Recently, the American satirical film, “Don’t Look Up,” has been attracting widespread attention. It is a small wonder why. The film features a stellar cast: Meryl Streep is president of the US, and Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio play two astronomers from Michigan State University, who have found a comet big enough to destroy humanity on a direct course to earth. The two astronomers, Kat...

Can democracy be snuffed out? You bet it can. Just look at what’s happening in Hong Kong. My last visit there was at the end of 2019, right before the pandemic, during what seems in retrospect to have been the final stand of the pro-democracy movement. In those days, pop-up demonstrations were a regular event, including clashes in the streets between masked activists and police officers. The Ho...

CHICAGO , Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FarEye , a global SaaS platform transforming last-mile logistics, has been recognised as a Representative Vendor in Gartner ® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling and Last-Mile Technologies, 2021*. This is the fourth consecutive mention for FarEye in the reputed Market Guide, published on 13 December 2021 . Per Gartner , "The market for ...

Legendary games, immersive interactive entertainment and publishing expertise accelerate growth in Microsoft's Gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud. REDMOND, Wash. and SANTA MONICA, Calif. , Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a new generation steeped in the joys of interactive entertainment, gaming is now the l...

Africa Finance Corp., which focuses on infrastructure across the continent, raised $400 million in a syndicated loan to bolster its balance sheet as the region seeks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The three-year facility, the first by the development-finance institution since 2018, was 2.5 times oversubscribed and was increased from an initial target of $300 million, it said in a stat...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks with Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and agreed to work together in areas related to the hydrogen economy. After holding the talks at the Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh, the two nations signed preliminary deals to jointly develop green hydrogen, which is produced from renewable energy sources, especially solar a...

Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday argued for a shift to a four-year presidential term, renewable once, from the current single five-year term, saying he is willing to opt for a shorter term if elected. "For responsible politics, (South Korea) needs a double, four-year term under which power is decentralized," Lee of the Democratic Party said during an interview with ca...

SHAY SEGEV NAMED CEO OF DAZN GROUP DARREN WATERMAN JOINS AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER LONDON , Jan. 18 , 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DAZN Group today announces the implementation of a new Group structure and some leadership changes that will enable DAZN to realise its ambitious growth and product strategy. Shay Segev As of today, Shay Segev will be sole CEO of DAZN Group. Shay joined DAZN in Jun...

CATL's subsidiary CAES has rolled out EVOGO, its innovative modular battery swap solution, which includes battery blocks, fast battery swap stations, and an app EVOGO's features include high compatibility with vehicle models, need-based battery rental, and complementarity with fast charging and household charging Initially, 10 cities will be selected to offer EVOGO services NINGDE, China , ...

Victon came out with its third single “Chronograph” on Tuesday, and talked about their new music through a statement. It has been about a year since its first full album, and the bandmates are full of excitement and gratitude to their fans for waiting for so long. The name of the same-titled main track means time recorder -- combining “chronos,” which means time, and “graphein,” which mea...

The Korea Exchange on Tuesday announced its decision to delist biotech company SillaJen, 20 months after the biotech company’s market transactions were stopped due to breach of trust and embezzlement charges. The stock market operator will hold a Kosdaq market committee within the next 20 business days to finalize whether it will push ahead with the delisting decision or give SillaJen a second c...