Cheetahs turn on leader of the pack
An era of domination by cheetahs on the plains of the Masai Mara in Kenya has come to a bloody end.
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Boris ‘not total clown’ admits new comms chief
Tories furious after Guto Harri tells radio station PM welcomed him to No 10 with a rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive.
China censors backflip on Fight Club ending
A Chinese video streaming site has restored the original anarchist ending of the film Fight Club after changing it to let the authorities win.
Nine die in wave of avalanches
It was the worst weekend on record for avalanches in the region, with 70 rescue operations.
Cyberthefts fund NK missile program: UN
The report to the Security Council follows the most intense run of missile tests in North Korean history.
Sacked CIA chief ‘hired Oswald to kill Kennedy’
A forensic pathologist who has been investigating his death for six decades says the president was killed as an act of revenge.
Dickens code cracked 150 years later
More than 1000 volunteers from across the world came forward to help the researchers.
Finns driven towards NATO by Russians
Such a move would be a seismic shift in Finland, a country that has prided itself in being a bridge between East and West.
Macron visits Putin with a peace plan
Worry for US as warnings of Ukraine invasion peak, French president goes to Moscow with hope of ‘de-escalating’ dispute.
Serpico gets his Medal of Honour after 50 years
The former cop had complained that the department had not sent it to him at the time out of ‘pettiness and animosity’.
Are Boris and Carrie ready to leave No 10?
Left in limbo by the parties scandal and amid constant attacks, Boris Johnson appears determined to cling to power. But as damaging new claims emerge about Carrie, his magic may already be spent.
You’ll need a tank division to drag me out of No. 10: Johnson
Downing Street believes the Prime Minister is in ‘the danger zone’ and that the threshold for calling a vote could soon be reached.
Andrew in bid to cast Giuffre as sex trafficker
Prince Andrew’s lawyers are seeking sworn testimony from Carolyn Andriano, who says she was recruited by Virginia Giuffre at 14.
Havana syndrome blamed on ultrasound
The panel assembled by US intelligence agencies is the latest attempt to explain the neurological illness.
Hacker brings N Korea internet to its knees
The North Korean internet has been badly disrupted by the activities of a lone American hacker who has paralysed government-run websites and choked off email traffic.
‘Netflix tax’ to fund homegrown Danish TV
Denmark will make foreign streaming services pay up to 5 per cent of their turnover to fund native film and television programs.
Putin’s ‘staged atrocity’ plan to justify invasion
US accuses Russia of planning fake attack to blame on Ukrainian forces, including corpses, actors posing as mourners, as pretext for invasion.
Daring mission, but big boost for Joe Biden is unlikely
Presidents Bush and Obama enjoyed ratings surges after the capture and killing of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Biden can’t count on the same from his dismal level of support.
Orban freezes prices to beat inflation and election rivals
Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces the stiffest challenge to his grip on power since he returned to office in 2010.
IOC president yet to honour ‘missing’ Peng promise
He’s been in Beijing for almost a fortnight, but Thomas Bach still hasn’t had his face-to-face meeting with Peng Shuai.
Bezos million dollar superyacht is a bridge too far
Rotterdam will dismantle a renowned harbour bridge to allow a giant pleasure yacht being built for the Amazon boss to leave a local shipyard.
Bitcoin credibility slumps with its price
The digital currency was touted as a rival to gold as a long-term store of value at the end of last year. That prediction has not survived its first contact with economic reality.
Calls for Johnson to quit grow louder
The backbenchers from different generations and wings of the party took the number publicly demanding his departure to 13.
CNN boss quits over affair with colleague
Jeff Zucker resigned after telling staff that he had failed to disclose a romantic relationship with another senior executive at the company.
Summit fuels West’s fears of a new axis of autocrats
The Russian troop build-up around Ukraine has forced Russia and China into a sticky embrace.
Pope tells nuns to fight back against sexist priests
Push back when you’re treated like ‘servants’, Pope says as he warns many nuns are ‘reduced to servitude’ | WATCH
Putin, Xi alliance to defeat Ukraine sanctions
China will formally pledge its support for Russia in its dispute with the West as Presidents Putin and Xi meet face-to-face, the Kremlin says.
Joe Rogan is no fool but he’s still dangerous
Spotify’s decision to choose the controversial podcast host over Neil Young will please vaccine conspiracy theorists.
Booster hesitancy linked to higher US Covid deaths
The US death rate is exacerbated by risk factors such as obesity and a lower take-up of vaccinations, especially among older people.
Trump ripped up documents linked to siege
Staff at the National Archives have to tape back together several pages torn up by the president before he left office.
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