Kyiv [Ukraine], January 22 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky approved a decree by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions on a total of 24 Russian companies and on the Russian Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District Yury Chaika, reported TASS.
The presidential website published a document with details of the blacklisted companies. The document inclu

Ukrainian President authorizes sanctions against 24 Russian companies

Wisconsin man killed and dismembered his parents after they discovered a ?web of lies? about his jobA Wisconsin man accused of spinning an "amazing web of lies," including a job offer from Elon Musk's aerospace firm, has been found guilty of all charges by a jury and now faces a life sentence.The verdict against 23-year-old Chandler Halderson was handed down on Thursday in Dane County Cir

Man kills parents who discovered he faked SpaceX job offer

Beijing [China], January 21 (ANI): China has issued fresh directives to crimp the expansion of the country's entertainment and tech giants, including Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance, owner of TikTok, a media report said.
Nine different departments, including China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Cyberspace Administration of China issued joint state

China issues new directives to 'crimp' expansion of country's entertainment, tech giants

Of the nearly 1 million child care workers in the United States, in a recent white paper, my colleagues and I found that 31.2% - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TUlsKYpJFkf

About 1 in 3 child care workers are going hungry

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bajaj Finserv'sInsurance has become a must-have considering the uncertainties in life. For millennials, who are often apprehensive about buying a full-blown insurance cover, investing in these bite-sized insurance plans can be the first step to availing protection through an insurance policy. With this in mind, Bajaj Finserv launched Pocket Insurance and Subscriptions

Celebrating 1 million smiles with Bajaj Finserv's Pocket Insurance

The IRS is demanding Americans show their face to a private company to access their tax returnsA new kind of digital identification, requiring the user to submit their personal data to a private company in Virginia - including a live video of their face from their cell phone or computer webcam - will be the only way Americans can create an account with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) starting

Tax collectors to demand facial recognition ID

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI/PRNewswire): LarsenToubro Infotech (BSE 540005) (NSE: LTI), a global technology consulting and digital solutions company, announced its Q3 FY22 results today.
In US Dollars:Revenue at USD 553.0 million; growth of 8.7% QoQ and 29.3% YoYConstant Currency Revenue growth of 9.2% QoQ and 30.1% YoYIn Indian Rupees:Revenue at INR 41,376 million; growth at 9.8% QoQ and 31.2% YoYNet In

LTI constant currency revenues grow 9.2% QoQ and 30.1% YoY; Net profit up by 18.0% YoY

Suffice it to say, Jon Rahm enjoys the PGA Tour's "West Coast swing."

He arrives in La Quinta, Calif., one week and it reminds him of being in Arizona, where home is a four-hour drive or short flight away.

"I wake up and look out the window and I'm like, well it's pretty much the exact same thing," Rahm quipped on Wednesday ahead of this week's The American Express. "I would say the demographic might be a little bit old

Jon Rahm comfortable, confident kicking off West Coast swing

The billionaire calls for massive government investments to prepare for potential outbreaks that could be deadlier than Covid-19Software magnate Bill Gates has raised the specter of future viruses that could be more lethal than Covid-19, saying rich countries should ramp up vaccine funding to brace for potentially catastrophic outbreaks.The Microsoft co-founder made his comments while ann

Bill Gates warns of worse pandemics in future

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Insurance Institute of India for capacity building in insurance sector, according to an official statement released on Wednesday.
As per the agreement, the Insurance Institute of India (III) would undertake a study to make changes to the academic curriculum in meeting 

IFSCA inks deal with Insurance Institute of India for capacity building

New York attorney general wants former president and his two eldest children to testify under oathThe office of New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked the state's Supreme Court to order former President Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., and daughter Ivanka Trump to comply with earlier demands to cooperate with her investigation of alleged financial misconduct at the Trump Organi

Trump Organization accused of fraud

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government quietly conducted a soft launch Tuesday of its website where Americans can request free rapid coronavirus tests - a day ahead of the scheduled rollout.Covidtests.gov quickly became the most accessed federal government website as millions of households began placing orders for test kits."COVIDtests.gov 

Americans Begin Ordering Free At-Home COVID Tests

Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.

PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Sony Open (Hideki Matsuyama)
THIS WEEK: The American Express, La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 20-23
Courses: PGA West, Stadium (Par 72, 7,113 yards); La Quinta Country Club (Par 72, 7,060 yards); PGA West, Nicklaus (Par 72, 7,159 yards)
Purse: $7.6M (Winner: $1.368M)
Defending Champion: 

Golf Glance: No. 1 Jon Rahm headlines The American Express field

The White House on Tuesday launched a website for U.S. citizens to order free at-home COVID-19 tests one day earlier than the launch was set to go online.Americans can now go to COVIDTests.gov and request four at-home tests per household that will be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporte

White House Launches Website to Order Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Exploited employees across the country are rising up and taking direct action to tackle low pay and appalling working conditions.There is one last hope for the United States. It does not lie in the ballot box. It lies in union organizing and strikes by workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber, Lyft, John Deere, Kellogg, the Special Metals plant in Huntington, West Virginia, owned by Berkshire Hathaway

Chris Hedges: The workers are on the march America&#039;s new class war

&copy; Provided by Xinhua "The United States today is, once again, headed for civil war, and, once again, it cannot bear to face it. The political problems are both structural and immediate, the crisis both longstanding and accelerating. The

Washington&#039;s dilemma in dealing with COVID-19

The NDIS continues to embed structural stigma into its service delivery. Meanwhile, the Coalition ignores those floundering in the messes that ill-considered public policy maintains, writes Fi Peel.IN JULY OF 2021, I was living in a small hamlet in the Blue Mountains just outside of the originally demarcated C

Ripped off: NDIS users failed by clueless Coalition

Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR John Brown, who played four seasons for Bruce Arians in Arizona and was signed to the Bucs&#x27; practice squad last week, was protected for the Divisional Round week along with RB Kenjon Barner, K Jose Borregales and TE Codey McElroy Scott Smith Wide receiver John Brown is making his first appearance on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' weekly list of protected practice squad players.Brow

WR John Brown Added to Protection List for Divisional Week

"Many of the policies set out in the coalition agreement cannot be valued in this budget because of the short time. But we plan an update in the middle of the year that will include everything. This is a budget that is trying to achieve a lasting change in the parameters and trajectory of economic growth in the country." This was stated by the Minister of Finance Asen Vassilev, who presented the highlights of the finan

Bulgaria: Record Investments are Set in the 2022 Budget

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- New mothers can have an additional maternity leave ranging from 30 days to 90 days in general in 25 Chinese provincial-level regions, which have completed revising their population and family planning regulations, an official with the National Health Commission said Thursday. The revised regulations also added stipulations about public-benefit child care service development and inter

Maternity leave extended in 25 Chinese provinces: official

PARIS, France - TotalEnergies, a French energy behemoth, has asked the US and French governments to approve targeted sanctions against Myanmar's oil and gas revenues, which are the Mayanmar's military leaders' primary source of income. Total's Chief exec, Patrick Pouyann, said in a letter to Human Rights Watch on Thursday that the company was using all options to stop funding the junta that took over Myanmar's g

French energy giant 'TotalEnergies' joins push for Myanmar sanctions

'Total' to deprive junta of funds: CEO assures Human Rights Watch

'Total' urges sanctions against Myanmar's oil and gas funds

SHAN STATE, Myanmar - According to the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF), the junta recently planted landmines across oil and gas pipelines passing through Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State to China. According to the rights group, an unconfirmed number of landmines have been planted near a pumping station in forested areas on both sides of the Mandalay-Lashio roadway. According to SHRF, a Myanmar a

Military installs landmines to secure oil and gas pipelines to China

Junta troops lay landmines in Shan State despite public protest

Army lays landmines along with oil, gas pipelines in Shan State: SHRF

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Using Iranian bank funds freed from American sanctions, South Korea has paid Iran's $18 million in delinquent dues owed to the United Nations, Seoul said Sunday. The step was apparently approved by Washington to restore Tehran's suspended voting rights at the world body.Iran's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But the South Korean Fo

