Business

Musk says Twitter could be cash flow-positive next quarter

Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company had “a shot” at being cash flow-positive next quarter, as the social media platform has been aggressively cutting costs.

March 8, 2023 10:45 am
 

Entertainment

Women's stories stand out in Oscars race, but Hollywood lagging in gender parity

Michelle Yeoh battles her way through a multiverse, Angela Bassett leads a grieving nation at war, and Cate Blanchett deviously manipulates members of a world-class orchestra.

March 8, 2023 10:38 am
 

World

Georgians throw stones, petrol bombs at police in protest over new law

Protesters in the small ex-Soviet state of Georgia threw petrol bombs and stones at police on Tuesday night after parliament gave its initial backing to a draft law on “foreign agents” which critics say represents an authoritarian shift.

March 8, 2023 10:22 am
 

Sports

England vice-captain Lawes ruled out of Six Nations game against France

England vice-captain Courtney Lawes has been ruled out of their Six Nations match against France with a shoulder injury, the Rugby Football Union said on Tuesday.

March 8, 2023 10:22 am
 

Business

Dollar jumps as Powell flags higher terminal rate

The dollar hit a three-month month high against a basket of currencies on Tuesday.

March 8, 2023 9:34 am
 

World

UK tells small-boat migrants: we will detain and deport you

Britain has set out details of a new law barring the entry of asylum seekers arriving in small boats across the Channel, a proposal some charities say could be impractical and criminalise the efforts of thousands of genuine refugees.

March 8, 2023 9:08 am
 

Business

Tesla's next generation smaller car to operate mostly autonomously-Musk

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday said that the next generation small car the company is working on would operate mostly in autonomous mode, similar to a promise he made in 2020.

March 8, 2023 8:17 am
 

News

Holi celebrated in an environment of freedom: Professor Prasad

Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Biman Prasad, says the celebration of Holi is of greater importance this time as Fiji overcomes social and economic deprivation after 16 years of unaccountable and bad governance presided over by a two-man rule.

March 8, 2023 7:23 am
 

Business

S&P cuts Nissan credit rating to junk status

Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s (7201.T) credit rating was cut to junk status by S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday, which said the Japanese automaker’s earnings will remain weaker than previously assumed, given the prospect of another tough year in 2023.

March 8, 2023 7:21 am
 

World

Taiwan warns of China's 'repeated provocations'

Taiwan will not allow “repeated provocations” from China, the island’s defence minister said on Tuesday, as China’s foreign minister said Taiwan was the “first red line” that must not be crossed in Sino-U.S. relations.

March 8, 2023 7:13 am
 

News

Fiji faces mounting debt without changes to government finances: Prasad

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Professor Biman Prasad, has warned that without significant changes to government finances, the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio could reach nearly 100 percent in 10 years.

March 8, 2023 7:00 am
 

World

Iran accuses school poisoning suspects of links to foreign media, riots -state media Reuters

Iran arrested several people it said were linked to a wave of school poisonings and accused some of connections to “foreign-based dissident media” and recent riots, according to an Interior Ministry statement shared by state media on Tuesday.

March 8, 2023 6:59 am

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