Crews in Florida race to rescue those trapped by Hurricane Ian
Emergency crews took to helicopters and boats on Thursday to rescue residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast stranded by floodwaters, downed power lines and piles of debris left behind by ...
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Germany steps up pressure for EU to impose sanctions on Iran
Germany’s foreign minister said on Thursday she wanted the European Union to impose sanctions on Iran following the death of a young woman in police custody and the subsequent ...
UK’s Labour has 33-pt lead over ruling Conservatives – YouGov poll
Britain’s opposition Labour party has surged to a 33-point lead over the ruling Conservatives, according to a YouGov poll on Thursday, after days of chaos in financial markets triggered ...
US charges ex-Army major and his wife over alleged plot to leak military health data to Russia (Update)
A former U.S. Army major and his anesthesiologist wife have been criminally charged for allegedly plotting to leak highly sensitive healthcare data about military patients to Russia, the Justice ...
Top banks say London forex rigging case filed too late
Eight of the world’s biggest banks, including Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, say it is unfair to rope them into a vast London lawsuit over alleged ...
More than half of Russians feel anxious or angry about mobilisation, poll indicates
More than half of Russians felt fearful or anxious after hearing that the Kremlin was drafting hundreds of thousands of soldiers to fight in Ukraine, according to a poll released ...
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to limit passenger flow until March
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Thursday said it would continue limiting the daily number of passengers in the coming months as it struggles to find a way to solve its ...
Queen Elizabeth died of ‘old age’, death certificate shows
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth died of old age, according to her death certificate, which was published by the National Records of Scotland on Thursday.
Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died ...
Oil price dips as dollar strengthens, demand weakens
Oil prices retreated slightly on Thursday after gaining more than $3 in the prior session, with a strong dollar capping oil demand from buyers using other currencies and concerns over the ...
Hamilton feels for fans as Verstappen heads for early title
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he felt for the fans ahead of a Singapore Grand Prix that could see Red Bull’s Max Verstappen take a second ...
Injuries went up by 20% last season amid packed schedule
Injuries across Europe’s five major leagues rose by 20% last season and cost clubs in the region of half a billion pounds, a new study has found, raising concerns about ...
Europe braces for mobile network blackouts
Once unthinkable, mobile phones could go dark around Europe this winter if power cuts or energy rationing knocks out parts of the mobile networks across the region.
Russia’s decision ...
Qatar confirms Covid test requirements for World Cup fans
Fans attending the World Cup in Qatar must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test regardless of their vaccination status, organisers said in a statement on Thursday.
All visitors aged ...
EU takes Malta to court over golden passport programme
The European Commission said on Thursday it would file a legal challenge against Malta for its so-called golden passport programme that allows wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship in exchange for ...
Porsche races higher after landmark €75 billion listing
Porsche shares made a strong start on Thursday after Volkswagen defied volatile markets to list the sports car brand at a valuation of 75 billion euros in Germany’s second-biggest market ...
UK housing market may face perfect storm as mortgage rates rise, house prices drop
A surge in borrowing costs and a likely slowdown in economic growth threaten to trigger a selloff in Britain’s housing market with consequences for personal wealth and the broader ...
‘Where’s Jackie?’ Biden seeks lawmaker Walorski who died in August
US President Joe Biden publicly sought out Jackie Walorski, an Indiana Congresswoman who died in a car accident in August, during a conference on hunger on Wednesday, seeming to forget ...
Putin to annex seized Ukrainian land, U.N. warns of ‘dangerous escalation’
President Vladimir Putin will begin annexing four Ukrainian regions to Russia on Friday, a move the United Nations warned would mark a “dangerous escalation” and jeopardise prospects for peace, while ...
Finland will shut border to Russian tourists from midnight
Finland will close its border to Russian tourists from midnight local time (2100 GMT), which is expected to lead to a significant drop in cross-border traffic, the government said on Thursday.
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Grammy-winning rapper Coolio dies in Los Angeles at 59
Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at a friend’s Los Angeles home, the New York Times reported. He was 59.
Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., ...
Iran president says Amini’s death ‘tragic incident’, but ‘chaos’ unacceptable
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday night said that the death of a young woman in custody had “saddened” everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that “chaos” would not ...
Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?
Britain’s central bank resorted to buying bonds again on Wednesday in an emergency move to reduce the chaos in financial markets which was triggered last week by the tax ...
Germany scraps gas levy, alternative solution found
The German government has reached a comprehensive solution to the country’s gas and electricity price issues, agreeing to significant but responsible spending to tackle the question, a government source ...
Challenging ‘orthodoxy,’ Kwarteng clings on after UK market rout
As new British Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng hoped to take down finance ministry groupthink that he and new Prime Minister Liz Truss saw as holding Britain back.
Instead he’s seen ...