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Twitter reported declining revenue and steep losses in the second quarter, citing the tough economic environment and its battles with Elon Musk.The company reported $1.18 billion in revenue ― a 1 percent year-over year drop that falls short of Wall Street’s $1.32 billion expectation ― even as the number of daily active users swelled 16.6 percent to 237.8 million. It ran a net loss of $270 million.In Friday’s earnings release, the company said its revenue decline reflected “advertising industry headwinds associated with the macroenvironment as well as uncertainty related to the pending acquisition of Twitter by an affiliate of Elon…
Ukraine and Russia poised to agree grain deal shortly, Turkish president saysUkraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN are expected to sign the grain export deal at 1330 GMT in Istanbul on Friday.“Shortly, signatures will be put down with the participation of Russia, Ukraine and the UN secretary general, overcoming problems on the grain issue, and we will give the world good news then,” Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at an event in Istanbul.Updated at 08.38 EDTKey eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe US believes that Russia’s military is sustaining hundreds of casualties a day in…
The man and woman evaded capture for almost nine months before being arrested on the Montenegro-Croatia border on Tuesday for stealing 45 bottles of wine from the Atrio restaurant in Cáceres, western Spain, according to a statement from Spain’s national police.The total value of the stolen wine was €1,648,500 (around $1.68 million) and one individual bottle was valued at €310,000, said police.The heist took place on October 27, 2021 and was planned in “minute detail,” with the thieves visiting the restaurant three times to prepare the raid, said officers.The suspects “showed a high level of professionalism, specialization and perfect planning,”…
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature132km to go: We’re in a little bit of a holding pattern at the moment. The peloton have slightly closed the gap to around 43 seconds. Not a lot else to report. Some nice sunflowers out there. Before the départ today, Matej Mohoric (one of our breakaway riders), explained that he think it will be more of a headwind (“or a head-cross”) rather than a crosswind. That should make things easier for the peloton. For what it’s worth, Van Aert is second in the peloton (and seventh overall) to…
Comment on this storyCommentDonald Trump sat on his hands for more than three hours while rioters attacked the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — endangering civilians, police, members of Congress and democracy. As the eighth hearing overseen by the bipartisan congressional committee investigating the insurrection demonstrated, Trump was unmoved as he watched the violence unfold on a TV in his White House dining room.Trump called senators to encourage them to delay their certification of the 2020 presidential election. He took to Twitter to post a video link to his incendiary speech at the Ellipse earlier that day and to question Mike Pence’s…
Google’s Pixel 6a is finally here. It’s a sub-$500 phone that, this year, includes Google’s own Tensor chip which should bring even more power to the cheapest Pixel option. It also matches the Pixel 6 family with a two-tone color scheme and camera bar. Engadget According to Reviews Editor Cherlynn Low, the $449 Pixel 6a feels less like the budget option and more like a smaller version (if a 6.1-inch screen is small..) of Google’s best phone. You get cutting-edge software tricks from Google, great cameras and a decent battery life. In short, it nails the essentials. Check out the…
Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that you can use in order to purchase goods and services. For secured transactions, cryptocurrencies depend on an extremely complex online ledger. Millions of people from across the globe have been investing in these unregulated currencies in order to make a profit. Of all these popular cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin is on top of the list. In this article, we are going to get a deeper inside into cryptocurrency. Read on to find out more. 1. What is Cryptocurrency? Basically, you can pay through cryptocurrency in order to purchase goods or services on the internet.…
Editor’s Note — Sign up to CNN Travel’s Unlocking Italy newsletter for insider intel on Italy’s best loved destinations and lesser-known regions to plan your ultimate trip. Plus, we’ll get you in the mood before you go with movie suggestions, reading lists and recipes from Stanley Tucci.Amalfi, Italy (CNN) — Above the green hills of the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy, an agile farmer leaps across terraced lemon groves overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Balancing between one wooden pole and another, the not-so-young acrobat defies gravity, bending to pick lemons and transport them in crates weighing more than 25 kilograms (55…
The death of an Aboriginal man from an ear infection while in custody was preventable and due to failures in the New South Wales justice system, a coroner has found.Douglas “Mootijah” Shillingsworth, a Budjiti and Murrawarri man, died of a middle ear infection, known as otitis media, at the age of 44 on 15 February 2018 while incarcerated at the Silverwater prison in Sydney.On Friday, coroner Joan Baptie found that Shillingsworth’s chronic ear problems could have been easily picked up while he was in custody if proper procedures had been put in place by the Justice Health and Forensic Mental…
Bailey’s Garage in Brecon Road in Abergavenny is selling some of the cheapest unleaded petrol in the UK, forming massive queues in the process. The queue of cars – which has reached up to a mile long – is expected to remain there until the garage closes tonight.The garage’s general assistant Cerys Holland said that the price of their BP petrol had gone down two weeks ago.Since then she said it has been “bonkers”, adding that the staff “don’t stop”.She explained that Bailey’s is currently offering petrol that is about 20p cheaper than prices at other local stations and even cheaper…