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Black Monday: A Global Stock Market Rollercoaster
Christiane Tager 2025-04-07 22:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The rollout of new tariffs under Donald Trump's leadership has been enough to trigger what many are now calling an economic apocalypse. Global financial markets began tumbling as early as Friday, and it has only deepened this Monday. The Paris stock exchange has already wiped out all its gains for the year, opening down 6.46%, while London’s ...
Dollar, Stocks Sink as Gold Hits High on Trump Tariffs
This is Beirut 2025-04-03 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The dollar and equity markets tumbled Thursday after President Donald Trump's latest tariffs salvo against countries worldwide, fanning a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation. The dollar slumped by as much as 2.6 percent versus the euro, its biggest intraday plunge in a decade, and suffered sharp losses also against ...
Finance Minister and Banque de l’Habitat CEO Sign Agreement for Online Property Certificate
This is Beirut 2025-04-03 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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Finance Minister Yassine Jaber and General Manager of the Banque de l'Habitat (BDH) Antoine Habib signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, launching an electronic link between the two organizations. This new system allows the bank to instantly and at no cost access an online certificate of non-ownership for borrowers, streamlining the ...
AI Grows in Anime, but Miyazaki Stays Untouchable
This is Beirut 2025-04-03 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Artificial intelligence might take over some of the work done by Japanese animation artists, but it will never match the brilliance of Hayao Miyazaki — the creative soul of Studio Ghibli — according to his son Goro, speaking to AFP. After the release of the latest ChatGPT version (GPT-4o), the internet was flooded with AI-generated images and ...
Israel PM Says 'Dissecting' Gaza to Force Hamas to Free Hostages
This is Beirut 2025-04-03 09:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the military was "dissecting" the Gaza Strip and seizing territory to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages still held in the enclave. It came as rescuers said 34 people were killed in continued Israeli strikes on the territory, including on a UN building. The military ...
Turkish Opposition Calls for Boycott over Jailed Students
This is Beirut 2025-04-01 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The leader of Turkey's main opposition party has called for a boycott on Wednesday to protest the detention of students rallying in support of Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor. "Stop all purchases! Supermarkets, online shopping, restaurants, petrol, coffees, bills, buy nothing," said Ozgur Ozel, head of the CHP party to which Mayor Ekrem ...
Microsoft Celebrates 50 Years on April 4: Between Successes, Setbacks, and Investments
This is Beirut 2025-03-31 17:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet. As the company, founded with a vision of putting computers in every home and office, celebrates its 50th anniversary on Friday, it is looking to boost its fortunes by being a leader in the ...
European Orbital Rocket Crashes after Launch
This is Beirut 2025-03-30 19:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy. The Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides, then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion just after launching ...
When AI Meets Therapy: The Promise and Pitfalls of Digital Healing
David Sahyoun 2025-04-16 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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AI (artificial intelligence) is a computer system designed to replicate human thought and behavior. It can reason, process information, and search for answers across vast pools of relevant content available online. A chatbot, by contrast, is a conversational tool designed to simulate human interaction. It runs on pre-scripted responses, ...
Rare Original E.T. Model Up for Auction at Sotheby’s
This is Beirut 2025-03-29 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An original model of E.T., created for Steven Spielberg’s cult classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, is going under the hammer at Sotheby’s auction house. The piece comes from the personal collection of Italian special effects legend Carlo Rambaldi, who won three Academy Awards for his work on David Lynch’s Dune, Spielberg’s Close Encounters ...
Ghosting: A Strategy of Avoidance
David Sahyoun 2025-03-26 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The anglicisms used to illustrate certain phenomena observed in virtual exchanges have surprising meanings. Far from indicating a mundane behavior, they carry meanings that reveal deeper characteristics about their users. This week, we will try to understand what “ghosting” is, which shares common traits with “breadcrumbing.” The ...
Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health: A Turning Point for a Healthier Future
Karl Hajj Moussa 2025-03-25 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health is taking place from March 24 to 28, 2025, in Cartagena, Colombia. Co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Colombian government, the event focuses on concrete actions to ensure clean air, expand access to clean energy, and tackle climate change. With 90% of the world’s ...
Shakira Concerts Bring Major Economic Boom to Mexico City
This is Beirut 2025-03-25 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Shakira fans flocking to see the Colombian star in concert are generating tens of millions of dollars for Mexico, according to the local chamber of commerce, underscoring the economic significance of major musical events. Home to around nine million people, Mexico City is a magnet for Latin and other international musicians who attract fans from ...
Turkey Detains 1,100 People Since Erdogan Rival's Arrest
This is Beirut 2025-03-24 15:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey Arrests Recep Tayyip Erdogan Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkish police have detained more than 1,100 people, including journalists, since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival sparked the country's worst unrest in years, a minister said on Monday. The demonstrations began in Istanbul after Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest last week and have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey's 81 ...
Does 'Vibe Coding' Make Everyone a Programmer?
This is Beirut 2025-03-24 13:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Can a complete tech novice create a website using everyday language on ChatGPT? That's the promise, misleading for some, of "vibe coding," the latest Silicon Valley catchphrase for an advance in generative AI that some say makes computer programming as simple as chatting online. "You fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget ...
