Seoul [South Korea], May 12 (ANI/Global Economic): Samsung Electronics announced Tuesday that it has developed DRAM memory technology based on the next-generation interface "Compute Express Link (CXL)" for the first time in the industry.
Samsung Electronics has secured the next-generation semiconductor technology leadership through the development of high-capacity, high-bandwidth DRAM technology that can dramatically impr

Samsung develops next-generation DRAM memory

Seoul [South Korea], May 11 (ANI/Global Economic): It is expected that Samsung Electronics will introduce its strategic model, foldable phone, in August moving up the launch.
According to the industry on Monday, Samsung Electronics is in discussions with the telecommunications industry on a plan to release two new foldable smartphones such as the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 at the end of August.
Considering th

Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 coming in August

Gothenburg [Sweden], May 11 (ANI): A team of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed a new material that prevents infections in wounds - a specially designed hydrogel, that works against all types of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant ones.
The new material offers great hope for combating a growing global problem.
The World Health Organization describes antibiotic-resistant bacteria a

Treating wounds can protect against resistant bacteria

As the drought outlook for the Western U.S. becomes increasingly bleak, attention is turning once again to groundwater - literally, water stored in the ground. It is Earth's most widespread and reliable source of fresh water, but it's not limitless.Wells that people drill to access groundw

Water wells are at risk of going dry in the US and worldwide

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Hong Kong, May 10 (ANI): As much as China is trying to silence critics and hide its pogroms against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, more and more is being exposed of its horrendous human rights abuses there. Unfortunately, China will not settle for just exorcising Uyghur culture, as other minority groups and religions are undergoing similar treatment, particularly in Tibet.
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Tibet, China's Pioneer in Social Control

Ottawa [Canada], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Geometric Energy Corporation, a Canadian company has announced cooperating with Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch a mission to the Moon.
According to Sputnik, a Canadian research and development company Geometric Energy Corporation has announced cooperating with Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch a mission to the Moon that is funded entirely with the Dogecoin cryptocurrency.
During his appearan

Canadian firm partners with SpaceX

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has recently commissioned three private companies, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin and General Atomics, to develop nuclear fission thermal rockets for use in lunar orbit.Such a development, if flown, could usher in a new era of spaceflight. That said, it is only one of several exciting avenues in rock

A new era of spaceflight? Promising advances in rocket propulsion

Washington [US], May 10 (ANI): SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's turn as 'Saturday Night Live' host brought the NBC late-night mainstay its third-highest ratings of the season.
According to Variety, the May 8 edition of 'SNL' averaged a 4.8 household rating in Nielsen's overnight metered markets and a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49.
That put Musk's episode at no. 3 behind Dave Chappelle's outing as host on November 7 a

Elon Musk's hosting gig brings rating lift to SNL

NEW YORK, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices moved higher on Tuesday as traders followed updates on a vital U.S. fuel pipeline system. The West Texas Intermediate for June delivery added 36 cents to settle at 65.28 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for July delivery increased 23 cents to close at 68.55 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. The Colonial Pipeli

Oil prices rise as traders weigh pipeline shutdown impact

Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk had a gala time at 'Saturday Night Live' afterparty following Musk's controversial hosting gig on the show.
According to Page Six, entrepreneur Ian Schrager opened up his downtown party hotel 'Public' for the first time in 14 months to fete Musk and his guests, including girlfriend Grimes and the 'SNL' episode's musical act, Miley Cyrus.
A spy told the 

'SNL' bash: Elon Musk, Grimes party with Miley Cyrus

NEW YORK, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices moved slightly higher on Monday as traders assessed the impact from the closure of a vital U.S. fuel pipeline. The West Texas Intermediate for June delivery added 2 cents to settle at 64.92 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for July delivery increased 4 cents to close at 68.32 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. 

