When his camera stopped working on his iPhone recently, New Yorker Richard Medina didn’t waste any time. With the threat of tariff-fuelled price hikes on smartphones bearing down, he quickly called his phone company for a new one. “I said, ‘We’ve got to switch this out now,’” the 43-year-old recalled. “Let’s take care of it.” … Read more
A notorious bandit kingpin and 100 of his suspected followers have been killed in a joint military operation in north-west Nigeria, authorities say. Gwaska Dankarami was said to have been a high-value target who reportedly served as second-in-command to an Islamic State-linked leader. The alleged gang leader had been hiding in the Munumu Forest, with … Read more
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and trains suspended as gales hit Beijing and northern China on Saturday. By 11:30 local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday, 838 flights had been cancelled at the capital’s two major airports, according to the news agency Reuters. Wind gusts of up to 93mph (150kph) – the strongest in the … Read more
The UK government is taking control of Chinese-owned British Steel after emergency legislation was rushed through Parliament in a single day. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds told MPs the government’s likely next step would be to nationalise the Scunthorpe plant, which employs 2,700 people. But he said he was forced to seek emergency powers to prevent … Read more
Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an attack on three prison officers by Hashem Abedi, one of the men responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. The officers sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday including burns, scalds and stab wounds in the attack at HMP Frankland in County Durham, the Prison Officers’ Association said. Abedi, 28, … Read more
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