Google, Meta and Tiktok’s debts removed from Russian database
Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and YouTube, Meta (META.O), TikTok and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer ...
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Apple hits seven-week low after Barclays downgrade on demand concerns
Apple (AAPL.O) on Tuesday fell nearly 3.6 per cent to a seven-week low after Barclays downgraded the shares of the world’s most valuable company on concerns that demand for ...
EV maker Rivian’s quarterly deliveries miss expectations, shares tank
Rivian Automotive (RIVN.O) missed market estimates for fourth-quarter deliveries as tough competition and high interest rates weighed on demand for its electric vehicles, sending the company’s shares down ...
US intelligence confirms Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts
Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar with the ...
Blinken to meet Turkish and Greek leaders as Gaza diplomacy tour begins
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was meeting the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday at the start of a week-long trip aimed at calming tensions that have ...
Mario Zagallo, Brazil soccer legend, dies at 92
Mario Zagallo, who won four soccer World Cups for Brazil as either player or coach, including the 1970 side considered by many to be the best ever, has died, according to ...
Heavy fire from Lebanon targets northern Israel amid concern over Gaza spillover
Heavy fire from Lebanon targeted northern Israel on Saturday, the Israeli military said, adding it had responded by striking a “terrorist cell” that took part in the attack, as top ...
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EMMA RUMNEY and ARRIANA MCLYMORE on why drinks firms push bottled cocktails for the holidays
Major distillers want American drinkers to sip their Old Fashioneds, Negronis and Espresso Martinis this ...
Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to call up chatbot
Microsoft (MSFT.O) said it is adding a button to its Windows keyboard that would pull up the tech giant’s Copilot service, in the first change for the device ...
Fisker leans on dealerships to boost EV sales
Electric vehicle company Fisker (FSR.N) said on Thursday that it would add dealerships alongside its direct-to-customer distribution model to expand its sales and delivery network.
The California-based company, which ...
Tesla extends lead in Norway sales, EVs take 82 per cent market share
Tesla (TSLA.O) topped Norway’s car sales for a third straight year in 2023, extending its lead over rivals despite an ongoing conflict between the US electric vehicle maker and ...
SpaceX launches first set of satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities
T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) said on Wednesday SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday with the first set of Starlink satellites that can beam phone signals from space directly to ...
Iraq prepares to close down US-led coalition’s mission – PM
The Iraqi government is beginning the process to remove the US-led international military coalition from the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s office said on Friday.
The US has 900 ...
Trump overstated worth by billions, New York attorney general says in civil fraud case
Donald Trump should be permanently barred from New York’s real estate industry for “outrageous” fraud, the state attorney general said in a court filing ahead of closing arguments in ...
Pistorius release touches a nerve in country scarred by violence against women
South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius’ release on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, provoked a raw response in a country scarred by ...
Iran arrests suspects over bomb blasts, mourners demand revenge
Mourners wept over the coffins of victims of two deadly blasts in Iran as the interior minister said on Friday a number of suspects had been arrested over the attacks ...
Italy court clears Maradona of tax evasion years after his death
Italy’s highest court cleared the late Agentine soccer legend Diego Maradona of tax evasion charges, ending a 30-year-long legal battle between the ex-Napoli striker and revenue authorities.
Known as “...
US readies aid as Japan earthquake death toll nears 100
The United States said on Friday it is preparing military logistical support and aid for regions in Japan devastated by an earthquake that killed 94 people, forced about 33,000 people to leave ...
Arteta hopes Liverpool Cup clash is start of another ‘beautiful journey’
Neither Arsenal nor Liverpool would have preferred to play each other in the third round of the FA Cup but the north London club’s manager Mikel Arteta hopes the “...
India’s digital currency transactions top 1 million per day in December
Indian banks disbursed some employee benefits through digital rupee in December, helping the Reserve Bank of India meet its target of one million daily transactions by end-2023, three sources directly ...
Thirteen-year-old becomes first player to beat Tetris
A 13-year-old American is the first person to ever beat Tetris, forcing the more than three-decade-old classic Nintendo video game into a “kill screen.”
Willis Gibson, who goes by the ...
Glynis Johns, actress who played ‘Mary Poppins’ suffragette, dead at 100
By Will Dunham
Glynis Johns, the husky-voiced British actress most widely known for her role as a suffragette who reconnects with her children thanks to a magical nanny in the ...
Israeli to launch more targeted assault on Hamas, defence minister outlines plans after war
Israel announced a more targeted approach in hunting down Hamas fighters and their leaders as its aerial assault pounded the Gaza Strip, forcing some displaced families to flee for safety ...
S.Korea evacuates islands after North Korea fires artillery nearby
North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds into the sea on Friday near a tensely defended maritime border with South Korea, a military official said, while residents of two South ...