Australian Open: Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to make history
Carlos Alcaraz has won his first Australian Open. He is the youngest player in history to win all four Grand Slam titles.
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Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia under social media ban
Social media and instant messaging platform Snapchat has blocked almost half a million accounts believed to belong to people under 16 as tech companies try to comply with Australia’s age-based social media ban, the company said Monday. Governments acr…
LIVE: Wounded Palestinians prepare to leave Gaza as Israel opens Rafah
Rafah crossing will reportedly operate for six hours a day and allow only 150 patients to exit into Egypt for care.
Suspicious in-custody injections feared linked to deaths of Iran protesters
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Does Trump want Germany’s gold? The safety of US bullion reserves
Germany stores 1,236 tonnes of gold in the USA. Some politicians want to repatriate these reserves, but such a move could be risky.
Hidden detail found in Anne Boleyn portrait was ‘witchcraft rebuttal’, say historians
Exclusive: Underdrawing suggests attempt to debunk myth that former wife of Henry VIII had sixth fingerAnne Boleyn’s Hever “Rose” portrait is one of history’s most iconic faces, with her “B” pendant, her French hood, her dark eyes and a red rose in her…
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‘Enemy’ insults and questioning Putin: Steve Rosenberg on tightrope of reporting from Russia
The BBC’s Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.
‘Enemy’ insults and questioning Putin: Steve Rosenberg on tightrope of reporting from Russia
The BBC’s Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.
Did artificial intelligence really drive layoffs at Amazon and other firms? It can be hard to tell
When Amazon announced it was cutting 16,000 corporate jobs, many assumed it was the latest phase of CEO Andy Jassy’s push to reduce the corporate workforce as AI brings more efficiency gains.