Beam me up, Bezos: Star Trek’s Shatner becomes world’s oldest space traveller
By Mike Blake
Having made a career out of playing an explorer of the cosmos, William Shatner – Captain James Kirk of Star Trek fame – did it for real on Wednesday, ...
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World record holder Tirop found stabbed to death
Long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, Kenya’s two-times World Championship bronze medallist, was found allegedly stabbed to death at her home, Athletics Kenya said on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old represented Kenya in ...
JPMorgan’s Dimon blasts bitcoin as ‘worthless’, due for regulation
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) chief executive, said on Monday at a conference that cryptocurrencies will be regulated by governments and that he personally thinks bitcoin is “...
Putin says Russia will supply more gas if Europe asks
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was ready to provide more gas to Europe if requested, emphatically rejecting the suggestion that Moscow was squeezing supplies for political motives.
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Ronaldo nets 58th hat-trick as Portugal rout Luxembourg
A 58th career hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal stroll to a 5-0 home win over Luxembourg in Group A of World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.
The treble, which meant ...
Tsitsipas fights back to beat Fognini at Indian Wells, Murray out
World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas recovered from a shaky start to defeat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 2-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the last-16 at Indian Wells for the first time.
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Honda pitches new light jet model as private travel soars
Honda Aircraft Co on Tuesday rolled out plans for a new light business jet that can fly non-stop across the United States, as the company looks to tap into skyrocketing ...
US to lift Canada, Mexico land border restrictions in Nov for vaccinated visitors
The United States will lift restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in early November, ending historic curbs on non-essential travelers in place ...
Don’t panic buy for Christmas, Britain says after port chaos
Britain said on Wednesday that people should buy normally for Christmas and there would be no shortage of gifts after shipping containers carrying toys and electrical goods were diverted from ...
Britain and Italy start work on partnership to boost trade
Britain and Italy have agreed to pursue a new trade partnership, the British trade department said on Wednesday following talks on the sidelines of a G20 ministerial meeting in Italy.
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Google to invest $1 billion in Africa over five years
Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper internet and will back startups to support the continent’s digital ...
Desperate British pig farmers tell Johnson: Ease immigration rules
Two sisters running a pig farm in northeast England have a message for Prime Minister Boris Johnson: lift strict immigration rules for butchers or risk seeing the pork sector collapse ...
EU to unveil measures to ease British goods flow to N. Ireland
The European Commission will put to Britain on Wednesday a package of measures to ease the transit of goods to Northern Ireland, while stopping short of the overhaul London is ...
Americans may face empty shelves and higher prices this Christmas
White House officials, scrambling to relieve global supply bottlenecks choking U.S. ports, highways and railways, warn that Americans may face higher prices and some empty shelves this Christmas season.
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American Airlines, Southwest rebuff Texas governor, stand by vaccine mandate
Rebuffing the Texas governor, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday they would comply with U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order to require that their employees be ...
IMF cuts global growth outlook as supply bottlenecks hobble pandemic recovery
Persistent supply chain disruptions and pricing pressures are constraining the global economy’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday as it cut growth outlooks ...
Energy crunch stokes inflation, economic recovery concerns
Authorities from Beijing to Delhi scrambled to fill a yawning power supply gap on Tuesday, triggering global stock and bond market wobbles on worries that rising energy costs will stoke ...
England held by Hungary in match marred by crowd violence
England took another, somewhat faltering, step towards 2022 World Cup qualification when they drew 1-1 with Hungary at Wembley on Tuesday to stay top of Group I with two games remaining.
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New York must allow religious exemptions to jab mandate, judge rules
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that New York state cannot impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers without allowing their employers to consider religious exemption requests.
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Gabby Petito’s death caused by strangulation, Wyoming coroner says
Gabby Petito, the young woman who vanished on a road trip with her boyfriend and later turned up dead in Wyoming, was killed by strangulation, a local coroner said on ...
We have a Super Bowl every year, why not a biennial World Cup – Infantino
A biennial World Cup will not dilute the “magic” of the tournament as its frequency would have no bearing on its quality and prestige, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on ...
FDA staff says Moderna did not meet all criteria for boosters
Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that Moderna Inc had not met all of the agency’s criteria to support use of booster doses ...
Americans may not get some Christmas treats, White House officials warn
White House officials, scrambling to relieve global supply bottlenecks choking U.S. ports, highways and railways, warn Americans may face higher prices and some empty shelves this Christmas season.
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Turkish intel helped Iraq capture IS leader, sources say
Turkish intelligence helped Iraq capture a senior Islamic State leader who had been hiding out in northwestern Syria, three security sources said on Tuesday, in an operation that points to ...