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Culture & Society

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.

Crowd braves rain to flock to Pope Leo’s mass in Istanbul

After two days of blue skies and sunshine, the heavens opened, but the downpour did little to dampen the enthusiasm...

Arts & Culture

Japan political party to install AI leader

The Path to Rebirth party, which was launched in January by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city...

Geostrategy
Arts & Culture

AI-powered meet-up apps fight ‘epidemic of’ loneliness

San Francisco, United States -- On a summer evening in San Francisco, JT Mason went to dinner with five complete...
  • The growing difficulties individuals face in forming meaningful connections have alarmed health professionals.
  • In 2017, then US surgeon general Vivek Murthy described a "loneliness epidemic."
Arts & Culture

From hotels to high fashion, Armani’s luxury empire

Milan, Italy - Giorgio Armani's death leaves a vacuum at the top of his billion-dollar luxury business, an independent empire...
  • Born into a modest family in northern Italy, Armani, who died on Thursday aged 91, became one of the richest men in the world and the fourth richest in Italy
  • From his historic headquarters in Milan, Armani led an empire employing more than 9,000 staff at the end of 2023, and with revenues of 2.3 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in 2024
Arts & Culture

‘God’s Influencer’ to become first millennial saint

Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, will be raised to sainthood by Pope Leo...
  • Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, will be raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican
  • The teenager's body, dressed in jeans and a pair of Nike trainers, lies in a glass-walled tomb in Assisi, visited by hundreds of thousands of people a year
Arts & Culture

Zawiya 97: New cultural hub for handicrafts in historic Jeddah

Jeddah - Zawiya 97, a new cultural hub for handicrafts in Historic Jeddah, located next to Nassif House, combines heritage...
  • Throughout July and August, Zawiya 97 hosted more than 60 workshops introducing over 30 traditional crafts to more than 400 participants
  • In addition to the workshops, Zawiya 97 provides a space for exhibitors to display their products, supporting local brands and contributing to the creative economy
Business

Labubu fans flock to stores after launch of mini dolls

Beijing, China -- A dozen furry dolls strung together on a metal chain dangled from Labubu fan Maki Li's neck...
  • Made by Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, the fanged creatures have taken the world by storm, adorning the handbags of celebrities such as Rihanna and Dua Lipa.
  • Last month, commerce minister Wang Wentao used the toothy-grinned dolls as an example of "new forms of consumption.
Arts & Culture

Bird call contest boosts conservation awareness in Hong Kong’s concrete jungle

The competition brought nearly 100 people together, including a contestant who mimicked the critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoo.
  • Despite its relatively small size, more than 580 types of birds -- about a third of China's total species -- have been recorded in Hong Kong.
  • That diversity is attributed to Hong Kong's status as a vital stopover on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway for migratory birds.
Arts & Culture

With poetry and chants, Omanis strive to preserve ancient language

Against the backdrop of southern Oman's lush mountains, men in traditional attire chant ancient poems in an ancient language, fighting...
  • The overwhelming majority of Omanis speak Arabic, but in the mountainous coastal region of Dhofar bordering Yemen, people speak Jibbali, also known as Shehri
  • Sitting under a tent, poet Khalid Ahmed al-Kathiri recites the verses, while men clad in robes and headdresses echo back his words in the vast expanse
Arts & Culture

Walking sharks, bombing crocodiles: Italian Brainrot memes only kids know

Shouty, crude and often nonsensical Italian voiceovers feature in many of the clips made by people in various countries that...
  • The dozen-plus cartoonish AI creatures have fast become memes, inspiring a stream of new content such as "Brainrot Rap", viewed 116 million times on YouTube.
  • A YouTube Short titled "Learn to Draw 5 Crazy Italian Brainrot Animals" -- including a cactus-elephant crossover named "Lirili Larila" -- has also been watched 320 million times.
Arts & Culture

