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Massive strikes cripple air and rail travel across Germany
Airport workers and train drivers take action to demand more pay to offset soaring inflation in the country.Massive industrial action has paralysed air and rail
This Hebron grocer won’t let Israeli shutdowns stop him
Hebron, occupied West Bank – Ishaq Qafisheh steers his wheelchair around the Ibrahimi Mosque, resting his trusty crutch on his shoulder as he rolls along. Tha
New AI video tools increase worries of deepfakes ahead of…
The video that OpenAI released to unveil its new text-to-video tool, Sora, has to be seen to be believed. Photorealistic scenes of charging woolly mammoths in c
‘Can’t wait to return’: Simona Halep’s doping ban cut to…
The former Grand Slam champion was banned for four years in 2022, but can now return to the game immediately having already been out for more than a year.Simona
Meta’s Instagram, Facebook hit by widespread outages
Facebook users unable to sign in while Instagram users’ feeds not refreshed.Users of Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms have experienced login issues i
Far-left group claims attack on Tesla factory in Germany
Production halted at electric vehicle plant in Brandenburg after suspected arson attack causes power outage.Tesla has halted production at its German factory af
ICC seeks arrest of Russian officers over infrastructure attacks in…
It is the second time the court has announced arrest warrants for Russian officials in relation to the war in Ukraine.The International Criminal Court (ICC) has
Australia’s Sam Kerr pleads not guilty to racially aggravated offence
Chelsea striker Kerr was charged with harassment of a police officer in an incident in London last year and faces trial in February 2025.Australian football cap
Singapore’s PM defends Taylor Swift exclusivity deal amid regional grumbles
Lee Hsien Loong says deal to lure pop star not ‘unfriendly’ to other countries in Southeast Asia.Singapore’s prime minister has defended striking a deal w
In Texas’s Super Tuesday races, a litmus test for Trump’s…
Everything’s bigger in Texas — and that includes this year’s political primary races. The second largest state in the United States — both in terms of p
Singapore plays down payment to Taylor Swift amid grumbles from…
City-state’s culture minister says grant given to pop icon ‘not anywhere as high as speculated’.Singapore has downplayed the size of a grant it paid Taylo
Four arrested after Spanish blogger on India motorcycle tour gangraped
The couple had set up a tent to pass the night in Jharkhand state’s Dumka as seven men attacked them.Indian authorities have arrested four people suspected of
