Turkey: USD 2billion cryptocurrency fraud case

Turkey has issued an international arrest warrant for the founder of a cryptocurrency trading platform. State media report that Faruk Fatih Ozer fled to Albania with an alleged $2bn from…

Malaria vaccine hailed as potential breakthrough

A malaria vaccine has proved to be 77% effective in early trials and could be a major breakthrough against the disease, says the University of Oxford team behind it. Malaria…

Indonesia: US joins race to find missing submarine

The US military is sending airborne assistance to aid Indonesia’s search for a missing submarine with 53 crew. Indonesian authorities estimate they have just hours left to find the navy…

UK: Drunk teacher who took pupils to strip club

An IT teacher who threatened pupils and took some to a strip club while he was drunk during a school trip has been banned from teaching for three years. Richard…

USA: SpaceX Dragon crewship launches to space station

Four astronauts have launched from Florida to the International Space Station (ISS). It’s the first crew launch from US soil this year. Americans Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Frenchman Thomas…

Tottenham: Ryan Mason named head coach for rest of season

Ryan Mason says he feels “immense pride” to be interim head coach at Tottenham until the end of the season after Jose Mourinho’s sacking. Former midfielder Mason, 29, who retired…

Middle East: States dominate list of top executioners in 2020 – Amnesty

Four of the world’s five top executioners in 2020 were Middle East states, Amnesty International says. Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia accounted for 88% of the 483 reported executions…

US: Killer requests death by firing squad in Nevada

A killer who may become the first person put to death in Nevada in 15 years has requested the use of a firing squad rather than lethal injection. Lawyers for…

European Super League: All six Premier League teams withdraw from competition

All six Premier League teams involved in the European Super League have formally withdrawn from the competition. Manchester City were the first club to formally pull out after Chelsea had…

USA: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of George Floyd’s murder

A jury has found a former police officer guilty of murder over the death of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year. Derek Chauvin, 45, was filmed kneeling…