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WarnerMedia, Discovery get US nod to create new streaming giant
San Francisco: The $43 billion Discovery and WarnerMedia deal to create the next big content streaming giant has cleared an antitrust review from the US government agencies, according to a filing with…
- Technology
US seizes 94K stolen Bitcoins worth $3.6 bn in biggest ever crypto haul
San Francisco: In a biggest-ever cryptocurrency haul, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized and recovered over 94,000 Bitcoins worth $3.6 billion, stolen from crypto exchange Bitfinex by a US-based entrepreneur…
- Middle East
Iran FM: No initiative received from US in Vienna talks
Tehran: Iran has so far received no proposed text from the US in the Vienna talks on the restoration of a 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranian Foreign Minister has said. Hossein Amir Abdollahian…
- Middle East
United States operation kills 13 in Syria’s Idlib: War monitor
Damascus: At least 13 people were killed during a US security operation in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor reported. Four children and three women were among those killed during…
- Middle East
US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE
Dubai: The U.S. military launched interceptor missiles during an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that targeted the United Arab Emirates during a visit by Israel’s president, the second-such time American troops have…
- Middle East
Iran’s will for agreement in Vienna proven: President Raisi
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that his country has proven its will and determination to reach an agreement in the diplomatic endeavours in Vienna on the restoration of the 2015 nuclear…
- World
Families of 9/11 victims stake claim to $7 bn of Afghan frozen funds in US
New York: Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, United States seized the Afghan governments assets held abroad, which are now being demanded by the Taliban-led government as their rightful claim. However, as…
- Technology
Intel to invest $20 bn on 2 new chip factories in US
San Francisco: Chip-maker Intel on Friday said it will invest more than $20 billion to build two new factories int US for advanced chipmaking, as the world grapples with semiconductor shortage. The…
- Middle East
Iran nuclear talks progressing amid ‘better atmosphere’
Riyadh: Chief negotiators of Iran and three European countries have temporarily returned to their home countries for consultations as expert talks continue, providing the latest evidence that international talks to salvage the…
- Technology
Russia arrests top hackers at US govt’s request, won’t extradite
Moscow: Russia has arrested several members of the well-known hacker group called REvil at the request of the US government after it was established that the infamous group was involved in several…
- India
Northeast farmers up in arms against decision to allow US pork imports
Kolkata: Pig farmers across the northeast are up in arms over the Union government’s decision to allow import of US pork, contending it could destroy livelihoods of lakhs of people and deal…
- Middle East
Iran slams US failure to shut down Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Tehran: Iran’s top human rights official has slammed the US for failing to honour its promises to close down Guantanamo Bay detention camp, 20 years after the infamous prison was established in…
- World
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
Baltimore: In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he’s doing well three…
- Technology
Twitter permanently suspends US Congresswoman’s account for Covid misinformation
Washington: Twitter has permanently suspended an account of US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican Representative from Georgia, for “repeated violations” of the micro-blogging site’s Covid-19 misinformation policies. “We permanently suspended the…
- India
Global Covid caseload tops 288.1 mn
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 288.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.43 million and vaccinations to over 9.14 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
