The video sharing expert's fourth-quarter results absolutely crushed Wall Street's consensus estimates. Again.
Once seemingly untouchable, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has endured a tumultuous run that saw his Chinese e-commerce giant hit with a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) antitrust fine on Saturday, resolving one key uncertainty even as others persist for himself and his business empire. The reversal of fortune for the 56-year-old Ma, who has all-but-disappeared from public view since an October speech blasting China's regulatory system, has been striking for an entrepreneur whose transformation of commerce in China - and his relentless optimism - commanded cult-like reverence. Ma, who stepped down from Alibaba in 2019 but looms large in the corporate psyche and in the eyes of investors, had revelled in pushing boundaries with audacious statements, taking a high profile even as most Chinese peers kept their heads down.
United Arab Emirates airline flydubai said on Sunday its 14 Boeing 737 MAX jets were not affected by a potential electrical problem in certain jets. Other airlines withdrew dozens of 737 MAX aircraft from service on Friday after Boeing warned of a possible electrical insulation fault in the recent production of some aircraft. The new problem, regulators said, involved the electrical grounding - or connections designed to maintain safety in the event of a surge of voltage - inside a backup power control system.
"We always went out for the same reasons, to free Algeria, for a better Algeria, to let young people work, for children and youth, for the coming generation, Algeria belongs to them." Lynda, a protester, told Reuters.The protest movement, known as 'Hirak', brought tens of thousands of people to the streets each week for more than a year until the pandemic hit Algeria in early 2020, forcing them to stop.The 2019 protests prompted the military to oust veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika after two decades in power.Elected in December 2019, President Abelmadjid Tebboune has vowed to implement political and economic changes in a bid to put an end to the protest movement which demanded the departure of the whole ruling elite.Tebboune has set June 12 for early legislative elections, after announcing the dissolution of the lower house of parliament last month. The vote is part of political reforms promised by Tebboune.However, protesters have rejected the upcoming elections. Protester Chawaki told Reuters "nothing has changed, we have a president who belongs to the old regime... nothing has changed so people will keep protesting until we get a state of rights and a civil state, not a state governed by the army."
Sukriye Bulgurcu's flat had been locked from the inside and there was no sign of a struggle.
Read why a woman has been left seething over her mother-in-law's instance on her grandchild calling her by this name.
With a shot at two Oscars, Romanian cinema "has proven its worth," said director Alexander Nanau, whose documentary became the country's first nominated for the prestigious award.
Once seemingly untouchable, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has endured a tumultuous run that saw his Chinese e-commerce giant hit with a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) antitrust fine on Saturday, resolving one key uncertainty even as others persist for himself and his business empire. The reversal of fortune for the 56-year-old Ma, who has all-but-disappeared from public view since an October speech blasting China's regulatory system, has been striking for an entrepreneur whose transformation of commerce in China - and his relentless optimism - commanded cult-like reverence. Ma, who stepped down from Alibaba in 2019 but looms large in the corporate psyche and in the eyes of investors, had revelled in pushing boundaries with audacious statements, taking a high profile even as most Chinese peers kept their heads down.
Aboriginal people from Wanggan and Yagalinggu country, located in south Queensland and northern NSW, can now study their traditional language online.The Wirdi language interactive dictionary was established by traditional owners to safeguard the culture by passing on their language to current and future generations.
The effectiveness of China's coronavirus vaccines is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost, the country's top disease control official says.Chinese vaccines "don't have very high protection rates", said Gao Fu, director of the China Centres for Disease Control, in a rare admission at a conference in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Saturday.
New COVID-19 cases in India surged to a record of 152,879 on Sunday as the country battled a second wave of infections by pushing for faster vaccinations, with some states considering tougher restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. India leads the world in the daily average number of new infections reported, accounting for one in every six infections reported globally each day, according to a Reuters tally. Daily cases have set record highs six times this week, according to data from the federal health ministry.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday on the first visit by a senior representative of the Biden administration, whose stance on Iran has worried Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Austin was due to meet Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz during the two-day visit, which officials said would include discussions of U.S. arms supplies to Israel. Washington has sought to reassure Israel on regional security issues while restarting talks - so far indirect and inconclusive - about a U.S. return to the 2015 nuclear deal between major powers and Iran that the previous Trump administration quit.
Travel agents struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to apply for additional funding to help their businesses survive.The federal government has announced it will provide an extra $130 million to travel agents, on top of $128 million already being shared out under the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program.
A security guard was wounded in a bomb blast outside a military-owned bank in Myanmar's second-biggest city Sunday morning, as the civilian death toll from the junta's brutal crackdown on dissent topped more than 700 at the weekend.
The Adelaide Crows held off a feisty North Melbourne team at Marvel Stadium. The Kangaroos fell apart in the fourth, conceding eight goals to extend their winless start to season 2021.
Footage shows the blue and brown creatures wriggling on the water was captured last month.
Cronulla are set to meet with the manager of NRL coach John Morris on Monday following reports that the club has all but agreed to terms with Craig Fitzgibbon for next season.Morris is off-contract at the end of the season as well as at least 14 Sharks players, putting the club in a precarious situation with their roster beyond this year.
Peruvians are preparing to head to the polls in a presidential election marked by uncertainty due to widespread public apathy following decades of corruption and mismanagement.Turnout is also expected to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alex Moffat, Kate McKinnon, Ego Nwodim, and Kenan Thompson starred as morning TV anchors in Minnesota
As a box set celebrating the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album is released, Craig McLean talks to bassist Klaus Voormann and The Beatles’ press assistant Richard DiLello, and recalls his meeting with Yoko Ono in 2009, when she spoke about her reaction to one of the most important moments in pop history
The rapper also wore a T-shirt paying tribute to Chris Farley
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