Blue Origin flight with Alan Shephard daughter delayed by weather
(AFP) A Blue Origin flight due to include the daughter of the first American to travel to space has been delayed by two days because...
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Instagram boss faces US lawmakers over impact on kids
(AFP) Instagram’s boss faces a grilling Wednesday from US lawmakers after damning press reports based on leaked internal research showed the photo-sharing app could harm...
Death toll from Indonesia volcano eruption rises to 39
(AFP) The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Semeru has risen to 39, authorities said Wednesday, as rescuers scrambled to retrieve more bodies...
Nestle shares flirt with record on 8.9 bn euro L'Oreal sale
(AFP) Nestle shares neared a record high in Zurich on Wednesday after the Swiss food giant said it would raise about 8.9 billion euros ($10.2...
'Squid Game', Alec Baldwin among top Google searches
(AFP) Google said Wednesday its most popular search terms in 2021 include “Squid Game,” Alec Baldwin and the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. Sports were also big on...
WHO, US scientists say Omicron no worse than other virus variants
(AFP) The Omicron variant appears to be no worse than other coronavirus strains, top scientists from the WHO and the United States told AFP, while...
US plans to crack down on shell companies
(AFP) The US Treasury is moving to combat corruption, money laundering and tax evasion by shell companies by requiring firms disclose their ownership, according to...
Chile congress approves same-sex marriage bill
(AFP) Chile’s congress on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bill to legalize same-sex marriage, joining just a handful of countries in majority Catholic Latin America with...
Omicron variant 'almost certainly' not more severe than Delta, Fauci tells AFP
(AFP) Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that while it would take weeks to judge the severity of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, early...
American Airlines CEO to step down in March
(AFP) Veteran American Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker plans to step down in March and will be succeeded by his deputy, Robert Isom, the carrier...
