Taylor Swift said she was “completely in shock” on Tuesday after mass stabbings in Southport, northern England, during a dance class themed around the US pop star left three girls…
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Ethiopia gets IMF relief after easing forex curbs
Cash-strapped Ethiopia eased foreign exchange curbs on Monday as part of a broad economic reform package as the International Monetary Fund approved a loan to the Horn of Africa nation…
Biden unveils long-shot plan to overhaul US Supreme Court
Joe Biden unveiled plans Monday for sweeping US Supreme Court reforms, as he seeks to cement his legacy in the twilight of his presidency despite Republicans branding the proposals dead…
‘We were robbed’: Despair in Venezuela after Maduro victory
Thousands of furious Venezuelans took to the streets Monday to protest what they called a stolen election, tearing down posters of President Nicolas Maduro as the banging of pots and…
Trump says Olympic opening ceremony was ‘a disgrace’
Donald Trump on Monday called the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris a “disgrace,” after its creators came under fire for what some said was a show gone too far. “I’m…
Venezuela’s Maduro: Marxist, Christian, iron-fisted ‘superhero’
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, whose declared election victory Sunday the opposition rejects, has been written off many times during a turbulent decade in power. But the former bus driver has…
New push for mRNA bird flu vaccine development — WHO
The World Health Organization announced Monday a new project to accelerate the development in poorer countries of vaccines for human bird flu infections using cutting-edge messenger RNA technology. The WHO said…
Death toll in Pakistan tribal feud rises to 42
At least 42 people have been killed in a land feud between tribes in northwestern Pakistan, officials said on Monday, during days of fighting with machine guns and mortars. Inter-family…
Nadal v Djokovic lights up Olympics as Titmus eyes more pool gold
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will do battle once more when they meet at the Paris Olympics on Monday while Australia’s Ariarne Titmus is hotly tipped to win her second…
Maduro declared Venezuela election winner, opposition reject result
Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election Sunday but the opposition and key regional neighbours immediately rejected the official results. The opposition coalition itself claimed victory, after…