Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital Tuesday for a third straight night to call for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza, clashing with baton-carrying riot police before tear gas rained down on them. On Wednesday night, demonstrators were back on the streets. “Open the borders,” they chanted. Though there have been regular … Read more
Play video content TVNZ 1 Miriam Margolyes says people who are still diehard ‘Harry Potter’ fans as fully functioning adults worry her a bit — and she’s got a clear message for them … grow the hell up! The actress — who played Professor Pomona Sprout on two ‘HP’ films back when those were still … Read more
A cyberattack at U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare has ground much of the U.S. healthcare system to a halt for the second week in a row. Hospitals have been unable to check insurance benefits of in-patient stays, handle the prior authorizations needed for patient procedures and surgeries, or process billing that pays for medical … Read more
New cars of the “Dolphin” model from Chinese car manufacturer BYD are in the harbor. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle makers shares listed in Hong Kong fell on Tuesday as worries of price wars in the sector grew. China’s EV market, the world’s largest and most crowded, is seeing … Read more
BEIJING — China will target economic growth of “around” 5 percent this year, Premier Li Qiang announced on Tuesday, laying out Beijing’s plans to weather a slowdown that has shaken consumer and investor confidence in the world’s second largest economy. China will make “full use of a new system for mobilizing resources nationwide” to achieve … Read more
Rabbit co-founder and CEO Jesse Lyu isn’t afraid of death … the death of the company, at least. He told TechCrunch that the company is a startup whose fortunes may be swayed by the whims of multibillion-dollar rivals — but that’s no reason to give up and go home. Appearing onstage at StrictlyVC LA, Lyu … Read more
You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. What unfurls across Indonesia on election day is undeniably stunning. The spectacle spans three time zones and a length of … Read more
Prince Harry kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, might grow up resenting him over Royal family rift, expert Prince Harry kids will grow up ‘detached’ from the world because of royal rift Prince Harry has been warned that his and Meghan Markle’s kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, would grow up “resenting” him over his … Read more
E-commerce company eBay said today that it plans to let go of 1,000 employees or around 9% of its workforce due to the ongoing economic conditions. The company said in a blog post that it also plans to cut contract roles in the coming months. The company’s CEO Jamie Iannone admitted that the company hired … Read more
Shamba Pride has since 2016 worked to enhance last-mile distribution for farm inputs and tackle price exploitation and quality issues for farmers through its merchant network dubbed digishops. The agtech has, so far, built a network of merchants (agro-dealers) extending across 24 counties in Kenya, which represents just over half of the country. It now … Read more