Picasso painting sells for US$103 million in New York: Auction house

[caption id="attachment_12711" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The painting "Woman Sitting Near a Window (Marie-Therese)" is the fifth Pablo Picasso work to sell for more than $100 million...

Fully vaccinated people can shed masks in most places and travel: US CDC

May 14, 2021

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WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday (May 13) advised that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks...

Israel fires artillery into Gaza, Palestinian rocket attacks persist

May 14, 2021

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GAZA: Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday (May 14) against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep...

Australian telco Telstra fined US$39M for exploiting Indigenous customers

May 13, 2021

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CANBERRA: Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra was fined A$50 million (US$39 million) on Thursday (May 13) for unconscionable conduct in selling remote Indigenous customers...

Xavi signs new contract with Qatari side Al-Sadd to 2023

May 13, 2021

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BARCELONA: Xavi Hernandez has chosen to extend his stay in charge of Qatari side Al-Sadd for another two years, his club said on Wednesday, dampening...

Ex-UK leader Cameron faces MP grilling over Greensill lobbying

May 13, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12689" align="alignright" width="600"] Former prime minister David Cameron will appear before a parliamentary committee probing lobbying ahead of the loan company's collapse in March....

More than 4,000 Indians die of Covid-19 for second straight day

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12683" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Healthcare workers transfer the body of a person who died from Covid-19 at a hospital in Kolkata, India May 12, 2021.[/caption]...

Russia calls on Israel to halt settlement activities in Palestinian territories

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12686" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Moscow called for the 'status quo of Jerusalem's sacred sites' to be respected.[/caption] MOSCOW: Sergei Vershinin, a Russian Deputy Foreign Minister,...

China launches more classified Yaogan satellites into orbit

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021

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China conducted two launches of classified Yaogan satellites in the last week while much of the world waited to see where and when the Long...

Ellen DeGeneres to end her TV talk show next year

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021

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Nielsen data shows The Ellen DeGeneres Show viewership dropped by 1.1 million people this season, from 2.6 million viewers to 1.5 million viewers. [caption id="attachment_12699"...