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Global accord reached on tackling future pandemics
AFP, Published on 12/04/2025
» GENEVA - World Health Organization members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP.
Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech woes bite again
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» NEW YORK - Google's parent company Alphabet announced Friday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring.
All that glitters: How the money-spinning IPL turned cricket into gold
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» NEW DELHI - The Indian Premier League has made millionaires out of young players, generated invaluable publicity for team owners and made the national cricket board one of the richest governing bodies in global sport.
Toshiba to split business into three: report
AFP, Published on 09/11/2021
» TOKYO - Toshiba plans to split into three companies as early as 2023, a report said Tuesday, after a series of crises at the firm including the ouster of the board's chairman and a contentious buyout offer.
Whale of a tale: US fisherman says swallowed by humpback
AFP, Published on 12/06/2021
» NEW YORK - It sounds like a real-life take on "Pinocchio" -- a US lobster fisherman says he was scooped into the mouth of a humpback whale Friday and yet lived to tell the story.
Kuaishou: China's $160 bn livestreaming app for 'ordinary people'
AFP, Published on 08/02/2021
» BEIJING - On Lu Kaigang's feed, sheets of tarp are transformed into haute couture as China's mountainous backdrop becomes his catwalk, a 22-year-old villager sashaying to fame via a video-sharing app for the everyman -- Kuaishou.
Fire damage to US wine region laid bare as latest death confirmed
AFP, Published on 01/10/2020
» CALISTOGA (UNITED STATES) - The scale of wildfire devastation to Napa's world-famous wine region was laid bare Wednesday as firefighters reported minor progress battling the flames and a separate California blaze claimed its latest victim.
Xerox ends hostile bid to buy HP
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Xerox on Tuesday dropped its unwelcomed bid to buy computer and printer maker HP for about $36 billion, blaming market turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Yoga and cheesecake for new mums in plush Chinese 'sitting centres'
AFP, Published on 08/06/2018
» SHANGHAI - Yoga class starts shortly, the pristine massage centre is open for business and cheesecake is served on a platter of pastries and fruit.
Jury tells Samsung to pay big for copying iPhone design
AFP, Published on 25/05/2018
» SAN JOSE: - A federal court jury on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a patent case dating back seven years.