Mon, 05 Jun 2023

Facebook threatens to remove news content from Calif. over payments

MENLO PARK, California: Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has said it would remove news content in California if the state ...

EU drawing up AI regulations fearing power of artificial intelligence

BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager has said that a draft code of conduct on artificial intelligence (AI) could ...

Russian brands replace Western clothing after invasion of Ukraine

MOSCOW, Russia: After a turbulent 15 months of store closures and declining demand, Russian designers and brands are assisting the ...

US survey finds 8.3 million homes without internet connection

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said that more than 8.3 million US homes and businesses do not ...

US home prices rise 0.4%, continuing upwards trend

CHICAGO, Illinois: Driven by an ongoing shortage of properties available on the market, in March US single-family home prices rose ...

Carnival Cruise passengers posts video of flooded rooms, hallways

MIAMI, Florida: Carnival Cruise Lines has said a cruise ship, the Carnival Sunshine, which sailed through rough seas off the ...

In first visit in 3 years, Elon Musk visit's Tesla plants in China

BEIJING, China: On his return to China after a three year absence, which is his company's largest production hub, Tesla ...

U.S. stock markets in sharp advance, Dow Jones gains more than 2%

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks surged on Friday on the debt ceiling resolution and a strong jobs report.Nonfarm ...

Nvidia joins ranks of major US businesses valued at over $1 trillion

SANTA CLARA, California: As investors piled more capital into Nvidia, the chipmaker that has become one of the biggest winners ...

France plans openings of four battery factories in north of country

PARIS, France: France has celebrated the groundbreaking for the first of four battery manufacturing gigafactories, which European and Asian companies ...

Jump in foreign arrivals to Ireland with 35% coming thru Britain

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland saw a 20.0 percent increase in people arriving from overseas in April 2023, compared to April 2022, ...

India readies graft charges against BAE, Rolls-Royce for jet trainers

NEW DELHI, India: Indian federal police documents indicate that the country has filed a graft case against the UK's BAE ...

U.S. stock markets rally on debt ceiling bill advance

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rallied sharply on Thursday after the House of Representatives passed the controversial bill ...

Nvidia says will build AI supercomputer in Israel by end 2023

SANTA CLARA, California: Nvidia Corp, the world's most valuable listed chip company, said that to meet soaring customer demand for ...

Record $95 million taken in at 'Little Mermaid' weekend opening

BURBANK, California: Over the US Memorial Day weekend, Disney's live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic, "The Little Mermaid," brought ...

At 6 million viewers per night, CBS most-watched tv network in US

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Nielsen company said that CBS has again claimed the title of most-watched television network ...

U.S. stocks dive Wednesday on debt ceiling, global jitters

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. and global stocks tumbled Wednesday as lawmakers continued to navigate their way through Congress ...

US fishermen seek baby eels valued at $2,000 per pound

PORTLAND, Maine: Fishermen in the US's only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels, called elvers, have recorded a productive ...

New baseball stadium in Las Vegas to include retractable roof

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: A bill was introduced in the Nevada Legislature to provide the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million ...

U.S. business seeks to hire teens this summer, offering greater pay

WASHINGTON D.C.: Due to one of the tightest labor markets in decades, teenagers, who have been vital for filling summer ...

OpenAI chief Sam Altman to visit India this week

New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is set to visit India this week. Altman, ...

How funding slowdown is impacting startups in Singapore and India

By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, June 5 (ANI): Startup funding has been drying up of late. According to data from Crunchbase, ...

Guest Opinion: China's rise will give a voice to developing world

© Provided by Xinhua The world is in desperate need of a more diverse pool of credible media outlets, and ...

Labor maintains large Newspoll lead, but support for Voice slumps

A federal Newspoll, conducted May 31 to June 3 from a sample of 1,549, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged ...

Hollywood Directors Reach Labor Pact, Writers Remain on Strike

Los Angeles - Hollywood's major studios reached a tentative labor agreement with the union representing film and television directors, likely ...

Labor and the Greens don't get along. Here's why

Relations between a centrist Labor government feeling its way and an ascendant Greens party have become surprisingly strained of late.The ...

US Climate Envoy in UAE Meets Head of COP28

Dubai - US special climate envoy John Kerry has met senior Emirati officials in Abu Dhabi, including the head of ...

AP: Eastern Naval Command hold bicycle rally to create awareness on environmental protection

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)[India], June 4 (ANI): I n order to mitigate climate change, the Eastern Naval Command organised a number ...

Saudi Arabia wants African states to pump less oil WSJ

OPEC members have gathered in Vienna for a contentious meetingSaudi Arabia, the informal leader of the Organization of the Petroleum ...

Emotional intelligence is the key to more successful entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs have a key role to play in achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This action plan, ...

Seoul pushes back on Borrell's claim about Ukraine weapons

The EU foreign policy chief highlighted the need for ammo shipments but did so unilaterally, South Korea's defense ministry saysSouth ...

US military spending may drop to lowest level since Cold War era WSJ

Inflation will wipe out the effect of a recent increase in the defense budget in real terms, the newspaper claimsThe ...

Ukraine lacks weapons to launch counteroffensive Zelensky's aide

Igor Zhovkva urges EU countries to do more to help Kiev in the fight against MoscowUkraine needs more weapons and ...

Wave of defaults looming Deutsche Bank

Aggressive monetary tightening by central banks threatens the global economy, according to strategistsA cycle of boom and bust will return ...

Research reveals plants can detect touch

Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): According to a study done by Washington State University, plants can sense when something touches ...

Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage 'hotspots': Report

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) ...

Pirates look to finish off sweep of Cardinals

The Pittsburgh Pirates appear to be revisiting their April play now that May is behind them, which would be a ...

"Will take some time to set economy on right path": Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 4 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said it will take some time to set the ...

Yu Darvish, Fernando Tatis Jr. carry Padres past Cubs

Yu Darvish gave up two infield singles over seven scoreless innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in four runs with ...

Latest in Ukraine: Scores of Bomb Shelters Found Unsuitable for Use

Latest developments: The Kremlin announced that journalists from 'unfriendly countries' will be banned from attending the St. Petersburg International Economic ...

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Japan: $26 billion for families to counter declining birth rate

TOKYO, Japan: To counter the declining national birthrate, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to double spending over the next ...

Panic, confusion in Seoul after failed North Korea rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea: North Korea attempt failed to launch a satellite on May 31, which prompted raid sirens and a ...

UN notes few women in top China government positions

HONG KONG, China: Describing the lack of women in China's top leadership as concerning, the United Nations has recommended the ...

China: we will send men to moon by 2030

BEIJING, China: Amid its rivalry with the US for reaching new milestones in space, reflecting their competition for global influence, ...

China turns down US request for defense chiefs meeting

BEIJING, China: In a new sign of strain between the United States and China, Beijing has rejected a request from ...

Japan: PM's son resigns for holding party at official residence

TOKYO, Japan: After coming under public criticism for using Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's residence for a private party, his ...

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