Influential rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78, family says
Jeff Beck, the influential, genre-bending English guitarist who rose to fame with The Yardbirds before later embarking on a solo career, has died at the age of 78, his family announced ...
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Crypto contagion deepens: Coinbase to lay off about 950 employees
Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) said on Tuesday it will cut about 950 jobs, or 20 per cent of its workforce, as part of a restructuring plan that marks the third round ...
Uniqlo owner gives Japan Inc a jolt with 40 per cent wage hike
Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing Co Ltd (9983.T) on Wednesday said it would raise wages by as much as 40 per cent, a clear sign that Japan’s rock-bottom salaries may be ...
U.S. first lady Jill Biden has surgery to remove skin lesion
First lady Jill Biden, accompanied by U.S. President Joe Biden, spent more than seven hours at a military hospital on Wednesday for outpatient surgery to remove a lesion discovered ...
Russia’s Wagner Group says it found body of a missing Briton in Ukraine
Forces from Russia’s Wagner Group on Wednesday found the body of one of two British voluntary aid workers reported missing in eastern Ukraine, the private military firm said in ...
Iran sentences former deputy minister with UK nationality to death for spying
Iran has sentenced a former deputy defence minister who holds dual Iranian-British citizenship to death on charges of spying for Britain, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday.
Britain described the ...
More heavy rains, powerful gales on tap for northern California
Northern California will on Wednesday bear the brunt of the latest Pacific storm to roll through the state, which has been battered by deadly rains and powerful winds that have ...
Russia appoints Gerasimov as top commander in Ukraine
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Wednesday to oversee Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine in the latest shake-up of Moscow’s ...
Prince Harry hits out at press over reports of Afghan killings in book
Prince Harry has hit back at “hurtful” responses to his record-selling memoir, saying he was particularly upset by the “lie” he had boasted that he had killed 25 people in Afghanistan ...
Goldman staff brace as global jobs cull begins
Staff at Goldman Sachs (GS.N) are bracing for news on whether they will keep their jobs on Wednesday, as the U.S. investment bank begins a sweeping cost-cutting drive ...
Lula government prepares for more anti-democratic protests in Brazil
Brazil’s 11-day-old government braced on Wednesday for more anti-democratic protests by far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters whose rampage through government threatened the country’s political stability.
The ...
Fighting rages over Ukraine’s Soledar despite mercenaries’ claim of control
Russian and Ukrainian forces were engaged in intense fighting on Wednesday over the town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine – a stepping stone in Moscow’s push to capture the entire ...
US flights beginning to resume after FAA system outage (updated)
U.S. flights were slowly beginning to resume departures after Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled to fix a system outage overnight that impacted thousands of flight.
The FAA had earlier ...
Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles.
Britain and Greece recently began fresh ...
Chelsea sign forward Joao Felix on loan from Atletico
Chelsea have signed Portugal forward Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid on a loan deal until the end of the season, both clubs said on Wednesday.
British media reported Chelsea will ...
Oil prices broadly steady amid rising US stockpiles
Oil prices were broadly steady on Wednesday as market participants were pulled in different directions by an unexpected build in US crude and fuel inventories, global economic uncertainty and China ...
Greece, Malta lag behind in sanctioning Russian assets – EU
Greece and Malta lag behind their European Union peers in freezing Russian assets sanctioned over Moscow’s war against Ukraine, according to an EU official and an internal document, as ...
LVMH names new Louis Vuitton CEO, puts Arnault daughter in charge of Dior
LVMH (LVMH.PA) Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault has reshuffled top management at his luxury goods empire, tightening his family’s grip with the appointment of his daughter Delphine to ...
Greece’s last king Constantine II to be buried privately in Athens
Greece’s former King Constantine II, who died on Tuesday night aged 82, will be buried privately at a former royal estate north of Athens, the Greek government said on Wednesday.
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No World Cup deal in Ronaldo contract, say Al Nassr
Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr have denied reports that Cristiano Ronaldo has a clause in his contract where the Portugal forward is to serve as an ambassador for the Gulf ...
Britain says if not when as consults on digital pound
Getting the design of a digital pound right is a bigger priority than a rapid launch, Britain’s Financial Services Minister Andrew Griffith said on Tuesday.
China has pushed ahead ...
Man United and Newcastle through to League Cup semis
Marcus Rashford was on target for the sixth successive match in all competitions as his late double helped Manchester United beat third-tier Charlton Athletic 3-0 to reach the League Cup ...
Egypt commits to IMF to slow projects, increase fuel prices
Egypt committed to a flexible currency, a greater role for the private sector and a range of monetary and fiscal reforms when it agreed to a $3 billion financial support package ...
Libyan court suspends energy deal with Turkey
A Libyan court suspended an energy exploration deal that the Tripoli government signed last year with Turkey, a judiciary source said, pausing an agreement that angered other Mediterranean powers and ...