The jailing of Bishop Rolando Alvarez marks ‘the most severe repression against the Catholic Church in Latin America’ in two decades
Who is Cyprus’s president-elect Nikos Christodoulides?
Christodoulides ran as an independent candidate and had the backing of centrists and centre-right parties.
A Russian general was poisoned by a letter laced with an unknown toxin, close Putin ally says
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Dubai boom sees Russian cash, high rents and reborn projects
Fourteen years after a financial crisis nearly brought Dubai to its knees, several major abandoned real estate projects are finally showing signs of life as part of a new economic boom in the city-state.
Razer Blade 18 review: gigantic QHD, 16:10, 240Hz display, upgradeable RAM and SSD, and lots of power, but incredibly pricey at $3,800 and mediocre battery life (Monica Chin/The Verge)
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Razer Blade 18 review: gigantic QHD, 16:10, 240Hz display, upgradeable RAM and SSD, and lots of power, but incredibly pricey at $3,800 and mediocre battery life — It’s the ultimate big-screen gaming experien…
Woman, 40, rescued alive from Turkey rubble more than a full week after earthquake
She had been trapped under the rubble of a five-storey building
Mike Pence’s Indiana Home Is Searched by FBI
‘The New York Times’ reports that the FBI began its search on Feb. 10. According to an adviser to Pence, the former vice president was in Washington for the March for Life as the FBI conducted its search.
Strikes: Holden ‘disappointed’ in RMT approach
Strikes: Holden ‘disappointed’ in RMT approach
SpaceX Limits Starlink Use for Drones in Ukraine
‘The Guardian’ reports that the announcement was made by Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s chief operating officer, on Feb. 8. Shotwell said the decision had been made because Starlink was “never meant to be weaponized” or used “for offensive purposes”.
Sar2667 asteroid soars across English Channel on Monday morning
An asteroid could be seen over the English Channel in the early hours of Monday morning after it entered Earth’s atmosphere. The one-metre wide asteroid lit up the night sky around 3am, with some capturing the moment on video. It is just the seventh ti…