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In this file photo the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) headquarters is pictured in Century City, California. - AFPn
Amazon to buy MGM studios, bolstering streaming ambitions
In this file photo the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) headquarters is pictured in Century City, California. - AFPWASHINGTON: Amazon has agreed to buy the storied MGM studios for $8.45 billion, the companies said yesterday, giving the US tech giant a vast library to further its ambitions in streaming. The deal bolsters Amazon Prime Video, which competes with Netflix and others in the fast-evolving market, with some 4,000 films -- including the James...
NEW YORK: Cyberattacks have long been seen as a threat to financial markets, but worries are becoming even more acute following a US pipeline hack that set off a public panic and forced the company to pay a ransom.nn
US exchanges offer a rich potential target for hackers
NEW YORK: Cyberattacks have long been seen as a threat to financial markets, but worries are becoming even more acute following a US pipeline hack that set off a public panic and forced the company to pay a ransom. - AFPNEW YORK: Cyberattacks have long been seen as a threat to financial markets, but worries are becoming even more acute following a US pipeline hack that set off a public panic and forced the company to pay a ransom. Financial...
Logos of US social networks Facebook and Instagram on the screens of a tablet and a mobile phone. - AFP n
Facebook adapts defenses as deception campaigns go stealth
Logos of US social networks Facebook and Instagram on the screens of a tablet and a mobile phone. - AFPSAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said yesterday that it has disrupted more than 150 deceptive influence schemes since 2017, with Russia the biggest single source, as culprits strive to stay "under the radar." The number of coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB) campaigns derailed at the leading social network ramped up each year since a Russia-linked...
In this file photo, Ford Motor Company unveils their new electric F-150 Lightning outside of their headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan on May 19, 2021. - AFPn
Ford says 40% of sales to be electric vehicles by 2030
In this file photo, Ford Motor Company unveils their new electric F-150 Lightning outside of their headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan on May 19, 2021. - AFPNEW YORK: Ford once again is ramping up investment in zero-emission cars and by 2030 expects 40 percent of its vehicle volume to be comprised of fully electric vehicles, the company announced yesterday. The US automaker said it will increase investment in electric vehicles, components and...
BEIRUT: University student Mira Krayem, 24, tells children stories of Palestinian history and culture at the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila in Lebanon's capital Beirut.-AFPn
Palestinians pin hopes on Gaza solidarity
BEIRUT: University student Mira Krayem, 24, tells children stories of Palestinian history and culture at the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila in Lebanon's capital Beirut. - AFPSHATILA CAMP, Lebanon: From marching in rallies to posting live updates on social media, Palestinian refugee Mira Krayem has barely slept since conflict gripped her ancestral homeland earlier this month. But the 24-year-old university student, who lives in Lebanon, said...
PYONGYANG: In a photo taken on June 14, 2018, students wearing Korean People's Army (KPA) uniforms sit before computer screens as they attend a class at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School outside Pyongyang. - AFPn
'World's leading bank robbers': North Korea's hacker army
PYONGYANG: In a photo taken on June 14, 2018, students wearing Korean People's Army (KPA) uniforms sit before computer screens as they attend a class at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School outside Pyongyang. - AFPSEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea is advancing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, analysts say, stealing billions of dollars and presenting a clearer and more present danger than its banned weapons programs. Pyongyang is under multiple...
NEW DELHI: In this photo illustration the icon of the mobile messaging service application WhatsApp WhatsApp is seen on the screen of a smart phone, in New Delhi.—AFPn
WhatsApp goes to court against India's social media clampdown
NEW DELHI: In this photo illustration the icon of the mobile messaging service application WhatsApp is seen on the screen of a smart phone, in New Delhi. — AFPNEW DELHI: WhatsApp has launched legal action to stop India enforcing new social media rules effective yesterday that the tech firm says will break its privacy guarantees. The regulations come amid growing tensions between the government and social media giants, with police investigating...
In this file photo taken on March 20, 2021 Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and his delegation attend the inauguration of the new river port of Konna in central Mali. - AFPn
Mali president and PM resign after arrest
In this file photo taken on March 20, 2021 Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and his delegation attend the inauguration of the new river port of Konna in central Mali. - AFPBAMAKO: Mali's interim president and prime minister resigned yesterday, a top junta aide said, two days after they were detained and stripped of their powers in what appeared to amount to the country's second coup in nine months. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar...
MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during his meeting with parliamentarians, members of Constitutional Commission and representatives of public administration bodies in Minsk yesterday.-AFPn
Lukashenko slams critics, defends plane diversion
MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during his meeting with parliamentarians, members of Constitutional Commission and representatives of public administration bodies in Minsk yesterday. - AFPMINSK, Belarus: A defiant President Alexander Lukashenko yesterday defended Belarus's diversion of a European flight and arrest of a dissident on board, lashing out at critics at home and abroad. In his first public statement since the...
COLOMBO: This handout photograph shows flames and thick smoke billowing from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, which has been burning for the seventh consecutive day, in the sea off Sri Lanka's Colombo Harbor. — AFP n
Sri Lanka battles fire on ship loaded with chemicals
COLOMBO: This handout photograph shows flames and thick smoke billowing from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, which has been burning for the seventh consecutive day, in the sea off Sri Lanka's Colombo Harbor. — AFPCOLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities battled yesterday to put out a fire raging for a week on a stricken container ship loaded with chemicals to avoid a potential marine environmental disaster.The...
DIGHA, India: Indian army personnel wades through the flooded village roads carrying people to safety as Cyclone Yaas barrels towards India's eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal. — AFP n
Three dead as another cyclone batters India
DIGHA, India: Indian army personnel wades through the flooded village roads carrying people to safety as Cyclone Yaas barrels towards India's eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal. — AFPDIGHA, India: At least three people died yesterday as howling winds and waves the height of double-decker buses belted eastern India in the COVID-stricken country's second cyclone in as many weeks. Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean but...
PORTO: General view taken of the Dragao stadium in Porto, which is set to host the Champions League Final on Saturday. - AFPnn
Porto prepares as Portugal steps into Champions League breach once again
PORTO: General view taken of the Dragao stadium in Porto, which is set to host the Champions League Final on Saturday. - AFPLISBON: After Lisbon last year, now it is the turn of Porto. Once again Portugal has stepped in to save UEFA by offering to host the final of the Champions League, which for the second year running was forced to move away from Istanbul due to the ongoing pandemic. With its COVID-19 crisis receding, a proven ability to...
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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP
Guards get new arms as Iran vows to punish Zionists
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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP
Brazil plane crash kills 62
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