Prince Harry now just uses his title and royal status as a “calling card” as “the crown is left behind” says Mohamed Al-Fayed’s former spokesperson Michael Cole.
“What is now quite clear, is that he has completely embraced commerce,” Mr Cole said.
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Watch: McCarthy Wins Speaker of the House on 15th Ballot
Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House in a 216-212 vote early Saturday after 14 failed attempts to win the necessary votes over the last four days. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Shutterstock
Republican Kevin McCarthy finally voted in as Speaker after record 15 attempts
Republican Senator Kevin McCarthy has finally been voted in as Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
This has come after multiple days in deadlock and a 160-year record of 15 voting attempts.
The final voting tally was 216 votes for Mr McCart…
Republicans successfully elect Kevin McCarthy as U.S. House Speaker
Republican lawmakers successfully elected Congressman Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 rounds of voting, bringing to an end days of party gridlock.
Scottsdale Police chief holds news conference after Downtown Phoenix shooting
The shooting in Downtown Phoenix happened as members of a Scottsdale Police Department unit were serving a search warrant at an apartment in the area. The officer shot was identified as a sergeant, and was taken to the hospital.
IBM’s US patent count fell 44% YoY in 2022 to 4,743, behind Samsung’s 8,513, losing its top spot after decades as the company refocuses on its core businesses (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
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IBM’s US patent count fell 44% YoY in 2022 to 4,743, behind Samsung’s 8,513, losing its top spot after decades as the company refocuses on its core businesses — International Business Machines Corp. dropped f…
2 Billion People To Travel In China’s “Great Migration” Over Next 40 Days
China on Saturday marked the first day of “chun yun”, the 40 day period of Lunar New Year travel known prepandemic as the world’s largest annual migration of people
China Covid: New year optimism sees hopes of moving beyond virus – BBC
China Covid: New year optimism sees hopes of moving beyond virus BBCConcerns over Covid spike in China grow ahead of Lunar New Year NBC NewsExplained | What is China’s ‘chunyun’ and what it means for COVID surge The Hin…
Philippine military chief replaced by retiring general
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cut short the term of the military chief of staff he appointed five months ago and replaced him with a retiring general without explaining the surprise move.