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Iran Says No Access to Bombed Nuclear Sites Without IAEA Deal
This is Beirut 2025-11-20 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the UN's nuclear watchdog would not be given access to Iranian nuclear sites attacked during its recent war with Israel without a concrete deal being agreed. "The facilities that were attacked have their own story, and until a decision is made and a conclusion is reached between us, the IAEA and ...
Something for Moi? Miss Piggy’s Shoes Go Under the Hammer
This is Beirut 2025-11-20 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Some of Jim Henson's most memorable creations go under the hammer in California next week, with the first US auction of puppets and memorabilia from the late entertainer's decades-long career. Highlights include a pair of shoes worn by the domineering Miss Piggy in a "Muppets" movie, as well as puppets from "Fraggle Rock" and characters from the ...
EU Court Confirms Amazon Subject to Bloc's Digital Rules
This is Beirut 2025-11-19 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An EU court on Wednesday rejected an Amazon challenge against the bloc's digital content law, confirming that the tech giant must comply with its strict rules. Amazon was seeking to overturn its designation as a "very large online platform," which is subject to tougher rules than smaller players under the European Union's behemoth Digital ...
Roblox Game Platform Launches Age Checks for Chat
This is Beirut 2025-11-19 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Gaming giant Roblox Corp. says it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players wanting to access its chat features. It aims to stop under-nines from chatting without parental consent and to curb conversations between adults and minors online by placing users into six age bands ranging from under-nines to ...
Cloudflare Resolves Outage That Disrupted Parts of the Internet
This is Beirut 2025-11-18 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Services from Cloudflare, a software company that supports thousands of websites, including X, Spotify, and OpenAI, on Tuesday reported a crash in one of its software systems, according to a report in the New York Times. Cloudflare, which provides tools to secure and manage internet traffic for websites, reported earlier in the day that it was ...
Flydubai Orders 150 Airbus Jets, More Than Doubling Fleet
This is Beirut 2025-11-18 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Low-cost airline flydubai announced an order for 150 Airbus A321neo jets on Tuesday, more than doubling its fleet as it pursues an aggressive expansion plan. The Emirati company's first Airbus order is an "exciting step in expanding and diversifying our fleet", chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told a press conference at the Dubai ...
'Parasocial' Crowned Cambridge Dictionary Word of 2025
This is Beirut 2025-11-18 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Do you feel a deep bond with pop stars like Taylor Swift or Lily Allen -- even though you've never met them? If you do, then your behavior is "parasocial" and bang on trend, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, which on Tuesday unveiled the adjective as its word of the year for 2025. Lexicographers picked it in a year they said was marked by ...
How Embracing ‘Ickiness’ Helped Writer Szalay Win Booker Prize
This is Beirut 2025-11-14 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Writer David Szalay deliberately dared his readers to face up to the "ickiness" of an affair between a 15-year-old boy and his much older married neighbor in the first chapter of his new book, Flesh. And it worked, winning him Britain's top literary award, the Booker Prize, this week with his "extraordinary" story of a Hungarian immigrant who ...
Google Proposes Adtech Changes to Avoid Breakup After EU Fine
This is Beirut 2025-11-14 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Google on Friday announced changes to its advertising services to avert the risk of a breakup, two months after Brussels hit the US giant with a massive fine. The European Commission slapped a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.43 billion) antitrust fine on Google for favoring its own services in September, giving the company 60 days to resolve the issues ...
Rise of an AI Country Star Shakes the Music Charts
This is Beirut 2025-11-12 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An artist suspected of being virtual, with a voice generated by Artificial Intelligence, has reached the top of one of the most popular country-music download charts in the United States, marking a first. Walk My Walk, by Breaking Rust, an act with no known identity, is now the most downloaded country track, according to the data published on ...
Young Iranian Dies after Self-Immolation in Southwest
This is Beirut 2025-11-11 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A young Iranian man who set himself on fire after the municipal government tried to evict him from his store died of his injuries on Tuesday, official media reported. Ahmad Baledi, 20, had doused himself in petrol and lit himself ablaze on November 2 in Ahvaz, the capital of southwestern Khuzestan province, the newspaper Etemad previously ...
UK to Lower Voting Age to 16 in General Elections
This is Beirut 2025-07-17 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The British government said Thursday it plans to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in general elections, a landmark change giving the UK one of the lowest voting ages worldwide. It follows a pledge from the ruling Labour Party to make the shift ahead of winning power last year, and is among several planned changes to the democratic system, which ...
When the Body Speaks: The Truth Behind Self-Harm
David Sahyoun 2025-07-16 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Once treated as a fringe concern in psychiatry, self-harm has become far more visible in recent decades. Clinical and epidemiological studies agree that it primarily affects adolescents and young adults, with a marked prevalence among girls and young women. It appears in hospitals, schools and prisons, but also across digital spaces. On platforms ...
Raphinha Bags Hat-Trick as Barca Trounce Valladolid in La Liga
This Is Beirut 2024-08-31 21:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Brazil winger Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Real Valladolid 7-0 on Saturday to make it four wins from four in La Liga under new coach Hansi Flick. While bitter rivals Real Madrid have stumbled early following the much-trumpeted arrival of Kylian Mbappe, Barcelona are off to a flying start despite their continued financial ...
Israeli Military Confirms Destruction of Iranian-funded Missile Factory in Syria
This is Beirut 2025-01-02 20:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September to destroy an underground missile factory funded by Iran. The military, which rarely comments on its activities inside Syria, said in a statement that the September 8 raid involved more than 100 Israeli commando soldiers who dismantled the ...
