Fidelity marks down value of Twitter stake by more than half
Fidelity funds slashed the value of their Twitter stake by 56 per cent in November, according to a monthly disclosure by the investment firm released on Friday, as the social media ...
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First pre-trial hearing in Microsoft-Activision case set for Jan. 3
A judge has set Jan. 3 for the first pre-trial hearing in the Biden administration’s case against Microsoft (MSFT.O) over its $69 billion bid to take over “Call of Duty” ...
Arsenal go seven points clear with 4-2 win over Brighton
Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah grabbed early goals in each half for Arsenal as they won 4-2 away to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday in the final Premier League ...
Man City fall behind in title race after Everton draw
Manchester City slipped off the pace in their bid to catch up with Premier League leaders Arsenal as they were held to a 1-1 draw by strugglers Everton in their ...
Endangered pink iguana hatchlings seen for first time on Galapagos island
Scientists have discovered hatchling and juvenile populations of the Galapagos pink land iguana, an endangered reptile native to a sole island on the Ecuadorean archipelago, for the first time since ...
Rashford comes off the bench to fire Man Utd to Wolves win
In-form Marcus Rashford stepped off the bench to earn Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, a win that moved Erik ten Hag’s side into the ...
ECB must stop quick wage growth from fuelling inflation, Lagarde says
Euro zone wages are growing quicker than earlier thought and the European Central Bank must prevent this from adding to already high inflation, ECB President Christine Lagarde told a Croatian ...
Putin says West is using Ukraine to destroy Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday his country would never give in to the West’s attempts to use Ukraine as a tool to destroy Russia.
In a New ...
Romanian court extends detention of ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate
A Romanian court agreed late on Friday to extend the detention of Andrew Tate by 30 days, after the divisive internet personality was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and ...
New Year’s Eve spurs hope in China despite surging COVID cases
New Year’s Eve in China prompted an outpouring of reflection online and by residents of Wuhan, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak nearly three years ago, about the strict ...
Queen guitarist May, Lionesses named in king’s New Year honours
Britain recognised Queen guitarist Brian May, several English ‘Lionesses’ who won the European women’s football championship and diplomats involved in the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in ...
Nadal says retirement not on his mind after losing season-opener
Rafa Nadal brushed off talk of retiring anytime soon after the 22-times Grand Slam champion was stunned by Cameron Norrie in the United Cup mixed team tournament on Saturday, saying ...
Russia says victory ‘inevitable’ in New Year message
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said victory for Russia over Ukraine was “inevitable” as he hailed Russian soldiers’ heroism in a New Year’s video message.
Moscow’s defence chief, ...
Former Pope Benedict has died
Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, died on Saturday aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican where he had lived ...
Arsenal aim to rock Brighton in year-ender as title race hots up
A year that began dismally for Arsenal will end with the Gunners travelling to Brighton and Hove Albion with a first Premier League title for almost 20 years becoming a tantalising ...
Klopp sympathises with Leicester’s Faes after two own goals
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said he had nothing but sympathy for Leicester City defender Wout Faes who had a nightmare in defence when the Belgian’s two own goals gave ...
Palestinians welcome UN vote on Israel’s occupation as ‘a victory’
By Ali Sawafta
The Palestinians on Saturday welcomed a vote by the United Nations General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provide an opinion on the legal ...
Pioneering US television journalist Barbara Walters dead at 93
By Bill Trott
Barbara Walters, one of the most visible women on US television as the first female anchor on an American network evening news broadcast and one of TV’...
Hedge funds set to mark worst returns in 14 years
Global hedge funds are set to register their worst returns in 14 years in 2022 after aggressive US interest rate rises hit asset prices hard, however, their declines are overall smaller than ...
Russia’s Yandex co-founder Volozh pens farewell message to staff
The co-founder of Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O), Arkady Volozh, said goodbye in an internal message to staff on Friday ahead of a corporate restructuring that could see ownership ...
Bahamas regulator holds FTX assets pending delivery to customers, creditors
The Securities Commission of the Bahamas said on Thursday that it is holding FTX assets worth $3.5 billion based on market pricing at the time of transfer on a temporary basis ...
Gunmen kill two Egyptian police east of Cairo
Two gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on an Egyptian security checkpoint on Friday, killing two policemen and a citizen in a city east of Cairo, according to sources from the ...
Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr – Saudi state TV
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-year contract, Saudi state TV al-Ekhbariya reported on its website on Friday.
The club has not yet ...
Suspect in murder of four Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania
A 28-year-old suspect wanted in the killings of four University of Idaho students six weeks ago was arrested in Pennsylvania early on Friday, authorities said.
Pennsylvania State Police took Bryan ...