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Error by Citigroup trader caused 'flash crash' in Europe markets

A flash crash is an extremely fast fall in the price of one or more assets, often caused by a trading mistake

Dutch regulators reject Apple's 3rd-party app payment proposal

According to the Coalition for App Fairness, Apple's latest proposal for dating-app providers deemed insufficient by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) order.

Nitish Kumar maintains silence on PK's political announcement

While interacting with media on the occasion of Eid on Tuesday, the chief minister initially ducked the question, but on being asked repeatedly, he stated that he has nothing to do with it.

Meta took down over 27 million pieces of bad content in India in March

Meta actioned a huge 14.9 million spam content, 2.5 million violent and graphic content and 2.1 million content related to adult nudity and sexual activity, among others

Global deforestation slowing, but tropical rainforests under threat: FAO

Net forest area losses have more than halved during the survey period, decreasing from 6.8 million hectares per year in 2000-2010 to 3.1 million hectares per year in 2010-2018

Spotify's podcasting tech chief Michael Mignano quits, to leave in June end

Spotify bought Anchor in 2019 for more than $150 million and brought Mignano in as its podcast tech chief

Don't feel for me, pray for Twitter instead, says Parag Agrawal

Amid multiple reports that Musk has lined up a new CEO to replace him, Agrawal has already said that he took the job to change Twitter for the better

Russia to pull out of International Space Station: Roscosmos

US space agency NASA and Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos have been the two largest partners on the ISS for the last three decades.

Amazon aggregator Thrasio Holdings appoints new CEO amid reported layoffs

Thrasio on Monday announced that Greg Greeley has joined its Board of Directors and will become the company's next CEO in August, succeeding current CEO and Co-Founder Carlos Cashman

Bengal's culture of religious unity a matter of envy for many: Mamata

While attending the special Namaz prayer at Kolkata's Red Road, the chief minister did not miss the opportunity to take jibes at the BJP

Govt-owned insurers go for organisational rejig, look for consultants

Four general insurers have decided to restructure the organisation towards profitable growth and have called for Request for Proposal (RFP) from consultancy firms

India reports decline in Covid cases with 2,568 new infections, 20 deaths

The active caseload declined to 19,137 cases, accounting for 0.04 per cent of the country's total positive cases

Meta is planning to launch four high-end VR headsets by 2024

According to The Information, the aggressive timeline reflects Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's desire to advance his metaverse dream by getting more people to use VR devices.

Twitter bans two right-wing accounts as Musk promotes free speech

Twitter permanently suspended accounts of Mike Lindell and Dr Vladimir "Zev" Zelenko shortly after the duo rejoined with creating new Twitter handles, for violating platform rules against evading bans

Jasprit Bumrah in Sri Lankan great Jayawardene's dream T20 Top-5 picks

The Mumbai Indians head coach has also said that he would like to call on West Indian stalwart Chris Gayle if he could choose one star at their prime to join the dream T20 side.

Rise in yarn prices: TN's Tirupur garment units to go on 6-day strike

The price of cotton yarn has increased by Rs 40 per kg after the Centre reduced the import duty on cotton.

Bill Gates warns of more fatal Covid variant, calls for global surveillance

Stressing on the need for increasing global surveillance, the Microsoft founder and philanthropist warned of the likelihood of an even more fatal and transmissive variant of Covid

66% adolescents in UP fully vaccinated, 315 mn doses administered in state

63 per cent of children in the 12-14 years age group have taken the first dose, said health officials on Tuesday.

Hepatitis cases in children draw concern in US, CDC says Covid not a factor

The CDC said adenovirus may be the cause of these reported cases, but other potential environmental and situational factors are still being investigated

Sweden likely to impose fresh measures to fight possible new Covid-19 wave

By the end of April, an average of 25 people were being hospitalised with Covid-19 in Sweden every day. This figure is likely to double by mid-May, Xinhua news agency reported said