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Game changer: Final Fantasy's decades of reinvention
Game changer: Final Fantasy's decades of reinvention
Business and Economy
by  AFP

With its innovative plotlines and steampunk airships, video game franchise Final Fantasy has delighted fans and critics for 35 years. Other poorly rated Final Fantasy films followed -- but one better-received adaptation was a traditional kabuki theatre version of the 10th game, performed in Tokyo this year.

Four dead after latest New York e-bike fire
Four dead after latest New York e-bike fire
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Four people have died after lithium batteries for e-bikes sparked a fire in a New York building, officials said Tuesday, sounding the alarm over the skyrocketing number of such incidents. "It is very clear that this was caused by lithium ion batteries and e-bikes," she said, adding that the store had previously been cited for safety violations.

Stockton Rush, Titanic sub's deep-sea 'daredevil'
Stockton Rush, Titanic sub's deep-sea 'daredevil'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Deep-sea thrill-seeker Stockton Rush founded OceanGate in 2009 with the hopes of advancing submersible vehicle technology and taking travelers into the darkest depths of the ocean. Rush has downplayed the risk of going to the depths of the ocean, saying that he was more concerned by the unexpected.

UK unveils $3bn backing for Ukraine reconstruction
UK unveils $3bn backing for Ukraine reconstruction
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The UK will back Ukraine's economy to the tune of $3 billion over the next three years while it fights back against Russian forces, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Tuesday. Downing Street said Ukraine's GDP has taken a 29-percent hit since the start of the invasion in February last year, with Russia targeting the economy as well as its towns and cities.