Written by Millions in India’s eastern city of Kolkata will draw on millennia-old traditions when they celebrate the Hindu festival of Durga Puja this week with street parties and worshipping idols in elaborate pavilions. The ancient and divine now increasingly interact with the digital and futuristic as wildly popular artificial intelligence apps help generate new design ideas. … Continue reading “India’s Divine Designs Meld With AI At Durga Puja Festival”
An economist, Ken Ife, has cautioned the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) against engaging in an industrial war that it cannot against the Dangote Group. PENGASSAN and the private refinery have been at loggerheads over the unionisation of workers. He stated this on Channels Television’s … Continue reading “Dangote/PENGASSAN Rift: Don’t Fight A War You Can’t Win, Economist Tells Unions”
The Federal Government is currently working towards certifying China’s C919 jet for the country’s carriers. The Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Ona Najomo told Reuters the agency is considering the months-long certification process for the jet to operate on domestic routes. Chinese planemaker COMAC is producing the narrow-body … Continue reading “FG Eyes China’s C919 Jet Certification For Local Airlines”
Social media platform X said on Monday it plans to appeal an Indian court order that would allow over two million police officers nationwide to issue arbitrary takedown requests via a secretive online portal called the Sahyog. “We will appeal this order to defend free expression,” X said in a post on the platform, … Continue reading “Musk’s X To Appeal Indian Court Ruling On Secretive Content Removal System”
TotalEnergies will sell 50% of a solar portfolio in North America to investment firm KKR, the energy major said on Monday. The firm added that it will receive $950 million from the sale and bank refinancing, according to Reuters. The sale includes six utility-scale solar assets and 41 distributed generation assets, mostly in the … Continue reading “TotalEnergies To Sell 50% North American Solar Portfolio In $950m Deal”
OPEC+ will likely approve another oil production increase of at least 137,000 barrels per day at its meeting next Sunday. A Reuters report quoting three market sources said the new cuts are due to rising oil prices to encourage the group to try to further regain market share. OPEC+ has reversed its strategy of … Continue reading “OPEC+ Plans Fresh Oil Output Hike In November — Report”
British pharmaceutical giant GSK on Monday said chief executive Emma Walmsley will step down after nearly nine years at the helm, to be replaced by its chief commercial officer. Luke Miels will take over from Walmsley on January 1, GSK said in a statement. Earlier this month, GSK said it planned to invest $30 … Continue reading “GSK’s CEO Emma Walmsley To Step Down”
German airline Lufthansa said Monday it would slash 4,000 jobs, mainly in Germany, by 2030 in a bid to cut costs after a fall in earnings. Europe’s biggest airline group said the move would essentially target administrative posts and not operational functions. Lufthansa’s carriers also include Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss, and Brussels Airlines. READ … Continue reading “Lufthansa To Slash 4,000 Jobs By 2030”
Liverpool entered this match as not only unbeaten, but with a perfect record intact. Riding what some cautioned was a bit of good fortune – which some might also term ‘strong mentality’ – given the nature of their last-gasp wins, some looked to this fixture with similarly unbeaten and incredibly stern defenders, Crystal Palace, as … Continue reading “Digging Deeper into Liverpool’s 2-1 Loss to Crystal Palace”
Liverpool earned their first loss of the season after an uneven performance at Selhurst Park. There was a lot to be disappointed about from a Liverpool perspective, from some shocking lapses to the defense being caught out again from set piece plays. It was certainly an afternoon to forget. For head coach Arne Slot, the … Continue reading “Arne Slot on “Disappointing” Result at Crystal Palace”