BERLIN: German towns have appealed to authorities for less “flying by the seat of your pants” and more “forward-thinking planning,” as the country looks likely to miss its vaccination target for January. Local leaders have described the vaccine rollout as chaotic, complaining of a lack of communication about when and […]
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The Information said that Meta, formerly known as Facebook, had shelved the project, which involves hundreds of employees and has been in the works for years. Meta Platforms Inc said it has no plans to halt the development of a new operating system to run its virtual and augmented reality-powered […]
PARIS: French Prime Minister Jean Castex said today that France was ready to deploy a fourth Covid-19 vaccination or second booster shot as soon as health authorities gave their green light to such a move. “When the health authorities will give us the go-ahead, we’ll go for it,” Castex told […]
KOLKATA: Indian megacities Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases, although without a corresponding rise in hospitalisations, but fears are growing about a spread to rural areas in coming days. India reported 90,928 new daily Covid-19 cases on Thursday, up nearly four-fold since the start of […]
ABUJA : Shares of Airtel Africa hit an all-time high on Wednesday, lifting Nigeria’s main stock index, after the mobile phone company said it will use proceeds of a tower sale to reduce debt. Airtel, the third-biggest listed firm in Nigeria, with a dual listing in London, gained the maximum […]
SYDNEY: Novak Djokovic was on his way to Australia to play at this month’s Grand Slam after receiving a medical exemption, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Wednesday to send the world number one home if he cannot prove he deserves it. Djokovic, who has won nine titles at […]
Farm equipment maker John Deere has unveiled its first automated tractor that can till a field without a driver. The heavy-duty machine can be activated by smartphone, using cameras and sensors to navigate farmland. Instead of being a new machine, the automated functions are a kit that can be added […]
Amazon.com Inc and Stellantis NV said Wednesday they will collaborate to develop cars and trucks with Amazon software in the dashboards, and deploy electric vans made by Stellantis on Amazon’s delivery network. The agreements expand Amazon’s efforts to get a bigger foothold in the transportation industry, and could help Stellantis […]
Actress Gal Gadot has said a viral video she and some fellow Hollywood stars made at the beginning of the pandemic was “in poor taste”. The video saw the 36-year-old partner with fellow actors who each sang a line from John Lennon’s 1971 single Imagine. Jamie Dornan, Kristen Wiig and […]
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron today faced anger from opponents and chaos in parliament after issuing a provocative warning to people in France not yet vaccinated against Covid-19 that he would pressure them as much as possible by limiting access to key aspects of life. Opponents including rivals in the 2022 […]