Itaewon crowd crush in pictures

2 years ago

Oct 30: South Korea is in shock after more than 150 people - many of them teenagers - died in a surging crowd packed into an alley in the capital. ...

Itaewon crowd crush: Horror as more than 150 die in Seoul district

2 years ago

Oct 30: At least 82 were injured in the incident in the Itaewon nightlife area which was holding its first unmasked Halloween celebrations since Covid. Reports describe a desperat...

Elon Musk: No change to Twitter moderation policy yet

2 years ago

Oct 29: "To be super clear, we have not yet made any changes to Twitter's content moderation policies," he tweeted. Earlier he announced the creation of a new counci...

Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover

2 years ago

Oct  28: A number of top executives, including the boss, Parag Agrawal, have reportedly been fired. It brings to a close a saga that saw Twitter go to court...

North Korea tensions: Why is Kim Jong-un upping the pressure?

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OCT 26: Over the past month the North has fired a missile over Japan, forcing residents to seek shelter; a hostile and provocative act. It has launched several other ballistic...

Rishi Sunak: The Star Wars fan who rocketed to power

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Oct 26: His rise to the top has been fast. He only became MP for Richmond in North Yorkshire in 2015 and joined the Cabinet in 2019. "I showed...

UK: Rishi Sunak to become youngest PM in two centuries

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Oct 25: Rishi Sunak is poised to become the UK's youngest prime minister for more than 200 years. At 42, he is the same age Earl of Liverpool Robert...

What does the 20th CPC National Congress mean to world economy?

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BEIJING, Oct. 24: At week-long 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which concluded on Saturday in Beijing, a blueprint for China's future development has been mapped...

Xi Jinping announces third term in power and new top team

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Oct 23: Xi Jinping has a third term as China's leader, in a break with recent precedent. He has also introduced his new top team - which includes former...

Hu Jintao: The mysterious exit of China's former leader from party congress

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Oct 23: There are a lot of questions and no answers so far from the Chinese government. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that Mr Hu was escorted from...

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy's first woman PM

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ROME, Oct. 22: Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right populist Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, became Italy's first woman prime minister on Friday. The official announcement c ...

Rishi Sunak leads PM race as Boris Johnson flies back to London

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Oct 22: The ex-chancellor has 93 endorsements from Tory MPs so far, though a campaign source said he had already reached 100. Former leader Boris Johnson, second with 44...

India vaccine maker destroys 100 million doses of expired Covid jab

2 years ago

Oct 21: The firm stopped producing Covishield in December last year due to low demand, CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Thursday. SII, the world's largest vaccine maker, has been...

Tory leadership race: Who could replace Liz Truss as prime minister?

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Oct 21: The contest to replace her is expected to be completed by the end of next week. Would-be candidates need at least 100 nominations from fellow Tory MPs...

Liz Truss: A quick guide to why the prime minister resigned

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She was the shortest-serving UK prime minister Liz Truss replaced Boris Johnson as leader and became PM on 6 September then resigned 45 days later. The previous r ...