Bomb threat forces Jetstar plane to land in Japan
There was an emergency landing made by a Jetstar flight at Chubu Centrair International Airport in central Japan on Saturday as a result of a...
Month : January 2023
Global warming will not stop half of the glaciers from melting, a study warns
New research suggests that even at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above preindustrial levels, the Earth will lose nearly half of its glaciers. The shrinking...
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank increases ownership in ADIB Egypt to over 52 percent
As part of its expansion strategy, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has announced that it will have a greater than 52% ownership stake in ADIB...
ADNOC pledges $15 billion for clean energy, new energies and decarbonization
ADNOC, a reliable and responsible provider of energy with low carbon intensity, announced today a bold new strategy to decarbonize its operations globally. In November...
World in a better place after four years of pandemic – WHO
With the beginning of the fourth year of the Coronavirus pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), expressed his optimism for...
Japanese government pays families to leave Tokyo to boost birth rates
Beginning in April, families in the Tokyo metropolitan area, including single-parent families, are eligible to receive 1 million yen ($7,700) per child if they relocate...
Dnata cargo warehouse in Erbil, Iraq will cost $14 million
Dnata, a global air and travel services provider, has broken ground on its new 20,000 m2 cargo warehouse, which will expand its operations at Erbil...
First winter storm brings snow, sleet and tornado threat to the US in 2023
A major winter storm system passed through the United States on Tuesday, dumping sleet, freezing rain, and snow across the Northern Plains and Upper Great...
Moon and Earth photos sent back by the South Korean lunar orbiter
An unmanned spacecraft from South Korea has returned images of Earth and the moon after reaching the moon’s orbit last month, according to the state...
US returns looted ancient sarcophagus to Egypt
Egyptian officials said Monday that a wooden sarcophagus on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after being looted years...