Nike shares closed Friday up more than 15%, hitting a record intraday high; after the sneaker maker forecast full-year sales topping $50 billion; as its North American business rebounds from the lows of the coronavirus pandemic. Also, in greater China sales appear to be improving with Nike management; saying the company is confident about its ability […]
The WHO World Health Organization on Friday urges fully vaccinate people to continue to wear masks; social distance and practice other Covid-19 pandemic safety measures; as the highly contagious delta variant spreads rapidly across the globe. Also, “People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves,” Dr. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russian soldiers who fought in World War II and criticized NATO’s expansion in an op-ed published Tuesday by a German weekly. “We hoped that the end of the Cold War would be a common victory for Europe,” Putin wrote in Die Zeit. “But a different approach has prevailed based on […]
A US military delegation will visit Ankara later this week to hold detailed consultations on a possible Turkish role to guard Kabul International Airport after the Nato withdrawal, a senior Turkish defence official said on Monday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Joe Biden agreed last week that Turkey would take a […]
Digital privacy moves from Apple and Google are forcing the advertising industry to reconsider the way it works; Publicis Groupe’s Maurice Levy told CNBC. Also, the chairman of the world’s third-biggest advertising company says; so, changes to Apple’s iOS smartphone software and Google’s Chrome web browser means advertisers will have to revisit the whole way they are working. “It’s […]
The AI revolution has already started, and it is changing every area of our life. From academics and researchers to inventive tech entrepreneurs, here are 10 people pushing the frontiers of deep learning and computerized vision to make AI dreams come true. 1. Elon Musk: Nationality: South African Position: Co-founder and Chairman of OpenAI Firstly, […]
Ebrahim Raisi, the hardline head of Iran’s judiciary, has been hailed the country’s new president after his three main rivals congratulated him on his victory and preliminary results showed he had secured 17.8m votes, a huge 14.5m more than his nearest rival. With 90% of the votes counted, Iranian officials said 28.6 million people had […]
Responding to today’s announcement declaring Ebrahim Raisi as Iran’s next president, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: Ebrahim Raisi has Risen: “That Ebrahim Raisi has risen to the presidency; instead of being investigated for the crimes against humanity of murder; enforced disappearance; torture; is a grim reminder that impunity reigns supreme in Iran. In […]
Britain is looking at easing travel restrictions, including allowing the ones with double vaccination against Covid-19; to enjoy a foreign holiday without intrusive red tape; so, a step that indicates vaccine passports are firmly back on the agenda. Also, countries in the European Union (EU) last week agreed to an easing of travel restrictions over summer that […]
The International Space Orchestra is delighted to announce our collaboration with Kid Cudi for Amazon Prime Day 2021! On Wednesday 17th June 2021; Amazon is releasing their Prime Day show for 30 days free to anyone; taking the form of three immersive musical events. Moreover, It features pop icon Billie Eilish; recent Oscar winner H.E.R […]
