sees as a breakaway region to be reunited, if required, by force.Suga had referred to Taiwan as a country during a meeting of National Diet, the country’s bicameral legislature on Wednesday.In his first one-on-one parliamentary debate with opposition leaders on Wednesday, Suga, naming Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan,…
(Photo : SpaceX) SpaceX’s most prolific and veteran drone ship finally departed Port Canaveral several days right after the preparations seem to have begun. It is a few-thousand-mile travel period starting from Florida, with California as the leading destination. The drone ship is famous for its name — Of Course, I Still Love You (OCISLY). Its name came from one of the late Iain Banks’ books called “Culture Universe.” This specific drone ship took part in supporting its first Falcon booster landing back in March 2016, and it successfully recovered one booster after two months. Within the span of five…
The burning conflict between Israel and Palestine, which dates back decades, was all over the news in May. On social media too, along with snippets of air strikes between Hamas and Israel, there were polarised opinions on whether the Palestinian families should be evicted and their homes in Sheikh Jarrah, a neighbourhood near Damascus Gate, be given to Israeli settlers.What gave rise to the latest clashes?The conflict that has its roots in the early 19th century was stirred once again after a skirmish broke out between the Palestinian worshipers and Israeli police at Al Aqsa Mosque on the last Friday…
Urian B., Tech Times 10 June 2021, 06:06 am (Photo : Screenshot From Pexels Official Website) Asset Manager Plans $160 Billion Entry to Crypto in Collaboration with NASDAQ Asset managers are slowly looking at cryptocurrency as a viable investment with more and more “big money” looking towards cryptocurrency. Victory Capital has just announced its plans to make an entry into the whole cryptocurrency market in collaboration with none other than NASDAQ. Victory Capital with NASDAQ The Tweet by Bitcoin News gave the announcement along with the hashtag #bitcoin at the end, along with an article detailing the news of how…
SpaceX’s Starlink could soon power the in-flight WiFi of an airline near you. Elon Musk’s satellite-powered internet is eyeing to make commercial airplanes’ connectivity even faster. (Photo : by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – APRIL 29: A SpaceX rocket sits on launch pad 39A as it is prepared for the NROL-76 launch on April 29, 2017 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX will attempt to deliver a classified payload to orbit and liftoff is scheduled for tomorrow at 7 a.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center. The Verge reported that both the top brass of SpaceX’s Starlink and unnamed airlines are in…
“The Anti-Corruption Commission has inspected corruption cases against ex-state counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,” the ministry of information said. “She was found guilty of committing corruption using her rank.” Bloomberg | PUBLISHED ON JUN 10, 2021 02:19 PM IST Myanmar’s military junta formally charged detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials with corruption on Thursday, according to the country’s ministry of information.“The Anti-Corruption Commission has inspected corruption cases against ex-state counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,” the ministry said. “She was found guilty of committing corruption using her rank.”Political post holders convicted of corruption could face…
The first solar eclipse of 2021, an annular solar eclipse, will occur on June 10 (Thursday), according to projections made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa). A “ring of fire” will be visible around the Moon from several regions across the world, a celestial phenomenon whereby the Sun’s halo is partially blocked by the lunar body. Although the annular solar eclipse will most prominently be visible in the northern hemisphere — in parts of northeast Canada, Greenland, and Siberia — Indians will be able to watch the annular solar eclipse 2021 online with the help of live stream…
Singapore will increase group gathering sizes and allow dining-in at food outlets to resume after aggressive virus restrictions over the past month stemmed an outbreak in infections.From June 14, group sizes will be raised to five from two persons, while operating capacities of attractions, events and cruises will be increased to 50% from 25%, the health ministry said in a statement on Thursday. From June 21, dining-in at restaurants can resume, as well as live performances, in-person tuition and gym classes. For companies however, work-from-home remains the default arrangement, according to the statement.“Further relaxations such as for group and event…