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India's year of the unicorn: Startups in spotlight of 2021 tech boom
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» MUMBAI - Sumit Gupta has had a big year -- turning 30, getting married and seeing his startup become one of India's newest tech unicorns.
Sanction hit Huawei says revenues down 29 percent this year
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» BEIJING - Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Friday its annual revenue had fallen by nearly a third from the previous year, as it continued to be weighed down by US sanctions that have hit its smartphone sales.
Has the Premier League turned into a one-horse race?
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» LONDON - Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea looked set for a titanic three-way Premier League title tussle just over two weeks ago but it is now beginning to look like a one-horse race.
World to ring in New Year under Covid cloud
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» SYDNEY: The world prepared on Friday to usher in 2022, after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and a slight glimmer of hope for better times ahead.
Tourists pack country's tallest peak
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 31/12/2021
» CHIANG MAI: Tourists packed Doi Inthanon to celebrate the new year at the national park on the country's highest mountain in the northern province.
Countdown to 2022
Life, Published on 31/12/2021
» At last, the much-anticipated countdown celebrations will return to two iconic venues in Bangkok -- CentralWorld and Iconsiam -- which will let everyone say goodbye to 2021 and welcome 2022 in grand style tonight.
South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron wave subsides
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, where the Omicron variant was detected in November, said Thursday that the country's latest coronavirus wave had likely passed its peak without a significant increase in deaths and that restrictions would be eased.
Thailand gain massive upper hand
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 31/12/2021
» Thailand coach Mano Polking has all the right to be in a buoyant mood after the War Elephants' 4-0 hammering of Indonesia in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final on Wednesday night.
Ex-Afghan president says decision to flee Kabul made in 'minutes'
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» LONDON - Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Thursday described fleeing the Taliban's victory march on Kabul, saying the decision had been taken in "minutes" and that he did not know he was leaving the country until he was taking off.
Iran announces new space launch during nuclear talks
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» TEHRAN - Iran on Thursday said it has carried out a new space launch, sparking concern in Washington which said such moves show the need to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.