The star-studded grassroots campaign for Andrea Riseborough had prompted skepticism from some academy voters and caused a stir in Hollywood. After a review of the awards campaign for the indie drama To Leslie, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has said that Andrea Riseborough will not be stripped […]
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LONDON: Half a million people stopped work over pay in Britain on Wednesday leaving transport networks paralysed and thousands of classrooms empty in the largest walkout in over a decade. As Europe battles a cost-of-living crisis, Britain’s umbrella labour organisation the Trades Union Congress (TUC) called it the “biggest […]
MUMBAI: A US$2.5 billion share sale by India’s Adani Enterprises remains on schedule at the planned issue price, the company told Reuters on Saturday (Jan 28), while sources said bankers were considering changes due to a market rout in the group’s shares. Bankers on the deal were considering extending the […]
WASHINGTON: The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking the use of China’s popular social media app TikTok in the United States, the committee confirmed yesterday. The measure, planned by the panel’s chair Representative Michael McCaul, a Republican, would aim […]
TRIPOLI: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Tripoli on Saturday where she is expected to agree a major gas deal aimed at boosting energy supplies to Europe despite the insecurity and political chaos in the North African country. Meloni is meeting Mohamed al-Menfi, the head of Libya’s three-man Presidency […]
THE HAGUE : ASML Holding NV said on Saturday it understood progress had been made towards an agreement among several governments on new restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment exports to China. ASML, a key supplier to chipmakers, has been restricted from selling its most advanced tools to China since 2019. […]
BRASILIA: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sacked the commander of Brazil’s army on Saturday (Jan 22), two weeks after an election-denying mob loyal to his far-right predecessor ransacked the halls of power in Brasilia. The veteran leftist’s dismissal of Julio Cesar de Arruda came a day before Lula was […]
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 […]
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 […]