USA: IBM says chip shortage could last two years

The boss of the US tech giant IBM has said a computer chip shortage could last another two years. Its President Jim Whitehurst said it could be “a few years”…

India: Lightning kills 18 elephants at once

A herd of 18 wild elephants have been found dead in Nagaon, in the north-east Indian state of Assam. State officials say that the elephants were killed when lightning struck…

France: Paris seeks to ban through traffic in city centre by 2022

A plan to drastically reduce car traffic in the centre of the French capital Paris by 2022 has been put forward by the city council. The scheme would ban through…

USA: Gal Gadot receives backlash over Middle East tweet

Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has received a backlash online over her tweet about the escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza. The Israeli actress and former Miss Israel posted:…

Israel: Reinforces Gaza border as conflict rages on

Israel has deployed tanks and troops to its border with Gaza, as it mulls whether to launch a ground operation in the territory after days of violence. Conflict raged throughout…

USA: Fuel firm resumes service after cyber-attack

The operator of the biggest fuel pipeline in the US announced it would resume operations on Wednesday evening after a five-day closure. A ransomware cyber-attack forced Colonial Pipeline to shut…

Russia : School shooting suspect charged with murder

A man has been charged with multiple counts of murder over a mass shooting at a school in Kazan, Russia. Nine people were killed in the attack at School No.…

USA: Ellen DeGeneres to end talk show after 19 years

Ellen DeGeneres is to end her long-running US talk show in 2022 after 19 years on the air. “As great as this show is, and as fun as it is,…

USA: Woman charged after entering school to promote her Instagram

A 28-year-old woman has been arrested after allegedly entering a Florida school and posing as a student. Police say Audrey Nicole Francisquini snuck into American Senior High School in Miami…

Israel: Rockets pound Israel after militants killed

Hamas militants have launched dozens of rockets at Israel after Israeli air strikes killed senior commanders and felled a multi-storey building in Gaza. Reports say several locations in southern Israel…