Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk will visit China this week. Elon Musk will meet with Chinese officials and businessmen. He will also visit an electric vehicle factory in the industrial city of Shanghai. China is Tesla’s second largest market after the US, and Tesla’s Shanghai-based plant is its largest production facility. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?…
Increasingly grim accident statistics provided the impetus for action, including two bus crashes in Senegal that claimed 62 lives in January. In nearby Côte d’Ivoire, the daily number of fatal road accidents has risen to 46, from just 12 in 2012. In the world’s region most affected by road crashes, sub-Saharan Africa’s fatality rate is…
Photo: Social Media A third explosion took place in a week near the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Indian Punjab. According to the Indian police, no one was injured in the late night blast. Police said that the cause of the explosion is not yet clear, but the area has been sealed off and a forensic…
Speaking at a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva, IOM’s spokesperson Paul Dillon said that according to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix, more than 700,000 people were now internally displaced by the fighting, which began on 15 April. The number of IDPs increased in many areas, including the capital, where clashes were continuing, he…
Under the banner of ‘The Big Catch-Up’, WHO – the World Health Organization – and partners will support countries to get back on track so that more children and adults are protected from preventable diseases. The pandemic saw essential immunization levels decrease in over 100 countries, leading to rising outbreaks of measles, diphtheria, polio and…
File photo The second hateful attack on a mosque in a week has taken place in the Canadian city of Markham. The accused stopped the car at the door of Imam Mehdi Islamic Center and blocked the way of worshipers. The accused went in front of the worshipers and shouted hateful slogans. Police have arrested…
Iran and Saudi Arabia have severed diplomatic relations since 2016; Photo: File Tehran: Iran has announced that a technical delegation will go to Saudi Arabia this week to review the steps to open an embassy there. According to the Iranian media, the spokesperson of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, announced this in…
“For the millions living amidst the chaos of armed conflicts, especially women and children, every step can put them in danger’s path, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, in a message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April. Why mine action cannot wait The international day’s theme…
File photo A US State Department spokesperson has confirmed that the US official visited China last week. According to a foreign news agency, two months ago, US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken suddenly canceled his visit to China. The spokesperson said that State Department head China House Rick Waters visited Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong….
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will leave for Russia next week on an official visit to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. According to international media, this decision of the Chinese President came after the invitation given by Putin and China’s offer of peace mediation. According to the Russian Presidency, Kremlin, important issues of further…