Oil prices inch higher as traders eye U.S. pipeline shutdown

QALAT, Afghanistan -- At least 11 civilians were killed and 25 others wounded when a Taliban roadside bomb struck a passenger bus along a provincial highway in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province Sunday night, the local government confirmed on Monday. "The incident occurred in Shahr-e-Safa district at midnight. The provincial police and rescue teams transported the wounded to a regional hospital in Kandahar pr

Xinhua world news summary at 0530 GMT, May 10

HOUSTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Sunday declared a state of emergency in 17 states and the District of Columbia in response to the shutdown of one of the largest pipelines in the United States. The regional emergency declaration from the U.S. Department of Transportation lifts restrictions for motor carriers and drivers who are providing assistance to areas that are suffering shortages of refined pe

U.S. declares state of emergency over pipeline shutdown after cyber attack

BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. LONG MARCH ROCKET DEBRIS The debris of the last stage of the Long March-5B Y2 carrier rocket reentered the atmosphere at 10:24 a.m. on Sunday (Beijing Time). The vast majority of the device burned up during the reentry, and the rest of the debris fell into a sea area with the center at 2.65 degrees no

China science, technology news summary -- May 10

HOUSTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The main pipeline carrying gasoline and diesel fuel to U.S. east and southeast parts remained offline two days after a cybersecurity attack was detected, the pipeline's operator said Sunday. In a press release, the Colonial Pipeline Company said it has temporarily halted all pipeline operations after the cybersecurity attack involving ransomware was detected on Friday. "The Colo

U.S. pipeline remains offline after cyber attack

TikTok appointed Shou Zi Chew, a Singaporean national, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the popular video-sharing platform, the company said.

TikTok Names ByteDance CFO Shou Zi Chew as New CEO

Twitter will struggle to replicate a bumper 2020 dominated by the US political battles, civil unrest and the COVID-19 crisis as people venture out following vaccine rollouts, Wall Street analysts...

Twitter May Struggle to Replicate Bumper 2020 Growth as People Venture Out After COVID-19 Vaccine

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TheDigital Hub in Dublins Libertiesis to shut, following a government decision to dissolve the state agency that was originally set up in 2003 to promote the capital and the run-down areas around Thomas St as a centre for digital industries.

Digital Hub to shut and Land Development Agency will take over Liberties properties

Three journalists who fled to Thailand to escape censorship in Myanmar may be at risk of deportation after being arrested during a random police search.The journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) were arrested in the Thai city of Chiang Mai on Sunday and charged with illegal entry into the country.All three had been covering the unrest and protests in Myanmar following the February 1 military

Reporters Who Fled Myanmar Censorship Risk Deportation From Thailand

Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) imposed sanctions on seven individuals involved in financial operations with the Hezbollah terror group in a move to continue impeding the group's ability to operate in the global financial system.
In a statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: "Today, the United States is designating seven individuals involved in financial operations wit

US imposes sanctions on 7 individuals tied wth Hezbollah

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh provinces have rejected monopoly to centralise transmission lines of gas companies in the country terming it as a violation of the 18th constitutional amendment and warned of approching the court against the Imran Khan government in this connection.
According to The News International, both the provinces have rejected the monopoly to centrali

Pak's provinces reject monopoly to centralise transmission

The clear shell of the new Georgian parliament building in the city of Kutaisi was supposed to represent the transparency of democracy. But a decade after breaking ground on the ultramodern structure, its glass panels are opaque with dust and its grounds becoming a wasteland after parliament packed up and left in late 2018.Georgia's parliament building in Kutaisi (May 2021)The dome was one of several hype

Georgia&#039;s Hypermodern Parliament Building Faces Uncertain Future

A quick-thinking Joburg man foiled an unsuspecting phone thief's plans in Edenvale on Friday. He chased down the assailant who snatched his colleague's cellphone. The phone was recovered and returned to its owner - in perfect condition.A quick-thinking Johannesburg man left an unsuspecting phone snatcher empty-handed after he 

