Category: 1. Iran

MOSCOW, Dec 4 : Russia has blocked access to Snapchat, state-run news agency RIA reported on Thursday, citing the country’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor.

Authorities said one reason for the ban was that Snapchat had allegedly been used…

The Indian rupee tumbled to a record low of 90.13 against the US dollar on Wednesday. It broke the previous day’s record of…

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 : Amazon.com said Thursday the e-commerce giant is in discussions with the U.S. Postal Service about its future relationship and considering its options before its current contract expires next year.

The Washington Post…

LAS VEGAS, Dec 4 : Amazon.com on Wednesday touted new capabilities for its SageMaker AI service that it says will help customers expedite customizing their artificial intelligence software models.

For Peter Nikoloff, a different type of…

LONDON, Dec 4 : Britain’s BT launched a sovereign data platform for its public-sector and business customers on Thursday to store and process their data in the country, responding to increasing demand for higher levels of resilience.

Data…

Dec 4 : ETF provider ProShares has withdrawn its registration request for some highly leveraged exchange-traded funds after receiving a warning letter from the U.S. securities regulator that flagged risk exposures and paused the review of such…

MOSCOW, Dec 4 : Kazakhstan’s oil and gas condensate production declined by 6 per cent in the first two days of December, an industry source said on Thursday, following a Ukrainian drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC) Black Sea…

Dec 4 : Russia has blocked Apple’s video-calling app FaceTime, the state communications watchdog said on Thursday, as part of an accelerating clampdown on foreign tech platforms that authorities allege are being used for criminal activity.

The…

By Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The FBI made an arrest on Thursday in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on Jan. 5, 2021, a law…

Why it matters:

The ceremony underscored growing global outrage over Israel’s ongoing aggression and the mounting civilian casualties in Gaza and the West Bank. It also highlighted the widening international consensus in…