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Disney shares jump after results top expectations

Disney shares jump after results top expectations

Disney shares jumped in pre-market trading Wednesday as the entertainment giant reported better than expected revenues and profits, thanks in part to growth in its streaming business. Newly installed CEO Josh D'Amaro described demand at the company's US amusement parks as "healthy," but

Cruise ship passenger with hantavirus being treated in Zurich

Cruise ship passenger with hantavirus being treated in Zurich

A former passenger on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is being treated in a Zurich hospital having tested positive for the disease, Swiss authorities said Wednesday. The man and his wife, both Swiss nationals, returned to Switzerland, having left the MV Hondius at the Atlantic Ocean

Ryanair's O'Leary urges pre-flight morning booze ban

Ryanair's O'Leary urges pre-flight morning booze ban

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has urged a ban on serving alcohol in airport bars before morning flights in an effort to tackle drunk and aggressive passengers. In an interview with The Times newspaper published Wednesday, the boss of the Irish no-frills carrier said the problem was

Ghana artist's billboard campaign takes aim at fast fashion fallout

Ghana artist's billboard campaign takes aim at fast fashion fallout

On a busy roadside in Accra, a billboard that would normally advertise soft drinks is draped in a cascade of worn shirts -- frayed collars, faded blues and greys and a striking circular pattern stitched at its centre. Below, traffic slows as drivers crane their necks and pedestrians stop to look

Biogas helps cut bills, deforestation in east DR Congo

Biogas helps cut bills, deforestation in east DR Congo

Julienne Mukelenge no longer worries about toxic fumes or power cuts when cooking at her home in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after switching to biogas, a renewable energy source that is cheaper and locally produced. "Electricity is expensive, but with biogas it's very

Paris gets taste of Nigeria's Nollywood

Paris gets taste of Nigeria's Nollywood

Paris gets a taste of Nigeria's film industry on Wednesday with the start of the NollywoodWeek festival, with movies exploring love, family and duty, shorts and documentaries. Now in its 13th edition, the NOW festival this week showcases films not only from Nigeria's Nollywood but also

Indonesia eyes e-commerce ban for under-16s: minister to AFP

Indonesia eyes e-commerce ban for under-16s: minister to AFP

Indonesia's government is mulling an e-commerce ban for under-16s, the communications minister told AFP Wednesday, hot on the heels of Jakarta imposing a sweeping social media prohibition for teens. "E-commerce (platforms) are next, because we found children who became scam victims through e-commerce,