Norwegian skier Kristoffersen holds big lead in WCup slalom
Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen took a big lead in the opening run of a men’s World Cup slalom and positioned himself for a first win in the discipline in 11 months.
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Putin Puts Warship Armed With “Invincible” Zircon Missiles On Combat Duty
President Vladimir Putin sent a frigate to the Atlantic Ocean armed with new generation hypersonic cruise missiles on Wednesday, a signal to the West that Russia will not back down over the war in Ukraine.
Meta dealt blow by EU ruling that could result in data use ‘opt-in’
Irish regulator fines Facebook owner €390m after EU rejects argument for use of data to drive personalised adsThe business model of Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta empire has been dealt a blow following a ruling that its legal justification for targeting users …
More than 160,000 visit Vatican to pay respects to former Pope Benedict XVI ahead of funeral
The official viewing period for the former pontiff laying in state ends on Wednesday evening – with the funeral to come on Thursday
California police searched Black teens at six times the rate of white teens, jarring new report shows
California law enforcement was more than twice as likely to use force against people they perceived as Black during vehicle and pedestrian stops in 2021, as compared to people believed to be white
‘World’s BIGGEST feud’ erupts as tallest man flaunts World Record after challenger with shoes made of tyres stakes claim
THE World’s tallest man hit back at a claim from a lanky challenger today and insisted: “I’m still number one”.
Sultan Kösen, who stands at 8ft 3in, proudly showed off his certificate following reports Sulemana Abdul Samed co…
Multiplication of teachers and funds needed for Sunak’s post-16 maths policy
Prime minister’s ambition for schools in England faces 5,000 shortfall in maths teachers and sixth form funding gapRishi Sunak claims that England is out of step with the rest of the developed world by not requiring young people to continue studying ma…
War in Ukraine: Head of Russian Wagner group says Bakhmut is a ‘fortress’
The head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said every house in Bakhmut is a “fortress” and Ukrainian forces have defensive lines every 10 meters.
Coinbase to pay $100M in settlement with New York regulators
New York has announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase over what state officials called significant failures in the cryptocurrency trading platform’s systems for spotting potential criminal activity.
Pope Francis’s papacy threatened by ‘free for all’ in the Vatican after Benedict’s death
Vatican watchers believe conservative critics will take aim at Pope Francis, who will be equally encouraged to carry out radical reforms.