Quick-thinking Joburg man thwarts phone snatching at petrol station

LONDON, England: IAG, parent company of British Airways, has expressed confidence that air traffic will increase beginning in July."We consider, in the second half, that we are going to be flying and we are prepared for that," IAG Chief Executive Luis Gallego told reporters.The company reported a loss of $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021.IAG also owns Iberia and Vueling in Spain, along with

British Airways expecting turnaround to begin in July

British Airways reports quarterly loss, says recovery to begin in July

After $1.4 billion loss, British Airways expects improvement in July

PARIS, France: Dassault Aviation launched Falcon 10X last week, a new long-range "flying penthouse."Viewed as its most powerful model, it has plans to enter service in late 2025 to challenge rivals catering to the wealthy and heads of state at the top end of the luxury jet market.With a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km), it will compete with high-end models offered by Canada's Bombardier and Gene

Dassault launches 'flying penthouse' jet, available for $75 million

Elegance, security is market for Dassault's 'flying penthouse' jet

Asia is target market for Dassault's 'flying penthouse' jet

WASHINGTON D.C.: Some two dozen members of the U.S. Congress are demanding that airlines stop outsourcing jobs if they want to be eligible for a third round of federal payroll aid, following news that United Airlines has sought bids to outsource catering work at five airports.U.S. lawmakers also made the request to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, according to letters released by Unite Here, the union represent

U.S. lawmakers demand halt to aid to stop airlines outsourcing jobs

United Airlines ruffles feathers by outsourcing jobs and receiving aid

Unions, lawmakers to stop United from receiving aid while outsourcing

DUBLIN, Ireland - A new 410 room luxury hotel is to be built at Dublin Airport next door to Terminal 2.Costing &euro;100 million, the hotel will be linked to the terminal. It will create up to 550 jobs.As part of an agreement with daa, UK hotel group Arora has lodged a planning application for the development. Arora currently owns and operates twelve hotels including 10 located at airports. The gro

New 410 room four-star hotel to be built at Dublin Airport

Top UK airport-hotel group to expand to Ireland

Dublin Airport to get new terminal-linked hotel

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Most of the China-donated cylinders would be distributed to large government-run hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley and a few would be sent to the crisis-hit provinces in southwestern and far-western Nepal respectively.</

Nepal receives China-donated oxygen cylinders, ventilators

WHITE HOUSE - Amid regional shortages and panic-buying of gasoline, the U.S. government is seeking to reassure motorists that fuel will be fully flowing again within days through a critical pipeline shut down after a Russian cyberattack.The secretaries of energy and homeland security were at the White House podium Tuesday afternoon attempting to calm concerns and issue a warning amid predictions gas prices are h

US Motorists Urged Not to Panic at Pumps

Kathmandu [Nepal], May 12 (ANI): The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided to extend the ban on international flights till the end of May amid surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
Issuing a release on Tuesday evening, the aviation regulatory authority of the Himalayan nation announced the extension of flight ban till midnight of May 31. The earlier flight ban was set to expire on May 14, which has now be

Nepal extends international flight ban till end of May

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The flight operations from Terminal 2 (T2) of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital will be shifted to Terminal 3 (T3) from the intervening night of May 17-18 due to falling in passengers traffic amid the COVID-19 pandemic, informed officials on Tuesday.
According to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the move will help airlines and the airport in bet

Delhi airport to shift flight operations from T2 to T3

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Water supply in many areas of East Delhi, North East Delhi, parts of South Delhi, parts of NDMC area will be affected on Wednesday.
"Water supply in many areas in East Delhi, North East Delhi, parts of South Delhi, parts of NDMC area will be affected in the morning and evening tomorrow," informed Delhi Jal Board.
"Due to very high turbidity in raw water from upper Ganga canal, the pumping 

Water Supply in parts of Delhi to be affected tomorrow

Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China is shoring up its border to fence all provinces and cities to keep out the novel coronavirus after the nation largely banished the pandemic after it first emerged in the city of Wuhan, known as Beijing's new Covid firewall.
Frank Chen, writing in Asia Times, said that Beijing's authorities aren't taking any chances of a premature reopening as vaccinations lag and new Covid variants rav

