Iran holds state funeral for top brass slain in Israel war
Iran held a state funeral Saturday for some 60 scientists and commanders killed in its war with Israel, after its...
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Israel FM says world has ‘obligation’ to stop Iran getting nuclear bomb
Israel's foreign minister said Friday the world was obliged to stop Iran developing an atomic bomb, days after Israel claimed...
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‘Bleed us dry’: Why tech platforms are facing rebellions
Tech platforms create walled gardens where buyers and sellers are protected from cybercriminals and fraudsters, and standards of quality are...
- Etsy, Uber, and food-delivery outfits operated 'highly ambiguous' systems that allowed 'complete ownership and surveillance power over their clients'
- In one case of pushback, 10,000 sellers on Etsy closed their online shops for a week from April 11, in what was effectively a strike
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French language in focus as controversies rise in Canada
The question of whether Canadian corporate leaders should be bilingual received a lot of attention last fall, after the president...
- Under Canadian law, state-owned businesses are required to provide services in both French and English to clients
- According to some French language proponents in Canada the government has failed to meet their expectations
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UN chief to visit Turkey before trips to Russia and Ukraine
Turkey has been trying to negotiate an end to the conflict between the two countries, hosting meetings between Russian and...
- Antonio Guterres’ trip comes as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its third month, with fierce battles continuing in Ukraine’s east
- Scores of civilians and Ukrainian soldiers are said to be trapped in the besieged port city of Mariupol, with evacuation interrupted
Yemen capital’s first commercial flight since 2016 postponed
Hours before the flight, the airline said on its Facebook page that "it has not yet received operating permits," and...
- The airport in Yemen was hoping to receive the commercial aircraft on Sunday morning after seven years of war
- The halt on Yemen's commercial flights prevented sick civilians from seeking urgent medical treatment in foreign countries
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Dalai Lama urges reduction of fossil fuel to fight climate crisis
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama urged the public to reduce fossil fuel use during a meeting with activists to...
- The 86-year-old -- who is now living in exile in India's Dharamshala -- was presented Friday with a block of ice carved from one of the fast-melting glaciers
- Mounted on a wooden stand, the hunk of ice was meant to highlight the effects of climate change on the Tibetan plateau
Business
Fintech giant Stripe allows Twitter stars earn cryptocurrency
Online payments giant Stripe on Friday said it will start letting Twitter stars get paid in a dollar-pegged form of...
- Stripe said in a blog post that it is eager to expand the option to other online platforms
- The company will do the behind-the-scenes work to enable a "select group" of popular Twitter figures to get paid
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EU to bring in law requiring Big Tech to remove harmful content
The European Union early Saturday finalized new legislation to require Big Tech to remove harmful content, the bloc's latest move...
- The Digital Services Act (DSA) aims to ensure tougher consequences for platforms and websites that host a long list of banned content ranging from hate speech to disinformation
- EU officials and parliamentarians finally reached agreement at talks in Brussels early Saturday on the legislation
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Losing Russian energy would weigh on Europe’s economy: IMF official
Europe can get by without Russian gas for six months, but beyond that, the economic impact would be severe, a...
- Alfred Kammer, head of the IMF's European Department, urged countries in the region to take a series of steps to ease the blow, including reducing consumption to build up inventory
- The International Monetary Fund projects that a total loss of Russian gas and oil supplies could cost the European Union three percent of GDP
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Saudi Arabia and Iran restart talks in Baghdad
Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have resumed key talks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after negotiations were suspended last...
- Iran's Nour news agency confirmed a meeting attended by "senior officials from the secretariat of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and the head of the Saudi intelligence
- Shiite-majority Iran and the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia support rival sides in several conflict zones across the region
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Tanker that sank off Tunisia was empty: Ministry
The Equatorial Guinea-flagged Xelo was thought to have been carrying 750 tons of diesel when it went down en route...
- The Equatorial Guinea-flagged Xelo was thought to have been carrying 750 tons of diesel when it went down en route between Egypt and Malta on Saturday
- The ship’s seven crew members were banned from leaving the country for two weeks, pending the outcome of the probe
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Iran holds state funeral for top brass slain in Israel war
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Japan’s Moon craft SLIM revives after lunar night
TOKYO, JAPAN – Japan's Moon lander has produced another surprise by waking up after the two-week lunar night, the country's space...
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Manufacturers pack smartphones with AI tools to boost sales
Barcelona, Spain - Smartphone makers are packing their latest devices with flashy new artificial intelligence tools such as real-time voice translation...
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WTO pushes for reform, warns multilateralism ‘under attack’
Speaking on the first day of MC13, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala highlighted a need to "reform the multilateral trading system"...
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Arab states tell UN court Israeli occupation is ‘affront to justice’
The International Court of Justice entered its last day of week-long hearings after a request from the UN, with an...
- Most speakers during the hearings have demanded that Israel end its occupation, which came after a six-day Arab-Israeli war in 1967.
- "If left unchecked, it runs the risk of not only threatening regional, but also global peace and security," Turkey's representative Ahmet Yildiz said.
Yemen rebels announce first civilian death in US-UK strikes
The Houthis, who control war-torn Yemen's most populated areas, have previously reported the death of 17 of their fighters in...
- One person was killed and eight wounded, the Houthis' official news agency said late on Sunday, a day after US and British forces said they fired on 18 targets across the country
- US-British strikes were in response to dozens of Houthi drone and missile attacks on Red Sea shipping since November, which the rebels say are in solidarity with Palestinians
Attack on Rafah would be ‘nail in coffin’ of Gaza aid: UN chief
Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Antonio Guterres said that Gaza's southernmost city, where more than 1.4...
- UN chief lamented that despite his urgent calls for the UN Security Council to take all measures to "end the bloodshed in Gaza and prevent escalation", it had failed to act
- The comments of UN chief came after Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated that his country was intent on a ground invasion in Rafah, in its bid for "total victory" over Hamas