Comedian Chris Rock is tired of talking about Will Smith’s infamous Oscar’s slap, but he wants to make one thing clear: It hurt. Rock, 58, spoke at length about the…
France: Mbappe breaks club-record 201st goal for Paris St-Germain
Kylian Mbappe scored a club-record 201st goal for Paris St-Germain in an entertaining 4-2 win over Nantes. He had to wait until the 92nd minute but was clinical as he…
India: Embattled giant Adani Group strikes $1.87bn US deal
Indian multi-billionaire Gautam Adani’s embattled business empire says it has secured $1.87bn (£1.6bn) of investment from a US-based asset management firm. Florida-headquartered GQG Partners has bought shares in four of…
Zoom boss Greg Tomb fired ‘without cause’
Video conferencing platform Zoom has sacked its president, Greg Tomb, a former Google executive. Mr Tomb’s contract was abruptly terminated “without cause”, according to the company in a regulatory filing.…
Vanuatu: Pacific nation battered by twin cyclones and earthquake
The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency as it reels from an earthquake and two cyclones in as many days. The 6.5 magnitude quake struck on…
Nigeria: Old bank notes still legal tender- Supreme Court
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has ruled that old banknotes remain legal tender until the end of the year, bringing relief to millions affected by a chaotic redesign of the naira notes.…
India: Woman fights to find doctors responsible for forceps left in her body
A woman in the southern Indian state of Kerala who suffered through years of excruciating pain because of a botched surgery says she is still waiting for the doctors responsible…
Belgium: Mother who killed her five children euthanised at own request
A Belgian woman who murdered her five children has been euthanised at her own request, 16 years after the killings. Genevieve Lhermitte killed her son and four daughters, aged three…
USA: Tennessee curbs trans treatment and drag for children
Tennessee’s governor has signed laws banning drag performances in front of children and restricting medical treatment for transgender youth. Civil rights and LGBT groups vowed to sue to stop the…
Colombia: Seventy-nine police officers taken hostage
A police officer has died and 79 others taken hostage during protests in Colombia’s southern Caquetá province. Violence erupted on Thursday after residents blockaded the compound of the oil exploration…