Apollo Global to buy annuities provider Athene in US$11 billion deal

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Apollo Global said on Monday it would buy Athene Holding in an all-stock deal valuing the annuities provider at about US$11 billion, making it the...

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Paris hospitals told to make room for Covid emergencies

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13125" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Yesterday, 21,825 new cases were reported in the previous 24 hours and 130 new deaths. [/caption] PARIS: Hospitals in the Paris...

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Djokovic sets all-time record for weeks at world No. 1

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13131" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning against Taylor Fritz of the US during their men’s singles match on day five of...

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China to push legislation to fight ‘long-arm’ foreign pressure

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

BEIJING: China will speed up lawmaking aimed at countering foreign sanctions and “long-arm jurisdiction”, its parliament said today, amid increasing pressure from Western countries over...

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Twitter’s Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

March 5, 2021March 6, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13114" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Twitter boss Jack Dorsey listed his famous post as a unique digital signature on a website for selling tweets as non-fungible...

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JDT coach hails winning start, but says team not at 100pc

March 5, 2021March 6, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13110" align="alignnone" width="1000"] JDT’s Muhammad Safawi Rasid celebrates after scoring a goal against Kedah Darul Aman FC at Stadium Sultan Ibrahim in Iskandar Puteri...

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White House: Biden believes US authorisations for military force need updating

March 5, 2021March 6, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13106" align="alignnone" width="1000"] The White House says US President Joe Biden believes that authorisations for the use of military force that have been used...

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More than 20,000 US organizations compromised through Microsoft flaw – source

March 5, 2021March 6, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13117" align="alignright" width="640"] FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City on July 28, 2015. [/caption] WASHINGTON:...

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World’s rarest seals have a secret breeding cave in Cyprus

March 5, 2021March 6, 2021

Only 700 Mediterranean monk seals are left in the wild. [caption id="attachment_13120" align="alignnone" width="1000"] An endangered Mediterranean monk seal.[/caption] The world's rarest seals have been...

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A Quiet Place Part II release moved to May

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021

A Quiet Place Part II was originally scheduled to to open in the US on March 20 last year but the plans were derailed by...