NEW YORK: From CNN to the Washington Post, US media are facing tough times, as a series of outlets have announced layoffs this winter amid fears of an economic downturn. Vox Media, owner of the Vox and The Verge websites as well as the landmark New York Magazine and its […]
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WASHINGTON: Twitter boss Elon Musk announced in a series of tweets on Saturday (Jan 21) that the company’s subscription service would show less advertising to users, including an ad-free tier. The announcement comes as the social network has faced major economic uncertainty since its takeover by Musk in October. “Ads […]
WELLINGTON: Chris Hipkins, set to become New Zealand’s prime minister, built a reputation for competence in tackling COVID-19, although he acknowledges some mistakes in handling the pandemic and faces a tough battle to retain power in an October general election. Known as “Chippy”, the former COVID-19 minister is a close […]
Chelsea manager Graham Potter said the length of contracts being handed to their new signings carries an element of risk but he supports the club’s strategy. Chelsea signed Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk on an eight-and-a-half-year contract while defender Benoit Badiashile and winger Noni Madueke have agreed seven-and-a-half-year deals during a […]
MELBOURNE : Fifth seed Andrey Rublev avoided a third round banana skin in the form of Briton Dan Evans at the Australian Open on Saturday after former world number one Karolina Pliskova sailed into the last 16 of the women’s tournament. Red-headed Russian Rublev has found Evans a handful in […]
WASHINGTON : Major unions and public interest and environmental groups are urging President Joe Biden to reject efforts by the European Union and other foreign governments to revise U.S. electric vehicle tax incentives. The $430 billion U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in August restricts $7,500 consumer tax credits to […]
LONDON/SINGAPORE : Russia remained China’s second-largest source of crude oil in 2022, following repeat top supplier Saudi Arabia, as Chinese refiners snapped up low-cost Russian barrels while Western countries shunned them after the Ukraine crisis. China’s crude oil imports from Russia jumped 8 per cent in 2022 from a year […]
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main showcourts on the sixth day of the Australian Open on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding): * Day session: From 11 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) * Night session: From 7 p.m. local time (0800 GMT) ROD LAVER ARENA Varvara Gracheva (Russia) v […]
BENGALURU: India’s ShareChat, a short video-sharing platform backed by Google and Temasek, said on Monday it let go of around 20 per cent of its employees, as startups face increasing pressure from investors to cut costs. “There is a growing market consensus that the current global economic downturn would be […]
MELBOURNE : Jessica Pegula says she is happy to keep flying under the radar at the Australian Open after the American breezed into the second round on Monday with a 6-0 6-1 win over Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian. World number three Pegula, 28, attracted more media attention earlier this month due […]