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Trump recalls ass-kiss in Tim Apple tribute

US president mixes praise with trademark bluntness in recounting the Apple CEO’s calls for help ...

North Korea’s forest officers now feared more than police amid reforestation crackdown

Forest supervision officers in North Korea have sharply intensified enforcement activity in April as...

Russia knows how Ukraine conflict will end – Putin

Moscow will continue pursuing its goals, the Russian president has said ...

Shooting at iconic Mexico pyramid leaves tourist dead and others injured (GRAPHIC VIDEOS)

A Canadian national was fatally shot by a lone gunman and 13 others, including...

Serbian basketball star, 32, dies weeks after collapsing in training session

A Serbian basketball player has died three weeks after suffering a stroke while undergoing individual training as he recovered from an ankle injury. ...

Omicron fears drag down US growth forecast

Goldman Sachs has downgraded its US economic growth forecast for 2022 from a previously expected 4.2% to 3.8%. The outlook was cut due to...

Khabib shares snap with Bahraini royalty after watching Saudi Arabian GP

Ex-UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov made a return visit to Mecca and had a spectacular view of the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix before...

Russia confirms first cases of Omicron variant

Russia has officially registered its first two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, after several passengers who traveled from South Africa tested positive,...

China vows ‘countermeasures’ to US Olympic boycott

Beijing has warned Washington against affecting cooperation in “important areas” by calling for a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in China and...

First-ever ‘suicide pod’ approved, promises no choking feeling

A 3D-printed pod, intended for use in assisted suicide, has successfully passed a legal review in Switzerland and should be ready for operation in...

Certifying Nord Stream 2 would ‘make mockery’ of EU rules – Ukraine

The head of Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz has called on Germany’s regulatory agency to reject certification of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas...

Kremlin spills beans on Tuesday’s Putin-Biden talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak to his American counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday via a secure video link, and the first part of...

Boss fires 900 people via Zoom

US mortgage lending startup Better.com fired 900 employees via a Zoom webinar with no prior notice and just days before the holidays. The firm’s...

‘Lifestyle’ drug users may lose passports

The UK government has unveiled a 10-year plan to tackle drug dealers and users, giving police new powers to strip passports and driving licenses...

Hackers drain nearly $200 million from major crypto exchange

On Monday, crypto exchange BitMart pledged to compensate users who lost money after a major “security breach” saw hackers steal $196 million worth of...

ITF won’t axe events in China over Peng Shuai scandal because it would ‘punish a billion people’

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will not follow the WTA's shock step of suspending events in China over Peng Shuai, earning derision from critics...

Sony fires exec who allegedly tried to hook up with 15-year-old for sex

George Cacioppo, a PlayStation executive, has been fired from his job after an internet sting group published a video of him allegedly attempting to...

Myanmar leader ousted by military junta sentenced to prison

Myanmar’s deposed state counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been sentenced to four years in prison on the first charges leveled against her by...

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