Emergency
- Technology
Apple invests $450mn for Emergency SOS via satellite
San Francisco: Apple has invested $450 million in developing the critical infrastructure that supports Emergency SOS via satellite for iPhone 14 models which will be launching “later this month” in the US…
- Technology
iOS 16.2 to let users report unintentional Emergency SOS activations
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has released the first iOS 16.2 beta to developers, the next iOS update, that will allow users to send a report to the company when Emergency SOS…
- World
Covid-19 still international health emergency: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that Covid-19 is still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest alert level. The announcement came although the number…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan’s helicopter makes emergency landing near Rawalpindi
Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s helicopter on Tuesday was forced to make an emergency landing due to a technical problem near Rawalpindi district in Punjab province. Imran, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…
- Pakistan
UN education fund announces emergency grant in response to Pakistan floods
Islamabad: Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has announced the release of an emergency grant worth $5 million in response to the deadly…
- Technology
Upcoming Samsung phones may come with satellite connectivity feature
Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung may be planning to introduce the satellite connectivity feature to its upcoming Galaxy devices. However, it is unclear if this emergency feature will be available on…
- World
China launches emergency response as typhoon Muifa approaches
Beijing: China has activated a level-IV emergency response as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, is moving closer to the country’s eastern coastal areas and is forecast to move into the East…
- Bollywood
Kangana says ‘filmmaker is a myth; it’s the movie makes a maker’
Mumbai: Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is currently busy with her film ‘Emergency’, recently shared her thoughts about the craft of filmmaking and how the film has made her understand the nuances of…
- Middle East
30-day state of emergency in West Bank to combat COVID
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared a 30-day state of emergency to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in the West Bank. The state of emergency was first declared in March 2020 after…
- Bollywood
Mahima Chaudhry to play author Pupul Jayakar in ‘Emergency’
Mumbai: Actress Mahima Chaudhry has been roped in to play the role of cultural activist and author Pupul Jayakar. She revealed that Pupul Jayakar was Indira Gandhi’s childhood friend so her scenes…
- World
Sri Lanka won’t extend state of emergency
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not extend a state of emergency declared during the anti-government protests, his office announced on Wednesday. After the improvement of the situation Wickremesinghe sees no…
- World
Monkeypox: WHO declares it global health emergency here’s what that means
Norwich: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency. The committee of independent advisers who met on Thursday July 21 2022, were split on their…
- Pakistan
Pakistan to sell assets in desperate attempt to prevent default
Islamabad: In a desperate attempt to save the country from default through emergency sale of state’s assets to foreign countries, the Pakistan federal cabinet has approved an ordinance to bypass all the…
- Telangana
Telangana governor attends to medical emergency mid-air
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan donned the role of a physician to attend to a co-passenger who took ill aboard a New Delhi-Hyderabad flight on Saturday. There was a panic call…
- World
Sri Lanka: State of emergency declared ahead of July 20 prez polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country with immediate effect, ahead of the July 20 election for the post of the president which…
