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Netflix surges past 300 mn subscribers
Netflix surges past 300 mn subscribers
by  AFP

Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers. "We enter 2025 with strong momentum, coming off a year with record net additions - 41 million- and having re-accelerated growth," Netflix executives said in a letter to shareholders.

Netflix adds 19 mn paid subscribers, topping 300 mn
Netflix adds 19 mn paid subscribers, topping 300 mn
by  AFP

Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers. Netflix shares jumped more than 10 percent to $960.60 in after-market trades. gc/arp

Canada vows strong response, Mexico urges calm in face of Trump threats
Canada vows strong response, Mexico urges calm in face of Trump threats
by  AFP

Canada vowed strong pushback while Mexico urged calm on Tuesday in the face of US President Donald Trump's trade threats that risk throwing their economies into disarray. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, meanwhile, downplayed the tariff threat while urging calm in the face of Trump's announcement of severe new restrictions on migration.

France-Italy trains to return after 19-month landslide closure
France-Italy trains to return after 19-month landslide closure
by  AFP

The hugely popular train line linking Paris with the Italian cities of Turin and Milan is to reopen in March and April after a 19-month closure forced when a landslide damaged a tunnel, French railway operator SNCF and Italian counterpart Trenitalia announced Tuesday.

Trump: the name on everyone's lips at Davos
Trump: the name on everyone's lips at Davos
by  AFP

Surrounded by snowy mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps, the world's rich and powerful rub shoulders at Davos, with only one man dominating their chats: US President Donald Trump. One Swiss construction business chief described Trump as "unpredictable".

Prince Harry trial against Murdoch UK tabloids delayed
Prince Harry trial against Murdoch UK tabloids delayed
by  AFP

The start of a long-awaited trial initiated by Britain's Prince Harry against a tabloid publisher for allegedly unlawful information gathering stalled Tuesday as lawyers held last-minute "discussions". NGN lawyers agreed to the request to delay the start of the trial on Tuesday.

Blast kills one person at Barcelona port
Blast kills one person at Barcelona port
by  AFP

One person died and another was seriously injured in a blast on Tuesday at the port of Barcelona in northeastern Spain, one of Europe's busiest, authorities said. In September two workers died and at least four others were injured after two cranes collapsed in the northern Spanish port of Gijon. rs/ds/imm/jm