Seoul Says It Paid Iran&#039;s Delinquent UN Dues to Restore Vote

By Gyanendra Kumar KeshriMumbai [India], January 23 (ANI): As the countdown to the Union Budget 2022-23 has begun, the Indian equities market is likely to remain volatile in the week beginning Monday.
Market participants will try to envisage the reforms and measures that could be announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the budget to be presented on February 1 and make speculative trading decisions.
The Indian 

Sensex, Nifty likely to remain volatile in the run-up to Budget

The country now has the world's fourth-largest forex holdingsRussia's foreign exchange reserves surged by $7.7 billion last week, with its total holdings reaching a record $638.2 billion, according to the country's central bank.From January 7 to 14, its international reserves grew by 1.2%, according to the latest data from the regulator. On January 7, their volume had amounted to $630.5 b

Russia&#039;s gold & foreign currency reserves smash historic high

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Telecom companies have rolled out 5G networks in various locations across the United States over the past few years, but on January 19 Verizon and AT&T turned on their C-band 5G networks.C-band refers to the radio airwaves that operate in a mid-band spectrum frequency between 3.7 and 4 GHz, and is considered the "global" frequency for 5G across the world."The impact will be that

Verizon, AT&T roll out C-band 5G in U.S., offers more data to users

New 5G cellular offers more data to users, new type apps

Promise of new 5G cellular includes greater speed, more data

CHICAGO, Illinois: According to U.S. airline officials, the introduction of a new 5G service could cause U.S. air traffic to "grind to a halt," causing the grounding of many aircraft and stranding "tens of thousands of Americans overseas."On January 17, Reuters reported that a letter warning of a potential "catastrophic" crisis in aviation was sent to White House National Economic Council director Brian Deese, 

US airline officials: 5G will cause 'catastrophic' crisis in aviation

US airlines official warns of 5G interfering with airlines

5G cellular could be 'catastrophic' in aviation: US airline officials

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 23 (ANI): During 'Chaupal Par Charcha' event in the Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that the 'MY factor' (Modi-Yogi factor) in the state is a guarantee of security and prosperity of people and that it will provide good governance in the state.
"This 'MY (Modi-Yogi) factor" has demolished the culture of corruption and crime, dens of

UP Poll: Modi-Yogi factor will bring good rule in state, says Naqvi

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 23 (ANI): Afghanistan exports have been suffering due to lack of air transit as air corridors have been suspended according to the statement of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI).
According to ACCI officials, the suspension of flights via air corridors has created challenges in exporting merchants' goods abroad. The officials said they have been trying to solve the probl

Afghanistan exports suffer due to lack of proper air transit

New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): In a first, the Ministry of Civil Aviation will showcase their tableau during the Republic Day parade and it will provide a sneak peak into India's remarkable growth in the aviation industry.
The key focus will be the Regional Connectivity Scheme---UDAN or Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik.
The tableau of the Ministry of Civil Aviation showcases Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN and the r

R-Day parade: Civil Aviation tableau to focus on regional connectivity, robust infrastructure

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 23 (ANI): European Union agency has once again refused to lift the ban imposed on Pakistan's flights, local media reported citing a letter issued by European Union Aviation Safety Agency, stating that "it would conduct its own evaluation before allowing resumption of flights from Pakistan.""The closure of this significant safety concern was an important step towards a potential lifting of the

European agency refuses to lift ban on Pakistan flights

New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): As preparations for the Republic Day parade are in full swing, it is learned that a tableau of the Ministry of Jal Shakti depicting the success of 'Har Ghar Jal' initiative and the ownership of the entire rural water supply system, will be showcased at the 2022 Republic Day parade.
Giving details of the tableau, Union Minister of Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel, in a conversation with A

Tableau of the Ministry of Jal Shakti to be showcased at this year's Republic Day parade

AMMAN, JORDAN - Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops aided by U.S. troops tightened their siege of a prison housing Islamic State suspects after inmates took over the facility, residents and officials said Sunday.At least 70 inmates were killed in the attack on the prison in northeastern Syria, which began on Thursday. Militants detonated a car bomb near the prison gates, helping dozens of inmates a

Syrian Kurdish Forces Tighten Siege After Islamic State Prison Break

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): India's aviation regulatory body, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh on Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBIA) for violating safety norms by neglecting runway maintenance.
"After the regulator started safety auditing for airports a few months back, the audit report found that NSCBIA has committed serious s

