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Twitter starts rolling out new paid subscription
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter began rolling out a controversial new paid subscription system on Saturday that the social network's unpredictable new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, ordered staff to build after taking over last week.
Biden signs major semiconductors investment bill to compete against China
AFP, Published on 10/08/2022
» WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a multibillion dollar bill boosting domestic semiconductor and other high-tech manufacturing sectors that US leaders fear risk being dominated by rival China.
Oil prices slide on China fears; Twitter rises on Musk deal
AFP, Published on 26/04/2022
» NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled Monday along with equities in Europe and Asia on worries over a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in China, while US stocks finished a volatile session higher as Elon Musk sealed a deal to acquire Twitter.
US senators vote to avert calamitous debt default
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted Tuesday to raise the federal debt limit, moving the country a step closer to eliminating the threat of a calamitous credit default -- just one day ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury.
Biden celebrates rare win with US infrastructure bill signing
AFP, Published on 16/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - Battered by critics and dire opinion polls, President Joe Biden signed into law the biggest US infrastructure revamp in more than half a century at a rare bipartisan celebration in the White House on Monday.
Biden taps infrastructure czar to oversee billions in funding
AFP, Published on 15/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Sunday appointed prominent former mayor Mitch Landrieu to coordinate implementation of the country's massive new infrastructure law and oversee the disbursement of its $1.2 trillion in funds.
Biden says US future depends on his investment package
AFP, Published on 06/10/2021
» HOWELL: President Joe Biden delivered a stark warning of American decline Tuesday in a speech urging Congress to vote through his ambitious infrastructure and social spending packages or lose out to the likes of China.
Huge infrastructure bill backed by Biden passes key hurdle
AFP, Published on 08/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: A huge infrastructure bill deemed historic by US President Joe Biden passed a key procedural hurdle on Saturday, with enough Republican senators joining Democrats to make its final passage in the upper chamber appear nearly certain.
Canada to roll out big spending in pandemic recovery budget
AFP, Published on 19/04/2021
» OTTAWA - Canada is expected to channel funds into childcare, wage subsidies and other pandemic recovery measures as the government presents its new budget Monday ahead of possible snap elections.
Hopes for recovery help Asian markets start new year with a pop
AFP, Published on 04/01/2021
» HONG KONG: Optimism about the economic outlook in 2021 helped Asian investors kick off the new year Monday on a positive note, as hopes surrounding the rollout of coronavirus vaccines offset a frightening surge in infections.