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Dailymotion supports a high-definition video resolution of 720p since February 2008, making it one of the earliest known HD video platforms. [4] [5] In October 2009, the French government invested in Dailymotion through the Strategic Investment Fund. On 25 January 2011, Orange acquired a 49% stake in Dailymotion for €62 million, valuing the ...
A study suggests that the HIV prevalence rate in South Africa has leveled off at 10.9% and it could be falling in the under-19 age group. An explosion kills 11 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32. Piracy in Somalia: The MV Sirius Star, a supertanker seized in the world's largest hijacking, is released with 2,000,000 barrels (320,000 m 3) of oil and all 25 crew members unharmed after a US$3 million ransom is paid.
National People's Assembly Speaker Raimundo Pereira becomes Guinea-Bissau's interim President following the assassination of João Bernardo Vieira.; The European Court of Human Rights rules that Turkey's government violated the property rights of a Greek Orthodox foundation by seizing its land and fines it €105,000.
Law and crime Judge Ghassan Ouiedat, a Lebanese prosecutor, imposes a travel ban on former Chairman of Nissan Carlos Ghosn after he was summoned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges. (Reuters) Trial of Catalonia independence leaders The Spanish Supreme Court revokes the immunity of jailed Oriol Junqueras declared by the European Court of ...
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The ship was carrying more than 2,000 passengers, as well as 1,100 crew members. The Grand Princess had been idling about 10 miles (16 km) offshore since Thursday (March 5). Disembarking American passengers are being put under mandatory 14-day quarantine at military bases in California, Texas or Georgia. Foreign passengers are being sent to ...
The Reserve Bank reduces interest rates by 100 basis points to 3.25%. (NineMSN Money) [permanent dead link ] Iran announces the launch of its first domestically constructed satellite, Omid. Suspected Taliban militants suspend NATO supply lines by destroying a bridge on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.