This is Beirut, 20/02 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A US federal judge peppered a top member of Donald Trump's Justice Department with questions Wednesday during a hearing over the office's extraordinary move to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. The department's request prompted a wave of protest resignations within the Justice Department and at the mayor's ...
This is Beirut, 19/02 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Global stock markets mostly fell Wednesday after US President Donald Trump broadened his tariff threats, stoking wider trade war fears. Trump warned the previous day that he would impose tariffs "in the neighbourhood of 25 percent" on auto imports and a similar amount or higher on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. "Understandably this has ...
This is Beirut, 19/02 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A significant Banksy artwork is set to be auctioned in London on March 4, with an estimated value ranging from £3 million to £5 million (approximately €3.6 million to €6 million), according to an announcement made by Sotheby’s on Tuesday. The piece, titled Crude Oil (Vettriano), and sometimes referred to as Toxic Beach, is part of the ...
This is Beirut, 18/02 05:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The head of New York's city council on Monday called for the resignation of Mayor Eric Adams, days after the US Justice Department moved to dismiss a corruption case against him. Adams, who pleaded not guilty in September to charges of fraud and bribery, has denied allegations he asked for the case to be dropped in exchange for enforcing ...
This is Beirut, 17/02 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions off US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 programme, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated Nvidia semiconductors. But governments from Rome to Seoul are cracking down on the user-friendly Chinese app, saying they need to prevent potential leaks of ...
This is Beirut, 15/02 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The US Justice Department filed court papers Friday to dismiss a corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, despite a barrage of resignations from prosecutors who refused to drop the charges. Adams, who pleaded not guilty in September to charges of fraud and bribery, has denied allegations he asked for the case to be dropped in exchange ...
This is Beirut, 14/02 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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New York, Paris, and Berlin are celebrating the anniversaries this year of iconic art installations that saw some of their most prominent landmarks wrapped in fabric by the late artists known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Forty years ago, the couple enfolded the Pont Neuf, one of Paris’s most beloved bridges, in a silky, sandstone-colored ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Climate change drove weeks of crop-withering temperatures last year in the West African countries that underpin the world's chocolate supply, hitting harvests and likely further stoking record prices, researchers said Wednesday. Farmers in the region -- which account for some 70 percent of global cacao production -- have struggled with heat, ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US stock markets tumbled on Wednesday as an inflation reading came in hotter than expected, fanning fears that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer. Following days of attention on US President Donald Trump's tariff moves, traders were focusing on the January consumer inflation data, which is set to play a role in the ...
This is Beirut, 11/02 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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United States stock markets wobbled, and gold reached fresh highs on Tuesday as traders kept a nervous eye on US President Donald Trump’s next tariff decisions, worried about inflation and interest rates. European markets rose, with both Frankfurt and London again setting records, while Asian equity markets struggled for direction. Trump has ...
This is Beirut, 09/02 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Superstar big man Anthony Davis dazzled in his Dallas debut before hobbling out hurt in the third quarter of the Mavericks' 116-105 NBA victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Davis had given Dallas fans still fuming over the trade of Luka Doncic plenty of reasons to welcome his arrival, scoring 26 points with 16 rebounds, seven assists and ...
This is Beirut, 06/02 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Inspired by the Louvre's upcoming renovation project, aimed at easing the crowding in front of the Mona Lisa, several leading museums are redesigning their spaces and collections to address the challenges of overtourism and climate change. “In light of the surging tourism, security concerns, the climate emergency, and the digital revolution, ...