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Sony Pictures Buy Crunchyroll for $1.175 Billion

Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced to buy anime streaming service Crunchyroll from US telecom giant AT&T for $1.175 billion. Crunchyroll is a premier anime direct-to-consumer service within AT&T’s WarnerMedia segment with more

December 10, 2020

Business·USA

FB terms US lawsuits ‘revisionist history’

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general have attacked two acquisitions that Facebook made: Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014….reports Asian lite News As the US government went

December 10, 2020

-Top News·USA

US Covid-19 death toll hits record

On Wednesday, there were a total of 3,071 fatalities, which increased the country’s overall death toll to 289,283…reports Asian Lite News The US registered more than 3,000 coronavirus fatalities in the last

December 10, 2020

-Top News·USA

US Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Pennsylvania Results

The US Supreme Court has rejected a challenge against President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania. Republicans in the state wanted to overturn certification of the result, but justices rejected the request in

December 9, 2020

-Top News·USA

US gets 1st black Defence Secretary

Austin, 67, is a 1975 graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and served in the US military for 41 years..reports Asian Lite News US President-elect Joe Biden plans to

December 9, 2020

-Top News·USA

Biden’s Policies May Impact Asian Credit Conditions: Moody’s

The policies of US President-elect Joe Biden’s administration may have a marginal impact on the credit conditions in Asia and is less likely to deepen trade linkages between the US and Asia,

December 9, 2020

Economy·USA

President Biden will pick up the PRC’s gauntlet

Should Joe Biden revert to the China-friendly policies of the Clinton era, voter backlash against the Democratic Party would be severe…writes Prof. Madhav Nalapat What is democracy and how does it flower?

December 9, 2020

-Top News·China·USA

US judge blocks Trump’s ban on TikTok

US District Judge Carl Nichols said that “the government likely exceeded IEEPA’s express limitations.”..reports Asian Lite News A judge in the US has granted a preliminary injunction barring the US Commerce Department

December 8, 2020

-Top News·USA

Cisco Takes Over UK’s IMImobile for $730 Mn

Global networking giant Cisco on Monday announced to acquire UK-based software firm IMImobile for $730 million, with an aim to provide a seamless end-to-end customer interaction management solution. Cisco will pay 595

December 8, 2020

Business·USA

‘Google Pay is helping India Bridge Digital Divide’

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday stressed that growing up in India amid poor access to a computer or a phone set him on a course to build a more

December 8, 2020

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