(Photo : Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Xiaomi Corporation) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 28: People pose inside Xiaomi’s #ChargingHappiness Installation at Grand Central Station on December 28, 2020 in New York City. Xiaomi has taken over Apple in the second spot in market share, at least in Europe. Yet, still far away from Samsung’s leading spot. Chinese electronic company Xiaomi is said to have a 23% share in the region’s smartphone market, market analyst firm Canalys data showed via Android Authority. Meanwhile, Apple, not far away from Xiaomi, still has 19% of the market. The analyst firm also…
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China’s government on Thursday rejected criticism of its human rights and economic record by foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major economies and accused them of meddling in its affairs.The Foreign Ministry also rejected an appeal by the G-7 diplomats for Taiwan, the island democracy Beijing claims as part of its territory, to be allowed to participate in the World Health Organization.The statement Wednesday by G-7 diplomats in London “made groundless accusations” said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin. He accused them of “blatantly meddling” in China’s affairs.“China strongly condemns it,” Wang said at a press briefing.The officials from…
The Taliban have captured Afghanistan’s second-biggest dam after months of fierce fighting in their former bastion of Kandahar, the insurgents and officials said Thursday.Dahla Dam, which provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for the provincial capital, was now under Taliban control, local officials told AFP.”We have seized the Dahla Dam in Arghandab,” Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi told AFP.Haji Gulbuddin, governor of an adjacent district, confirmed the dam “is now in the control of the Taliban.”Our security forces… asked for reinforcements but they failed to get it,” he said.The dam’s capture comes…
Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga had no idea a baby was coming when she went into labor on a flight from her home in Utah to Honolulu last week.“I just didn’t know I was pregnant, and then this guy just came out of nowhere,” Mounga said during a video interview with Hawaii Pacific Health.The baby boy, Raymond Mounga, arrived early at just 29 weeks while mom was traveling to Hawaii for vacation with her family.Dr. Dale Glenn, a Hawaii Pacific Health family medicine physician, along with Lani Bamfield, Amanda Beeding and Mimi Ho — neonatal intensive care unit nurses from North Kansas…
President Joe Biden will push the case for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan in the reliably Republican state of Louisiana — directly challenging GOP lawmakers who say that low taxes for corporations and the wealthy will fuel economic growth.Biden is leaning into the stagecraft of the presidency on Thursday by choosing to speak in the city of Lake Charles in front of a 70-year-old bridge that is 20 years past its designed lifespan.Even as he engages with Republicans in Washington, Biden is trying to sell their voters on the idea that higher corporate taxes can provide $115 billion for roads…
Indonesia began imposing a previously announced ban on domestic travel on Thursday as it sought to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, when millions normally travel to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month.Police officers were deployed across the capital city of Jakarta on Thursday to check documents and prevent travellers without special permission from leaving the city. They were enforcing a ban on travel by air, land, sea, and rail announced in April which is due to be in place between May 6-17.Millions of people in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation traditionally “mudik”…
Starlink is the pioneering internet satellite service of SpaceX. Its latest speed data shows that it may sometimes be slower, and sometimes faster than current fixed broadband. The new data from Ookla, the company that owns the Speedtest app, reveals what locations Starlink’s speeds are exceeding expectations or where the speed is disappointing. The data shows maps of both the United States and Canada. The internet satellite service is only available in those countries. (Photo : Egon Filter via NASA)Starlink’s latest speed data shows that it may sometimes be slower, and sometimes faster than current fixed broadband. The data compares the…
Australian cricketers and staff involved in the Indian Premier League are headed to the Maldives after the tournament’s abrupt suspension over the coronavirus crisis in India. Reuters | PUBLISHED ON MAY 06, 2021 02:50 PM IST Maldives will begin a night-time curfew from Thursday to control a doubling of daily coronavirus infections that was fuelled by crowds at a local election and family gatherings during the ongoing Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.The Health Protection Agency announced the curfew on Wednesday after government data showed daily cases grew to 734 from 318 a week ago. Most of the cases reported on…
China criticised New Zealand Thursday over “groundless” allegations about the ill treatment of Uyghurs, underlining Wellington’s struggle to find a middle ground between its largest trading partner and its traditional Western allies.Beijing expressed anger after New Zealand’s parliament passed a watered-down motion Wednesday expressing “grave concern” at human rights abuses involving the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s Xinjiang province.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s ruling Labour Party insisted any reference to genocide was scrubbed out of the motion, which was submitted by a minor opposition party, but the move failed to appease China’s embassy in Wellington.The embassy said in a statement that…
Details of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite have once again been leaked, revealing that it would come with five color options and two S-pen holsters. Meanwhile, another leak confirms that the official name for Samsung’s upcoming tablet is Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite. The latest reveal drew excitement and confusion as the Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite does not only follow its predecessor’s naming convention, the addition of “+” in the “Lite” series seemed like it is canceling each other. Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite Leaked Renders The leaked renders of Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite show that the five…