Istanbul's Imamoglu - Declared Opposition Presidential Candidate - Spends First Night in Jail
This is Beirut 2025-03-24 10:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Istanbul's embattled Ekrem Imamoglu spent his first night in jail Monday a day after his suspension as mayor, as 10 journalists were detained for covering the mass demonstrations that his detention sparked across Turkey. The protests began in Istanbul after Imamoglu's arrest on Wednesday and have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey's 81 ...
Turkey Wants More Than 700 X Accounts Blocked
This is Beirut 2025-03-23 21:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Turkey Protests Erdogan Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkey's authorities, faced with a mass opposition movement following the detention of the opposition mayor of Istanbul, have called for the closure of more than 700 accounts on X, the online platform said Sunday. "We object to multiple court orders from the Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority to block over 700 ...
Maternity: La Vie en Rose or the Blues?
Yara Germany 2025-03-22 12:05 - Reading : 11 minute(s)
Motherhood, which is considered one of life’s most beautiful experiences, is often idealized. Behind the picture-perfect image, lie darker realities, marked by physical pain, lack of support, and psychological upheaval. Between baby blues and postpartum depression, many mothers find themselves isolated, misunderstood, and sometimes even in ...
Marcin Patrzałek: Proving His Guitar Genius Is No Trick
This is Beirut 2025-03-22 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Traditionally, artists take to the stage to connect with their audience. For Marcin Patrzałek, a Polish guitar prodigy, there’s an added drive: to prove that his jaw-dropping technique, which has garnered tens of millions of views on Instagram, is no trick. “It bothers me a bit that people think it’s fake (...) but it’s good that it gets ...
Istanbul Bar Association Board Dismissed Over 'Terror Propaganda'
This is Beirut 2025-03-21 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Istanbul Bar Association's executive board was dismissed Friday on grounds of "terrorist propaganda" and "publicly spreading false information", according to a court ruling published online by a lawyers' association. Prosecutors had filed suit on January 15 several weeks after the Istanbul Bar Association demanded an investigation into the ...
Turkey Braces for More Protests Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
This is Beirut 2025-03-21 16:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe. Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, was arrested at dawn on Wednesday, just days before he was due to be named the candidate for the main ...
London's Heathrow Airport Closed After Fire Causes Major Power Cut
This is Beirut 2025-03-21 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Britain's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, was shut down early Friday for 24 hours after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling facility west of London, officials said. Airport authorities said they "expect significant disruption" over the coming days, with hundreds of flights and thousands of passengers ...
Europe Seeks to Break its US Tech Addiction
This is Beirut 2025-04-16 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing louder for Europe to declare independence from US tech. From Microsoft to Meta, Apple to Uber, cloud computing to AI, much of the day-to-day technology used by Europeans is American. The risks that brings were hotly debated before ...
Google Has Illegal Monopoly in Ad Tech, US Judge Rules
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, in a legal blow that could rattle the tech giant's revenue engine. The federal government and more than a dozen US states filed the antitrust suit against Alphabet-owned Google, accusing it of acting illegally to dominate three sectors of ...
Mahmoud Abbas Expected in Beirut: Will Palestinian Disarmament Be Addressed?
This is Beirut 2025-05-20 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Palestinian issue has long weighed on Lebanon, with consequences that have directly undermined its sovereignty. The Hamas-led assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, shook the region and left little room for any return to the old status quo. As the political landscape across the Middle East continues to shift, Lebanon faces its own urgent ...
Romania Returns to the Polls, Far-Right Leads in Surveys
This is Beirut 2025-05-04 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Romanians returned to the polls on Sunday in a rerun of November's annulled presidential election that left the country in deep political turmoil, as a far-right candidate again is expected to win the first round. The Constitutional Court cancelled last year’s vote won by NATO critic Calin Georgescu—who has been barred from the rerun—paving ...
US, Europe to Coordinate Ukraine Talks after Trump-Putin Call
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 22:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States has agreed to "tightly coordinate" Ukraine talks with European partners following a call between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the German government said Monday. Immediately after his conversation with Putin, Trump held a second call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ...
Russian Ballet Patriarch Yuri Grigorovich Dies at 98
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Legendary Russian ballet figure Yuri Grigorovich, who was for three decades the lead choreographer at Moscow's famed Bolshoi Theatre, has died aged 98. Born in the Soviet city of Leningrad to a ballet family, Grigorovich's career - as a dancer then choreographer - spanned 80 years. For much of it, he was the artistic powerhouse behind ...
Culture Wars and Chaos: Joaquin Phoenix Stars in Satirical 'Eddington'
This is Beirut 2025-05-17 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Joaquin Phoenix stars in the darkly satirical Eddington, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, a biting take on America's culture wars set in a small New Mexico town. The film by fast-rising American director Ari Aster is an unsettling but often amusing Western-style thriller set amid America's toxic politics and conspiracy ...
'I thought I was going to die,' Kardashian tells in Paris robbery trial
This is Beirut 2025-05-13 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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American celebrity Kim Kardashian told a Paris court on Tuesday she feared she was going to be killed by masked men who robbed her at gunpoint of millions of dollars of jewellery during the French capital's fashion week. Ten suspects have been on trial since late April over the armed robbery in 2016, which saw jewellery worth some $10 million ...