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If you’ve ever shopped on Amazon — and these days, who hasn’t? — then you’ve likely heard about the option for an Amazon Prime membership. This subscription is mostly touted as a way to save on shipping costs when purchasing from Amazon, but it also comes bundled with some other handy features including access to Amazon’s streaming service, Amazon Prime Video. You’ll find a range of movies and shows to watch, but if you’re not sure whether you need yet another streaming service, there is an option for a free trial to see if you like the service before paying…
It might not be the world’s most thrilling piece of software, but Microsoft Word is the backbone of many an office and it’s used by practically everyone at some point or other. While this hugely popular word processor used to be available to purchase as a standalone product in the form of Microsoft Office, these days it’s been rolled into a subscription service that you do need to pay for. But before you shell out for yet another subscription, you can try Microsoft Word out for free for a month using the free trial. That’ll give you enough time to…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Moscow’s key diplomatic and economic partner China on Monday and Tuesday, his ministry said in a statement. “On April 8 and 9, the foreign affairs minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov, will undertake an official visit in the People’s Republic of China, during which discussions with… (his Chinese counterpart) Wang Yi are planned,” it said on Sunday. “An in-depth exchange of points of view is expected on a certain number of ‘burning subjects’,” the statement said, citing “the Ukrainian crisis and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region”. They would “discuss a wide…
DirecTV Stream is the latest name for what once was AT&T’s live tv and on-demand streaming service, previously called AT&T TV, among other names. It’s now jointly owned by AT&T and private equity firm TPG Inc., if you’re concerned about such things. That new venture means that we no longer have insight into how many subscribers DirecTV Stream has, but it’s believed to be the smallest of the live streaming services in the United States. (The last time we got numbers was at the end of 2020, when the service was at about 656,000 subscribers, or about half that of…
Ecuadorean authorities arrested former Vice President Jorge Glas on Friday evening, seizing him from the Mexican embassy and prompting Mexico to suspend bilateral relations. Glas, 54, convicted twice of corruption, had been holed up in the embassy in Quito since seeking political asylum in December, a request Mexico granted earlier on Friday. Police forcefully entered Mexico’s embassy in Quito before making the arrest, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador posted on X. The Ecuadorean president’s office said in a statement it had arrested Glas, who was vice president under the leftist government of Rafael Correa between 2013 and 2017. Sonia…
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development’s (ADFD) combined sum of development financing and diverse investments has surpassed Dh216 billion, benefiting 106 countries across continents. Such contributions have been instrumental in upholding the UAE’s status as the foremost contributor to global development assistance. This was disclosed at the first meeting this year of the Executive Committee of ADFD, which was chaired by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Chairman of the ADFD’s Board of Directors, and Chairman of the Executive Committee. The virtual meeting was attended by Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State;…
Romario Shepherd smashed 32 runs off the 20th over for Mumbai Indians to set up their first victory of this IPL season as they beat Delhi Capitals by 29 runs on Sunday. The West Indies big-hitter crashed a 10-ball 39 in an unbeaten stand of 53 off 13 deliveries with Tim David, who struck 45, to steer Mumbai to 234-5 at their home Wankhede Stadium. Delhi finished on 205-8 despite Tristan Stubbs’ unbeaten 25-ball 71. They slumped to the bottom of the 10-team table. Five-time IPL winners Mumbai bounced back from their opening three losses in a relief for skipper…
If you’re working in a creative or design field, or even if you just enjoy a hobby like photo editing in your spare time, there’s no way you haven’t heard of Adobe. The company makes some of the most popular software out there for graphic design, video editing, and other visual arts, and it’s an essential for many people working in graphics fields. The software is frequently updated with features like AI, plus performance improvements to speed up processor-intensive tasks. But none of this comes cheaply. Adobe offers its software through a subscription based plan called Creative Cloud, and it’s…
Flood waters were rising in two cities in Russia’s Ural mountains on Sunday after Europe’s third longest river burst through a dam, flooding at least 6,000 homes and forcing thousands of people to flee with just their pets and a few belongings. Some of the worst floods in decades have hit a string of Russian regions in the Ural Mountains and Siberia, alongside parts of neighbouring Kazakhstan in recent days. The Ural River, which rises in the Ural Mountains and flows into the Caspian Sea, swelled several metres in just hours on Friday due to melt water, bursting through a…
Buoyed by a stronger-than-expected non-oil GDP growth in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the Middle East economy remains robust, despite oil cuts and geopolitical turbulence, according to economists. The latest PwC Middle East Economy Watch indicates that the regional economy remains resilient as the non-oil sector’s growth is anticipated to stay robust, buoyed by a stronger-than-expected non-oil GDP performance in 2023 and Purchasing Manager Indices (PMI) in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which are solidly in expansionary territory in early 2024. The UAE has achieved “a historic first” as its robust national economy reached a milestone in its diversification drive…