New York, Aug. 10, (dpa/GNA) – More than four million people have been displaced since fighting began in Sudan nearly four months ago, the…
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Disney tops earnings estimates as streaming losses narrow
Los Angeles, Aug. 10, (tca/dpa/GNA) – The Walt Disney Co.’s latest quarterly earnings report, released on Wednesday, illustrates the catch-22 facing big media companies:…
Amazon countries set joint agenda against deforestation
BRASILIA, Aug. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — Countries attending the Amazon Summit in Belem, Brazil, on Tuesday adopted a declaration that would lay the foundation for…
Bus plunges into ravine in Mexico killing 18
Mexico City, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - At least 18 people were killed when a tour bus plunged down a 40-metre deep ravine in Mexico on Thursday. According…
Colombia and ELN guerrillas begin six-month ceasefire
Buenos Aires, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - A six-month ceasefire between the Colombian government and the leftist guerrilla group ELN began on Thursday. The National Participation Committee, made…
Marriott’s Q2 profit jumps as business travel picks up
Washington, Aug. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Marriott International on Tuesday reported that its second-quarter profit came in at $726 million, compared to $678 million in…
Pfizer’s Q2 profit declines as demand for Covid products slows
New York, Aug. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Pfizer on Tuesday released earnings for the second quarter that decreased from last year but beat Wall Street…
US congressional hearing demands more government transparency on UFOs
Washington, Jul. 27, (dpa/GNA) – At a US congressional hearing on unidentified flying objects, congressmen have called for more transparency from the government on…
Profits up at Meta for second quarter, exceed expectations
Washington, Jul. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Profits at Facebook’s parent company Meta rose in the second quarter compared to last year and beat analysts’ estimates,…
Texas sued by Biden admin over building water barriers to block migrants crossing border
HOUSTON, July 25, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Joe Biden administration on Monday, filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas over deploying water barriers in…
Microsoft, Sony in deal to keep Call Of Duty on PlayStation
Washington, Jul. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Microsoft, which is proceeding with its move to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, said it has signed a…
Over 80 mln Americans under heat alerts
LOS ANGELES, July 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — More than 80 million people in the United States, nearly one-third of the population, are under heat alerts…
Mexico beat Panama for ninth Gold Cup title
Washington, July 17, (dpa/GNA) – Mexico left it late to beat Panama 1-0, and lift the CONCACAF Gold Cup a record-extending ninth time on…
Police in US state of Georgia kill murder suspect in shootout
Washington, July 17, (dpa/GNA) – Police in the US state of Georgia, on Sunday killed a man suspected of shooting four people to death.…
Over 1,500 flights canceled as storms hit northeast U.S.
NEW YORK, July 17, (Xinhua/GNA) — Over 1,500 flights in and out of the United States, have been canceled as of Sunday evening, as…
Mexican journalist murdered in supermarket parking lot in Acapulco
Rio de Janeiro, Jul. 16, (dpa/GNA) - Yet another journalist has been murdered in Mexico, this time the director of a news website who was shot in a…
Area the size of Iceland burned in Canada’s months-long forest fires
New York, Jul. 16, (dpa/GNA) - The fires that have been raging in Canada for months have destroyed a total of 100,000 square kilometres of forest and other…
Syria allows resumption of UN aid deliveries across Turkey border
New York/Beirut, Jul. 14, (dpa/GNA) – After a Russian blockade at the UN Security said it will let the United Nations to continue humanitarian…
Citigroup announces second quarter profits, plans to raise dividend
Washington, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – US investment bank Citigroup reported second-quarter net income of $2.92 billion, a decline of 36% from a year ago.…
JPMorgan’s second quarter net profit increases by 67%, beat estimates
New York, Jul. 15, (dpa/GNA) – US investment bank JPMorgan Chase reported a net profit for the second quarter that surged 67% from last…