BRUSSELS: EU countries on Wednesday agreed to take a joint position in forthcoming negotiations with EU lawmakers and the European Commission on planned privacy rules governing Facebook’s WhatsApp and Microsoft’s Skype, ending a three-year impasse. The European Commission proposed its ePrivacy Regulation in 2017, which would subject WhatsApp and Skype […]
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This avatar of the Joker will be seen in the Snyder Cut of Justice League premiering on HBO Max on March 18. Zack Snyder has finally debuted his version of the DC villain Joker. In a black-and-white image released by the filmmaker via Vanity Fair, Hollywood star Jared Leto is […]
Macquarie, the world’s largest infrastructure investor, has raised 1.6 billion euros (US$1.93 billion) for its second global renewables fund, driven by strong demand from institutional investors in Britain and Germany. LONDON: Macquarie, the world’s largest infrastructure investor, has raised 1.6 billion euros (US$1.93 billion) for its second global renewables fund, […]
The United States and United Nations condemned the use of force against protesters who are demanding the reversal of the Feb. 1 coup and the release of Suu Kyi and other detained leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) and activists. Protests spread across Myanmar on Wednesday after the […]
BANGKOK: Thailand today reported 157 new coronavirus cases, taking its total infections to 23,903. One additional death was reported, taking fatalities to 80 recorded overall, the coronavirus taskforce said. Thailand’s daily cases so far this week are among the lowest numbers reported since its latest and biggest outbreak emerged in […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Tuesday (Feb 9) he agreed with a proposal by Democratic lawmakers that would limit or phase out stimulus payments to higher-income individuals as part of his US$1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. Asked during a meeting with business leaders whether he supported the proposal by […]
In Coming 2 America, Akeem (Eddie Murphy) discovers that he has a son in America, specifically in Queens. Wanting to honour his father’s wish to make his son the Crown Prince, Akeem once again heads for America to find his son and take him to Zamunda. A trailer of Eddie […]
The board of self-styled “free speech-driven” social media platform Parler has fired its chief executive John Matze, he said on Wednesday. Parler was favoured by many US conservatives who objected to content rules on Facebook and Twitter. It has far fewer users than either of its rivals, but grew rapidly […]
China has decided to provide 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX to meet the urgent needs of developing countries, at the request of the WHO, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. China on Wednesday said it would provide 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the global COVAX […]
WASHINGTON: The backdrop of flowers, teapot and US flag said it all: Jill Biden will be no Melania Trump as America’s new first lady. Where Donald Trump’s ex-model wife cut a flashy but often distant figure, Jill Biden’s appearance on a Zoom “virtual tea” party yesterday with military spouses affirmed […]