Month: December 2022

Read MoreCompleted in 1972, Tokyo’s Nakagin Tower, designed by Kisho Kurokawa, was a landmark of modular architecture – 140 stacked, prefabricated apartment pods in the heart of downtown. But now the tower is being demolished, its pods time capsules of the ultra-modern 1970s. Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.Completed in 1972, Tokyo’s Nakagin Tower, designed by Kisho…

Read More The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 killed 270 people, including 190 Americans, and launched a decades-long international manhunt for the attackers. (Image credit: Martin Cleaver/AP) The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 killed 270 people, including 190 Americans, and launched a decades-long international manhunt for the attackers.

Read MoreCompleted in 1972, Nakagin Tower, designed by Kisho Kurokawa, was a landmark of modular architecture: 140 stacked, prefabricated apartment pods. But now the tower is being demolished, its pods time capsules of the ultra-modern 1970s.Completed in 1972, Nakagin Tower, designed by Kisho Kurokawa, was a landmark of modular architecture: 140 stacked, prefabricated apartment pods.…

Read More The messenger’s head says it would be “very hard” to comply with Britain’s Online Security Bill It would be better to have instant messenger WhatsApp banned in Britain than make communications between users accessible to authorities, Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp at Meta, has said. His remarks came after the Online Safety…

Read More Jim Chalmers will say global investors increasingly see ‘a new harmony between profit and planet’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Banks and other big businesses will be forced to come clean with the public about what they are doing to cut emissions under plans put…

Read More Shane Drumgold also says Reynolds’ husband was seen conferencing with Lehrmann’s defence ‘during the course of the entire trial’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian Capital Territory’s top prosecutor privately complained of the “disturbing” conduct of former cabinet minister Linda Reynolds during the trial…

Read More Exclusive: A string of protesters linked to Blockade Australia have been charged under the legislation Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast More than a dozen climate activists are facing possible jail time over protests in Sydney’s CBD this year after being charged under the same controversial…

Read More The current character limit will be increased significantly, the platform’s CEO has indicated The character limit for Twitter posts will increase from 280 to 4,000, the platform’s boss Elon Musk confirmed on Sunday, without providing any further details. When asked by one user whether it is “true that Twitter is set to increase…

Read More With 16 million people in the UK unable to heat their homes, thousands of public spaces have been opened for people to warm up Some 3,305 ‘warm banks’ have been opened across the UK, as millions of people face the prospect of fuel poverty this winter. The Met Office predicts that temperatures could…

Read MoreU.S. and Scottish officials say the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custodyU.S. and Scottish officials say the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody

Read MoreAuthorities say the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody.Authorities say the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody.

Read MoreThe widow of a soldier whose body was found on Siachen Glacier this summer always hoped he would ‘come home someday’.The widow of a soldier whose body was found on Siachen Glacier this summer always hoped he would ‘come home someday’.

Read MoreFears of a spike in infections after Beijing eased its ‘zero-COVID’ restrictions following rare nationwide protests.Fears of a spike in infections after Beijing eased its ‘zero-COVID’ restrictions following rare nationwide protests.

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Read MoreA nonprofit group that became a point of controversy for distributing millions of dollars in election grants during the 2020 presidential campaign is releasing a fresh round of money to local election officesA nonprofit group that became a point of controversy for distributing millions of dollars in election grants during the 2020 presidential campaign…

Read More High California gas prices and accusations of price gouging play into Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to cap oil refinery profits in California. High California gas prices and accusations of price gouging play into Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to cap oil refinery profits in California.

Read MoreThe Moroccan goalkeeper has already created history, helping his nation reach the World Cup semifinals.The Moroccan goalkeeper has already created history, helping his nation reach the World Cup semifinals.

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Read More A month after being liberated, the Ukrainian city of Kherson is getting bombarded daily from Russian troops less than a mile way. Meanwhile, authorities are searching for Kremlin collaborators. A month after being liberated, the Ukrainian city of Kherson is getting bombarded daily from Russian troops less than a mile way. Meanwhile, authorities…

Read MoreThe Libyan man is accused of making the bomb which destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie.The Libyan man is accused of making the bomb which destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie.

Read More Pharmacists also report difficulties finding supplies of antibiotics to treat the infection strep A home-testing kits have sold out online as parents rush to find ways to diagnose their children’s rashes and high temperatures. The panic-buying follows the deaths of at least 16 children from invasive strep A infections in the UK, with…

Read More Managers say anxiety is causing distraction, affecting productivity and increasing absenteeism Workers in the UK are becoming so anxious about the cost of living crisis that it is affecting their performance at work, with two-thirds of managers reporting issues such as rising absenteeism and lack of engagement among stressed-out staff. In a Chartered…

Read More The U.S. has refused to give Ukraine weapons that could be used to attack Russian territory. But Russia hasn’t hesitated to attack Ukrainian civilians. The U.S. has refused to give Ukraine weapons that could be used to attack Russian territory. But Russia hasn’t hesitated to attack Ukrainian civilians.

Read More (To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) During the early years of the Cold War, an array of underwater microphones monitoring for sounds of Russian submarines captured something otherworldly in the depths of the North Atlantic. The haunting sounds came not from enemy craft,…

Read More With armed gangs in charge of key transport routes in Haiti, the country could see famine conditions, unless a robust humanitarian aid plan is put in place, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti, Jean-Martin Bauer, has warned. Read the full story, “No time to waste, as Haiti famine risk…

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Read More Andrea Costantino says he has been in tiny room since release from prison on ‘totally unfounded’ charges of funding terrorism An Italian man trapped for six months in his country’s embassy in the UAE has claimed he is the victim of a diplomatic spat between the two states and pleaded with Giorgia Meloni’s…

Read More Doctors’ union criticises shadow health secretary for ‘incredibly disappointing’ comments over funding and primary care Wes Streeting has again criticised the British Medical Association (BMA) in a war of words with the doctors’ union, after the shadow health secretary called for increased NHS funding to be matched by a change in approach among…

Read More Doctors’ union criticises shadow health secretary for ‘incredibly disappointing’ comments over funding and primary care Wes Streeting has again criticised the British Medical Association (BMA) in a war of words with the doctors’ union, after the shadow health secretary called for increased NHS funding to be matched by a change in approach among…

Read More One of the largest media outlets in Eastern Europe is pushing out fake news, now a bombshell report suggests it’s sponsored by Warsaw Chances are that any active Twitter user over the past year will have seen a tweet or two from an account called  Visegrad24 and, most likely, the information contained in those tweets…

Read More One of the largest media outlets in Eastern Europe is pushing out fake news, now a bombshell report suggests it’s sponsored by Warsaw Chances are that any active Twitter user over the past year will have seen a tweet or two from an account called  Visegrad24 and, most likely, the information contained in those tweets…

Read More Authorities seize large sum of cash from Greek politician’s home in Brussels Authorities seize large sum of cash from Greek politician’s home in Brussels

Read More Authorities seize large sum of cash from Greek politician’s home in Brussels Authorities seize large sum of cash from Greek politician’s home in Brussels

Read More Fans rioted following wins by the Moroccan and French squads Rioters clashed with police on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Saturday night, following the victories of France and Morocco in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Football fans, some of whom were wrapped in red-and-green Moroccan flags, set off fireworks…

Read More Fans rioted following wins by the Moroccan and French squads Rioters clashed with police on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Saturday night, following the victories of France and Morocco in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Football fans, some of whom were wrapped in red-and-green Moroccan flags, set off fireworks…