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The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 17,000 people in 74 countries, to be a global health emergency – the highest alarm it can sound.  "I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference.He said a committee of experts who met on Thursday was unable to reach a consensus, so it fell to him to decide whether to trigger the highest alert…

More than 2000 trains were affected due to the Agnipath protests across the country, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Parliament on Friday. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, he said 2132 trains were cancelled between June 15 and June 23. Vaishnaw also said that separate data regarding amount of refund granted to passengers due to disruption of rail services on account of public disorder consequent to agitations like those held after launching of Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces, is not…

Millions of Amazon Kindle ereaders are breaking soon - are you affected? (Image: AMAZON GETTY)Amazon Kindle fans running veteran devices may soon have no choice but to upgrade. A few months ago the online shopping giant announced that it would stop Kindle users that own ageing devices such as the Kindle 5th gen from purchasing books directly on the device. Ebooks will still be able to be purchased on the Amazon UK website and sent to an affected Kindle, but if you want the convenience of being able to browse through and…

PUBG: New State underwent emergency maintenance on Thursday to remove a bug that allowed in-game items to be mistakenly claimed by some accounts. Developer Krafton has mentioned that the accounts affected by this bug have been temporarily restricted while it rectifies the issue. Players with these blocked accounts will also be getting some compensation. Earlier this week, PUBG: New State received a mandatory update that brought new measures to improve detection of hackers in the game. These measures have been introduced…

With United Nations confirming that more than 3.3 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office has launched a humanitarian aid website helping to find out how to and whom to address the aid.Ukraine's local media outlet, The Kyiv Independent, wrote, "President's Office launches humanitarian aid website. The official website helps to find out how to send and whom to address humanitarian aid. The portal also provides contacts of foreign and Ukrainian humanitarian…

Our living planet is unique among all we've been able to explore in the Universe so far. From our axial tilt preventing too many temperature extremes, to our goldilocks zone position, life on Earth depends on many finely balanced, interwoven cycles that come together to produce the exact circumstances we need to thrive.  One of these cycles is Earth's delicate energy system – the inputs and outputs of the energy received from the Sun. This cycle dictates all planetary climate systems. On Mars, the seasonal change in…

If you've taken a look at the crypto market recently, you probably already know that things are starting to look grim. Almost every major crypto is down in price right now, and a lot of people are still confused as to why. Well, it's all because of interest rates. The official interest rate set by a country's central bank can have far-reaching effects on the economy at large, including almost every single market. Some markets benefit from rising interest rates, while others suffer.So, why were interest rates increased in…

INDIAN RAILWAYS UPDATE: Thousands of passengers struggled to get to their workplaces on time as local train services in Mumbai were running late by 10 to 15 minutes due to heavy rain on Tuesday morning. Mumbai has been witnessing heavy rain since last couple of days. Despite heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Western Railway's local train services are running normally over Mumbai Suburban section – Churchgate to Dahanu Road.#MumbaiRain pic.twitter.com/GUczRiAtqH — Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 5, 2022 The India…

Germany’s Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt traffic regulator is calling on Tesla to recall more than 59,000 vehicles over a software issue. On June 29th, the KBA published a notice on its website notifying Model Y and 3 owners of a bug with the eCall safety system on those cars, according to . The glitch prevents the tool from automatically calling first responders in the event of a serious accident. The KBA said the problem affects 59,129 vehicles globally, including Model Y crossovers manufactured at the automaker’s . German media…

The viral videos all had the same format: a black student sits at a nondescript table, nervously hovering over a laptop, surrounded by a phalanx of mostly black students, phone cameras at the ready to capture the moment. When the students from TM Landry, an unorthodox private high school in rural Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, see the acceptance emails – to Harvard, Dartmouth, Wellesley and other top-tier universities not usually open to working-class, minority students – they erupt into cheers, a euphoric mass grasping at the…