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Apple to appeal US watch ban
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Apple said on Tuesday it will appeal a US ban on its latest smartwatch models after the Joe Biden administration opted to not veto a ruling on patent infringements.
Murders of land activists spike under Philippines' Duterte: watchdog
AFP, Published on 24/09/2019
» MANILA: Murders of environmental activists and land defenders in the Philippines have risen sharply under President Rodrigo Duterte, an international rights watchdog said Tuesday, alleging his speeches and policies have "emboldened" the killers.
Australian minister sorry for 'mad witch' text to journalist
AFP, Published on 04/01/2016
» SYDNEY - Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has apologised to a journalist for mistakenly sending her a message calling her a "mad witch".
Euro hits 11-year low on Greece fears, equities muted
AFP, Published on 26/01/2015
» HONG KONG - The euro sank to an 11-year low Monday but Asian equities largely recovered from early losses after an anti-austerity party won Greece's election, throwing its international bailout into doubt and raising fears it could leave the eurozone.
Twitter hackers: It's 'World War III'
AFP, Published on 17/01/2015
» Hackers took over Twitter accounts of the New York Post and United Press International on Friday, writing bogus messages, including about hostilities breaking out between the United States and China.
CBS launches 'always on' streaming news service
AFP, Published on 07/11/2014
» WASHINGTON - CBS on Thursday launched an on-demand streaming news service with live "anchored" news reports that can be viewed on any Web-connected device.
Bad stats hurting tiger-saving effort
AFP, Published on 30/07/2014
» Efforts to save the tiger are being undermined by a lack of information about how many of the endangered cats live in the wild, the conservation group WWF said on Tuesday.
Yahoo Japan to buy eAccess telecom firm for $3.2 bn
AFP, Published on 27/03/2014
» Internet giant Yahoo Japan said Thursday it would buy almost all of domestic telecom company eAccess from its parent Softbank Corp. in a deal valued at around $3.2 billion, or 324 billion yen.
French court orders Google to block Max Mosley orgy pictures
AFP, Published on 06/11/2013
» In a landmark ruling, a French court on Wednesday ordered Google to prevent its search engine from providing links to images of a sadomasochistic orgy involving former Formula One boss Max Mosley.
News Corp, Murdoch open new post-breakup chapter
AFP, Published on 28/06/2013
» A new chapter opens on Friday for Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp with the split of the media-entertainment conglomerate as the 82-year-old coincidentally goes through a marriage breakup.