The Chilean government has awarded a contract to Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech to supply its influenza vaccine ahead of the southern hemisphere winter. The vaccine will be part of Chi...
Former Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has said that she won't be watching the franchise's latest spin-off series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , as even hearing the original show's theme tune now...
Ubisoft has said that completing its now-canceled Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake would have "required more time and investment than we could responsibly commit," after more than half a decade ...
So-called hyperscalers set to dominate US investment-grade corporate credit...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, David Schultz, Professor of Political Science at Hamline University, says that the Trump administration response to the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti during the...
All colors are on sale right now, including the attractive blue shade. If you prefer over-ear headphones to earbuds and own an iPhone or another Apple device, the AirPods Max with USB-C are worth a lo...
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Turning your phone into a handheld with the M4 could be risky. As a retro gaming fan, I was thrilled when Apple opened its App Store to emulators in 2024 , but I've yet to find a controller that makes...
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The American climber reached the top of the 508-metre building after around 90 minutes....
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Mainland China’s and Hong Kong’s birth rates fell to record lows last year, despite extensive government incentives to encourage larger families. In Hong Kong, registered births fell 14 per cent to a ...
The family of a Nicaraguan migrant who died at an ICE detention facility in Texas is pushing back against DHS' suggestion that his death may have been a suicide....
The Big Four firm argues in its latest report that institutional adoption has permeated crypto so much there's no turning back....
Binance’s application for MiCA is reportedly being fast-tracked, after the exchange established a holding company in Greece in December....
Musk's swipe at Donald Trump's newly founded Board of Peace touched a nerve as the relationship between the two former close allies has been characterised as volatile for months....
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During the World Economic Forum, Shavkat Mirziyoyev combined multilateral engagement with a series of political and economic meetings, focusing on peace initiatives, investment cooperation and Uzbekis...
Anxiety and patriotism swirl as details of a ‘future deal’ touted by Donald Trump trickle out...