Microsoft’s ambition to become the “Netflix of video games” faces a huge test this week with the release of “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” on Friday.The US software giant bought the game’s publisher Activision-Blizzard a year ago for $69 billion in the sector’s biggest takeover.Activision’s prized asset was the “Call of Duty” franchise, one …
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Japan wants to host the Women’s World Cup in 2031 to ignite the domestic game and cut the gap on Europe and North America, the country’s football chief told AFP.In 2011 Japan won the competition but they have since been overtaken, with women’s football booming in Europe in recent years.”We would like to raise the …
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Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a “fascist” Wednesday and warned that her US election rival was “increasingly unstable” as she addressed his reported praise for Adolf Hitler at a town hall event. The Democrat’s fierce criticism came as she answered voters’ questions on Trump’s suitability for office and past remarks at the CNN-hosted event in must-win …
Kamala Harris said on Wednesday Donald Trump was a fascist and called her US election rival “increasingly unstable” as she addressed his reported praise for Adolf Hitler at a town hall event. The Democrat’s fierce criticism came as she faced voters’ questions on Trump’s suitability for office at the CNN-hosted event in must-win Pennsylvania.Asked by CNN …
Kamala Harris on Wednesday said Donald Trump was “increasingly unhinged” and called her US election rival’s reported praise for Adolf Hitler “incredibly dangerous,” as campaigning intensified ahead of the November 5 vote. The Democrat’s fierce criticism came as she headed to must-win Pennsylvania to face voters’ questions in a town hall and as Trump campaigned in …
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With a gun in hand, Colonel Victor Revoredo and his team watched a small house where one of the most wanted criminals in Trujillo, the epicenter of extortion in northern Peru, could be hiding.”This is where Cortadedos (Finger Cutter) lives,” whispered the head of an anti-extortion task force trying to clean up the city of …
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A former model has accused Donald Trump of groping her after the two were introduced by sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein in the 1990s, The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.Stacey Williams said she met the Republican White House candidate at a party in 1992 after being introduced by the disgraced financier, whom she had dated. “It became very clear then that …
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The United States fined Apple and Goldman Sachs a total of $89 million on Wednesday, accusing them of deceiving users of the iPhone-maker’s credit card.Customer service breakdowns and misrepresentations affected hundreds of thousands of users of Apple Card, launched in a collaboration with the US banking titan in 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) …
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Brazilian police arrested more than 250 fans of Uruguayan football club Penarol on Wednesday after riots before a Copa Libertadores semi-final match against local side Botafogo.Police accused the supporters of vandalizing and looting businesses and vehicles in Rio de Janeiro.Firefighters were called to put out burning vehicles and a gun was seized, a statement said.Brazilian …
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A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s children’s classic “The Little Prince”, complete with the author’s hand-written corrections and revisions.The battered book and Saint-Exupery’s French Ministry of Culture-issued passport go on sale in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, with an asking price of at least $1.25 million.It was acquired earlier …
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