ROME: All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels, the team behind the mission said after their pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help. An Italian patrol vessel rushed to the […]
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ROME: All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels, the team behind the mission said after their pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help. An Italian patrol vessel rushed to the […]
Beyond Meat Inc on Thursday launched a new website to sell its plant-based meat products to U.S. customers, just nearly three months after rival Impossible Foods started its direct-to-consumer sales. REUTERS: Beyond Meat Inc on Thursday launched a new website to sell its plant-based meat products to U.S. customers, just […]
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hovered around 1 million last week, suggesting the labor market recovery was stalling as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and financial aid from the government dries up. WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hovered around […]
Veoneer will cooperate with Qualcomm Technologies on developing software for its driver assistance systems, the auto technology firm said on Thursday, sending its shares sharply higher. STOCKHOLM: Veoneer will cooperate with Qualcomm Technologies on developing software for its driver assistance systems, the auto technology firm said on Thursday, sending its […]
HONG KONG: A top Hong Kong media executive said on Thursday (Aug 27) that HSBC had frozen his account after he and others from his newspaper were arrested under a new national security law Beijing imposed on the city. Cheung Kim-hung, chief executive officer of Next Digital, told the group’s […]
REUTERS: Epic Games launched the new season of hit video game “Fortnite” on Thursday, pitting Marvel super heroes against Fantastic Four-villain Galactus in the first update to exclude iPhone and iPad users due to a legal fight with Apple Inc . Many users took to Twitter to complain about missing […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German car-parts maker Continental revealed Thursday (Aug 27) that it played a key role in the Nazi war effort and used thousands of slave labourers during World War II. Continental was the world’s biggest producer of rubber materials at the time, supplying the Nazi war machine as […]
Founder Zhang Yiming’s letter was released after the company’s chief executive Kevin Mayer quit TikTok, which has been banned in India and accused by the Donald Trump administration of breaching US’s national security Chinese software developer Bytedance, which owns TikTok, is moving fast to resolve problems it is facing in […]
SEOUL: South Korea urged businesses today to have employees work from home after reporting the highest daily number of coronavirus cases since March, as it also flagged the risks of new clusters at call centres and logistics warehouses. South Korea reported 441 new coronavirus cases as of yesterday, the most […]