Beijing's new Covid firewall shores up

CALAYAN, Cagayan, May 10 (PIA) -- Some major infrastructure projects under the administration's Build-Build-Build program are now underway in the Calayan group of islands.Mayor Joseph M. Llopis inspects the ongoing construction of the Calayan Seaport in Barangay Magsidel. (PIA) Mayor Joseph M. Llopis said that the seaport in mainland Calayan, which is a project from the Department Transportation (DOTr), is ab

Build-Build-Build program reaches Calayan Island

Kenya has suspended flights to and from Somalia, just days after the countries restored diplomatic ties after a five-month break.The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority sent a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) stating that all flights between the two countries are suspended except medivac and United Nations humanitarian flights, according to a Somali official who did not want to be identified because he is not allowed to spea

Kenya Suspends All Flights To and From Somalia

BELGRADE -- With a Chinese university project in Hungary drawing controversy over a lack of transparency and concerns about academic freedom, Beijing's influence in higher education in neighboring Serbia continues to grow.A strategic agreement signed between Hungary and Shanghai's prestigious Fudan University in April made international headlines and sparked a backlash at home.The decision to build a Buda

China Deepens Its Balkans Ties Using Serbian Universities

BUTUAN CITY, May 11 -- A total of 122 new police officers graduated from their Public Safety Basic Recruit Course (PSBRC) at the Regional Training Center 13 today.The "SIDLAK-ALAB" Class of 2020-04 will carry on the organization's mandate to enforce the law, prevent and control crimes, maintain peace and order, and ensure public safety and internal security with the active support of the community.Police 

122 rookie police finish Public Safety Basic Recruit Course

New York [USA], May 11 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday revised its outlook for the global airlines industry to positive from negative, reflecting that industry fundamentals will materially improve over the next 12 to 18 months.
This is despite the current record high daily infection rate in India, travel restrictions in countries with large amounts of traffic to and from India, and ongoing lockdowns in other c

Outlook positive for airlines: Moody's

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): A day after bodies of suspected Covid patients washed up on banks of Ganga in Bihar's Buxar, some unidentified corpses were found floating in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
The local administration has initiated the probe.
"Our officers are present on the spot to investigate and ascertain where they came from. A probe into the matter is underway," MP Singh, Ghazipur's D

Unidentified corpses found floating in Ganga river in UP's

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The proposed COVID-19 vaccination camp which was scheduled to be held at GSD Complex, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi on Tuesday and Thursday, has been cancelled as government authorities have expressed inability to hold these camps due to non-availability of vaccines.
An official letter issued by Air India stated: "The proposed COVID vaccination Camp at GSD Complex, IGIA (Delhi

COVID-19 vaccination camp at Delhi airport

BANGKOK - Alec Goldman, an American educator who has made a life in Bangkok, wants to get vaccinated.Right about now would be a good time as COVID-19 cases in Thailand have been spiking since early April, fueled by the highly transmissible variant B.1.1.7, first detected here just before the four-day Thai New Year holiday that began April 12.Goldman worries about the health risks posed by long internation

Overseas and Overlooked, Americans in Thailand Seek Vaccines

Kuwait City [Kuwait], May 11 (ANI): Kuwait became the latest country on Monday to ban entry of flights and travellers from Pakistan, in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Geo News reported citing local media that Kuwait has banned flights and barred entry to travellers from four countries -- Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka -- until further notice. The decision did not include cargo flights.
To enter Kuw

Kuwait imposes travel ban on Pakistan

Cristie Kerr accepted a special exemption into the 76th U.S. Women's Open, the USGA announced Monday.

Kerr, 43, will make her 24th consecutive appearance in the event (26th overall) when she tees off June 3 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.

The 2007 U.S. Women's Open champion, Kerr brings the total to 13 former champions in the field.

"Winning the U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles was a career- and life-changing mo

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