Cachella Smith and Will Grant,Reporting from Kingston EPA/Shutterstock Black River was one of the worst hit areas by Hurricane Melissa with residents previously telling the BBC they have lived in a state of chaos since the storm A flight carrying British aid arrived in Jamaica early on Saturday to help with recovery efforts after Hurricane […]
Continue Reading© RMN – Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) Mathieu Rabeau Precious crown jewels including the Parure Marie-Amélie diadème are yet to be recovered A woman has been charged over a theft at the Louvre Museum in Paris last month, French media report. The 38-year-old, who has not been named, was charged with complicity in organised […]
Continue ReadingJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondent, in Kyiv Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the defence of Pokrovsk is a “priority”, as elite special force were deployed to the embattled town on the eastern front line. Ukrainian army sources told the BBC that special forces from military intelligence and assault groups were being used as regular infantry […]
Continue ReadingShares worth €1.3bn (£1.1bn; $1.5bn) have been seized from the company that controls the manufacturer of Campari over alleged tax evasion, Italian police have said. Officials ordered the confiscation of the Campari Group shares from Luxembourg-based Lagfin as part of a year-long investigation into how it absorbed its Italian arm. It is accused of failing […]
Continue ReadingCelebrities donned weird and wonderful outfits for Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween party in New York. The supermodel has cemented her place as the official queen of spooky season thanks to her wild, weird and wonderful costumes. She appeared as Medusa this year, complete with several moving snakes in an intricate headpiece, and was accompanied by […]
Continue ReadingPresident Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, securing another term in office amid days of unrest across the country. According to the electoral commission, Samia won 98% of the votes, nearly sweeping the 32 million ballots cast in Wednesday’s election. International observers have expressed concern over the lack of […]
Continue ReadingBeijing has said it will loosen a chip export ban it imposed after Dutch authorities took over Nexperia – a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands. In September, the Netherlands used a Cold War era law to take over the company after citing “serious governance shortcomings” and to prevent the chips from becoming unavailable in […]
Continue ReadingAnnabel Rackham,Culture reporter and Rishma Dosani Getty Images Maye Musk, mum of the world’s richest man Elon Musk, dressed as Cruella from 101 Dalmatians at Klum’s party It is officially the scariest night of the year and, while everyone in Hollywood and beyond has been showing off their elaborate costumes, there is one reveal that […]
Continue ReadingYolande Knell,Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem and Wael Hussein,Cairo Getty Images The new museum will show all of the artefacts discovered by Howard Carter and his team in the tomb of Tutankhamun Near one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza – Egypt is officially opening what […]
Continue ReadingCherylann MollanBBC News, Mumbai Getty Images India’s passport ranks 85th out of 199 countries on the Henley Passport Index Earlier this year, a video by an Indian travel influencer complaining about India’s weak passport went viral on social media. He said that while neighbouring countries like Bhutan and Sri Lanka were more welcoming of Indian […]
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