DGCA imposes fine of Rs 20 lakh on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport over poor runway maintenance

Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): Two fans of Cuban-Spanish actress Ana de Armas have filed a federal class-action lawsuit on Friday alleging they were duped into renting the 2019 film 'Yesterday' because the actor had appeared in the trailer.
According to Variety, Conor Woulfe of Maryland, and Peter Michael Rosza of San Diego County, California, have said they each paid USD 3.99 to rent the movie on Amazon Prime, only t

Ana De Armas' fans sue Universal over actor's role being cut from 'Yesterday'

Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): The US on Friday (local time) in a counterstroke to China's virus policy blocked 44 passenger flights by Chinese airlines as Beijing had taken the same step against American carriers as part of its strict coronavirus control policies.
The move comes as China has been suspending flights by American carriers after alleging in-bound passengers had later tested positive for the coronavirus, 

In tit-for-tat response, US blocks Chinese airlines after Beijing's action

Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): Everyone's favourite detective, Benoit Blanc, is coming back to solve another mystery this fall. Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out 2' will release on Netflix in the last quarter of 2022.
As per Variety, the next installment in the 'Knives Out' franchise featuring actor Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc is expected to release in theatres and the streaming platform in late 2022.
In addition, the film 

'Knives Out 2' expected to release on Netflix in late 2022

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The tableau of the Ministry of Civil Aviation showcases Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) and the rich dividends it has been yielding, said a press note issued by MoCA on Saturday.
The scheme, conceptualized by the ministry and implemented by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), has the objective of enhancing regional connectivity in an economically sustainab

Aircraft-shaped tableau showcases Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN: Civil Aviation Ministry

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted an independent Expert Committee comprising of multi-disciplinary authorities in an appeal moved against Environmental Clearance (EC) granted by the Ministry of Environment, ForestClimate Change (MoEFCC) in an order dated February 2, 2021 for Lakhwar Multipurpose Project (300 MW) in Tehri Garwal and Dehradun by M/s UJVN Ltd on Yamuna riv

NGT constitutes committee in plea challenging environmental clearance to hydropower project on Yamuna in U'khand

Americans need federal ID to fly, but TSA says illegal immigrants can show arrest warrantsCitizens and US permanent residents seeking to fly need to show a federally issued 'real ID' with a matching photo at airports, but people who are in the country illegally are allowed to use arrest warrants as an alternative, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).The agency co

TSA reveals new form of ID accepted at airports

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government said Friday it would suspend 44 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government's decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over COVID-19 concerns.The suspensions will begin Jan. 30 with Xiamen Airlines' scheduled Los Angeles-to-Xiamen flight and run through March 29, the Transportation Department said.The decis

US Suspends 44 Flights by Chinese Carriers After Beijing Action

Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): As the tensions between US and China increased over the suspension of flights, China termed the Biden administration's decision to suspend 44 flights to China from the United States as very unreasonable.
"It is very unreasonable for the US to suspend Chinese airlines' flights on this ground," Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington told Sputnik.
"We urge the US s

Beijing calls Biden administration's decision of suspending flights to China as 'unreasonable'

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 22 (ANI): The fifth deadly wave of coronavirus in Pakistan has left approximately 100 employees at Islamabad airport infected with COVID, reported ARY News.
Initially, the Omicron strain was detected in some officers of the ATC control tower which infected the other officers and personnel at the airport.
The infected employees included senior officers including director, joint director, assis

Nearly 100 employees at Islamabad airport infected with COVID-19

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 22 (ANI): 'Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal' scheme has been operational in Bihar since 2016 and has reached its goal in the state, said the state's Minister of Public Health Engineering Department Ramprit Paswan on Friday.
He further said that the Bihar government has sent back the remaining amount of Rs 6,000 crore of the scheme to the Central government.
"'Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal' scheme had been running 

'Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal' scheme had reached its goal in the state, says Bihar Minister

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert hasn't been shy about stating the league's desire to expand in the coming seasons, but news has still been slow to trickle out. The WNBPA posted a message to social media Friday that might hint at some movement in that regard.

In a response to a tweet by Delta Airlines asking what cities have changed your life, the WNBPA responded with a complete list of current WNBA cities ... and asked

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