Russia designates one of its most popular writers a ‘foreign agent’
Russia’s Ministry of Justice late on Friday designated one of the country’s most popular fiction writers a “foreign agent” because of his opposition to Moscow’s war in ...
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Republican rivals make final push in Iowa ahead of first test against Trump
Republicans vying to beat a dominant Donald Trump to be the party’s nominee in the 2024 U.S. presidential election will crisscross a frozen Iowa this weekend in the final ...
Disney studio Pixar poised to cut jobs, number undecided
Walt Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios is set to cut jobs as the studio has completed production on some shows and now has more staff than it needs, a source ...
Ukraine suffers mass Russian missile attack-officials (Updated)
Ukraine suffered a large Russian missile attack in the early hours of Saturday, while its air defences were able to down a far lower proportion of them than usual.
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Citi lowers Brent price outlook for 2024 and 2025 on oversupply fears
Citi Research on Friday lowered its Brent price forecasts for this year and 2025, citing oversupply concerns but expects prices holding above $70 per barrel in 2024 as OPEC+ keeps global oil markets “...
China coal mine accident kills at least 10, prompts safety checks
At least 10 people have died and six are missing after a coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China, the local emergency management agency said on Saturday, ...
Zara founder Ortega buys Dutch warehouse leased to Primark for $110 million
Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega has bought a logistics centre in the Netherlands currently used by rival British fashion retailer Primark for 110 million euros ($121 million), his family office Pontegadea said.
Ortega, ...
US FAA extends Boeing grounding for new safety checks
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The US aviation regulator on Friday extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely for new safety checks and announced it will tighten oversight ...
Winter storm strikes US Midwest, leave thousands without power
A massive winter storm moving across the US Midwest knocked out power to more than 250,000 customers in Michigan and Wisconsin on Friday ahead of a brutal freeze expected to blanket ...
Break? What break? Premier League title race rolls on
The Premier League does winter breaks like no other competition so the action will keep coming thick and fast this weekend with four blockbuster clashes to take off the chill ...
New Zealand ex-Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern weds longtime partner
New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married her longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony on Saturday, finally tying the knot after cancelling ceremonies during strict Covid-19 ...
US carries out new strike in Yemen after Biden vows to keep pressure on
The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen’s Houthi forces on Friday, after President Joe Biden’s administration vowed to protect shipping in the Red Sea.
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Iran says US-UK attack on Houthis will fuel instability in region
Iran on Friday condemned the U.S.-British attack on Houthis in Yemen, warning that it will fuel “insecurity and instability” in the region, Iranian state media reported.
“We strongly ...
Israel makes deal with Qatar to get medicine to hostages in Gaza -Israeli PM’s office
Israel has made an arrangement with Qatar that will allow the delivery of medicines to hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli prime minister’s office said on ...
Morocco under pressure to repeat World Cup heroics at AFCON
Morocco set new standards for African football just over 12 months ago at the Qatar World Cup but the pressure is now on to improve a dismal record in the Africa ...
Exclusive: Shein files with Chinese regulator for planned US float -sources
Fashion company Shein is seeking Beijing’s nod to go public in the U.S., two sources with knowledge of the matter said, a decision which could delay its float ...
Russia’s Medvedev: UK troop deployment to Ukraine would be war declaration
A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that Moscow would regard any move by Britain to deploy a military contingent to Ukraine as a declaration of war ...
Erdogan: US, Britain trying to turn Red Sea into ‘sea of blood’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed the U.S. and British strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as a disproportionate use of force and accused the two countries of ...
WHO: incredibly low Covid, flu vaccination rates as cases surge
Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told Reuters.In the United States, several ...
Alcaraz has sights set on Djokovic and No.1 spot at Australian Open
Carlos Alcaraz is raring to go at the Australian Open where he will seek to dethrone holder Novak Djokovic and secure a third Grand Slam triumph that would see him ...
US, Britain carry out Yemen strikes in retaliation for Houthi attacks (Update)
U.S. and British warplanes, ships and submarines launched dozens of air strikes across Yemen overnight in retaliation against Houthi forces for months of attacks on Red Sea shipping that ...
Moscow calls US plan to confiscate Russian assets ’21st century piracy’
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday called a U.S. plan to confiscate up to $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine “21st century piracy” and said Moscow ...
Greek students protest government plan for private universities
Thousands of Greek students rallied in Athens and other cities on Thursday to protest against planned education reforms that would allow the introduction of private universities in the country.
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Israel rejects genocide accusations at World Court
Israel on Friday rejected as “grossly distorted” accusations brought by South Africa at the U.N.’s top court that its military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide campaign ...