McDonald’s is testing a new strawless lid
Food
January 30, 2023
McDonald’s is testing a new strawless lid
New York CNN — Just like the McRib, straws might be a thing of the past at McDonald’s. The chain…
China still wants to control Big Tech. It’s just pulling different strings
Features/Interviews
January 30, 2023
China still wants to control Big Tech. It’s just pulling different strings
Hong Kong CNN — Investors have raced back into Chinese tech stocks this year, encouraged by an apparent truce in…
ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools
Technology
January 30, 2023
ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools
ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams – though not with particularly high marks. The powerful new AI…
Soviet-era tanks to hold the line until Western reinforcements arrive
World
January 30, 2023
Soviet-era tanks to hold the line until Western reinforcements arrive
Dug in amid the rolling hills west of Bakhmut, the tanks of the Ukrainian army’s 28th Mechanized Brigade are helping to…
Boris Johnson says Putin “threatened” him with a missile strike
World
January 30, 2023
Boris Johnson says Putin “threatened” him with a missile strike
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson said Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in a phone…
NATO secretary general urges South Korea to allow direct arms exports to Ukraine
World
January 30, 2023
NATO secretary general urges South Korea to allow direct arms exports to Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday asked South Korea to reconsider its rule on not exporting weapons to countries…
Retired Czech general Petr Pavel wins presidential election
World
January 29, 2023
Retired Czech general Petr Pavel wins presidential election
Former army chief and high NATO official Petr Pavel won the Czech Republic’s presidential election on Saturday with a pledge…
Drones attack military plant in Iran: Tehran
Middle East
January 29, 2023
Drones attack military plant in Iran: Tehran
CNN — Drones attacked a military plant in Iran’s central city of Isfahan, Tehran said on Sunday. “An explosion has…
Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in Iran
Middle East
January 29, 2023
Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in Iran
CNN —A massive fire broke out at an oil refinery in northwestern Iran on Saturday, the semi-official Fars News Agency…
Pakistani rupee plummets as markets adjust to removal of unofficial controls
World
January 29, 2023
Pakistani rupee plummets as markets adjust to removal of unofficial controls
The Pakistani rupee fell 9.6% against the dollar on Thursday, central bank data showed — the biggest one-day drop in…