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Birmingham Council approves £300m cuts, 21% tax hike
The action was deemed "devastating for council employees and the entire city" by Unite. It follows last year's effective declaration of bankruptcy by the authority. The Birmingham City Council has approved a 21 percent increase in council tax over the next two years. Additionally, over fifty councillors supported £300 million in cuts during the same period.
Meta cites ‘technical issue’ for widespread service outage
Meta disclosed that "technical issues" were to blame for the widespread disruption affecting Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, but declined to provide further information regarding the nature of those "issues." On Tuesday night, the platforms owned by Mark Zuckerberg were unavailable for at least two and a half hours, leaving hundreds of thousands of users unable to access their accounts.
Pakistan-born cricketer Sikandar Raza controls Zimbabwean hearts
Since 2022, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza, who was born in Pakistan, has been on a runaway. In addition to finishing as the first player to amass five consecutive fifty-plus scores in Twenty20 internationals (T20I), the 37-year-old has been nominated for the ICC Twenty20 International Player of the Year award for two consecutive years.
Nissan is allegedly abandoning its electric vehicle pioneers
Nissan Leaf electric vehicle owners have accused the automaker of "dumping its pioneers" following the announcement that its app would no longer function on older models. The company claims that the app, which enables remote control of functions like heating, is unavailable due to the deactivation of the United Kingdom's 2G network. However, consumers have expressed their discontent, stating that they had not anticipated its withdrawal.
SpaceX rocket launches four astronauts to ISS
After a 16-hour flight, the astronauts are scheduled to rendezvous with the orbiting laboratory at an altitude of 420 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth on Tuesday. During their time in space, they will conduct countless experiments within the microgravity environment of the platform. Four astronauts have embarked on a six-month mission in orbit around the International Space Station.
Nikki Haley defeats Trump in first DC Republican primary
Nikki Haley is the first woman to secure a Republican primary victory after her triumph in Washington, DC. Late on Sunday evening, the former ambassador to the United Nations was proclaimed the victor. Although the triumph provides a marginal advantage for her campaign, former President Donald Trump maintains an enormous lead in the contest for the Republican nomination in the upcoming November presidential election.
Rihanna, Gates, Zuckerberg attend Anant Ambani’s pre-wedding gala
Images of some of the world's most renowned people celebrating at a pre-wedding gala hosted by Asia's richest man are awash on social media. The three-day event was hosted by Mukesh Ambani in honor of his son Anant, who is getting married to his fiance Radhika Merchant in July.
Gemini AI: ‘Deadnaming’ as harmful as releasing virus
Even though Google claims to have eliminated the liberal biases from Gemini, its AI programs continue to produce contentious and informed responses. The initial outcry commenced a month ago when the image generator developed by the technology behemoth exhibited historically erroneous depictions of Black Founding Fathers and ethnic minority Nazis during the 1940s in Germany.
Constitution Hill ruled out of Cheltenham Festival Champion Hurdle defence
On the first day of the Cheltenham Festival the following week, Constitution Hill, the outstanding and unbeaten victor of the Champion Hurdle in the previous year, will not be able to defend his title. His trainer, Nicky Henderson, was compelled to concede defeat on Monday while attempting to prepare the seven-year-old for the event.
Sinead O’Connor’s estate requests Trump not to utilise her song
Donald Trump has been requested by the estate of Sinéad O'Connor to cease using her music at his political rallies. Mr. Trump performed Nothing Compares 2 U, O'Connor's most famous song, at a campaign event in Maryland last month. It is not an exaggeration, according to the singer's estate, to say that Sinéad would have been abhorred, offended, and humiliated by his use of her music.
Queen Victoria bust defaced with porridge, jam in protest
Two women, ages 30 and 23, were detained and charged in connection with the incident on Sunday, according to Police Scotland. As a result of a demonstration at a museum in Glasgow during which porridge and jam were strewn over a bust of Queen Victoria, two women have been charged. Additionally, the statue's plinth was vandalized on Sunday at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum as a result of the incident.
Can Yulia Navalnaya Unite Russia’s Opposition Post-Navalny?
"Baby, we are like the lyrics of the song [Hope] – there are cities, airport takeoff lights, blue blizzards, and thousands of kilometers between us," he wrote on St. Valentine's Day, February 14. Nevertheless, I sense your presence in my life constantly, and my affection for you grows," he wrote beside a photograph of himself and Yulia Navalnaya, a tall, blonde former bank teller whom he met in 1998 while on vacation in Turkey.
