Foreign
Qualcomm fined 1 trillion won over unfair biz practice
April 13, 2023, 4:43 pm
SEOUL – The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a ruling in favor of the South Korean antitrust regulator's record fine of 1 trillion won (US$760.8 million) imposed in 2016 on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. for unfair business practices. The fine was imposed by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC),… Read More
Wind, solar generate record 12% of global electricity in 2022
April 12, 2023, 8:20 pm
LONDON -- Wind and solar reached a record 12 percent share of global electricity generation last year, up from 10 percent in 2021, according to the latest Global Electricity Review released Wednesday by independent energy think-tank Ember. The growing electricity generation from wind and solar is… Read More
‘Stage is set’: Japan startup eyes moon landing late April
April 12, 2023, 8:12 pm
ISTANBUL – A commercial space startup in Japan on Wednesday said its Hakuto-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander is expected to touch surface of the moon late April, making it the first private company in the world to reach the celestial body. The lander took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in… Read More
Wildfires force evacuations in SoKor, leaving 1 dead, many hurt
April 12, 2023, 8:02 pm
ANKARA – South Korea’s president has declared part of a northeastern coastal city a disaster zone as wildfires forced evacuations, killing at least one person and leaving many others wounded, local media said on Wednesday. The massive fire spread in parts of the city of Gangneung since Tuesday… Read More
Bulgaria makes big contribution to scientific study of Antartica
April 12, 2023, 6:03 pm
SOFIA – Bulgaria is a small European country but has made a significant contribution to the scientific study of Antarctica, said Prof. Kliment Naydenov, Dean of the Faculty of Geology and Geography at Sofia University at the opening of the Antarctic Day in the University Tuesday. Antarctica,… Read More
Italy declares state of emergency amid surge in migrant arrivals
April 12, 2023, 5:38 pm
ATHENS – Italy declared a six-month state of emergency Tuesday to address the surge in the number of migrants arriving in the country via the Mediterranean Sea, local media reported. The government approved the measure following a proposal by Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci, said the… Read More
SoKor fines Google $31.8-M for 'unfair business practices'
April 12, 2023, 5:12 pm
ANKARA – The South Korean antitrust regulator has decided to fine Google and its regional subsidiaries 42.1 billion won (USD31.8 million) for "unfair business practices" aimed at consolidating its dominance in the Korean mobile gaming app market, local media said on Tuesday. According to the… Read More
Canada to provide CAN$59 million in new military aid to Ukraine
April 12, 2023, 4:05 pm
TRENTON, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced CAN$59 million ($43.7 million) in new military aid to Ukraine, 14 more sanctions against Russian individuals and nine against the Belarusian financial sector during a news conference Tuesday in Toronto, alongside Ukrainian Prime… Read More
1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting outside funeral home in US capital
April 12, 2023, 3:56 pm
WASHINGTON – One man was killed and three others were injured in a shooting Tuesday at a funeral home in Washington DC, according to police. A funeral for a homicide victim was being held at the Stewart Funeral Home in northeast Washington around 12.30 p.m. local time when a gunman shot several… Read More
Gun violence affects half of all US families: Survey
April 12, 2023, 1:40 pm
WASHINGTON – About half of American families have been affected by a gun-related incident while one in five said they have personally been threatened with a gun, according to a recent survey. The survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation also said that about 54 percent of US adults said… Read More
Global personal computer shipments fall 29% in Q1
April 11, 2023, 6:54 pm
ISTANBUL – Global personal computer (PC) shipments annually declined 29 percent in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same period of last year, according to a report released Monday. The worldwide shipments of PCs totaled 56.9 million in the January-March period of this year,… Read More
409M people affected by sandstorm in China
April 11, 2023, 6:40 pm
ISTANBUL – At least 409 million people were affected by a sandstorm across 2.29 million square kilometers (0.9 million square miles) in China, the country’s meteorological authorities said Tuesday. After originating from southern Mongolia, a “heavy sandstorm” swept through the Chinese… Read More
Military detects 70 Chinese aircraft near Taiwan
April 11, 2023, 2:07 pm
HONG KONG – As many as 70 Chinese aircraft and 11 naval ships were detected near the island of Taiwan on Monday, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Twitter. "Seventy PLA [People's Liberation Army] aircraft and 11 PLAN [People's Liberation Army Navy] vessels around Taiwan were detected at… Read More
250M could face extreme poverty amid rise in inequality: Oxfam
April 10, 2023, 9:58 pm
LONDON – As the gap between the rich and poor around the globe is spiraling out of control, it is affecting the lives of hundreds of millions of people who are being pushed into extreme poverty. In the last two and a half decades, there had been a steady decline in extreme poverty, but progress… Read More
Türkiye to launch new observation satellite Tuesday
April 10, 2023, 6:21 pm
ANKARA — Türkiye's new high-resolution observation satellite IMECE will be launched this week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Sunday. "IMECE, our first high-resolution observation satellite produced with domestic and national means, will be launched into orbit on April 11,”… Read More
India’s tiger population jumps to 3,167 in 2022
April 10, 2023, 3:34 pm
NEW DELHI – India’s tiger population has risen to 3,167 in 2022, the Indian prime minister announced, releasing a survey on the tiger population on Sunday. Announcing the government's vision for tiger conservation in Mysuru, a city in India's southwestern Karnataka state, Prime Minister… Read More
Tesla to build new ‘mega factory' in China
April 10, 2023, 3:13 pm
ISTANBUL — United States-based electric carmaker Tesla will build a new mega factory in China's financial hub Shanghai to manufacture the company's energy storage product Megapack, Chinese media reported on Sunday. “The new plant is scheduled to break ground in the third quarter of the year… Read More
Kuwait forms new government
April 10, 2023, 2:24 pm
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait – Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah formed a new government on Sunday. Sheikh Ahmed was reappointed prime minister by the crown prince in March, two months after his government resigned following a standoff with parliament. According to state news… Read More
Moroccan News Agency exec passes away
April 9, 2023, 7:38 pm Updated on April 9, 2023, 9:37 pm
RABAT – Moroccan News Agency (MAP) Director General Khalil Hachimi Idrissi died Saturday morning at the age of 67 following a long illness. The late Khalil Hachimi will be buried Sunday after the prayer of Addohr in the cemetery Achouhada in Rabat. Born on Aug. 14, 1956 in Casablanca, Khalil… Read More
US Navy sends nuclear submarine to Middle East
April 9, 2023, 6:24 pm
ISTANBUL – The US Navy said Saturday it had deployed a nuclear-powered submarine equipped with missiles to the Middle East region. In a statement, US Navy spokesman Timothy Hawkins said submarine Florida entered the area on Thursday and began crossing the Suez Canal. “It is capable of carrying… Read More
