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Tens of millions still use Instagram in Iran despite crackdown: Meta
Meta on Thursday said that tens of millions of people in Iran are using Instagram despite government efforts to block the service due to months-long protests. "Despite attempts to block Instagram, we're seeing tens of millions of people still finding ways to access it," Clegg said.
Core collection: Apple archive goes under the hammer
A collection of nearly half-a-century's worth of Apple computers that traces the evolution of one of the world's most influential companies is going under the hammer in California next month. "It's very cool to see the evolution."
Ukraine war turns French port of Rouen into grain powerhouse
Dozens of miles inland from the English Channel, the Seine River port of Rouen is bustling with shipments of wheat, barley and other grains, a boom fuelled by the Russian chokehold on Ukraine's agriculture exports. Rouen is likely to keep reaping profits if the fighting continues to hinder Ukraine's grain exports.
Yellen says Russia hurting as G7 discuss more sanctions
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that sanctions were hurting Russia badly, as she and other G7 finance chiefs gathered to discuss further measures on the eve of the first anniversary of the Ukraine invasion. The comments came before a meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers in Bengaluru on Thursday to discuss further sanctions and more financial help for Ukraine.
Hong Kong exchange reports IPO drought in 2022 as profits slide
Hong Kong's stock exchange last year saw the fewest new listings in more than a decade, it said Thursday as the city struggles to emerge from pandemic isolation and kickstart an economic recovery. Before the pandemic, Hong Kong's bourse was often crowned as the top IPO venue in the world, drawing more than 100 new listings annually between 2013 and 2020.
G7 finance ministers to discuss more Russia sanctions
Group of Seven finance ministers were due to discuss on Thursday possible fresh sanctions against Moscow and more support for Ukraine, a day ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion. Any discussion on Ukraine is awkward for host India, which has not condemned the invasion.
India's troubled Adani invests in bankrupt Sri Lanka
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Thursday announced its first major foreign investment since it declared bankruptcy, approving a $442 million wind power project by India's scandal-hit Adani group. The project comes after Sri Lanka awarded Adani a $700 million strategic port terminal project in Colombo in 2021.
Chinese livestreamers flock outdoors for late-night tips
In the dead of night on a bridge in southern China, around two dozen livestreamers sat crooning and chatting into microphones, their identical ring lights spaced a few metres apart in glowing rows. Livestreaming on apps like Douyin, which said it had 600 million users in 2020, is a popular way to make money in China.
Asian markets mixed but little joy as traders eye more Fed hikes
Markets were mixed Thursday, with little buying enthusiasm after minutes from a Federal Reserve policy meeting indicated interest rates will likely keep rising longer than previously feared. "Almost all participants agreed that it was appropriate to raise the target rate for the federal funds rate 25 basis points at this meeting."
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