Visa, Amazon reach global deal over payment fees
Visa Inc (V.N) cards will be accepted at all Amazon.com Inc stores and sites as part of a global agreement, the companies said on Thursday.
Amazon said last ...
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Israel drops ‘Green Passes’ as Omicron infections wane
Israel on Thursday dropped a ‘Green Pass’ policy requiring proof of vaccination, recovery from COVID-19 or a negative test to enter some public venues, further rolling back restrictions as a ...
Greece kicks off tourist season early to meet ‘great demand’
Greece’s tourism minister on Thursday said the visitor season would officially start in March, earlier than previous years, and there were “positive signs” of a bumper summer ahead.
After ...
Erdogan’s plan to steer Turkish economy out of winter of crisis
President Tayyip Erdogan’s government is hoping that Turks will endure soaring living costs for just a few more months before inflation begins easing and tourists arrive, helping the economy ...
IBM spinoff Kyndryl signs ‘beachhead’ networking deal with Nokia
Kyndryl (KD.N), the former infrastructure services business of IBM (IBM.N), signed a deal with Nokia (NOKIA.HE) to help automate factories by bringing in cloud computing and artificial ...
Hollywood sign changed to ‘Rams House’ after Super Bowl victory
The Los Angeles landmark Hollywood sign was temporarily altered to read ‘Rams House’ on Wednesday in celebration of the hometown team’s victory in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Crews had ...
European scientists set nuclear fusion energy record
European scientists on Wednesday announced fresh progress in the drive to make nuclear fusion a practical, safe and clean energy source, saying an experiment at a site in England set ...
Iran not seeking nuclear weapons, needs atomic energy, says Khamenei
Iran’s supreme leader said on Thursday that it will further develop peaceful nuclear capacity to preserve independence, amid negotiations with world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact.
Indirect talks ...
Fun and friendship fuel Norway’s Olympic gold
Norway could set a record for the total number of gold medals won by a country at a single Winter Olympics in Beijing but for chef de mission Tore Oevreboe ...
Gull-free dining thanks to patrol dogs at Sydney Opera House
For many, a table at Sydney‘s Opera Bar overlooking the blue water of its world-famous harbour is prime real estate during the summer.
But seagulls swooping in to pick ...
Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine accuse govt forces of mortar attack
Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine accused government forces on Thursday of opening fire on their territory four times in the past 24 hours and said they were trying to establish if ...
Firmino, Salah leave it late to fire Liverpool to win at Inter
Late goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah earned Liverpool a 2-0 victory at Inter Milan in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday.
Inter had the better of ...
‘Greek Freak’ Giannis drops 50 as Bucks top Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 50 points as the Milwaukee Bucks earned a 128-119 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night to complete a four-game sweep of the season ...
Queen Elizabeth quips she ‘can’t move’ too much
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday quipped to members of the royal household that she could not move much as she carried out her first in-person engagement since her son ...
Erdogan says Turkey continuing ‘positive dialogue’ with Saudi Arabia
Turkey is continuing a ‘positive dialogue’ with Saudi Arabia and wants to take concrete steps in the coming days to improve ties, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on ...
United should be fighting for more than top four, says De Gea
Manchester United should be fighting for more than a top-four place in the Premier League, goalkeeper David de Gea said after his team beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at ...
First woman reported cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
A US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor ...
Shark kills swimmer in Sydney’s first fatal attack since 1963
A shark killed a swimmer off a Sydney beach on Wednesday in the city’s first fatal attack in nearly 60 years, causing “catastrophic injuries”, police and ambulance services said.
Witnesses ...
Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine is growing, not shrinking, warns West
There is a growing Russian military presence at Ukraine‘s borders, Western countries warned on Wednesday, as Estonia said battle groups were moving ahead of a likely attack to occupy “...
Scotland to offer Covid vaccines to all 5-11 year olds
Scotland will offer COVID-19 vaccines to all 5-11 year olds, first minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday, accepting advice received from British vaccine advisers.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and ...
EV startups hunt for an edge as big automakers roll out vans and trucks
As traditional automakers prepare to churn out electric vans and trucks, startups are focused more than ever on finding a competitive or technological edge to stay on the road once ...
Pochettino revels in Mbappe magic as PSG edge Real
Paris St Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino was delighted with his team’s performance as they beat Real Madrid in their Champions League last-16, first leg on Tuesday, but had a ...
Sony’s new AI beats humans in Gran Turismo racing game
Sony (6758.T) said on Wednesday it has created an artificial intelligence agent called Gran Turismo Sophy (GT Sophy) that was able to beat world’s best drivers of the PlayStation ...
EU top court paves way to cut billions to Poland and Hungary
The European Union’s top court on Wednesday cleared the way for the bloc to potentially cut billions of euros in handouts to Poland and Hungary where populist rulers stand ...