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AI personal shoppers hunt down bargain buys
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Internet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers’ likes, let them virtually try on clothes, hunt for deals and even place orders.
Israel-Hamas war beyond darkest 'Fauda' plot, says co-creator
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli TV action series "Fauda" has won Netflix fans worldwide for its gritty take on the exploits of an undercover unit that fights Palestinian militants.
Apple bows to EU and unveils iPhone with USB-C charger
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» CUPERTINO, California - Apple unveiled its new iPhone lineup on Tuesday, with its Lightning charger ports replaced on the newest models by a universal charger after a tussle with the European Union.
Musk's moves felt from Wall Street to the Vatican
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk was at the news epicenter Thursday, from stripping Pope Francis of Twitter verification to Tesla's drag on stocks and the explosion of the world’s largest rocket.
Blinken warns Netanyahu on annexation but holds fire on far-right cabinet
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Sunday to oppose Israeli settlements or annexation in the West Bank, but promised to judge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's incoming government by actions and not personalities.
Court denies Ben & Jerry's effort to prevent sales in Israeli settlements
AFP, Published on 23/08/2022
» NEW YORK: Ben & Jerry's lost its bid Monday to block its parent company Unilever from selling its ice cream in West Bank settlements, which the US firm said would run counter to its values.
Ben & Jerry's sues Unilever to block distribution in Israeli settlements
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» NEW YORK - American ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's said Tuesday it is suing its parent company Unilever to block a move that would see its product sold in West Bank settlements, which would run counter to its values.
In US, an effort to commemorate thousands of lynching victims
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» DECATUR (UNITED STATES) - More than 120 years ago, a Black man was accused of raping a white woman in the city of Decatur, Illinois, but before Samuel Bush could be tried, a vicious mob forcibly took him from a local jail, beat him and hung him from a telephone pole. Now, an effort is underway to memorialize the brutal lynching.
Big Tech booms even as lockdown living wanes
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Big Tech goliaths like Facebook and Amazon unveiled whopping profits this week, showing their dominance in lockdown lifestyles is on course to grow well beyond the pandemic.
Israel in cold war over Ben & Jerry's ice cream ban
AFP, Published on 23/07/2021
» BEER-TUVIA (ISRAëL) - Israeli Avi Zinger said the ice cream he makes usually brings joy, but Ben & Jerry's decision to stop selling in occupied Palestinian territory has cast his factory into a political storm.