Month: December 2022

Read More Lionel Messi put Argentina ahead with his third goal at this year’s tournament and ninth in total at the World Cup — one more than Diego Maradona. (Image credit: Frank Augstein/AP) Lionel Messi put Argentina ahead with his third goal at this year’s tournament and ninth in total at the World Cup —…

Read MoreAustralia put up a decent challenge, but Argentina showed their class.Australia put up a decent challenge, but Argentina showed their class.

Read More Colorado mega-mansion built by tech entrepreneur has its own Old West-style town with a saloon and sheriff’s jail Colorado mega-mansion built by tech entrepreneur has its own Old West-style town with a saloon and sheriff’s jail

Read More Whitehall sources reportedly say ‘rude’ peer lobbied Michael Gove and Lord Agnew to secure business for PPE Medpro Michelle Mone has been accused of attempting to “bully and hector” ministers into awarding public PPE contracts worth more than £200m to a company that she appeared to profit from. The Guardian revealed last month…

Read More FBI Director Chris Wray believes TikTok poses threats to national security as a Chinese-owned app “that doesn’t share our values” and could “manipulate content.” The popular video-sharing app, owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance, boasted more than 1 billion active global users last year, a majority of which are American. Wray voiced…

Read MoreUkraine’s Western allies approve oil price cap to starve Russia of revenues as Kyiv pushes for a lower cap of $30.Ukraine’s Western allies approve oil price cap to starve Russia of revenues as Kyiv pushes for a lower cap of $30.

Read MoreCyril Ramaphosa’s job is in question after a report claimed millions of dollars in cash found at his private game farm.Cyril Ramaphosa’s job is in question after a report claimed millions of dollars in cash found at his private game farm.

Read More The platform’s new CEO has made it possible to openly discuss information suppression efforts Elon Musk’s release of the ‘Twitter files’ on Friday night confirmed what Donald Trump and many conservatives had long suspected, but could not prove: that the Biden campaign colluded with social media companies to shut down reporting on the…

Read More An analysis of the genetics of spiny rats may have shown men’s future, scientists say A study has led researchers to believe that the male Y chromosome might disappear in the future. Such a hypothesis emerged after scientists examined a Japanese spiny rat species. The rats in question no longer depend upon the…

Read More Most cases not caused by decision to discharge patients from hospital without testing, says former health secretary Care workers have hit back at claims by the former health secretary Matt Hancock that the Covid virus was brought into homes by infected staff. In his book, the Pandemic Diaries, which is being serialised in…

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Read More While health secretary Steve Barclay says he will not negotiate, unions suggest the compromise reached in Scotland could help avert strikes Ministers were under intense pressure last night to open new pay talks that could avert a devastating series of NHS strikes as health unions suggested a deal could be struck if both…

Read MorePresident Bukele says the troops are surrounding a restive city, arresting suspects “one by one”.President Bukele says the troops are surrounding a restive city, arresting suspects “one by one”.

Read MoreThe number was higher than during the group stages of the 2018 World Cup in Russia according to FIFA.The number was higher than during the group stages of the 2018 World Cup in Russia according to FIFA.

Read More Duke of Sussex records video to comfort youngsters at Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a charity for military children The Duke of Sussex dressed up as Spider-Man in a surprise video message to try to comfort bereaved military children. He donned the superhero outfit and only lifted his mask to reveal his true identity at…

Read MorePalestinian activists and social media users called for a response against Israeli crimes and killings against them.Palestinian activists and social media users called for a response against Israeli crimes and killings against them.

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Read MoreCyril Ramaphosa is accused of keeping large sums of cash on his farm then covering up its theft.Cyril Ramaphosa is accused of keeping large sums of cash on his farm then covering up its theft.

Read MoreAsim Munir says army will ‘take the fight back to the enemy’ as he visits Line of Control, de facto border with India.Asim Munir says army will ‘take the fight back to the enemy’ as he visits Line of Control, de facto border with India.

Read MoreThere are new battles at the U.S.-Mexico border over the most dangerous narcotic law enforcement has ever seen.There are new battles at the U.S.-Mexico border over the most dangerous narcotic law enforcement has ever seen.

Read More Exclusive: Ted O’Brien’s Time to Talk Nuclear website was registered by business that helps US reactor company Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A Coalition frontbencher conducting a “grassroots” survey about nuclear power is using a website registered by a business that helps an American small…

Read More Those who risked their lives helping British government face a ‘toxic combination of incompetence and indifference’ Afghan nationals who were promised resettlement to the UK nearly a year ago are facing torture and death while they wait for a response from the British government, the Observer can reveal. Not one person has been…

Read More Warren Mundine criticises government for giving tax-free status to yes vehicle but not an equivalent no group Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Opponents of the voice to parliament claim the federal government is being “disingenuous” by declining to provide public funding to the respective sides…

Read MoreRussian authorities have rejected a price cap on the country’s oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and are threatening to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it.Russian authorities have rejected a price cap on the country’s oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and are threatening to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it.

Read More Michael Lockwood, director general of IOPC since 2018, leaves post with immediate effect The head of the police watchdog has resigned for “personal and domestic reasons”. Michael Lockwood was the first director general appointed to lead the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) when it replaced the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in…

Read MoreThe South American team said the pair both underwent tests on Saturday morning that ‘confirmed their injuries’.The South American team said the pair both underwent tests on Saturday morning that ‘confirmed their injuries’.

Read MorePresident Nayib Bukele announced that “8,500 soldiers and 1,500 agents have surrounded” a suburb of San SalvadorPresident Nayib Bukele announced that “8,500 soldiers and 1,500 agents have surrounded” a suburb of San Salvador

Read More 39 of 197 unaccompanied children taken in between 1 January and 31 October this year are missing Almost a fifth of lone Albanian child refugees have gone missing, an English council has revealed. Kent county council took in 197 unaccompanied children from Albania between 1 January and 31 October of this year and,…

Read MoreMessages of support for Brazil great Pele are sent from across the world while the three-time World Cup winner is being treated in hospital.Messages of support for Brazil great Pele are sent from across the world while the three-time World Cup winner is being treated in hospital.

Read More Carefully scripted trip had to contend with racism row and sympathy for Meghan The Prince and Princess of Wales returned to Britain on Saturday after a three-day US trip that combined messaging, friendship-politicking and symbolism accented with celebrity name-checks. But the trip, as carefully scripted as any, may also have missed an opportunity…

Read More The former US president’s son has repeatedly condemned the Biden administration for sending money to Kiev Donald Trump Jr. has called out Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for his recent crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. A vocal critic of the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy, Trump Jr. jokingly suggested that the government “send him…

Read MoreThe measure – due to come into force on Monday – intensifies pressure on Russia over the Ukraine invasion.The measure – due to come into force on Monday – intensifies pressure on Russia over the Ukraine invasion.

Read MoreIt was a disappointing end for a rebuilt U.S. team hoping to advance past the round of 16 for the first time since 2002.It was a disappointing end for a rebuilt U.S. team hoping to advance past the round of 16 for the first time since 2002.

Read More University of Pittsburgh classmates reported Amay Gupta and Sonel Jimenez after spotting them inappropriately touching cadavers University of Pittsburgh classmates reported Amay Gupta and Sonel Jimenez after spotting them inappropriately touching cadavers

Read More Leaked files outlined a company-wide effort to suppress a damaging report about Joe Biden’s family Some of Twitter’s highest-ranking staff blocked the spread of the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020, even as they struggled to explain why, documents released on Friday by new CEO Elon Musk and journalist Matt Taibbi reveal. RT…