A Roman Catholic cardinal who was once a close ally of Pope Francis is going on trial in the Vatican, accused of misusing Church funds in a ruinous London property…
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UK: Flooded London hospitals ask patients to stay away
Two London hospitals have asked patients to stay away after their emergency departments were hit by flooding on Sunday. East London’s Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals urged patients to use…
Tokyo 2020: S Korea TV- Pizza for Italy, Dracula for Romania and Chernobyl for Ukraine
Pizza for Italy, Dracula for Romania, salmon for Norway and Chernobyl for Ukraine is how South Korean broadcaster Mbc chose to represent some countries during the opening ceremony of Tokyo…
Tunisia: PM sacked after violent Covid protests
Tunisia’s president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent mass protests nationwide on Sunday. Anger over the government’s handling of a massive recent spike in Covid cases…
Mars: Thin crust and huge core (Mars’ internal structure)
Scientists say they now have some absolute numbers to describe the internal rock structure of Mars. The data comes from the InSight spacecraft, which has been sensing quakes on the…
USA: Man rescued in Alaska after week-long bear attack ordeal
A man has been rescued in Alaska after desperately flagging down help having been attacked and harassed by a grizzly bear for a week. US Coast Guard officials were alerted…
Indonesia: Covid-positive man boards flight disguised as wife
A Covid-positive Indonesian man who disguised himself as his wife to board a domestic flight was caught mid-air. The man, who has only been identified by his initials, DW, wore…
Japan: Tokyo Olympic Games open today!
The Tokyo Olympic Games are upon us. They look and feel different to any other Games of times gone by, but they are here. At last. With an unexpected additional…
USA: Drug giants reach $26bn settlement
Four US drugs giants have agreed to pay $26bn (£19bn) to settle claims they helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis. Under the proposal unveiled by a group of state attorney…
Bitcoin climbs as Elon Musk says Tesla ‘likely’ to accept it again
Bitcoin has jumped past $30,000 as Elon Musk said Tesla is “most likely” to start accepting it as payment again. The electric carmaker said in May that it would no…