Drug dealers were caught with cocaine with a street value of £500,000 after undertaking a police patrol car as they sped along a motorway hard shoulder. The two dealers used…
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Nigeria: Twitter Suspended ‘indefinitely’
Nigeria’s government is suspending Twitter operations in the country “indefinitely”, the country’s information minister has announced. The ban is due to “the persistent use of the platform for activities… capable…
USA: Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years
Facebook Inc has suspended former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years. He was barred indefinitely from both sites in January in the wake of posts…
Hong Kong: $1.3m parking space sold for US$1.3m
A parking space has reportedly sold for a record-breaking $1.3m (HK$10.2m; £930,000) in Hong Kong. It was one of several spots sold at an ultra-luxury development in the city’s affluent…
UN: Cost of food rises at fastest pace in over a decade
Global food prices have jumped at their fastest monthly rate in over a decade, according to the United Nations. The UN uses a broad index of global food costs, which…
China: Nine dead after train crashes into railway workers
Nine people were killed in a railway accident early Friday morning in China’s Gansu province, when a train rammed into on-site workers. The train, which was on route from Urumqi…
Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu calls to block newly formed coalition
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at a newly agreed coalition which looks set to remove him from power after 12 years as prime minister. Mr Netanyahu called on right-wing…
Italy: Anger as Sicilian Mafia ‘people slayer’ Giovanni Brusca freed
Sicilian Mafia boss Giovanni Brusca, whose grisly crimes include having a child’s body dissolved in acid, has been released from prison. Dubbed the “people slayer”, Brusca has confessed to his…
USA: Nasa announces two new Venus missions
Nasa has announced that it is sending two new missions to Venus in order to examine the planet’s atmosphere and geological features. The missions, which have each been awarded $500m…
Australia: Parliament rape accuser in hospital amid ‘pressure’
An Australian woman who spoke out about her alleged rape in parliament – triggering #MeToo protests nationwide – is receiving care in hospital for her mental wellbeing. Brittany Higgins, 26,…