A decade ago, Tunisian fisherman Ahmed Chelli’s nets bulged with fish and octopus that he sold at the local market in the Kerkennah islands. Today, he pulls up only “ISIS” — the name locals have given to the blue crabs that have invaded their fishing grounds in the fast-warming waters of the…
Global climate talks in Egypt headed into their second half on Monday with plenty of uncertainty left over whether there’ll be a substantial deal to combat climate change. Tens of thousands of delegates from nearly 200 countries, observers, experts, activists and journalists, returned to the conference zone in the…
With plans to venture deep into space from the permanently shadowed regions of the moon to the flying objects in the asteroid, China is smoothly progressing when it comes to space exploration. Beijing has now added one more facility to unpack the universe, its ring of telescopes is ready to explore the secrets of the…
WhatsApp has reportedly rolled out a new update for Android beta testers. According to screenshots shared by WaBetaInfo, the messaging app will now inform users if they miss a call when Do Not Disturb (DND) mode is enabled. The app will also let you know the time of the call. WhatsApp will display a small…
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and new boss of Twitter, is now tweeting so frantically that we journalists can’t keep up. Probably taking advantage of slow weekend hours at his various companies — Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter — Musk has been unusually busy on Twitter. tweeting and replying,…
The Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) eased to 8.39 per cent in October, against 10.7 per cent in September, according to government data. The wholesale price-based inflation declined for the fifth consecutive month in October to 8.39 per cent for prices of food, fuel and manufactured items. In May, the WPI had climbed…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Asian leaders on Sunday that China is continuously and increasingly taking actions that infringe on Japan’s sovereignty and escalate tensions in the region. Addressing the East Asia Summit in Cambodia, Kishida said ensuring peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait was…