Back-to-back earthquakes have hit Venezuela, leaving at least 160 people dead, the country’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has said. The capital Caracas and its surrounding areas have seen some of the worst damage. In the area of El Junquito, on the outskirts of Caracas, a content creator has captured the aftermath of a building collapsing. […]
Continue ReadingRyanair has changed its family seating policy to allow parents to sit with their young children without paying a seat reservation fee, after an investigation was opened. Adults travelling with children who do not wish to pay for a reserved seat will now be told of their free seat allocation after check-in, which Ryanair said […]
Continue ReadingThe price of oil has fallen to levels not seen since before the Iran war as traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route gradually resumes. Global benchmark Brent crude briefly fell below $72.48 (£55) a barrel, the price it was at the day before the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on […]
Continue Reading“My patients ask me – if they become dependent, who will take care of them?” says Dr Prasun Chatterjee, who leads the geriatrics unit at Apollo Hospital in Delhi. Others worry about something more immediate – who would take them to hospital if they fell ill in the middle of the night. Many of his […]
Continue Reading“We will not be intimidated by the lack of light. We have gone through more than that, and we will survive now,” Razvozhayev said in a Telegram message to the public. “The enemy is again striking vilely, trying to deprive us of our usual living conditions and sow panic.” He said a “special regime” had […]
Continue ReadingEight people who US prosecutors say have ties to Antifa have collectively been sentenced to 450 years in prison for their roles in a riot outside an immigration detention centre in Texas. A former US Marine Corps reservist, who was convicted of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, was sentenced to 100 years in […]
Continue ReadingE-commerce giant Alibaba has launched a high-stakes legal challenge against the US government, suing to get off a Pentagon blacklist that claims it is linked to the Chinese military. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has said that because Alibaba complies with Chinese technology regulators, it is effectively an arm of the military. In the […]
Continue ReadingGerman rail company Deutsche Bahn has paused train services across the country due to a nationwide IT disruption. All rail services have been suspended and trains are being held at stations, following a malfunction with the country’s digital railway radio network. The disruption has affected internal communication channels, a spokesperson for Deutsche Bahn said, adding […]
Continue ReadingUntil recently, Kunal Shah was a familiar name mainly within India’s startup and investor circles. The founder of fintech company Cred had steadily built a following beyond the businesses he created. His podcast appearances often ventured into topics such as trust, incentives, wealth creation and human behaviour. His social media posts ranged from artificial intelligence […]
Continue ReadingForty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since 18 June officials have said, as temperatures hit record levels in several major cities and the heatwave reached a peak in several European countries. Measures have been put in place across western Europe in order to help people manage the heat. The BBC’s Pierre-Antoine Denis […]
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