Новости за 27.10.2020

AMMAN — Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) snatched first place in the world, in addition to other advanced positions, in the annual IEEEXtreme Programming Competition, which is organised by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), according to a PSUT statement. 

AMMAN — The Labour Ministry’s expansion of the list of sectors most affected by the coronavirus pandemic drew mixed reactions from stakeholders.

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel is set to approve construction of Jewish settler units in a flashpoint area of the West Bank city of Hebron for the first time since 2002, the anti-occupation group Peace Now said on Tuesday.

SANAA — Malnutrition among young children has soared to the highest levels ever recorded in parts of war-torn Yemen, the UN said on Tuesday, as coronavirus and shortfalls in aid funding worsen a humanitarian crisis.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's struggling reelection campaign received a boost on Monday with the confirmation of his latest Supreme Court nominee, tilting the top body to the right and clinching his judicial legacy in a landmark victory for American conservatives.

AMMAN — Forty-four COVID-19 deaths and 3,800 coronavirus cases, all local infections, were recorded in the Kingdom on Tuesday, increasing the caseload to 58,855, the government announced.

AMMAN — Experts and activists on Tuesday praised the increase in number of women running for the upcoming elections, but said this could split the number of votes in certain districts, which would result in fewer women securing seats.

DHAKA — Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday in the biggest anti-France rally since French President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.

NEW YORK — Advanced Micro Devices said on Tuesday it had struck a deal to buy computer chipmaking rival Xilinx in a $35 billion megadeal that consolidates the sector which is being transformed by the global pandemic.

AMMAN — Jordan ranked fourth in the Arab world in implementing the guidelines of national reporting platforms related to sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to a recent United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) report.

AMMAN — Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) has been awarded five stars, “at one go”, and in all the international QS Stars rating axes, to become the first Jordanian university to receive this high rating, according to a PSUT statement.