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Amanpour says Iran president interview scrapped over headscarf demand

Amanpour says Iran president interview scrapped over headscarf demand

A ‘key trend’ in latest Arab Youth Survey is ‘decline in news consumption’ DUBAI: Dubai-based PR agency ASDA’A BCW has published the results of its 14th annual Arab Youth Survey, described as the largest independent survey of its kind. This year’s findings are grouped under six themes: identity, livelihood, politics, global citizenship, lifestyle and aspirations. Having grown up in the internet age, it is perhaps no surprise that Arab youths are avid users of social media… Source link

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Jeff Bezos’ megayacht was quietly towed from a Dutch shipyard after the company building it scrapped a request to dismantle a historic bridge to let it pass — watch the video

Jeff Bezos’ megayacht was quietly towed from a Dutch shipyard after the company building it scrapped a request to dismantle a historic bridge to let it pass — watch the video

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP; SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images Bezos’ yacht was moved from a Dutch shipyard before dawn Tuesday, likely to avoid local attention. After public outcry from locals, it did not involve the dismantling of a historic bridge. Watch Bezos’ yacht make its journey. Jeff Bezos’ megayacht has quietly left the Dutch shipyard where it was built, sans a bridge dismantling and crowds of spectators. The 417-foot vessel, known as Y721 and estimated to cost $500 million, has been… Source link

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Vaccine mandate for minor-league baseball players scrapped

Major League Baseball will not require minor-league players to be vaccinated in the upcoming season, a reversal from plans originally reported by Yahoo Sports in October. Since then, vaccine mandates have come under legal fire across the country. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court blocked a rule introduced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that would have required large companies to mandate vaccines or weekly testing for workers. In response, OSHA withdrew the… Source link

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Google News to relaunch in Spain after mandatory payments to newspapers scrapped

Who should get paid when big tech platforms aggregate news stories? This was the question that prompted Google to shut down its Google News platform in Spain in 2014, after the country decided the US tech giant should cough up a monthly fee to Spanish papers. Today, though, Google announced that Google News will return to Spain “early next year” after the country overhauled its online copyright laws in line with EU regulation. The big difference from Google’s point of view is that… Source link

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Multi Billion Dollar Merger between Russian Tech Firm Yandex and Challenger Bank Tinkoff has been Scrapped

The recently proposed merger between Yandex, a major Russia-based tech firm, and banking challenger Tinkoff will not be finalized because the bank’s founder Oleg Tinkov has walked away from the deal. Tinkoff’s management confirmed that all negotiations between the two parties have now been “terminated, effective immediately.” Yandex and Tinkoff had previously reached an agreement “in principle” which would have led to the tech giant acquiring the challenger bank in a $5.5… Source link

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