High hopes that tourism will steady Turkey’s economy
Tourism in Turkey is set to return to near pre-pandemic levels this year, boosting the crisis-hit economy with the help of a recent currency crash that has made it a ...
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Ex-Goldman banker’s 1MDB corruption trial under way
Prosecutors began a US corruption trial on Monday by accusing a former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) banker of seeking to make millions of dollars laundering money looted from Malaysia’s 1...
UK makes first seizure of NFTs in tax crackdown
British tax authorities said on Monday they had made their first seizure of non-fungible tokens in a crackdown on suspected criminal activity to hide money.
Her Majesty’s Revenue & ...
Sarah Palin loses defamation case against New York Times (Updated)
A US judge on Monday threw out Sarah Palin’s lawsuit accusing the New York Times of defaming the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate by ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy declares ‘day of unity’ for Feb 16, cited as possible invasion day
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called in his country to fly Ukrainian flags from buildings and sing the national anthem in unison on Feb. 16, the date that some Western media ...
Adrian Peterson after arrest: ‘I don’t hit women’
Former NFL MVP Adrian Peterson insists he didn’t do anything that warranted Sunday’s arrest in Los Angeles on a felony domestic violence charge.
“I don’t hit women,” ...
US moving Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv amid Russian buildup
The United States is relocating its embassy operations in Ukraine from the capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, citing the “...
Canada’s Trudeau to invoke emergency powers to end protests; how will it squeeze funding of the trucker protests?
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday activated rarely used emergency powers in an effort to end protests that have shut some U.S. border crossings and paralyzed parts of ...
Turkey’s Erdogan visits UAE as countries repair strained relation
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday on the first such visit since 2013, as the two countries mend ties strained by years of animosity in ...
Ski jumping team format tees up another Olympic thriller for Austria
The team format of the final ski jumping competition of the Beijing Games ended the programme on a high note on Monday, as Austria edged out Slovenia on the very ...
Man United’s Rangnick calls for more focus to see out games
Manchester United need greater focus to see out games following back-to-back Premier League draws in which they failed to hold onto a lead, interim manager Ralf Rangnick said on Monday.
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Man lynched by villagers over allegations of blasphemy in Pakistan
A mob lynched a man because he had allegedly burnt pages of Muslim holy book the Koran in central Pakistan and dozens of people have been arrested, police and officials ...
Camilla, wife of Britain’s Prince Charles, tests positive for Covid
Camilla, the wife of British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, has tested positive for coronavirus.
“Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating,” Clarence House ...
‘Closed loop’ Olympians celebrate unusual Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is normally about personally delivered romantic gestures and passionate kisses but Olympians at the “closed-loop” Beijing Games have had to be creative to express their feelings of ...
Swiss reject ban on animal testing in referendum
– Swiss voters rejected a proposal by animal rights activists to make Switzerland the first country to ban medical and scientific experiments on animals, but approved tougher restrictions on cigarette advertising ...
Russia ready to open fire on foreign vessels that illegally enter its territorial waters
A senior Russian military official on Monday said Russia was ready to open fire on foreign ships and submarines that illegally enter its territorial waters, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Tsitsipas crushed by Auger-Aliassime in Rotterdam final
Three years after making his ATP main draw debut in Rotterdam, Felix Auger-Aliassime’s career came full circle when he lifted his maiden tour title with a 6-4 6-2 victory ...
5 things we learned from the Premier League this weekend
Liverpool stayed in touch with leaders Manchester City as the Premier League’s top two both won, while Newcastle gave their survival hopes another big boost this weekend with a ...
Beijing Olympics: Russian figure skater Valieva cleared to compete in next event
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women’s single in figure skating at the Beijing Olympics after a decision by sport’s top court ...
Rams beat Bengals in thriller to win Super Bowl on home field
The hometown Los Angeles Rams came from behind to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in a thrilling Super Bowl on Sunday, claiming the franchise’s first championship since returning to ...
Intel launches blockchain chip to tap crypto boom
Intel Corp on Friday launched a new chip for blockchain applications such as Bitcoin mining and minting NFTs to cash in on the rising usage of cryptocurrencies.
The chip will ...
OECD tells Israel to cut red tape in non-tech sectors to boost productivity
Israel needs to cut red tape in traditional industries so they can boost productivity and catch up with the country’s booming high-tech sector, the head of the Organisation for ...
Saudi Arabia transfers Aramco shares worth $80 bln to state fund
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has transferred 4 per cent of Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) shares worth $80 billion to the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the government said on ...
U.S. officials won’t confirm reports on possible Russia invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday
Senior U.S. officials on Sunday said they could not confirm reports that U.S. intelligence indicates that Russia is planning to invade Ukraine on Wednesday, but they repeated warnings ...