PARIS: Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens overcame an attacking Karolina Muchova at the French Open today, ousting the Czech 18th seed with a 6-3 7-5 victory and progressing to the fourth round. Former world number three Stephens, who reached the final at Roland Garros in 2018, has slipped down […]
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LONDON: A group of the world’s richest nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday (Jun 5) to close cross-border tax loopholes used by some of the world’s biggest companies. The Group of Seven said it would back a minimum global corporation tax rate of at least 15 per cent, and […]
Just like in the previous two Conjuring movies, Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) return to fight ghosts, evil spirits, demons, and whatnot in The Conjuring 3. But this time, the case the Warrens tackled actually involved a real murder and court case. The third Conjuring movie, […]
NEW DELHI: India’s government on Saturday (Jun 5) warned Twitter to immediately comply with the country’s new social media regulations, which critics say give the government more power to police online content. Twitter is involved in a tense battle with the Indian government, which has often asked it to restrict […]
PARIS: Research from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EFPL) in Switzerland has found that it is possible to manipulate Twitter Trends. The findings prove, for the first time, that many trends are created solely by bots exploiting a vulnerability in the Twitter algorithm. The Twitter Trends tool is […]
Usually held in May, Cannes Film Festival was cancelled last year due to the pandemic, and will run between July 6 and 17 this year. Organisers of the world’s biggest film festival said on Thursday they were confident of being able to host dinners and beach screenings alongside the main […]
TOKYO: Japan has been backed into a corner over the Tokyo Games, a member of the country’s Olympic committee said Friday, arguing the virus-postponed event has “lost meaning” — but adding that it’s too late to cancel. Public opposition to holding the Olympics this summer remains high, but organisers insist […]
HANOI: Vietnam has approved China’s Sinopharm vaccine for use against Covid-19, state media reported today, making it the third shot to be endorsed in the Southeast Asian country that is tackling a new outbreak of infections. The decision to approve the Sinopharm vaccine was issued by the health ministry, the […]
JERUSALEM: Israel was approaching the end of an era after the last-minute formation of a motley coalition that could in the next few days oust veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister. Opposition leader Yair Lapid announced the deal just minutes before a midnight Wednesday deadline, prompting celebrations […]
Facebook Inc is planning to end its policy that shields politicians from some content moderation rules, The Verge reported on Thursday (Jun 3), in what would be a major policy reversal for the world’s largest social media network. The reported change comes as Facebook is expected to announce its response […]