Published by City AM By Andy Silvester Beijing has condemned an annual US defence spending bill for hyping up the “China threat”, but Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule. “China deplores and firmly opposes this US move,” the Foreign Ministry […]
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Published by City AM By Andy Silvester Father Christmas may be hard to spot coming down the chimney but he’s easier to keep an eye on these days thanks to a US government agency’s Santa Tracker. Each year, NORAD – the North American Aerospace Defence Command – publishes live real time data tracking the world’s
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Published by Relaxnews By QUADRI TAIWO / AFPTV / AFP Picking through a field of garbage, Nigerian artist Eugene Konboye hunts for particular type of trash: plastic flipflops that he turns into multi-coloured mosaic portraits of his community. Picking through a field of garbage, Nigerian artist Eugene Konboye hunts for particular type of trash: plastic
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Published by City AM By Andy Silvester Elon Musk started the year as just a prominent Twitter user, but he ends it as its beleaguered owner set to step down as chief executive after a chaotic two months in charge. The Tesla and SpaceX owner launched his dramatic takeover bid in April after buying up
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Mike Tyson was reportedly told by Tucker Carlson he could smoke weed at his house. The Fox News anchor, 53, is said to have invited the former heavyweight champion, 56, to his mansion before the ex-fighter appeared on his Fox Nation streaming show ‘Tucker Carlson Today’. Page Six added insiders
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Published by AFP Los Angeles (AFP) – Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty Friday of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a drunken argument after a celebrity party near Hollywood in 2020. A trial in Los Angeles heard how he had ordered her to “Dance, bitch” as he shot at her several times
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Published by Relaxnews By GINTS IVUSKANS / AFP Dressed in pagan folk costumes, Latvians gather on a square in the centre of Riga for a ceremony that some historians see as the ancient precursor to the Christmas tree tradition. Dressed in pagan folk costumes, Latvians gather on a square in the centre of Riga for
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Published by Kyodo News Japanese insurers will stop providing coverage for ship damage suffered in Russian waters, a decision that could potentially disrupt Japan’s imports from Russia’s gas and oil producers in Sakhalin, people familiar with the matter said Saturday. The coverage suspension by Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US lawmakers approved a sweeping annual spending package Friday that includes $45 billion in Ukraine aid and reforms to election law aimed at avoiding a repeat of last year’s assault on the Capitol. The $1.7 trillion blueprint passed by senators on Thursday was rubber-stamped by the House of Representatives
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Published by AFP Beijing (AFP) – Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists in a bid to identify the source of leaks to the media, the company admitted Friday. TikTok has gone to great lengths to convince customers and governments of major markets like the
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