The world’s biggest online retailer – China’s Alibaba – has been hit with a record fine equivalent to $2.75bn (just over £2bn). Regulators in China said the internet giant had…
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Saint Vincent volcano: ‘Explosive’ Soufrière eruption sparks mass evacuation
An “explosive” volcano eruption has blanketed the Caribbean island of St Vincent in ash and smoke and forced thousands of people out of their homes. La Soufrière, which has been…
USA: DMX, American rapper and actor, dies aged 50
US rapper and actor DMX has died at the age of 50, five days after suffering a heart attack. The performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, had been placed…
Prince Philip: Tributes after Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99
Political leaders, members of the public and well-wishers around the world have paid tribute to Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, after his death at the age of 99. A…
Norway: Oslo man’s body lay in flat for nine years
Police in Norway have asked how a man’s body could have lain in his flat for nine years after he is believed to have died. The man had been in…
UK: Buckingham Palace garden picnic tickets on sale
Visitors to Buckingham Palace will be allowed to wander around its gardens unguided for the first time, the Royal Collection Trust (RCT) has said. The traditional summer opening of the…
Northern Ireland: Violent riots eruptions
More than 50 police officers have been hurt and 10 people arrested as a result of rioting over the past 10 days, in several towns and cities across Northern Ireland.…
USA : Biden calls gun violence ‘an international embarrassment’
US President Joe Biden has issued an order targeting homemade guns, known as “ghost guns” because they are unregistered and untraceable. “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and…
Kyrgyzstan: Fury over death of ‘bride kidnapping’ victim
Angry protests have broken out in Kyrgyzstan after a woman was abducted and killed in a case of “bride kidnapping”. Aizada Kanatbekova, 27, was snatched on Monday by three men…
Sri Lanka: Mrs World arrested over pageant bust-up
Police in Sri Lanka have arrested the reigning Mrs World Caroline Jurie, after she allegedly injured a fellow beauty queen in an on-stage bust-up. Pushpika De Silva won the “Mrs…