Like any disruption to an established ecosystem, micro-dramas come with both benefits and drawbacks. In February this year, Kuku FM launched Kuku TV, a new vertical dedicated to micro-dramas — short-form TV shows with episodes lasting just a couple of minutes, shot entirely in vertical format for smartphone consumers. The platform features a vast catalogue […]
Hamas said on Friday it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but called for further talks to implement an agreement, if reached.“Hamas has submitted its positive response to the Egyptian and Qatari mediators. We are fully prepared to immediately enter into a round of negotiations regarding the […]
California’s Madre wildfire explodes California’s Madre fire has ballooned into the state’s largest active blaze by Friday evening, scorching about 70,800 acres in a remote stretch of Central California north of Santa Barbara and west of Bakersfield. The wildfire, which ignited on Wednesday, July 2, advanced rapidly overnight, doubling its footprint to roughly 35,000 acres […]
Texas Hill flash floods (Image credits: AP) At least 24 people have died while several are missing after sudden, heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Texas Hill Country early Friday.Among the missing are 23 girls who were attending Camp Mystic, a summer camp with about 750 attendees. Rescue teams are continuing search efforts using helicopters, […]
ROME: A huge explosion at a petrol station in an eastern district of Rome on Friday injured at least 45 people, including 12 police officers and six firefighters, Italian authorities said.The blast at the distributor of petrol, diesel and LPG in the working class Prenestino neighbourhood was heard across the capital just after 8am. The […]
President Trump used an anti-Semitic slur during a rally in Iowa as he celebrated passage of his marquee spending bill but insisted he did not know the word was offensive to Jewish people. “No death tax, no estate tax, no going to the banks and borrowings from, in some cases a fine banker, and in […]
Donald Trump shares video on life journey US President Donald Trump has shared a video where he, for the first time, acknowledged his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. The video, posted on July 4 via Truth Social on the occasion of the United States’ 250th Independence Day, has quickly gained traction online for its […]
Trump administration is planning new restrictions on the export of AI chips, such as those from Nvidia, to Malaysia and Thailand over concerns that the technology could be diverted to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The draft rule from the commerce department is not yet finalised and could […]
BEIJING: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has told EU leaders that Beijing does not want to see Russia losing its war with Ukraine because the US would then shift its whole focus towards China, a candid admission that surprised officials in Brussels, a media report said.Wang’s comment during his talks with EU’s Kaja Kallas – […]
US President Trump said early Friday that he is set to resume a set of tariffs that he initially imposed in April on dozens of countries, before pausing them for 90 days to negotiate individual deals. Most of those deals have yet to materialise, and businesses in the US have been left guessing what levies […]