Iraqi women table tennis players chase Paralympic dreams

Diwaniyah, Iraq -- Iraqi table tennis player Nur al-Huda Sarmad adjusts her wheelchair before striking the ball into play, braving...
  • With no dedicated training facility, the team often has to share the three second-hand tables at the public community center with visitors.
  • In the scorching Iraqi summer they cannot turn on the fans, which would disrupt the movement of the balls.
Arts & Culture

Israel: Ultra-Orthodox conscription threatens Netanyahu’s coalition

Jerusalem, Undefined - The Israeli army announced Sunday that it would begin sending draft notices to 54,000 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men...
  • Formed in December 2022, the coalition hinges on an alliance between Netanyahu's right-wing Likud, far-right parties and those representing the ultra-Orthodox
  • Under an arrangement dating back to the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi in Hebrew, have been effectively exempted from military service

Crowd braves rain to flock to Pope Leo’s mass in Istanbul

After two days of blue skies and sunshine, the heavens opened, but the downpour did little to dampen the enthusiasm...
Arts & Culture

Company News

ADNIC helps Social Investment Fund

Canon to employ 30% women in KSA

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Sudanese journalists form union to safeguard press freedom

The journalists' syndicate held elections on Saturday, the first since ousted president Omar al-Bashir dissolved independent unions after rising to...

Tunisia train accident leaves nearly 100 passengers injured

A head-on collision between two passenger trains injured 95 people on Monday morning in the south of the Tunisian capital,...

Beyonce, Jay-Z, Grande, and Billie Eilish shortlisted for Oscar

Iran's Asghar Farhad is among a select group of auteurs to have won multiple foreign film Oscars previously again makes...

Tunisia’s president announces constitutional referendum

Kais Saied presented a roadmap for restoring democratic institutions, and announced a nationwide public consultation from January 1 until March...

UAE ranks first in Arab world, 11th globally in Global Knowledge Index

Qatar was at the 38th place, Saudi Arabia at 40, Kuwait (48), Oman (52), and Bahrain (55) in the Global...

‘God’s Influencer’ to become first millennial saint

Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, will be raised to sainthood by Pope Leo...
Arts & Culture

Zawiya 97: New cultural hub for handicrafts in historic Jeddah

Jeddah - Zawiya 97, a new cultural hub for handicrafts in Historic Jeddah, located next to Nassif House, combines heritage...
Arts & Culture

Labubu fans flock to stores after launch of mini dolls

Beijing, China -- A dozen furry dolls strung together on a metal chain dangled from Labubu fan Maki Li's neck...
Business
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With poetry and chants, Omanis strive to preserve ancient language

Against the backdrop of southern Oman's lush mountains, men in traditional attire chant ancient poems in an ancient language, fighting...
  • The overwhelming majority of Omanis speak Arabic, but in the mountainous coastal region of Dhofar bordering Yemen, people speak Jibbali, also known as Shehri
  • Sitting under a tent, poet Khalid Ahmed al-Kathiri recites the verses, while men clad in robes and headdresses echo back his words in the vast expanse
Arts & Culture

Walking sharks, bombing crocodiles: Italian Brainrot memes only kids know

Shouty, crude and often nonsensical Italian voiceovers feature in many of the clips made by people in various countries that...
  • The dozen-plus cartoonish AI creatures have fast become memes, inspiring a stream of new content such as "Brainrot Rap", viewed 116 million times on YouTube.
  • A YouTube Short titled "Learn to Draw 5 Crazy Italian Brainrot Animals" -- including a cactus-elephant crossover named "Lirili Larila" -- has also been watched 320 million times.
Arts & Culture

Iraqi women table tennis players chase Paralympic dreams

Diwaniyah, Iraq -- Iraqi table tennis player Nur al-Huda Sarmad adjusts her wheelchair before striking the ball into play, braving...
  • With no dedicated training facility, the team often has to share the three second-hand tables at the public community center with visitors.
  • In the scorching Iraqi summer they cannot turn on the fans, which would disrupt the movement of the balls.