NEW YORK: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday (Feb 26) that without new US military aid his country would be unable to defend a Black Sea shipping corridor that has allowed Kyiv to export millions of tons of grain to global markets. Ukraine launched the shipping corridor hugging its […]
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TOKYO: The dollar traded on the back foot on Tuesday, as markets looked ahead to a week of U.S. economic data that will provide fresh signals on how soon the Federal Reserve may begin cutting interest rates. Leading cryptocurrency bitcoin soared to a more than two-year high above $57,000 after […]
OTTAWA: Canada on Monday unveiled draft legislation to combat online hate that would force major companies to quickly remove harmful content and boost the penalty for inciting genocide to life in prison. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced the bill with the stated aim of protecting children […]
MELBOURNE : Australia centre Lalakai Foketi is expected to make a full recovery from a neck injury that had raised fears for his rugby career and shook his New South Wales Waratahs teammates. Foketi received lengthy medical treatment at the Waratahs’ training ground on Thursday before being taken to a […]
Vin Diesel has promised fans that the final Fast And Furious movie will be a “a celebration of the incredible family we’ve built together”. The 56-year-old actor has played Dominic Toretto in the Fast And Furious franchise since 2001 and revealed that the final movie is well under way. In […]
JAKARTA: Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Thursday said it understood it was not required to pay for content of news publishers posted voluntarily by users in Indonesia, following a government regulation seeking a sharing of profits between digital platforms and media firms. Indonesia’s president signed a regulation on Monday requiring […]
LONDON: Britain’s High Court on Wednesday finished hearing two days of arguments over whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a fresh appeal against his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges. Two senior judges heard evidence from his lawyers and those representing Washington, and opted against making […]
NEW YORK: No single stock has embodied the U.S. market’s artificial intelligence fervor as much as Nvidia Corp, leaving Wall Street tied to the fluctuations of its volatile shares. The semiconductor company, whose chips are considered the gold standard in the AI industry, forecast fiscal first-quarter revenue above estimates after […]
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden’s brother was questioned in Congress Wednesday by Republican lawmakers leading an impeachment inquiry against the US president, who they say benefitted from illicit business. Republicans in the House of Representatives have accused Biden of engaging in corrupt business dealings during his time as vice president with his […]
WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden directly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday (Feb 16) for the reported death of Alexei Navalny in prison, describing the Kremlin critic as a “powerful voice for the truth”. Saying he was “outraged”, Biden added he did not yet know exactly what had […]