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The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on a group of money exchange services from Yemen and Turkey alleged to help provide funding to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have been launching attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the southern Red Sea. Included in the sanctions are the head of a financial intermediary in Sana’a, Yemen, along with three exchange houses in Yemen and Turkey. US Treasury alleges that the people and firms helped transfer millions of dollars to the Houthis at the direction of sanctioned Iranian financial facilitator Sa’id Al Jamal. The sanctions block access to US property and bank accounts…

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At the fifth time of trying, SpaceX has launched its triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket on a mission to deploy an experimental space place for the U.S. Space Force. Mission USSF-52 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida shortly after 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 28. SpaceX had planned to launch the mission earlier this month, but a series of issues, including poor weather conditions, forced it to call off four separate launch attempts, the most recent one on December 13. The Elon Musk-led spaceflight company live streamed the early part of the mission, including the launch and…

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi took the wraps off its first electric vehicle on Thursday and promptly announced it was aiming to become one of the world’s top five automakers. The sedan, dubbed the SU7 with the SU short for Speed Ultra, is a highly anticipated model that Chief Executive Lei Jun touted as having “super electric motor” technology capable of delivering acceleration speeds faster than Tesla cars and Porsche’s EVs. But the car – likely to go on sale in several months – is making its debut at a time when China’s auto market – the world’s largest – is…

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Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion lawsuit brought by claimants who accused to web giant of privacy invasion by tracking their online activities despite being in “incognito mode” when using the company’s Chrome browser. After lawyers announced on Thursday that they’d reached a preliminary agreement, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers put a scheduled trial for the case in California on hold, Reuters reported. The class action lawsuit was filed in 2o2o and involved “millions” of Google users since June 2016., and sought at least $5,000 in damages per user for violations of California privacy laws. The terms…

Cinema speaks a universal language. It is this language that allows us to peek into the life of a media baron in Florida (Citizen Kane), feel the helplessness of a family in rural Bengal (Pather Panchali) and view a samurai’s murder from different vantage points (Rashomon). When it comes to the Arab world, we have long relied on Western interpretations to understand the region. But today, the tables have turned. Arab filmmakers are reclaiming the cultural space through films that talk about their lived realities, debunk Western stereotypes and showcase the complexity of an evolving society. Supporting this endeavour are…

The crash of a Yeti Airlines’ aircraft in January this year that killed all 72 people on board, including five Indians, in Nepal’s resort city of Pokhara was caused by human error, according to an inquiry report submitted to the government on Thursday. Yeti Airlines’ 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft crashed on the bank of the Seti River between the old airport and the new airport minutes before landing on January 15. A five-member Investigation Commission formed after the crash said in its report that the aircraft crash was due to human error, Nepal’s official news agency RSS reported. Stay up to…

Oil prices fell more than one per cent on Thursday as concerns eased about shipping disruptions along the Red Sea route, even as tensions in the Middle East continue to fester. Front month February Brent crude futures were down $1.02, about 1.3 per cent, at $78.63 a barrel by 1443 GMT in subdued trade ahead of their imminent expiry, while the more active March contract was down 92 cents, about 1.2 per cent, at $78.62 a barrel. US WTI crude futures were trading 82 cents, or about 1.1 per cent, lower at $73.29 a barrel. Oil prices dropped nearly 2…

While perusing some of the best TV deals that are currently live, you might notice a staple offer from Samsung. That is the Samsung 75-inch Class TU690T Crystal 4K smart Tizen TV. It fluctuates in price and is regularly featured as part of the Best Buy TV deals. But for the year-end sale, just ahead of New Year’s, we’re seeing some incredible price drops, including on this TV. Normally $750, and hovering around that price, you can save $150 right now and bring it home for just $600. You’ll want to shop that discount soon if you’re interested, it will…