A Superhero Movie Too Far?
A color-coded, spandex-coutured smorgasbord of high camp and heroics, "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" has stood astride popular culture for a quarter-century as one of television's most successful...
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Laptop Ban Sparks Ire Among Mideast Travellers
Travellers across the Middle East expressed frustration Wednesday at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to the United States and Britain that has sparked confusion and speculation. From...
Consumers Dissatisfied With Poor Telecom Services
Telecom users are demanding improved service delivery from service providers at a time that competition in the industry is becoming keener. The consumers, some of whom have been speaking to have also...
New Syria Peace Talks As Fight Comes To Damascus
A fifth round of UN-backed Syria peace talks begins Thursday in Geneva with scant hope of a breakthrough against a backdrop of fighting in Damascus and no sign of compromise. The last session in...
Google Apologises After Ads Appear Next To Extremist Content
Google’s European boss has apologised after adverts from major firms and government agencies appeared next to extremist content on its YouTube site. It came after Marks and Spencer became the...
US Stocks Dip On Oil Retreat, Protectionism Fears
Wall Street stocks dipped early Monday with worries about trade protectionism pressuring global markets, while petroleum-linked equities fell on the latest drop in oil prices. Dow members ExxonMobil...
Google Pulls Beauty and the Beast ‘ad’ From Home
Google has removed audio about the movie Beauty and the Beast which played out unprompted on Google Home. “By the way, Disney’s live action Beauty and the Beast opens today,” the smart speaker...
Iraq Forces Say Near Mosul Mosque Where IS Declared ‘caliphate’
Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the mosque where the Islamic State group proclaimed its "caliphate" in 2014. Iraq began...
In Backing Syria’s Assad, Russia Looks To Outdo Iran
In Aleppo, portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin hang shoulder-to-shoulder with those of his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, signalling Moscow's rise at the expense of Damascus's other...
Snap Shares Drop 4 Percent, Fall Below $20 For the First Time
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a Snap Inc. logo hunging on the front Snap Inc shares tumbled below $20 on Thursday for the first time since the company's $3.4 billion public listing after the...
Trump Envoy Meets Israeli Settlers In Unusual Move
A top adviser to US President Donald Trump met Israeli settler leaders Thursday in an unusual move that may raise fresh concerns over prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian...
US Jobless Claims Dip In Mid-March
New claims for US unemployment insurance edged downwards in mid-March, continuing a record stretch of low-levels, the Labor Department reported Thursday. With an unemployment rate below five percent...
New US Home Construction Rebounds In February
Construction of new US housing rebounded in February to its highest level in four months, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. And construction started on single-family homes jumped to the...
Twitter Accounts Hijacked With ‘Nazi’ Hashtags In Turkish
A diplomatic spat between Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany spread online on Wednesday when a large number of Twitter accounts were hijacked and replaced with anti-Nazi messages in Turkish. The...
US 12-Month Consumer Inflation Highest In 5 Years, Up 2.7%
US consumer prices in February rose at the fastest pace in nearly five years compared to the same month of 2016, while retail sales also were robust, the government reported Wednesday. The Consumer...
Unilever Review Covers Costs, Deals, Balance Sheet
"We do see it as an inflection point," Pitkethly said at the conference in Florida. Unilever (ULVR. L) (UNc.AS) is considering returning cash to shareholders, making medium-sized acquisitions and...
Valeant Shares Fall As Ackman Exit Highlights Company’s Challenges
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc's stock price fell to its lowest level in eight years on Tuesday after the abrupt exit of its biggest supporter put renewed focus on the Canadian company's most pressing...
Tigo-Airtel Merger Could Cut 10% of MTN’s Market Share
Some players in the telecom industry are predicting the biggest telecom operator in the country, MTN, will be the most affected operator following the merger between Airtel and Tigo. Tigo and Airtel...
Antibiotic-Free Meat Gets A Foothold In US
Facing pressure from environmentalists and shareholder activists, major US food companies and restaurant chains are moving to limit antibiotics in farm animals raised for meat. Last month, Tyson...
Kwesi Agyeman Busia Takes Over As New DVLA Boss
The Minister for Transport, Mr Kweku Ofori Asiama, has asked the Management and staff of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority to throw their support behind the new Chief Executive, Mr Kwasi...