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Hillary Clinton teases Trump with Nobel Peace Prize nomination if he ends war in Ukraine
President Trump was baited with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination from one of his most outspoken political enemies -- Hillary Clinton.
Online fashion retailer Shein’s UK sales leap by a third to more than £2bn
Profits rise 56% to £38.2m in 2024 as company overtakes British rival Boohoo and closes in on AsosShein, the online fast-fashion retailer founded in China, increased sales in the UK by about a third to more than £2bn last year, overtaking the British rival Boohoo and closing in on Asos.The company, which had been considering a £50bn float on the London Stock Exchange but is expected to list in Hong Kong, said profits rose 56% to £38.2m last year on which it paid £9.6m corporation tax, according to accounts filed at Companies House this week. Continue reading...
Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle EastTyphoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane.Podul had developed a week earlier, near the Northern Mariana Islands, and tracked west across the Philippine Sea, achieving typhoon status on Tuesday before making landfall in south-east Taiwan the following day. Continue reading...
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill over 200 people in India and Pakistan
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed more than 200 people in India and Pakistan
Macron vows justice after unknown attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew
French President Emmanuel Macron says no effort is being spared to track down and prosecute unknown attackers who felled an olive tree planted in memory of Ilan Halimi, a French Jew murdered in 2006
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days
Firefighters in Spain, Portugal, and Greece continue to battle wildfires amid persistent hot, dry conditions
Australian lawyer apologizes for AI-generated errors in murder case
A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for using AI-generated fake quotes and non-existent case judgments in a murder case
Turkish authorities detain Istanbul district mayor in sweeping crackdown on opposition
Turkish authorities have detained the mayor of Istanbul's Beyoglu district and about 40 other officials
On India's Independence Day, Modi vows to punish Pakistan for future attacks
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned Pakistan that India will punish its archrival neighbor if there are future attacks on India
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 49 people in Pakistan
Officials in Pakistan say flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 49 people in the northwest and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours
Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president’s flagship program
Since its launch in January, Prabowo Subianto’s signature policy has been marred by mass food poisoning cases affecting over 1,000 peopleMore than 360 people fell ill in the Indonesian town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, according to officials, in the largest food poisoning case to hit President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme to date.Since its launch in January, the free school meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting more than 1,000 people. Continue reading...
This prehistoric whale had razor teeth and bulging eyes
Paleontologists have identified a new whale species from a 25-million-year-old fossil found on an Australian beach
