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Israel bracing for direct attack by Iran
Published on 13/04/2024
» Israel is bracing for a direct and unprecedented attack by Iran on government targets as soon as this weekend, according to people familiar with western intelligence assessments, a move that has the potential to trigger an all-out regional war.
Chinese-made phones are calling the shots in Africa as they beat global giants Samsung and Apple
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/03/2024
» Along the bustling Luthuli Avenue in downtown Nairobi, banners and billboards advertise mobile phones to the throng of shoppers passing by.
France honours slain AFP journalist
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» PARIS: France posthumously awarded AFP video journalist Arman Soldin, who was killed while working in Ukraine, the Legion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour) on Thursday.
Arman Soldin: from Bosnia to Ukraine with a smile
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» PARIS - Arman Soldin was barely a year old when his mother carried him onto a humanitarian flight from war-torn Bosnia to France.
New breed of video sites thrive on misinformation and hate
Published on 22/08/2022
» A day after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York last May, the video-sharing website BitChute was amplifying a far-right conspiracy theory that the massacre was a so-called false flag operation, meant to discredit gun-loving Americans.
Streamers and superheroes battle for pandemic-era Emmy nods
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» LOS ANGELES - Television shows binge-watched -- and even filmed -- during the coronavirus pandemic will vie for coveted Emmy nominations Tuesday, with Netflix's "The Crown" tipped to reign over a unique year for the small screen.
News media seeing 'post-Trump slump' as passions cool
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» NEW YORK - Tensions have cooled between the news media and the White House after four tumultuous years -- potentially bad news for outlets struggling with a long downtrend in the industry.
Samsung Electronics Q3 net profit leaps after Huawei boost
AFP, Published on 29/10/2020
» SEOUL - Samsung Electronics' net profit jumped by almost half in the third quarter, it reported Thursday, as the South Korean giant's mobile and chip businesses were boosted by US sanctions against its Chinese rival Huawei.
Sinclair to pay Disney $10.6 bn for Fox regional sports networks
AFP, Published on 04/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - Sinclair Broadcast Group said Friday it agreed to buy 21 regional sports television networks from Walt Disney Co. in a deal worth $10.6 billion.
AT&T reshuffles WarnerMedia team, merges HBO with Turner
AFP, Published on 05/03/2019
» NEW YORK - AT&T's media-entertainment arm announced Monday a major reorganization that merges its HBO premium television with the mass-market Turner networks and gives a broader portfolio to CNN chief Jeff Zucker.