‘Nobody seems to care’: Russian city shrugs off plague reports

Reports of a plague laboratory worker’s death in Siberia have caused waves of speculation outside Russia, but in the city where she worked, many appeared unfazed. The laboratory worker’s death was first reported on Friday. Several Russian media outlets reported she had died from pneumonic plague, a highly contagious form of the deadly disease, and that […]

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Dívida de empresas de IA dispara e acelera alta das taxas de juros

Os grandes protagonistas da inteligência artificial (IA) estão contraindo empréstimos na casa das centenas de bilhões de dólares, uma onda que contribui para a alta das taxas de juros e para o nervosismo dos investidores. Quase nada em 2024 e cerca de 500 bilhões (2,49 trilhão de reais) em nove meses desde janeiro: o setor de […]

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Paramount completes Warner Bros takeover, creating Skydance

Paramount on Tuesday completed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting two of Hollywood’s most storied studios in a media empire spanning television, news and cinema under the control of David Ellison. The combined company, renamed Skydance, brings together Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, the CBS News and CNN networks, and the HBO and […]

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Paramount conclui compra da Warner Bros Discovery, dando origem à Skydance

A Paramount Skydance completou, nesta terça-feira (6), a compra da Warner Bros Discovery, uma operação que funde dois dos estúdios mais emblemáticos de Hollywood em um gigante da mídia, abrangendo televisão, notícias e cinema, sob o comando de David Ellison. A empresa resultante, renomeada Skydance, reúne os estúdios de cinema Paramount e Warner Bros, as […]

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US stocks hit fresh records as oil stabilizes on rising supplies

Stock markets firmed Tuesday with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 hitting record highs in the United States, as oil prices retreated on easing supply worries, which helped temper concerns about rising government borrowing costs. On Wall Street, the technology-focused Nasdaq index advanced 0.5 percent to a new high, coming off a record set on Monday […]

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Quebec’s incoming separatist leader wants to block Crown from swearing-in

Quebec’s incoming separatist premier said Tuesday he plans to block the province’s lieutenant governor, a representative of the British Crown, from swearing in the new government. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon leads the separatist Parti Quebecois, which is returning to power after 12 years in opposition following an election win on Monday. The PQ is committed to […]

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Emmys gala will now stream its premier television awards

The Emmy Awards that celebrate the best in television are the latest entertainment industry gala to ink a streaming deal, and will leave broadcast for Amazon Prime starting next year. The Television Academy on Tuesday announced the new six-year deal that will make the awards show available for streaming worldwide without a paywall on the […]

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América Latina reduz ritmo de crescimento para 2,2% em 2026, diz Banco Mundial

A América Latina e o Caribe reduzirão ligeiramente seu ritmo de crescimento para 2,2% em 2026, em comparação com os 2,4% registrados no ano passado, segundo as previsões regionais do Banco Mundial (BM) divulgadas nesta terça-feira (6). El Salvador, Paraguai e Argentina destacam-se entre os países com as maiores taxas. El Salvador (4,5%) e Paraguai (4,7%) beneficiam-se […]

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AfD-Landtagspräsident in Sachsen-Anhalt: Klingbeil sieht Klärungsbedarf bei CDU

Vizekanzler und SPD-Chef Lars Klingbeil sieht nach der Wahl des AfD-Politikers Tobias Rausch zum Landtagspräsidenten in Sachsen-Anhalt auch Klärungsbedarf bei der CDU. Dass Rausch mit deutlich mehr als den AfD-Stimmen gewählt wurde, “wirft sehr drängende Fragen auf”, erklärte Klingbeil am Dienstag. “Nicht nur das BSW, sondern auch die CDU muss dringend erklären, wie es dazu […]

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