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Ticketmaster cancels public sale of Taylor Swift tickets
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» NEW YORK: After days of glitches and long waits frustrated fans trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets during presale windows, Ticketmaster on Thursday said they were cancelling tomorrow's slated public sale.
Powell wins second term as Fed chief as inflation battle rages
AFP, Published on 13/05/2022
» WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell to a second term as head of the Federal Reserve, as the central bank ramps up its fight to crush soaring inflation.
Swiss vote on banning tobacco advertising, animal testing
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» GENEVA: The Swiss were voting Sunday on whether to ban almost all advertising of tobacco products and separately on a blanket ban on all animal testing.
China passes tough new online privacy law
AFP, Published on 20/08/2021
» BEIJING: China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data Friday, as the country faces an uptick in internet scams and Beijing targets tech giants hoovering up personal data.
Apple defends child protection features over privacy concerns
AFP, Published on 14/08/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Friday defended new child protection features that would check images uploaded to its cloud storage and on its messaging platform, rejecting concerns the updates pose threats to privacy.
China's first vaccine hustled to market
AFP, Published on 31/12/2020
» BEIJING: China has granted "conditional" market approval to a Sinopharm vaccine with a reported 79% efficacy rate against Covid-19, health authorities said on Thursday, a major stride towards inoculating the world's largest population.
US feds, states could join forces on Google probes: report
AFP, Published on 27/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department and state attorneys general are meeting this week for talks on their concurrent investigations into possible anti-competitive practices by Google, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
Consumer groups seek probe of YouTube over ads for kids
AFP, Published on 09/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: Consumer and activist groups called Monday for an investigation into Google-owned YouTube for allowing advertising to be targeted at children in apparent violation of US law.
Facebook overhauls privacy settings amid data breach outcry
AFP, Published on 29/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Facebook on Wednesday launched a fresh effort to quell the firestorm over the hijacking of personal data, unveiling new privacy tools and settings aiming to give users more control over how their information is shared.
Lloyds profits surge as bank builds on recovery
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» LONDON: Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday said that its net profit soared 52% last year, when the UK lender returned fully to the private sector following a state bailout.