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'Assassin's Creed Shadows' has been pushed back to March from November

Business

Ubisoft revenue drops after game flops, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ delays

A run of new-release flops and the delay of the latest “Assassin’s Creed” instalment sent revenue at French games giant Ubisoft plunging in its...

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Adidas has gotten into hot water for not disclosing its 'Samba OG' model was made of pigskin

Business

Turkey fines Adidas $15,000 for pigskin shoes

Turkey has hit German sporting equipment giant Adidas with a fine of more than $15,000 for failing to inform customers that one of its...

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The job cuts follow a three-percent fall in deliveries worldwide last year -- driven by a 28-percent drop in China

Business

German sports carmaker Porsche to cut 1,900 jobs

Sports car manufacturer Porsche said Thursday it will axe 1,900 jobs after sales slumped in China and amid a tricky shift to electric vehicles,...

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Blue Origin, whose rockets include New Shepard, seen in March 2022, has been attempting to land large government contracts

Business

Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket firm to cut 10% of workforce

Jeff Bezos’s rocket company Blue Origin is laying off around 10 percent of its workforce following a period of rapid expansion, the firm’s chief...

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Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani attends the International Conference on Syria in Paris on Thursday

World

France says EU working toward ‘rapid’ easing of Syria sanctions

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union was working toward swiftly easing Syria sanctions as Paris hosted a conference on...

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Ukrainian law enforcement officers and local residents stand among debris in the courtyard of a damaged residential building following a missile attack in Kharkiv

World

‘Patience paid off’: Putin out of shadow after Trump call

That era of isolation came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, when US President Donald Trump picked up the phone.

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Social Media

Facebook, TikTok harden EU commitment to tackle disinformation — but not X

Digital titans including Facebook and TikTok formally pledged to ramp up the fight against disinformation in the EU.

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The crowds gathered despite cold and rain, many with placards expressing support for the position of King Abdullah II on Gaza

World

Tens of thousands of Jordanians welcome king home after Trump meeting

Tens of thousands of Jordanians gathered at Amman’s Marka airport on Thursday to express support for King Abdullah II’s position on Gaza on his...

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Ukrainians in the 24th Mechanized Brigade firing towards Russian positions near Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region

World

Trump’s hand to Putin sparks fear, mistrust in frontline Ukraine

In eastern Ukraine, the battleground of ferocious fighting against Russian troops, the spectre of US President Donald Trump forcing a halt to the war...

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US President Donald Trump has announced a broad range of tariffs targeting trading partners since he took office in January

Business

President Trump says US ‘reciprocal tariffs’ to be announced Thursday

US President Donald Trump said that he would announce "reciprocal tariffs" on trading partners Thursday.

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