Elon Musk May Step Down As Twitter CEO
Twitter’s new boss, Elon Musk, may be considering stepping down as the Chief Executive Officer of the micro-blogging company after less than two months on the job. Musk tweeted a poll via his verified handle Sunday night asking tweeps to vote on whether he should step down as Twitter’s CEO, adding that he would abide by the poll’s results. He tweeted,...
OPEC+ Countries Cut Oil Output Volume In November By Quarter The Planned Volume — IEA
OPEC+ countries in November 2022 reduced oil production by 480,000 barrels per day (bpd) instead of the planned 2 million bpd, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in its December report. The real reduction in oil production by the alliance amounted to only a quarter of the planned volume. "The bloc cut its collective output ceiling by 2 mb/d from...
US Senate Proposes Bill To Ban TikTok
Lawmakers of the United States Senate have introduced a bill to ban the use of the popular social media platform, Tiktok, in the country. One of the bill’s sponsors, Republican Senator Marco Rubio of the Senate Intelligence Committee, stated that the app was not just about creating videos, but it served as a major tool in the hands of the...
Western Countries Intend To Create Threats Near Iran, Russia — Kazem Jalali
Iran’s ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali pointed to the intention of some Western countries to create threats and crises near Iran and Russia. "Some Western countries are starting to create threats and crises near our countries and pose problems to us. The way I see it, the time has come for us to find a solution together on these issues,"...
Putin Cancels Annual Media Conference Amid War With Ukraine
Kremlin has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold the end-of-year media conference this year. Al Jazeera reports that Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, who disclosed this on Monday, also noted that President Putin “regularly speaks to the press, including on foreign visits”. The spokesman did not give a reason for not holding the marathon conference, which usually lasts several hours. However,...
Qatar 2022: Historic Morocco Defeat Portugal, Reach World Cup Semi Final
Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final and ended the hopes of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal. Striker Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the first half, leaping highest to beat goalkeeper Diogo Costa to the ball and heading in to spark pandemonium at Al Thumama Stadium. Ronaldo came off the bench in the 50th minute to...
Russia: Court Jails Putin’s Critic 8 Years And Six Months For Denouncing Ukraine War
A Russian court in Moscow sentenced President Vladimir Putin’s critic, Ilya Yashin to eight years and six months imprisonment on Friday. Russian accused Yashin of a criminal offence due to his statements about the killings in Bucha, a Ukrainian city. CNN reported that Yashin slammed the “authors” of the “hysterical verdict” in a post on his official Telegram account. “The authors of...
US Currency To Bear Signatures Of Two Women For First Time
Most people don’t have to worry if their signature is sloppy — but if it’s your name on the US dollar bill, it’s best to practice, says US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. “It’s customary that Treasury secretaries provide their signature to be featured on our nation’s currency,” said Yellen, the first woman to hold the office, at a ceremony unveiling...
Pope Weeps Praying For Ukraine
Pope Francis broke down and cried as he mentioned the travails of Ukrainians during a traditional prayer in central Rome on Thursday. The traditional prayer took place at Madonna, at the foot of a statue on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, during a national holiday in Italy. Reuters reported that the pope’s voice started trembling as he mentioned the Ukrainians...
Risk Of Russia Using Nuclear Weapons Has Lessened, Says Scholz
The risk of nuclear weapons being used in the Ukraine conflict has lessened "for the time being", says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. "Russia has stopped threatening to use nuclear weapons in response to the international community marking a red line," Mr Scholz said. On Wednesday, Russia's Vladimir Putin suggested that Moscow would only use nuclear weapons in retaliation. But the US denounced...
