(Reuters) – Amazon.com was sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the online retailer of violating a consumer protection law by steering hundreds of millions of shoppers to higher-priced items in order to earn extra fees. According to a complaint filed on Thursday in federal court in Seattle, Amazon’s …
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Football: Soccer-Thiago injury ‘not good news’, says Liverpool boss Klopp
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara’s injury is “not cool” manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday, after the Spaniard was ruled out of action having only just returned to the first team. The 32-year-old had been out since April with a hip issue, and only came on as …
Baca Lagi »Russia should pay for wartime environmental damage in Ukraine: report
KYIV (Reuters) – The damage inflicted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has included environmental costs such as contamination by land mines, and Kyiv should seek reparations from Moscow for this, a high-level working group said in a report published on Friday. Land mines contaminate millions of hectares of Ukrainian soil, …
Baca Lagi »Prince Harry vows to see press mission ‘to the end’, berates Piers Morgan
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Harry said on Friday his mission to purge the press would continue “through to the end” after he accepted substantial damages to settle his case against Mirror Group Newspapers. He also delivered another broadside against former editor Piers Morgan. In December, the High Court in London …
Baca Lagi »Disney harnesses ‘AI’ to drive streaming ad-technology
(Reuters) – Walt Disney is harnessing artificial intelligence to power a new advertising tool that will help brands tailor their commercials to fit the mood of specific scenes within a movie or television series. Dubbed “magic words,” this tool introduces a new form of contextual advertising for the Disney+ an …
Baca Lagi »Football: Soccer-Son and Bissouma ready for Spurs game with Brighton
(Reuters) – Son Heung-min and Yves Bissouma returned to Tottenham Hotspur this week from international duty, and both are ready for Spurs’ game with Brighton & Hove Albion, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Friday. Son was involved with South Korea at the Asian Cup where they lost to Jordan in …
Baca Lagi »Unemployment dropped to 567,800 individuals in December, says statistics department
PUTRAJAYA: The number of unemployed persons in December dipped to 567,800 (November 569,000 unemployed), with an unemployment rate of 3.3%, according to the latest Labour Force statistics from the Statistics Department Malaysia. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin stated that the December figures indicate the nation’s stable economic …
Baca Lagi »Chile bids final farewell to former President Sebastian Pinera
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A state funeral for two-time President Sebastian Pinera began at the country’s former Congress in Santiago on Friday to bid a final farewell to the former leader. Pinera, 74, died on Tuesday after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake in southern Chile. State funeral …
Baca Lagi »Expedia shares sink after 2024 revenue warning on softening air fares
(Reuters) – Shares of Expedia plunged 13% in premarket trading on Friday after the online travel firm said it expects 2024 revenue growth rates to moderate, as air fares soften from their post-pandemic highs. The company late on Thursday also said Chief Executive Officer Peter Kern will step down from …
Baca Lagi »Motorsport: Motor racing-F1 still the priority for Mick Schumacher ahead of WEC debut
LONDON (Reuters) – Mick Schumacher starts a new chapter with Renault-owned Alpine in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) this month but getting back to Formula One remains the German’s main target. The 24-year-old former Haas driver is reserve for Mercedes, ready to step in if seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton or …
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