TOKYO (AP) — Sony’s profit rose 6.5% in the last quarter on robust demand for its video games, films and music, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company said Wednesday. Tokyo-based Sony Corp.’s profit in the April-June quarter totaled 231.6 billion yen ($1.6 billion), up from 217 billion yen, it said. Quarterly sales edged up 1.6%
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s socialist President Luis Arce said Tuesday national referenda would be held soon on the removal of politically combustible fuel subsidies and on the constitutionality of presidential reelections, offering for the first time a concrete path out of the country’s economic morass and political limbo. Arce did not give a
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — A test run to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River will go ahead Wednesday. The decision was made after Tuesday’s swim test was canceled over concerns about water quality in the
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport saw a record 44.9 million travelers pass through its cavernous terminals in the first half of this year, putting the world’s busiest airport for international travel back on track to beat its all-time record as aviation booms after the coronavirus pandemic. The results released on Wednesday
Shares were mostly higher Wednesday in Asia, with Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index falling shortly after the open and then bouncing as it climbed higher. The Nikkei index was up 2.3% by midmorning, at 35,464.61. It had soared more than 10% on Tuesday, recovering much of the losses it suffered from its worst day since
Tehnologija | 06.08.2024 | access_time 15:05 U fabrici četkica za zube Sansiao u istočnoj kineskoj provinciji Điangsu, zaposleni pažljivo prate robotske ruke koje izvode precizno injekciono presovanje na proizvodnoj liniji, dok u susednoj izložbenoj hali drugi zaposleni vodi video poziv sa klijentom iz inostranstva. Sansiao grupa je istaknuti član među otprilike 2.000 preduzeća koja čine osnovu
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — There was a moment where Brazil might have thought it had a chance. It trailed the U.S. by only eight midway through the second quarter. A big deficit had turned into something rather manageable. The moment was short-lived. A 21-2
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Kevin Durant stands alone in U.S. Olympic basketball scoring history. Durant is now the career leader in points for the U.S. in Olympic competition, passing Lisa Leslie for the mark during the Americans’ quarterfinal game against Brazil on Tuesday. Durant’s
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. A gallery of highlights on Day 11 of the Olympics captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games. Diego Aldo Pettorossi, of Italy, reacts after his men’s 200-meters repechage at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. LYON, France (AP) — Glimpsing a sliver of the net, Sophia Smith’s aim was true. Smith’s extra-time goal earned the United States a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 semifinal victory over Germany on Tuesday. The
