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WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

Health February 7, 2026

The World Health Organization said on Friday that a woman had died in northern Bangladesh in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus infection. The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are r...

US and India unveil interim trade framework, move closer to broad pact

Technology February 7, 2026

The United States and India moved closer to a trade pact on Friday, releasing an interim framework that would lower tariffs, reshape energy ties and deepen economic cooperation as both countries seek ...

Bitcoin plunges to 15-month low as $2T wiped from crypto market | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Crypto February 6, 2026

SINGAPORE/LONDON/NEW YORK >> Bitcoin plunged today, its decline accelerating amid weakening risk sentiment driven in part by volatility in precious metals and a broad selloff in tech shares. TοΏ½...

Bitcoin dips below $70,000, erasing gains since Trump win in 2024

Crypto February 6, 2026

Bitcoin tumbled through the key $70,000 level on Thursday as a slide in the worlds largest cryptocurrency showed no signs of stopping. Bitcoin fell by as much as 3.8 per cent to a low of $69,858, itοΏ½...

Captain Salman Agha defends β€˜X factor’ Usman Tariq’s bowling action ahead of T20 World Cup opener

News February 6, 2026

Pakistan captain Salman Agha defended off-spinner Usman Tariq’s unorthodox bowling action on Friday and called him the side’s β€œX factor” on the eve of their Twenty20 World Cup opener against t...

Global Market Today: From Wall Street to Asia, markets retreat as tech-led selloff sparks global risk aversion

Crypto February 6, 2026

Asian stocks slumped on Thursday as concerns about the exploding costs of AI investment encouraged a rotation out of tech, while a renewed slide in silver squeezed leveraged positions that were alreaοΏ½...

Iran, US commence talks in Oman amid deep rifts and mounting war fears

News February 6, 2026

Iran and the United States commenced high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday over Tehran’s nuclear programme, but a dispute over the agenda suggests progress will be hard won amid the threat of a...

Trump rejects Putin offer of one-year extension of New START deployment limits

News February 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected an offer from his Russian counterpart to voluntarily extend the caps on strategic nuclear weapons deployments after the treaty that held them in check ex...

Iran, US to negotiate in Oman today amid deep rifts and mounting war fears

News February 6, 2026

Iran and the United States are set to hold high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday over Tehran’s nuclear programme, but a dispute over the agenda suggests progress will be hard won amid the threa...

US says Trump prefers diplomacy with Iran but warns he has military options

News February 6, 2026

The White House said on Thursday that diplomacy is President Donald Trump’s first choice for dealing with Iran and he will wait to see whether a deal can be struck at high-stakes talks, but also war...