Shareholders including activist Nelson Peltz are pressuring consumer giant to boost growth
Nurse Lucy Woodhouse was in a senior meeting at work when she realised she could no longer understand what people were saying
ISLAMABAD — In a much-awaited decision Friday, Pakistan's top court declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party was entitled to its share of reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies, handing the incarcerated leader's supporters a major legal victory. The 8-5 decision, broadcast live, overturned an earlier verdict of the Election Commission of Pakistan, and backed by a provisional court, that deprived Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI, of close to 80 reserved seats in the national and provincial legislatures. Читать дальше...
Japanese tech group SoftBank has acquired yet another British chip player. This time it has snapped up Bristol-based AI processor developer Graphcore, whose very survival was in doubt over the past year. The acquisition comes as investors compete to back the next big thing in AI. Moreover, larger tech companies who feel that their own in-house AI capabilities are falling short have been searching high and low for acquisitions that can mitigate these inadequacies and give them a leg up on the competition. Читать дальше...
Spokesman Lin Jian noted that Jens Stoltenberg’s remarks "prove that NATO is a Cold War relic and a product of camp confrontation and bloc policy"
In March, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani threw a three-day prenuptial bash for his son that included a 1,200-person guest list and a performance by Rihanna
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 -- Secondhand smoke from cigarettes is much worse than that from vaping, in terms of exposing children to nicotine, a new study finds.Children exposed to vaping indoors absorb less than one-seventh the amount of nicotine as...
Riches Obi was found slumped on the floor by the front door with slash and stab wounds to his chest, while his mum Bernadette Ortet was found with her ankles and wrists restrained by cable ties in a bedroom
The former England player Geoffery Boycott went all out at the England cricket team for its poor show. Tells them to join a circus instead.
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Israeli forces pull back after Gaza City offensive, leaving dozens of bodies, rescue service says ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
Ken Bruce left BBC Radio 2 last year after four decades to take up a role on Greatest Hits Radio.
Ursula von der Leyen is trying to muster support as she seeks re-election as President of the European Commission.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calls for respectful discourse amid criticism of Smriti Irani following her defeat in the Lok Sabha elections
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 -- Nearly half of cancer deaths and 4 of 10 cases of cancer are linked to a person’s lifestyle, a new study says.Cigarette smoking remains the biggest cancer risk, contributing to 30% of cancer deaths and 20% of cancer cases, r...
The people of India have abiding faith in the Constitution and the power of its resilient democracy, a gazette notification said
Gautam Gambhir is reportedly keen on bringing in South African great Morne Morkel as India's bowling coach. However, the question remains, will the BCCI agree to appoint an overseas support staff member?
Dele Alli's stunning girlfriend Cindy Kimberly has sent her fans wild after she posted an array of photos of herself on the cover of Playboy magazine in tiny swimwear
A Chinese rocket start-up has suffered yet another launch failure, resulting in the loss of three satellites as part of a commercial constellation being assembled for global weather forecasting and earthquake prediction. Hyperbola-1 a 24-metre (79ft) high solid-fuel rocket produced by iSpace lifted off on Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China's Gobi Desert. The rocket's first, second and third stages flew normally, but the fourth stage suffered an anomaly and the launch mission ended in failure... Читать дальше...
Maharatna coal behemoth Coal India Limited (CIL) on Friday said it has taken steps to ease e-auction norms like lowering the earnest money and enhancing the quantity of the dry fuel on offer. The company is also planning to tweak its auction and allocation methodology, as it aims to encourage increased participation. "CIL has taken steps to ease the norms in e-auctions like lowering the earnest money deposit (EMD) and ramping up the quantities offered under the auction hammer," the PSU said in a statement. Читать дальше...
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 -- Financial stress persists even though rising inflation rates have eased, and the group feeling the pinch most acutely is in its peak earning years, a new poll shows."Our biggest surprise from this poll is that the age group...
