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1.24 million Indian tourists visit Dubai in first 9 months of 2022

At least 1.24 million Indian tourists visited Dubai in the first nine months of 2022, the highest among all foreign nationalities visiting Dubai.

Musk's Twitter selling espresso machine, office fridge; bids start at $25

After Elon Musk revealed that Twitter spends $13 million a year on food service at its San Francisco headquarters, the company is selling at least 265 kitchen appliances and office furniture online

Ishan Kishan's 200, Kohli's century propel India to 409/8 vs Bangladesh

Ishan Kishan was absolutely superlative in smashing the fastest double hundred in history of men's ODI cricket while Virat Kohli registered his 72nd international hundred

'Top Twitter execs interfered with US election before banning Trump'

"Election interference by social media companies obviously undermines the public's faith in democracy and is wrong," said Elon Musk

Microsoft acquires firm Lumenisity Limited developing high-speed cables

Microsoft has announced that it has acquired Lumenisity Limited, a leader in next-generation hollow core fibre (HCF) solutions.

White House, Congress remain underwater in approval ratings: Survey

President Joe Biden's approval rating stands at 40%, with 55% disapproving of the way he is handling his job

PM Modi to inaugurate 1st phase of Mumbai-Nagpur Super Expressway on Sunday

The 520 km-long Phase I is part of the total 701 km Super Expressway project linking the state capital Mumbai with Nagpur, passing through 10 districts

Musk's title of world's richest person at risk after net worth dips $70 bn

The Tesla boss has sold $20 billion of Tesla shares since April to fund the Twitter buyout

Google Slides rolls out 'Follow' feature, allows collaborating with friends

With the new feature, by clicking on a collaborator's avatar, users can jump to the slide they are on in the Slides toolbar

Stellantis to shut key Jeep Cherokee plant in US, lay off 1,200 in EV era

Stellantis said that the plant, which produces the Jeep Cherokee SUV, will cease production as of February 28

PlayStation VR2 pre-orders are now available without an invitation: Report

The report said players can preorder the PS VR2 headset from the PlayStation Direct website and get it within a week of its February 2023 launch

FTX CEO secretly gave $27 mn to crypto news site The Block, its CEO

Bankman-Fried also loaned McCaffery $16 million, some of which helped him purchase property in the Bahamas, where FTX is headquartered, according to Axios

Canada sets goal to conserve 30% land-water by 2030 for sustainability

Because nature needs help in order to reverse the decline in biodiversity, better fight climate change, and maintain a strong, sustainable economy

Over 20 mn Pakistanis rely on underfunded floods aid as winter sets in: UN

Even though about 2.6 million people received food assistance through the UN and its partners, OCHA said that as winter arrives, more resources are urgently needed

Canada approves first bivalent Covid-19 booster for children aged 5-11

Health Canada previously authorised this bivalent booster for use in individuals aged 12 years and older on October 7

WHO concerned over increasing antibiotic resistance in human infections

Countries with lower rates of testing, mostly low- and middle-income countries, are more likely to report significantly higher AMR rates

N Korea hails its Covid response as greatest achievement this year

The paper also carried an article the previous day highlighting the North's anti-virus efforts in an apparent call for loyalty to the leader

Denmark's price of electricity surges by 83% in 12 mths as gas prices rise

According to experts, the skyrocketing electricity prices over the past year are primarily fuelled by the rising gas prices

Not all banks may opt to sell products of 27 insurers, say experts

Insurers are happy with the opening up of the distribution network as they need not shell out huge sums as a sign-in bonus to banks as corporate agents

Iran to uphold nuke commitments, if sanctions removed: Iranian atomic chief

The Iranian nuclear chief has said that his country would uphold its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the anti-Iran sanctions are removed