Turkey’s Erdogan is in good health, minister says
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday that President Tayyip Erdogan was in good health and would continue with his daily scheduled programmes as soon as possible, after Erdogan ...
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Sudan’s capital resounds with gunfire as US pushes to extend truce
The United States and African nations raced to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan on Thursday, with the Sudanese army saying it had given an initial nod to ...
It’s official – Pele is now defined as someone ‘out of the ordinary’
‘Pele’ is now a word to describe ‘someone out of the ordinary’ as the three-time World Cup winner’s name was included as a new adjective in the Portuguese edition ...
Toyota edges past 9.1 mln vehicle output goal, warns chip shortage lingering
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) set a global annual output record in the business year ended in March, just edging past its target of 9.1 million vehicles as factory disruption ...
Trump lawyer says accuser’s rape claim politically motivated (Updated)
Donald Trump’s legal team began attacking the credibility of former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll on Thursday, as the civil trial resumed over her claim that the former ...
UK sets out tougher gambling rules for smartphone era
The British government has announced long-awaited proposals to crack down on problem gambling, aiming to bring regulations up to date with the rise in gambling online and on smartphones.
The ...
Elon, or deepfake? Musk must face questions on Autopilot statements
A California judge on Wednesday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding the safety and capabilities of the carmaker’s ...
Barclays beats profit expectations on credit card boom
Barclays reported better than expected first-quarter profit on Thursday after a strong performance from its credit card business offset pressure on other business lines.
The British bank’s pretax profit ...
Deutsche Bank posts better-than-expected profit; flags job cuts
Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) reported a better-than-expected 9 per cent rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday as income from higher interest rates offset a slump in revenues at the investment bank, ...
‘Military object’ found in northern Poland, reported to be possible missile
The remains of a “military object” were found in a forest in northern Poland on Thursday, which a broadcaster said authorities believed could be part of a missile stuck in ...
Mason expects reaction from Spurs against United after thrashing
Interim Tottenham Hotspur coach Ryan Mason has demanded a reaction from his players when they face Manchester United on Thursday after they suffered a 6-1 humiliation at Newcastle United in ...
Fake volunteers hope to disrupt Paris Olympics
An anti-Olympics collective is aiming to disrupt next year’s Paris Games by recruiting fake volunteers.
Saccage 2024, which translates as Destruction 2024, has already generated a buzz on social media with ...
Lampard: this is not a sob story but everything against us
Brentford condemned Chelsea to a fifth defeat in five games in all competitions under interim coach Frank Lampard on Wednesday as an own goal by Blues’ captain Cesar Azpilicueta and ...
Russian missile hits houses, apartment block in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv
One person was killed and 23 people, including a child, were wounded in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block and houses in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv in ...
Tech CEOs wax poetic on AI, big adds to sales will take time
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Google-parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) talked up investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the second quarter in a row but their results on Tuesday suggested ...
Bankrupt crypto firm FTX to sell LedgerX for $50 million
FTX has reached an agreement to sell its crypto derivatives platform LedgerX LLC to an affiliate of Miami International Holdings Inc for $50 million, the bankrupt crypto exchange said on Tuesday.
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Rampant Man City crush Arsenal with De Bruyne double
A Kevin De Bruyne-inspired Manchester City struck a hammer blow in the Premier League title race as they outclassed leaders Arsenal 4-1 with an electrifying display in a seismic clash ...
Israel’s sovereign wealth fund gets full-time manager
The Bank of Israel on Monday named Lena Krupalnik, a veteran institutional investment manager, to oversee the country’s sovereign wealth fund which was set up in 2014 following the discovery ...
Turkey’s Erdogan cancels election rallies for health reasons
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan canceled his scheduled campaign rallies on Wednesday and Thursday for health reasons, weeks before May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections.
“Today, I will rest at home with ...
South Korea, US to share nuclear planning to deter North Korean threat
The U.S. on Wednesday pledged to give South Korea more insight into its nuclear planning over any conflict with North Korea amid anxiety over Pyongyang’s growing arsenal of ...
Hundreds of Britons evacuated from Sudan expected in Cyprus
Britain on Wednesday ramped up an airlift of its citizens from war-torn Sudan to Cyprus before a 72-hour ceasefire was due to expire, and about 400 people were evacuated so far, ...
UN Security Council set to condemn Taliban crackdown on Afghan women
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on Thursday to condemn a ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and call upon the Taliban ...
Sudan’s Bashir moved from jail as allies walk free, fighting flares (updated)
Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force battled on Khartoum’s outskirts on Wednesday, undermining a truce in an 11-day conflict that civilian groups fear will tighten the military’s ...
UK sees record sickness and zero productivity growth in 2022
Britain saw a record number of working days lost due to short-term sickness last year and zero annual growth in economic output per hour worked in the final quarter of 2022, ...