DAMASCUS: Syria’s new leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country’s broken economy, including plans to fire a third of all public sector workers and privatising state-run companies dominant during half a century of Assad family rule. The pace of the declared crackdown on waste and corruption, which has already seen the first layoffs…
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday accused AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal of orchestrating hoax calls to mislead voters across constituencies, including the New Delhi constituency, claiming that their were “cancelled” by the BJP. Addressing a press conference, BJP MP Parvesh Verma played an audio recording of one such call, in which a person was heard…
Musk thinks TikTok should remain available in the US. (AI image for representation only.) Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter. Beijing officials strongly…
Honda-Nissan Collaboration Marks New Era in EV Competition with BYD This is big news: There is talk that Japanese heavy-weights Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are working on a deal that would help them effectively fight off the meteoric rise of China’s BYD Co. in the electric vehicle market. As BYD further cements…
McDonald’s Takes on Ex-StreetEasy CEO in NYC Real Estate Legal Feud A battle in the New York State Supreme Court and Manhattan civil court has everyone talking as fast-food industry giant McDonald’s seeks a demolition order of the ex-StreetEasy CEO, Robert Reffkin’s Manhattan penthouse. As the battle is one in property rights and construction-related disputes,…
End of Privacy: Anonymous Bitcoin ATMs Disappear in Spain as EU Cracks Down Spain is witnessing the end of anonymous Bitcoin ATMs as the European Union tightens regulations on cryptocurrency transactions. The new rules introduced by the EU in December 2024 are aimed at curbing illegal activities such as money laundering and terrorist financing in…