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Japanese currency sinks to 160.17 per dollar before rising to 155.01 amid speculation of intervention by authorities.The Japanese yen has swung wildly in trading after sinking to a 34-year low against the United States dollar. The yen on Monday sank to 160.17 per dollar, the lowest since April 1990, setting off murmurs that Japanese authorities could intervene to prop up the currency for the first time since late 2022. The Japanese currency surged to 155.01 later in the day, prompting speculation among traders that authorities had bought up the currency to stem the slide. Officials in Japan, which is marking…

Al Maktoum International Airport is envisaged to have capacity for 260 million passengers upon completion.Dubai has started work on a $35bn airport terminal that is set to have the world’s largest capacity upon completion, the emirate’s ruler has said. Dubai’s Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on Sunday that the new terminal would be five times the size of the current Dubai International Airport and handle up to 260 million passengers annually. All operations at Dubai International Airport will be transferred to the newer Al Maktoum International Airport over the coming years, Sheikh Mohammed…

Telsa CEO’s unannounced visits comes as Chinese carmakers are promoting rival models at the Beijing Motor Show.Tesla CEO Elon Musk has met with China’s No 2 official on an unannounced visit to Beijing. Musk’s meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang comes as Chinese carmakers are promoting their latest electric vehicles at the Beijing Motor Show taking place from April 25 to May 5. During their meeting on Sunday, Li told Musk that he hoped the United States would engage with China on “win-win” cooperation, citing Tesla’s operations in China as a successful example of working together, Chinese state media reported.…

NewsFeedActivists in Pakistan called out the German ambassador’s alleged hypocrisy for speaking at a human rights forum while Germany stifles criticism of Israel’s assault on Gaza. The pro-Palestinian demonstrators were quickly removed from the Asma Jahangir Conference by authorities.Published On 28 Apr 202428 Apr 2024 Source link

NewsFeedMissiles fired from southern Lebanon were caught on camera as they hit Meron, a farming collective in northern Israel. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the rockets, several of which seemed to make it through Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system.Published On 28 Apr 202428 Apr 2024 Source link

Hamas official says delegation will discuss a ceasefire proposal handed to mediators from Qatar and Egypt. Source link

The United Nations warns it could take 14 years to clear the rubble and unexploded bombs in Gaza.Unprecedented levels of destruction. That is how the United Nations describes the state of Gaza since Israel’s war began in October. No buildings have been spared from the Israeli attacks. Homes, schools, mosques, and hospitals have been damaged or destroyed. The UN’s mine action agency says that after more than six months of devastating war, 37 million tonnes of debris now litter the Gaza Strip. Clearing it will take more than a decade and will likely be slowed down by the unexploded bombs…

Senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza discusses developments on the ground and diplomatic hurdles.More than 200 days into Israel’s war on Gaza, the death toll has surpassed 34,000 while more than 77,000 Palestinians have been wounded. Amid the destruction and ongoing violence, the United Nations appointed Sigrid Kaag as its senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza. With her experience navigating the European Union’s varied positions on the conflict, Kaag leads crucial relief efforts. As the world waits for a ceasefire and an end to the violence, the question arises: “What will ‘the day after’ look like for Gaza,…

US tech giants, including Google, Meta and Amazon, face pushback from their workers for supporting Israel’s military.After Amazon and Google signed a $1.2bn contract to launch Project Nimbus, providing cloud technology to the Israeli government and the military, tech workers started to notice more Israeli use of artificial intelligence against the Palestinian people. Many of those engineers have become activists for “No Tech for Genocide”, including Zelda Montes, who was one of the dozens of Google staff who were recently fired for protesting against their company’s involvement with Israel. Montes and tech entrepreneur Paul Biggar, who founded Tech for Palestine,…

More than a million Palestinians are sheltering in the southern Gaza city after being displaced by Israeli attacks.Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says only the United States could stop Israel from attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault, which he expects within days, could force much of the Palestinian population to flee the enclave. “We call on the United States of America to ask Israel to not carry on the Rafah attack. America is the only country able to prevent Israel from committing this crime,” Abbas told a special meeting of the World Economic Forum…