A woman in Australia has been charged with stealing a delivery van packed with 10,000 Krispy Kreme doughnuts. The van went missing from a petrol station in a Sydney suburb…
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Denmark: Maersk pauses Red Sea journeys over attacks
Danish shipping company Maersk has said it is pausing all journeys through the Red Sea. The decision comes after a spate of attacks on vessels launched from a part of…
Kenya: Worldcoin in talks with authorities to resume operations
Controversial cryptocurrency project Worldcoin is in advanced negotiations to resume operations in Kenya, more than four months after the authorities suspended its activities there. The operations will continue under new…
India: Domestic abuse claims threaten tycoon Gautam Singhania’s fortune
A high-profile divorce settlement between a flamboyant Indian textile tycoon, Gautam Singhania, and his wife, Nawaz Modi, could lead to him forfeiting 75% of his $1.4bn (£1.1bn) fortune. Both Mr…
USA: Elon Musk’s Tesla recalls two million cars in US over Autopilot defect
Tesla is recalling more than two million cars after the US regulator found its driver assistance system, Autopilot, was partly defective. It follows a two year investigation into crashes which…
Ukraine: Mobile network Kyivstar hit by ‘cyber-attack’
Ukraine’s main mobile network, Kyivstar, says it’s been the target of a “powerful hacker attack”. Customers have been left without phone or internet access, while one city’s air raid sirens…
Brazil: Maceió Salt mine ruptures causing fear of collapse
A rupture at a rock salt mine in north-eastern Brazil has heightened fears of an impending total collapse. Video recorded by the civil defence authority showed murky water bubbling up…
USA: Social media platform X added 10 million new users in December-CEO
X, formerly Twitter, added more than 10 million users in December, the social media platform’s chief executive has said. CEO Linda Yaccarino made the announcement in a post on X…
Brazil: Authorities look to digital currency to broaden financial inclusion
When Isabela Duque, a receptionist in the Brazilian city of Santos, decided to use all her savings to buy her first car, the process was fraught with suspicion. The seller…
Indonesia: TikTok Shop to reopen after $1.5bn deal
Social media app TikTok has struck a joint venture deal with Indonesian tech giant GoTo to restart its online shopping business in the country. The firm, owned by China’s Bytedance,…