December, 2022 - Iraq Bulletin

Al Nassr sign Cristiano Ronaldo for 200 million euros per season

EditorDecember 31, 2022

December 31, 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a two-and-a-half year contract worth 200 million euros per season with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr. As a result of Manchester United terminating his contract, Cristiano Ronaldo has recently signed a two-and-a-half year contract worth 200 million euros per season with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. The 37-year-old’s contract......

News

SCO and G20 Presidency of India will strengthen world security – Putin

EditorDecember 31, 2022

December 31, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the SCO and G20 presidency by India will build multi-dimensional cooperation among the two countries and strengthen stability and security throughout the world. While India assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1, it also assumed the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization......

Automotive

Driverless robotaxi tests begin in Beijing with Baidu and Pony.ai

EditorDecember 31, 2022

December 31, 2022

Baidu Inc and Toyota Motor Corp-backed startup Pony.ai said on Friday they had been granted the first licences to test fully autonomous vehicles without safety operators as a backup in Beijing. A technology park developed by the Beijing government is where Baidu and Pony.ai will test ten driverless vehicles each......

Business

Biden signs a bill funding government operations for $1.7 trillion

EditorDecember 30, 2022

December 30, 2022

Joe Biden signed a spending bill worth $1.7 trillion on Thursday that will fund the federal government through September 2023, the end of the federal budget year. Just before Christmas, the Democratic-controlled House passed the bill 225-201, mostly along party lines. The House vote came a day after the Senate,......

Sports

Pele, the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer legend, has passed away

EditorDecember 30, 2022

December 30, 2022

One of the greatest footballers to have ever graced the game, Pele, died in the Brazilian capital of Sao Paulo on Thursday (December 29). He breathed his last with his daughter and family members beside him. Pele battled a long fight with cancer before he decided to bid goodbye to......

Health

Death of a Korean man caused by brain-eating Amoeba – Naegleia Fowleri

EditorDecember 29, 2022

December 29, 2022

In Korea, a man died after being diagnosed with Naegleria fowleri, also known as a brain-eating amoeba. Naegleria fowleri has made headlines before. This summer, the death of a child in Nebraska in the US reintroduced Naegleria fowleri, a rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba. According to the Korea Times, South......

News

Microsoft Excel formulas are getting smarter with enhanced features

EditorDecember 29, 2022

December 29, 2022

Microsoft has announced that its Excel autocomplete is getting smarter, at least in the web version of Microsoft 365. Last week, the company unveiled formula suggestions and formulas by example, according to The Verge. The two features could help automate various tasks that were previously manual. In Excel for Web,......

Travel

Chinese travelers arriving in Japan must submit a negative COVID test

EditorDecember 28, 2022

December 28, 2022

Upon arrival, travelers from mainland China will be required to submit a negative COVID-19 test as a result of the rapid spread of the virus in the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Tuesday. China’s travellers who test positive will be required to be quarantined for seven days, Kishida......

Travel

Southwest cancels thousands of flights in the United States

EditorDecember 28, 2022

December 28, 2022

As a result of the harsh winter weather that has disrupted many holiday plans across the U.S., Southwest Airlines Co topped the list of U.S. airlines that had cancelled flights on Tuesday. In accordance with the flight tracking website FlightAware, the Dallas-based airline had canceled 2,503 flights as of Tuesday morning......

News

Biodiversity of Vietnam is among the top 16 in the world

EditorDecember 28, 2022

December 28, 2022

More than 11,000 species have been discovered in Vietnam, which ranks 16th among the 25 countries with the richest biodiversity, according to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA). The species include 6,000 benthic, 2,038 fish, 225 shrimp, 15 sea snakes, 12 marine mammals, five turtles, 43 water birds, 653 seaweed, 657......