BERLIN, Feb 4 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz began a tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday aiming to forge energy and arms partnerships as Europe's biggest and richest economy sought to reduce dependence on the U.S. and China.
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Fandom has appointed Jay Sullivan, a former executive at Mozilla, Groupon, Facebook and Twitter, as its new CEO. Sullivan joins following the exit of Perkins Miller from the top post at the the fan-community-driven media company last October. Launched in 2004, Fandom is best
GameStop employees are being asked to put away their loud, unprofessional gaming t-shirts, but the retailer is not providing a uniform for them
Zayn has announced his fifth studio album “Konnakol,” releasing on April 17 via Mercury Records. The singer, who recently finished his Las Vegas residency, will release the project’s first single “Die for Me” this Friday. According to a release, “Konnakol” “expands on the sound
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 - U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked key pillars of his country's democracy, Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday in its annual report, citing the Republican president's immigration crackdown, threats to voting rights and other policies.
‘Love Island USA’ star Olandria Carthen has signed with United Talent Agency for representation in all areas. UTA will work to secure opportunities for Carthen across publishing, television, digital media, and more. Carthen was among the buzziest characters to break out from
Radio.com and Mark Cuban’s interactive creator operating platform Fireside platform have been acquired by ad tech company Consumable Inc., which has plans to develop “a next-generation streaming platform designed for an AI-driven, creator-first media landscape.” The Radio.com
Growing up in Panama in the 1970s, Roger Durling was obsessed with the Academy Awards. “I had charts. I would track down who was up that year, who deserved the Oscar, etc.,” recalls the Santa Barbara International Film Festival executive director. “I was compulsive.” The first
Based on the average office worker salary of those polled being $115,779, this equates to $3 billion lost each working day, research commissioned by Fyxer shows.
The major cuts include the closure of the paper's Jerusalem bureau, with the firings widely derided by Post reporters on X. The Washington Post's coverage of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has earned widespread praise, including a Pulitzer Prize finalist nod last year
Companies at Web Summit Qatar have collectively raised more than $28 billion (€23.7bn) over the past year, highlighting the sheer weight of innovation in the room.
The world is looking for more clean water. Intense storms and warmer weather have worsened droughts and reduced the amount of clean water underground and in rivers and lakes on the surface.
Bar owner Jobe Ferguson says he is devastated to close TNQ in the Northern Quarter after 22 years.
Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked.
The Westminster Dog Show honored Catherine O’Hara, who died Jan. 30 at the age of 71, with a video tribute shown on the Madison Square Garden jumbotron on Tuesday night in New York City. The video featured clips of O’Hara’s various roles, notably Cookie Fleck from the 2000
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Wednesday said she asked House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to subpoena Bill Gates over his ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Last night, I watched Melinda Gates interview. I immediately asked the chairman of
A good home, or Minosin Kikiwa in Cree, is the foundation of dignity in later life, according to the Indigenous seniors who spoke to us. Yet "every year the rent goes sky-high and it's tough to be homeless," an anonymous participant said.
KARACHI, FEB 1 - Pakistan's banned separatist group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for coordinated gun and bomb attacks that killed dozens of civilians and security personnel and triggered one of the deadliest security operations in Balochistan in years.
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Farming is central to life in Zambia, with about 60% of the country's labor force relying on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood or income. Seasonal rains shape planting and harvesting, and temperatures can rise to 40°C. On small farms, men generally manage livestock such
Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people's ability to spot AI-generated video and audio that falsely depict politicians, according to a study my colleagues and I conducted.
Lore sickos will love Amazon's newest season of Fallout , but fans of satisfying TV storytelling will be left wanting The post Fallout Season 2 Review: Give Us More Episodes Or Stop Adding Subplots appeared first on Kotaku .
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Scientists at Rutgers University–Newark have developed a first-of-its-kind RNA-based nanotechnology that assembles itself inside living human cells and can be programmed to stop propagation of harmful cells. The findings, recently published in Nature Communications, represent a
WoW's success is built on brilliant class designs, but there's evidence that the developer is running out of inspiration
If you've watched a giraffe browsing in the tree canopy, a white rhino meandering across open grassland, or a warthog shuffling around on its knees in South Africa's Kalahari desert, you know what they eat: leaves, grass, shoots, and roots. With every mouthful, they swallow
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The session will also see MEPs approve a €90bn loan to Kyiv funded with joint debt to keep Ukraine's war effort going.
A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body. Researchers studying Plasmodium falciparum found that the parasite relies on a brief but essential stage, nicknamed the "Crown" stage, to make sure a
Taylor Frankie Paul will be getting a plethora of advice ahead of her season of “The Bachelorette.” After the Sunday, March 15, live Oscars telecast, ABC and Hulu will air “The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose,” a special preview of Season 22. During the special, 18 former
An ensemble cast including Asa Butterfield (“Sex Education”), Mark Strong (“1917”), Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”), Brittany O’Grady (“The White Lotus”), and Patti Harrison (“Together Together”) have come together for upcoming comedy “Happy.” Described as “what may be the worst
The cast of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” has been unveiled. Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young are the comedians who are set to welcome audiences with the
Anthony Rapp will star in “Touch,” a new solo play about a middle-aged gay man, failed writer and burned-out fifth-grade teacher whose life is thrown into chaos after an unexpected encounter with a former student. The show was written by Kenny Finkle and directed by Jonathan
'If we are not able to procure a stable supply of materials, including memory... we could experience a supply shortage or an increase in production costs."
The Trump administration on Wednesday pushed for a trade system involving price floors for minerals during a summit it held with representatives from multiple nations. Vice President J.D. Vance announced the price floor initiative at the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting at
A journalist at the Washington Post dedicated to covering Amazon, the online retail giant that turned Jeff Bezos into a billionaire, was among the staffers laid off as part of a sweeping cuts made to the outlet on Wednesday. "haven't posted here in years but uh... some news,"
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Recently, the German term "lüften" has been circulating on social media and trending on Google. The term refers to the practice of opening windows and doors to replace stale indoor air with outdoor air, a longtime practice in many European homes. Americans have dubbed it "house
