STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 31 (STC): US President Donald Trump on Thursday warned BRICS member countries against replacing the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency, reports Reuters. He reiterated a threat of 100% tariffs that he had issued after winning the US elections in November.The BRICS member nations don’t have a common currency, but…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 30 (STC): An American Airlines plane collided midair with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington DC airport early Thursday, reports news agency Associated Press and adds the crash took place when the plane was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The helicopter that collided with passenger jet was flown…
Peerzada Masarat ShahIn the latest chapter of the U.S. immigration saga, a substitute teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, has sparked outrage by allegedly urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to raid a local high school, lamenting that many students “don’t even speak English.” The comment, steeped in xenophobia, underscores a broader problem that has long…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 27 (STC): In a step towards making nuclear fusion a viable energy source, Chinese scientists achieved a remarkable world record by sustaining plasma temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius for nearly 18 minutes. This breakthrough was achieved using the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), a nuclear fusion reactor often referred to…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 27(STC): The United States (US) government has decided to stop all aid to the Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh government. The United States donor agency USAID has announced an immediate cessation or suspension of any work in Bangladesh under contracts, work orders, grants, cooperative agreements, or other assistance or procurement instruments.The suspension of…
