Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage:Add us as a preferred Google sourceon Chrome and Chromium browsers. I’m currently in the final stages of putting my kit together for a 100km walk across northwestern Spain, and one thing that I’m definitely going to need is a universal charger (I live in the UK, so…
Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Getty Images The goal to keep the rise in temperatures under 1.5C is failing badly according to a UN review of nations’ carbon-cutting plans ahead of next week’s COP30 summit. Only 64 countries have submitted new pledges to limit planet-warming gases this year, despite all being required to do so by now…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): Global e-commerce and technology giant Amazon is preparing to lay off approximately 30,000 corporate employees starting Tuesday, as part of a broad restructuring aimed at reducing costs and addressing over-hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Reuters, the job cuts are expected to affect multiple divisions, including Human Resources, Operations, Devices and…
DHAKA (28 October 2025): In a significant development in bilateral relations, Pakistan has offered Bangladesh the use of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to enhance regional trade connectivity with China and Central Asian countries. The offer came during the ninth Pakistan–Bangladesh Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting held in Dhaka — the first such meeting in…
LONDON (Telegraph Report): In a startling revelation, former ICC match referee Chris Broad has claimed that he was once instructed to “go easy” on India in disciplinary matters under the ICC Code of Conduct. Speaking to the Telegraph, Broad disclosed that during a match where the Indian team was four overs behind schedule — making…
The administrative steel frame of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) was first praised by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George in the House of Commons, where he lauded it as the firm backbone of British rule in the subcontinent. Years later, on the eve of Partition, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel echoed that tribute, calling the Service…
Much too often in this country, some news so harrowing crosses our eyes that the daily toil of letting routine bureaucratic mismanagement fade into the background catches up to us. One such incident recently occurred in Mirpurkhas, when a 24-year-old woman seeking custody of her minor daughter was allegedly raped by the very police officer…
BBC Cervical screening was an intimidating prospect for Natalie following the attack Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing For survivors of sexual violence, even routine medical procedures can feel anything but routine. Smear tests – designed to protect – can instead retraumatise. To change that, a clinic in east London,…
Brett OkamotoOct 27, 2025, 10:14 AM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather,…
The inaugural Adriatic Film & TV Awards (AFA Awards) have been handed out to honor the region’s best achievements in film and television, with Croatian Oscar contender Fiume o morte! being honored as the best film, and director Igor Bezinović also receiving the AFA for best director and best screenplay. The AFAAward for best debut…
