UK government to cut funding for BBC, according to Mail on Sunday report
LONDON: Britain’s government will cut the BBC’s funding by ordering a two-year freeze on the fee that people pay to...
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Canada asks citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Ukraine due to ‘Russian aggression’
OTTAWA: The Canadian government has urged its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Ukraine due to “ongoing Russian aggression and...
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Alpine skiing-Brignone takes her second super-G win of the season
Italy's Federica Brignone took her second super-G win of the World Cup season on Sunday as Austria's Ariane Raedler celebrated...
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Australia nears Omicron peak as daily infections hover around records
Having limited the spread of the coronavirus through tough restrictions earlier in the pandemic, Australia is now suffering record caseloads...
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Kazakhstan activists recall path from protest to bloodshed
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has blamed the unrest on "terrorists" who received foreign training and support. The mass protests in Kazakhstan...
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Australia nears Omicron peak as daily infections hover around records
SYDNEY: Australia has likely neared the peak of its Omicron wave, authorities said today, but warned daily infections will linger...
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Omicron spreads to southern China city bordering Macau
BEIJING: The southern Chinese city of Zhuhai suspended public bus routes today after announcing it had detected at least seven...
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Reports: Prosecutors to charge 57 in Belgian ‘Footgate’
The investigation made crucial progress after player agent Dejan Veljkovic — who had contacts with many of the leading clubs,...
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EU, China plan summit in March, says foreign policy chief Borrell
BREST (France): The European Union and China are planning to hold a summit in late March, the EU’s foreign policy...
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Tesla starts accepting once-joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin
Tesla, the electric carmaker headed by billionaire Elon Musk, has started to allow people to buy brand merchandise using Dogecoin,...
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Russia takes down REvil hacking group at US request
MOSCOW: Russia has dismantled ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States in an operation in which...
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6.6-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Java island
JAKARTA: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Java island today, the United States Geological Survey said, as buildings were reported...
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‘Be afraid’: Ukraine hit by cyberattack, Russia moves more troops
KYIV: Ukraine was hit by a massive cyberattack warning its citizens to “be afraid and expect the worst”, and Russia,...
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N.Korea fires two missiles, warns of action over US sanctions push
SEOUL: North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles today, its third test in less than two weeks, just hours...
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The artwork is from page 25 of Marvel Comics’ Secret Wars No 8, from 1984.
A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book has sold at a US auction for a record...
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Fox News being sued for $1.6bn over election rigging claim
A US voting company has filed a $1.6bn (£1.1bn) defamation lawsuit against Fox News over a claim that the firm...
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Mask rules tightened in Europe during winter Covid-19 wave
Spain, the Netherlands and other countries are introducing new rules on wearing masks. Italy, Spain and other European countries are...
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Biden all but concedes defeat on voting and election bills
The proposed laws would seek to remove hurdles to voting which were enacted in the name of election security. US...
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Australia’s worst-hit state says Covid-19 hospitalisations may plateau next week
SYDNEY: Covid-19 hospitalisation rates in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales could plateau next week, a top health...
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UK police say no probe yet into parties at PM’s house during Covid-19 lockdown
LONDON: British police will not investigate gatherings held in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's residence during a coronavirus lockdown unless an...
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