MILAN : Stellantis on Tuesday unveiled its new Alfa Romeo Tonale compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) as it aims to expand in the premium market and add electrified and interconnected vehicles to its range. The world’s fourth largest carmaker plans to spend over 30 billion euros ($34.2 billion) through 2025 […]
Month: February 2022
LONDON : Bitcoin donations have soared to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, some of which have supplied equipment to government forces, according to a report showing such groups received more than $550,000 worth of cryptocurrency in 2021. The report, published on Tuesday by blockchain researcher Elliptic, suggests digital currencies are […]
WASHINGTON : Ride-sharing company Uber Technologies plans to begin reminding passengers to wear seat belts by pinging driver phones and sending riders messages amid a spike in U.S. traffic deaths. Uber told Reuters its new feature that launches Tuesday aims to alert riders to buckle up via a distinctive chime […]
TOKYO: Japan reported 155 coronavirus deaths today, a daily record, Kyodo news agency said. It also recorded more than 100,000 new infections, a level it last hit on Saturday, Kyodo added.
MOSCOW: Russia played down hopes of a swift breakthrough in the Ukraine crisis on Monday from talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, who flew to Moscow expressing hope of easing tension from talks with President Vladimir Putin. With the White House saying Putin could order an attack on Ukraine within […]
KYIV: Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock promised unequivocal support for Ukraine today as she headed to Kyiv, which wants Berlin to do more to help it defend itself against a possible attack by Russia. Ukrainian officials have publicly criticised Germany for refusing to sell defensive weapons to Kyiv and over […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sang Gloria Gaynor’s hit song I Will Survive, according to his new communications director, before discussing his appointment to try to reset his premiership after a series of political scandals. Guto Harri, who was appointed as Johnson’s new director of communications on Saturday, said […]
TOKYO: Japan serious Covid-19 cases crossed 1,000 for the first time in four months, data showed on Friday, as the Omicron variant fuelled record infections and burdened the medical system. Seriously ill patients climbed by 131 to 1,042 cases from the day before, the health ministry said, the highest since […]
BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin today hailed his country’s close ties with China, in a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. The two leaders met in the Chinese capital as their countries seek to deepen relations in the face […]
HONG KONG: A veteran Hong Kong activist was arrested for “incitement to subversion” on Friday ahead of a planned protest against Beijing’s hosting of the Winter Olympics, hours before the opening ceremony was due to kick off. China has embarked on a crackdown in Hong Kong following massive and at […]