A lion at a zoo in the Netherlands has been given a vasectomy after he fathered five cubs last year. The 11-year-old lion, named Thor, impregnated two lionesses. The first…
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UK: Head of the Society of Editors resigns over reaction to Harry’s tabloid media comments
The executive director of an industry body for the UK press has resigned after a row over its reaction to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s comments about racism in…
UK: Royal Family ‘very much not racist’ – William
The Duke of Cambridge has said the royals are “very much not a racist family” in his first comments after accusations by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in a…
Thailand: Delays AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after blood clot fears
Thailand has delayed the rollout of the AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over reports of blood clots. The country’s prime minister and several cabinet members were due to kick off the country’s…
USA: Pentagon rebukes Fox host Tucker Carlson for mocking female troops
The Pentagon has condemned a Fox News host who called female troops “a mockery of the US military”. Tucker Carlson, one of the most popular hosts on the network, made…
Europe: Declared ‘LGBT freedom zone’ in response to Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’
The European Parliament has declared that the whole of the European Union is an “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone”. The symbolic resolution was passed in response to local authorities in Poland labelling…
USA: Netflix considers crackdown on password sharing
Netflix is trialling a crackdown on password sharing. Some users have reported seeing a screen saying, “If you don’t live with the owner of this account, you need your own…
Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific posts record $2.8bn loss for 2020
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has reported a record annual loss of $2.8bn (£2bn) for 2020. Its poor results were due to a sharp downturn in travel during the pandemic…
Global: White hat bounty hackers become millionaires
Hackers earned a record $40m (£28m) in 2020 for reporting software flaws via a leading bug bounty reporting service. HackerOne said nine hackers made more than $1m each after it…
Canada: Corey Hurren gets six years jail for Rideau Hall breach
A Canadian man has been sentenced to six years for his armed breach of the gates of an estate where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives. Corey Hurren, a military reservist…