Uber to use alerts to remind riders to buckle up

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WASHINGTON : Ride-sharing company Uber Technologies plans to begin reminding passengers to wear seat belts by pinging driver phones and sending riders messages amid a...

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Russia plays down hope of breakthrough ahead of Macron-Putin talks

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022

[caption id="attachment_16282" align="aligncenter" width="800"] FILE PHOTO: U.S. National security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January...

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Ukraine to raise ‘unfair’ weapons issue during German minister’s visit

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022

KYIV: Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock promised unequivocal support for Ukraine today as she headed to Kyiv, which wants Berlin to do more to help...

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UK PM Johnson sang ‘I will survive’ to new communications director

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sang Gloria Gaynor’s hit song I Will Survive, according to his new communications director, before discussing his appointment to...

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Japan’s serious Covid cases climb to four-month high; record infections

February 4, 2022

TOKYO: Japan serious Covid-19 cases crossed 1,000 for the first time in four months, data showed on Friday, as the Omicron variant fuelled record infections...

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Putin hails Russia’s ‘unprecedented’ close ties with China

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin today hailed his country’s close ties with China, in a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ahead of the opening...

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Hong Kong activist arrested ahead of planned Olympics protest

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

HONG KONG: A veteran Hong Kong activist was arrested for “incitement to subversion” on Friday ahead of a planned protest against Beijing’s hosting of the...

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Netflix previews 2022 movie slate, shows off footage from Knives Out 2, The Adam Project and The Gray Man

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Netflix showed off footage from its upcoming movies Knives Out 2, Enola Holmes 2, The Adam Project, Pinnochio, The Gray Man, among others. Streaming giant...

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Facebook owner Meta sees biggest ever stock market loss

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Facebook's owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230bn (£169bn) on Thursday, in a record daily loss for a US...

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Moscow shuts down German broadcaster’s Russian operations in retaliatory move

February 3, 2022February 4, 2022

MOSCOW: Russia said today it was shutting down the operations of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Moscow and stripping its staff of their accreditation in...