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Month: August 2024

Disney’s streaming business is profitable for first time, but slowing US park business ups anxiety

AP Business Writer Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time, along with a very strong showing in theaters for the movie “Inside Out 2.” Operating income for the entertainment segment, which includes its movie studio and parts of its television wing, nearly tripled

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Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election

Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September. That’s according to his political party. It’s an apparent bid to regain his family’s lost power after a humiliating setback two years ago during an

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Disney returns to profit in third quarter as streaming business starts making money for first time

AP Business Writer Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time and the movie Inside Out 2 did well in theaters. Operating income for the entertainment segment nearly tripled to $1.2 billion thanks to better performances from its direct-to-consumer and content sales/licensing and Other

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Ouster of Bangladesh’s prime minister will test India’s regional power, with Beijing’s on the rise

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The dramatic resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina poses a dilemma for India’s government, and the South Asian powerhouse could even see its influence in the region wane, according to experts. During her 15-year rule, Hasina cultivated deep ties with India as she oversaw an economic boom and

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Helene is here. Do these 14 things now to prepare

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — If you haven’t prepared already, the time is here. Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall Thursday night along the Florida Gulf Coast near Tallahassee and then veer north, maintaining hurricane- and tropical storm-force winds and torrential rainfall into North Georgia and up to Tennessee. Up to 18 inches

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Tahiti’s rahui tradition has helped revive ecosystems — including near the Olympics surfing venue

Associated Press TIAHURA, Tahiti (AP) — Traditional Polynesian conservation methods are being used to revive local ecosystems and protect natural resources in Tahiti, including near the Paris Olympics surfing venue. Called rahui, the practice temporarily restricts or bans the harvesting of essential resources in a designated area. Legally recognized in French Polynesia environmental code since

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