French Woman Duped by AI Brad Pitt Romance Scam
This is Beirut 2025-01-18 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Authorities in France's La Réunion are investigating an elaborate scam that defrauded a French woman of €830,000. Fraudsters, using fake online accounts and AI-generated images, made her believe she was in a romantic relationship with Hollywood star Brad Pitt. Police are working to trace the accounts that received the funds, following a ...
Farewell to David Lynch, Visionary Creator of Dark Dreams
Madeleine Cadoux 2025-01-17 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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David Lynch, celebrated for his deeply imaginative and often disturbing cinematic style, passed away at the age of 78. Known for masterpieces like Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, Lynch's work explored the dark underbelly of human existence and the American dream. In a statement shared by his family on his official Facebook page, they announced, ...
Gaza: What We Know About the Evolving Ceasefire Agreement
This is Beirut 2025-01-14 20:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hamas is set to release 33 hostages held in Gaza in return for approximately 1,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. This exchange marks the first phase of an evolving ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and the United States have intensified efforts in recent weeks to finalize the ...
Ukraine Claims Biggest Aerial Strike on Russian Territory
This is Beirut 2025-01-14 17:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine carried out its largest aerial attack on Russian territory of the nearly three-year war overnight, Kyiv said Tuesday, hitting factories and energy hubs hundreds of miles from the frontline. The Russian military accused Kyiv of using US- and British-supplied missiles for one of the strikes and promised it would "not go unanswered". The ...
Los Angeles Grammys 2025 Set to Support Wildfire Relief
This is Beirut 2025-01-14 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Grammys, scheduled for February 2, will "proceed as planned" despite the devastating wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, the Recording Academy announced Monday. In a letter to Academy members, organizers confirmed that the 67th annual music awards gala will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles "in close coordination with ...
Search for Bodies as LA Firefighters Brace for More Wind
This is Beirut 2025-01-14 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Search teams with dogs fanned out looking for victims in Los Angeles on Monday, as firefighters girded for hurricane-force winds that could spark new blazes. With the disaster in America's second biggest city in its seventh day, 24 people are known to have died -- a toll expected to rise -- and more than 90,000 people remain displaced. But the ...
Ukraine Drone Sparks Huge Fire at Russia Gas Site
This is Beirut 2025-01-14 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Ukrainian drone attack hit a gas storage tank in Russia's Tatarstan region on Tuesday, sparking a huge blaze, authorities said. Local media published images showing flames and black smoke billowing toward the sky near the city of Kazan, saying that the drone had struck a liquefied gas storage site near a chemical factory. "A gas tank caught ...
Supreme Court Looks Poised to Uphold TikTok Ban
This is Beirut 2025-01-10 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Friday to uphold a law that would force TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the wildly popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down. A majority of the conservative and liberal justices on the nine-member bench appeared skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for TikTok that forcing a sale was a ...
Iran Reports Swiss National Accused of Spying Committed Suicide in Prison
This is Beirut 2025-01-09 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's judiciary said a Swiss national accused of spying was found dead in prison in the eastern city of Semnan on Thursday, adding that he had taken his own life. "This morning, a Swiss citizen committed suicide in Semnan prison," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said, adding that he had been "arrested by security agencies for espionage and ...
Israel Army Retrieves Body Of One Hostage in Gaza
This is Beirut 2025-01-08 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its troops had recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza and brought it back to Israel following a "complex and difficult operation". In a statement, the military said: "The troops located and recovered the body of hostage Youssef al-Zayadna from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area of the Gaza Strip ...
Zendaya and Tom Holland: From Spiderman On-Screen Kiss to Tying the Knot
Madeleine Cadoux 2025-01-07 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Zendaya and Tom Holland are officially engaged, according to reports from American media on Monday. This revelation comes just after Zendaya appeared at the Golden Globes wearing a spectacular diamond ring, instantly igniting fan speculation on social media about her relationship status. The 28-year-old actress’s choice of jewelry at the ...
iCloud Hacking Compromises Coldplay's Unreleased Music Among Other Singers' Creations
Madeleine Cadoux 2025-01-05 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In a case that underscores the fragility of digital privacy and the sanctity of creative work, a 22-year-old hacker, Skylar Dalziel, exploited online vulnerabilities to access unreleased tracks from renowned artists such as Coldplay, Shawn Mendes and Bebe Rexha. The thefts began in 2021 when Dalziel hacked into cloud storage accounts linked to ...
Iran Lifts WhatsApp Ban, but Other Restrictions Persist
This is Beirut 2025-01-02 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ardavan Yousefi has gotten so used to life under Iran's sweeping internet restrictions that for him, a recent decision to lift a ban on messaging service WhatsApp went virtually unnoticed. "Is it really removed now?" Yousefi, a café owner from the capital Tehran, said of the two-year ban on the popular application. To be certain, he switched ...
Iran Sentence Pop Singer, Tataloo, to Death
This is Beirut 2025-01-19 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Iranian court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, local media reported on Sunday. "The Supreme Court accepted the prosecutor's objection" to a previous five-year jail term on offences including blasphemy, reformist newspaper Etemad reported online. It ...
Trump Sides With Musk in Right-Wing Row Over Worker Visas
This is Beirut 2024-12-29 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country. "I've always liked the (H1-B) visas, I have always been in favor of the visas, that's why we have them" at Trump-owned facilities, ...