The Japanese passport tops the ranking as the world’s most powerful passport, allowing travel to 193 global destinations. According to the latest analysis from London-based global citizenship and residence advice business Henley & Partners, three Asian passports of Japan, South Korea and Singapore, give their holders more flexibility to travel internationally than any other country.
The tech giant is set to cut 18,000 jobs. The announcement is the most significant among recent layoffs that have impacted the US tech industry. After announcing just 8,000 layoffs in November 2022, Amazon has increased the toll to 18,000. The recent job cuts are the largest downsizing plan so far.
Intermittent fasting has been promoted as a weight loss tool where an individual avoids consuming anything in the first eight hours of the day. It necessarily comes with skipping the most important meal of the day, breakfast. The new study shows that intermittent fasting is far from safe and can have serious disordered eating behaviours.
Pope Francis, a few days back, had said that the former pope Benedict XVI was “very sick” and asked people to pray for him. The Former pope Benedict XVI Passed away today on 31st of December. The burial will be performed by his successor, Pope Francis, on January 5.
The Covid is almost over with some exceptions in China where it still persists. One of the things it brought was the loss of taste. Millions suffered the phenomenon across the globe. The loss of taste was and is still so fundamental to covid, such that it was the first thing a doctor or health expert would look for in an individual. A Danish study reveals that Chilli can help recover the sense of taste in such cases.
Extremely cold and icy storms have hit parts of the US and Canada. More than 5,300 flights were cancelled on Thursday, and another 1,000 Friday flights have also been cancelled in the US due to the heavy snow and freezing temperatures.
The ex-twitter employee has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison by a court in California. The 45-year-old, Ahmad Abouammo, was convicted of sharing personal information of Saudi twitter users with the kingdom. Defence attorney Angela Chuang also revealed that Abouammo had received $100,000 in cash and a watch worth $40,000 from someone close to the Saudi Crown prince.
25 people have been detained, across Germany, by the police for being involved in an anti-government coup plot. All of the individuals arrested belonged to the far-right German organization. The members of the organization were suspected of having an organized small armed gang and had plans to capture the German parliament by force.
In southern Germany, two girls, on their way to school, were attacked by a man with a knife. A 14-year-old girl died, while a 13-year-old girl has suffered significant injuries. Both the girls were transferred to the hospital where the older one died due to injuries.
US president Joe Biden recently said that he is willing to talk to Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Although he has no immediate plans to speak with Vladimir Putin, he is willing to do so if he expresses interest in putting an end to the conflict in Ukraine, in consultation with the NATO allies.
Hungary’s foreign minister stated that his country, a EU member, will veto the donation of EU recovery funds to Ukraine. He reaffirmed Hungary’s bilateral support for Ukraine while opposing joint action together with other EU member states.
Online ad spend has been in decline over the last months as the global economy is slowing down. As a result, Google’s parent company Alphabet reports a decline in sales growth.
