The Ajax armoured vehicle programme has turned a corner, according to senior UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials. The Chief of the General Staff of the British Army…
Britain’s Prince Harry loses home on royal estate: reports
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are being evicted from their home on the British royal family’s Windsor estate, leaving them without a UK base, reports said on Wednesday.Frogmore Cottage, which they refurbished at a reported cost of £2.4 million ($2….
Turkey intends to hold elections on May 14 despite quake
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that his government still intends to hold elections a month earlier than scheduled despite an earthquake last month that devastated parts of southern Turkey.
Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu declared winner of presidential vote
Nigerians awoke to a new president Wednesday, with ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu declared the winner of the country’s election. As he thanked his supporters he appealed for reconciliation with his rivals, who are already demanding a revote in Afri…
Erdogan indicates Turkey elections to be in May, three months after quake – Reuters
Erdogan indicates Turkey elections to be in May, three months after quake ReutersTurkey’s Erdogan indicates election will take place on May 14 Al Jazeera EnglishTurkey intends to hold elections on May 14 despite quake T…
Olive oil in coffee? New Starbucks line a curiosity in Italy
Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn’t stop Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz from launching a series of beverages that do just that in Milan, the city that inspired his coffee house empire.
Greta Thunberg twice detained by police at anti-wind farm protest
Greta Thunberg has been twice detained at protests in Oslo over an onshore wind farm which she and activists say hinders the rights of the Sami indigenous people to raise reindeer in Arctic Norway.
UN says unable to confirm IAEA’s report over Iran 84% enrichment
A spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said that the world body is unable to confirm the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report which claimed that Iran has enriched uranium up to 84% of purity.
Peru’s police arrest man carrying a mummy in food delivery bag
The mummy was in the isothermal bag the man had once used to deliver food to people’s homes.
Twitter users globally reported multiple outages for over two hours, including the timeline failing to load on web and mobile; most users could still tweet (James Vincent/The Verge)
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Twitter users globally reported multiple outages for over two hours, including the timeline failing to load on web and mobile; most users could still tweet — Twitter was having difficulties this morning, w…