DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) – A “flying car” built by Chinese electronic vehicle maker Xpeng Inc (9868.HK) made its first public flight in the United Arab Emirates, as the company works towards launching the electric aircraft on international markets. The X2 is a two-seater electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that is lifted by eight...
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden pledged on Tuesday “there will be consequences” for U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announced last week that it would cut its oil production target over U.S. objections. His announcement came a day after powerful Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...
HONG KONG, Oct 12 (Reuters) – When Wang Yang was Chinese Communist Party boss of economic powerhouse Guangdong province, the man now considered a top contender to be China’s next premier displayed a liberal streak that has been less visible since Xi Jinping took power. During his time in Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong, Wang...
KYIV, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of orchestrating what he called a terrorist attack on a key bridge linking Russia and Crimea, as he prepared to hold a meeting of his security council on Monday. “There is no doubt. This is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying critically important...
BENGALURU, Oct 7 (Reuters) – India’s rupee will trade near its record low against the mighty greenback beyond this year, buffeted by rising oil prices and an aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve rate-hiking campaign, according to a Reuters poll of FX strategists. Steamrolled by the Fed-pumped dollar, the rupee has fallen over 10% this year and...
CAIRO (special correspondent):Islamic Research Foundation Cairo organised a Webinar last week, on the topic of the US-China Trade and Media war, especially its new Xinjiang-related bill. Scholars from Al-Azhar University Egypt, Nanjing University China and RMIT University, Australia participated in Webinar. Scholars from Al-Azhar University shed light on the history of Muslims in China. It...
By Dr Majid khan Hindutva is on the rise globally, especially since 2014, when Modi came into power in India. Subsequently, after this, we have seen Hindutva is one of India’s largest export to the entire world by the Modi regime. During the last few weeks, people in United Kingdom have seen Hindutva’s fruits (brutality)...
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday as expectations that OPEC+ may agree to a large cut in crude output on Wednesday offset concerns about the global economy. Brent crude was up 64 cents, or 0.7%, to $89.50 per barrel by 0823 GMT after gaining more than 4% in the previous session....
Author:Lolisanam Ulugova (An independent researcher on Tajika arts and culture) Amon Musoev has been a survived Puritan of dance traditions I first met Amon Musoev 12 at the State Philharmonic in 2008. My friend took me to a concert of the Ganjina folklore and ethnographic ensemble. The concert impressed with the brightness of traditional costumes...
SYDNEY/LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The dollar on Tuesday took a pause in what has been a relentless climb higher as the euro and even the besieged Japanese yen and British pound managed to recover a little ground, but medium-term fundamentals were still in the greenback’s favour. The euro rose 0.42% to $0.9647, sterling climbed...