Thursday, November 21, 2024

Kuwait plans to construct 1 kilometer tall tower that will exceed Burj Khalifa in Dubai

The skyscraper is expected to cost 25 billion Kuwaiti Dinars (Rs 66,96,10,09,87,500) and will stand 1001 meters high (3,284 feet). World Desk : dhakamirror.com Kuwait will build a skyscraper that will surpass Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest building, by more than 150 meters, local media reported. The 234-floor Burj Mubarak Al-Kabir will soar ... Read more

Antiques Roadshow expert Judith Miller dies aged 71

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Antiques Roadshow expert Judith Miller has died aged 71, her publisher Mitchell Beazley, an imprint of Octopus has confirmed. According to sources, the broadcaster and author died over the Easter weekend after a short illness. She has been described by presenter Fiona Bruce as the “doyenne of the antiques world and ... Read more

British miniskirt pioneer Mary Quant dies aged 93

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Mary Quant, the fashion queen of Britain’s Swinging Sixties who popularised the miniskirt, died on Thursday at the age of 93, her family said. Quant “died peacefully at home in Surrey, UK, this morning”, they said in a statement, calling her “one of the most internationally recognised fashion designers of the ... Read more

Biden signs bill ending national emergency for COVID-19

World Desk : dhakamirror.com US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to end the country’s Covid-19 state of emergency weeks before it was due to expire. The White House confirmed the move would not affect the end of the separate public health emergency, which is scheduled for May 11. It issued a statement saying that ... Read more

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes faces jail after losing bail appeal

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ plea to remain free on bail has been rejected by a California judge, dashing the former medical technology startup leader’s hopes to dodge over a decade-long jail time, according to court documents. Elizabeth Holmes, who is making last-ditch efforts to challenge her conviction for wire fraud, was ... Read more

Who did the Princess of Dubai Sheikha Mahra marry?

She took to Instagram earlier to confirm her union with another royal, Sheikh Mana World Desk : dhakamirror.com Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, daughter of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, recently confirmed her marriage with Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed ... Read more

New law in Italy, speaking English can be fined

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could face fines of up to €100,000 (US$108,705) under new legislation introduced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party. Fabio Rampelli, a member of the lower chamber of deputies, recently introduced a legislation that bars the use of ... Read more

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore dies at 94

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Silicon Valley pioneer and philanthropist Gordon Moore has died aged 94 in Hawaii. Mr Moore started working on semiconductors in the 1950s and co-founded the Intel Corporation. He famously predicted that the computing power of computers would double every year – later revised to every two – a finding known as ... Read more

Outback community claims fish rained from sky during bizarre weather phenomenon

dhakamirror.com in news Residents of a remote outback community have been left marvelling at the heavens as fish “rained from the sky” in a surprising, but not unheard of, weather event. This phenomenon has been documented at least four times in the past, according to ABC News. “It was the most amazing thing we’ve ever ... Read more

Saudi Arabia reveals first reconstruction of 2,000-year-old Nabatean woman

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has revealed the first known reconstruction of ‘Hinat’, a Nabataean woman, displayed at the Hegra Welcome Centre at AlUla from February 6. A team of archaeologists and academics in forensic science and model-making working for the Royal Commission for AlUla Governorate managed to reconstruct the ... Read more

Pregnant Russian women reportedly flock to Argentina to obtain citizenship

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Argentine officials are expressing concern over the large number of pregnant Russian women who have recently entered the country to give birth as a way to obtain an Argentine passport. Argentina’s immigration office director Florencia Carignano on Friday said that they have launched a judicial investigation into what she called a ... Read more

Toronto mayor John Tory quits over affair with ex-staffer

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The mayor of Canadian city Toronto has resigned unexpectedly after admitting to a relationship with a former staff member. The announcement came shortly after the Toronto Star newspaper published an article revealing the affair with the unnamed 31-year-old woman. He said the affair started during the Covid-19 pandemic and was “ended ... Read more

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Cryptocurrency firms vow millions in donations

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Several cryptocurrency companies have pledged millions of dollars in donations to earthquake-ravaged Turkey and Syria, where the combined death toll has now surpassed 16,000 people. According to a report by Decrypt on Wednesday (February 8), the companies, which include Tether, OKZ, and Kucoin, will donate more than $9 million to aid ... Read more

UK PM Rishi Sunak fined for seatbelt violation

News Desk : dhakamirror.com British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was fined by police on Friday for failing to wear a seatbelt, dealing the Conservative leader a potentially embarrassing blow as he attempts to reverse his party’s misfortunes. Lancashire Police said on Twitter: “We have today issued a 42-year-old man from London with a conditional offer ... Read more

Elizabeth Holmes gets 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud

News Desk : dhakamirror.com A California judge sentenced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years and 3 months in prison on Friday for for defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood-testing startup. This is the end of a years-long saga that saw the celebrated startup founder become a cautionary tale of Silicon Valley’s “fake it ’til ... Read more