Nokia jumped 5.1 per cent to €3.98 in Helsinki trading on Thursday. | Photo: Bloomberg 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 29 2024 | 10:53 PM IST By Jillian Deutsch, Yoolim Lee, Ryan Gould and Dinesh Nair Nokia Oyj’s mobile networks assets are drawing preliminary interest from suitors including Samsung Electronics Co. amid … Read more
The UK government is considering making further commitments on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, likely to be announced at the UN climate summit this year. It is hoped the plan will help kickstart global ambitions on cutting emissions and encourage other countries to follow suit. Under the Paris climate agreement countries are obliged to submit more … Read more
Two dozen governments have criticized Hong Kong and Chinese authorities for attacks on press freedom. | Source: Bloomberg 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 29 2024 | 10:58 PM IST By Rebecca Choong Wilkins A Hong Kong court found two former editors guilty for publishing articles about pro-democracy activists that were deemed seditious, … Read more
Liverpool will open their first campaign in the new, expanded Champions League with reruns of famous past finals against Milan and Real Madrid. Arne Slot’s side were also drawn to host Bayer Leverkusen, managed by their former midfielder Xabi Alonso, in a ceremony that began a fresh but uncertain era for Europe’s flagship club competition. … Read more
Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 29 2024 | 11:01 PM IST The University of Southampton was on Thursday granted approval by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to establish a branch campus in India, making it the first global top 100 and UK Russell Group university to set up … Read more
Keir Starmer is on a collision course with the hospitality industry and political opponents after signalling plans for major curbs on outdoor smoking. The proposals, not denied by the prime minister, would potentially prohibit tobacco use outside pubs and restaurants, including on pavements. The restrictions would come on top of existing plans to gradually outlaw … Read more
There’s a subtle shift in office fashion for the anti-fashion generation Z that’s shifting from the “bold and daring” to a “very demure, very mindful”— a defining moment for style-conscious professionals. The viral catchphrase originated from a 40-second TikTok video by beauty influencer Jools Lebron, who identifies as a transgender woman and captures the essence … Read more
The White House said the two held “candid, substantive, and constructive discussions”. | Photo: Reuters 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 29 2024 | 11:09 PM IST US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, wrapping up three days of talks aimed at easing friction between … Read more
A man on death row in South Carolina has until 6 September to decide how he would prefer to be executed by the state. South Carolina’s prisons director has declared the state’s supply of a lethal injection drug acceptable and said its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the … Read more
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,” Shakespeare once mused, but if he were alive today, he might just marvel at India’s latest act: a rise of youth theatre communities. Across the subcontinent, young thespians are stepping into the spotlight, flipping scripts, and rewriting the rulebook with a mix … Read more