Arne Treholt, the former Norwegian Foreign Ministry official who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union in what became Norway’s biggest Cold War espionage scandal has died in his Moscow home
Bangladesh bars entry of 69 Russian ships after US, EU sanctions
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Turkey earthquake survivors face despair, as rescues wane
Experts say that, given the freezing temperatures – and the total collapse of many buildings – the window for finding survivors is now almost closed
Syria Health Workers Hit By Double Tragedy After Deadly Earthquake
While his wife and two daughters lay under the rubble after Syria’s earthquake, Abdelbaset Khalil tended to hundreds of patients who flooded into his hospital.
Uber strikes two seven-year deals with Google Cloud and Oracle to host its IT infrastructure; an Uber executive says 95% of its IT is hosted on its own servers (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)
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Uber strikes two seven-year deals with Google Cloud and Oracle to host its IT infrastructure; an Uber executive says 95% of its IT is hosted on its own servers — Two seven-year deals will help ride-h…
Thousands of Pro-Democracy Protesters Descend on Jerusalem, as Netanyahu Moves to Weaken Courts
The demonstrations come as Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government launched a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s legal system.
Fyodor Lukyanov: Here’s why the confrontation between China and the US is so strange
Political incompatibility has come into conflict with economic interdependence. What do we do now?
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I was trapped in Turkey earthquake rubble with my newborn son – I saw nothing but darkness and debris for FOUR days
A MUM has told how she saw nothing but darkness and debris for four days after she was buried alive with her newborn baby in Turkey.
Necla Camuz gave birth to her son Yagiz, meaning “brave one”, on January 27 – just 10 days before…
More than 35,000 dead following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are now among the deadliest this century. Officials say the confirmed death toll has risen to more than 35,000 people. Imtiaz Tyab reports.