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Pfizer vaccine to be distributed in Beijing as COVID cases rise: Report
China Covid: The news comes as Beijing deals with an extraordinary outbreak of infections that has overburdened hospitals and depleted pharmacy shelves.
400 million Twitter users’ data has been stolen: Hacker
Twitter data breach: The stolen data includes sensitive information such as user names, email addresses, and phone numbers, among other things.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ becomes new Prime Minister of Nepal
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, has been named the new prime minister of Nepal by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Around 100 million Covid cases, 1 million deaths in China: Doctor
Covid-19 may have affected around 250 million individuals in China in just 20 days after the zero-covid regulation was relaxed in the first week of the month.
China will stop publishing daily Covid cases amid fresh surge
"Relevant COVID information will be published by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for reference and research," the NHC said in a statement.
Meta agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica Scandal case for record $725 million
Meta has agreed to settle its 2018, Cambridge Analytics scandal by paying 725 million dollars, reportedly the highest privacy settlement in US till date.
Elon Musk introduces a new financial tool on Twitter
Tweets will now include charts and graphs of key equities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies.
Bahamas has ordered the extradition of FTX founder Bankman-Fried to face US fraud charges
According to Bahamas Attorney General Ryan Pinder, Bankman-Fried waived his right to appeal the extradition.
France sends rocket launchers and more weapons to Ukraine: Emmanuel Macron
France has handed Ukraine more guns, rocket launchers, and Crotale (air defence batteries), according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Elon Musk has announced that he will step down as CEO of Twitter once a replacement has been found
Elon Musk has mentioned stepping down as CEO of the social media platform for the first time.
Taliban prohibits Afghan girls from attending university
The ban on higher education was enacted less than three months after thousands of girls and women across the nation took university entrance tests, with many of them hoping to pursue professions in engineering and medicine.
World Bank lowers its estimate of China’s growth to 2.7%
The World Bank reported that it reduced its forecast from the 4.3% anticipated in June to 2.7%. Additionally, it dropped its forecast for the next year from 8.1% to 4.3%.
Bank of England issues its first banknotes featuring King Charles III
The notes are scheduled to be put in circulation in mid-2024.
Elon Musk claims that Twitter will only allow blue members to vote on policies
Earlier that day, Musk promised to put all future policy choices up for a vote and asked Twitter users if he should step down; 57.5% of the users voted in favour.
EU Parliament requests Elon Musk’s testimony
Elon Musk has been warned by the European Commission that his threat to media freedom puts the EU at risk of imposing "sanctions."