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The economic benefit international students bring to the UK has jumped by a third in three years, boosting the economy by an estimated £42bn in 2021/2, according to new analysis.The report, by analysts London Economics, said the economic…

Sony aims to sell 18 million PlayStation 5 consoles in its financial year ending in March 2023.Thiago Prudencio | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSony posted record annual operating revenue on Friday, helped by its chip division and sales of its…

NEW DELHI: Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday said that he is not legendary Rafael Nadal's "replacement" as the teenager comfortably defended his Barcelona title. Alcaraz now has nine career titles under his belt.With 14-time French Open…

Beijing —  China’s gross domestic product grew 4.5% in the first quarter of the year, boosted by increased consumption and retail sales, after authorities abruptly abandoned the stringent “zero-COVID” strategy. The growth in the world’s…

Jaipur: It’s a quiet morning at Jaipur’s Pitambara Peeth, save for young voices synchronously chanting the Gayatri Mantra. A watchful guru corrects any deviation from the rhythm. Located on the outskirts of the city, this religious centre…

Long before he helped create “Ted Lasso,” a TV series about an American football coach and a fictional English soccer team named AFC Richmond, Brendan Hunt was a young actor working with an improv troupe in Amsterdam.And he had no use for…

“The uncertainty and the volatility on markets is feeding into concerns about the global economy more broadly, with forces pushing and pulling the expectations in different directions as well, and this is the second influence on our…

We’re in the end times now. Bing is actually growing. In a blog post, Microsoft announced that Bing, its search engine, has now passed over 100 million daily active users. The company noted the million+ people that have signed up…

Health insurance sign-ups through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) jumped by nearly 2 million during the most recent enrollment period, which ended in mid-January, totaling 16.3 million people.   The gains suggest the program known as…

Air Canada posted a $168-million profit in its most recent quarter as passenger and operating revenues reached record highs. The Montreal-based airline says its fourth-quarter profit amounted to 41 cents per diluted share and compared…