Pinterest launches new ad features to drive shopping
Pinterest (PINS.N) will roll out new features for brands to promote products and ideas to users, the digital pinboard company said Wednesday, part of an effort to grow online ...
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NBA star Irving ‘being true’ to himself by not getting vaccinated
Kyrie Irving said he was “being true to what feels good” by choosing not to get vaccinated after the Brooklyn Nets decided he will not be allowed to practice or ...
Medvedev sent packing in fourth round of Indian Wells
Daniil Medvedev was knocked out in the fourth round of Indian Wells by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday as the world number two’s near-flawless start turned nightmarish in a 4...
Turkish lira hits record low, Erdogan overhauls monetary policy committee
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan dismissed three central bank monetary policy committee (MPC) members on Thursday, appointing two new members in their place, the country’s Official Gazette said, sending ...
Binance to halt Chinese yuan trading amid Beijing’s crypto crackdown
Binance will stop the use of the Chinese yuan on its peer-to-peer trading platform, the latest move by major global cryptocurrency exchanges to cut their ties with mainland Chinese investors ...
Northern Ireland’s DUP says EU proposals fall short of basic changes needed
Northern Ireland’s largest pro-British party said the European Union’s proposed measures to ease the transit of goods to Northern Ireland from Britain are a “starting point” but “appear ...
Man armed with bow and arrow kills five people in Norway attacks, police say
A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and wounded two others in a series of attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, local police ...
Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures on its platforms
Facebook will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these groups, its global safety chief said in an ...
EU proposes easing checks on British trade to N. Ireland
The European Union offered Britain a package of measures to ease the transit of goods to Northern Ireland, but it looked unlikely to end tensions over post-Brexit trading rules for ...
Bayern’s Hernandez gets six months’ jail for defying restraining order
A Madrid court has sentenced Bayern Munich and France defender Lucas Hernandez to six months in prison for disobeying a restraining order following a 2017 conviction of domestic violence against his ...
Beam me up, Bezos: Star Trek’s Shatner becomes world’s oldest space traveller
By Mike Blake
Having made a career out of playing an explorer of the cosmos, William Shatner – Captain James Kirk of Star Trek fame – did it for real on Wednesday, ...
World record holder Tirop found stabbed to death
Long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, Kenya’s two-times World Championship bronze medallist, was found allegedly stabbed to death at her home, Athletics Kenya said on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old represented Kenya in ...
JPMorgan’s Dimon blasts bitcoin as ‘worthless’, due for regulation
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) chief executive, said on Monday at a conference that cryptocurrencies will be regulated by governments and that he personally thinks bitcoin is “...
Putin says Russia will supply more gas if Europe asks
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was ready to provide more gas to Europe if requested, emphatically rejecting the suggestion that Moscow was squeezing supplies for political motives.
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Ronaldo nets 58th hat-trick as Portugal rout Luxembourg
A 58th career hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal stroll to a 5-0 home win over Luxembourg in Group A of World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.
The treble, which meant ...
Tsitsipas fights back to beat Fognini at Indian Wells, Murray out
World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas recovered from a shaky start to defeat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 2-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the last-16 at Indian Wells for the first time.
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Honda pitches new light jet model as private travel soars
Honda Aircraft Co on Tuesday rolled out plans for a new light business jet that can fly non-stop across the United States, as the company looks to tap into skyrocketing ...
US to lift Canada, Mexico land border restrictions in Nov for vaccinated visitors
The United States will lift restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in early November, ending historic curbs on non-essential travelers in place ...
Don’t panic buy for Christmas, Britain says after port chaos
Britain said on Wednesday that people should buy normally for Christmas and there would be no shortage of gifts after shipping containers carrying toys and electrical goods were diverted from ...
Britain and Italy start work on partnership to boost trade
Britain and Italy have agreed to pursue a new trade partnership, the British trade department said on Wednesday following talks on the sidelines of a G20 ministerial meeting in Italy.
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Google to invest $1 billion in Africa over five years
Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper internet and will back startups to support the continent’s digital ...
Desperate British pig farmers tell Johnson: Ease immigration rules
Two sisters running a pig farm in northeast England have a message for Prime Minister Boris Johnson: lift strict immigration rules for butchers or risk seeing the pork sector collapse ...
EU to unveil measures to ease British goods flow to N. Ireland
The European Commission will put to Britain on Wednesday a package of measures to ease the transit of goods to Northern Ireland, while stopping short of the overhaul London is ...
Americans may face empty shelves and higher prices this Christmas
White House officials, scrambling to relieve global supply bottlenecks choking U.S. ports, highways and railways, warn that Americans may face higher prices and some empty shelves this Christmas season.
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