August 18, 2023
Dominican Republic mourns victims of San Cristóbal explosion
Today has been declared a day of national mourning in the Dominican Republic out of respect for the people who died in Monday’s fiery explosion in San Cristóbal. President Luis Abinader said all flags must be flown at half mast in military compounds…
August 18, 2023
Britney Spears’s husband Sam Asghari files for divorce and demands financial support
Britney Spears's husband is seeking financial support from the singer while trying to block her from getting any from him after he filed for divorce. Sam Asghari, 29, and Spears, 41, have been married for just over a year. In his divorce filing to…
August 18, 2023
Firm regrets taking Facebook moderation work
A firm that was contracted to moderate Facebook posts in East Africa has said with hindsight it should not have taken on the job. Former Kenya-based employees of Sama - an outsourcing company - have said they were traumatized by exposure to graphic…
August 18, 2023
Zuckerberg says Musk ‘not serious’ about cage fight
Elon Musk "isn't serious" about holding a cage fight and "it's time to move on", Mark Zuckerberg has said. In a post on his social media site Threads, the Meta boss said he had offered Mr Musk "a real date" but the rival entrepreneur had made…
August 18, 2023
Hozier would consider strike over AI threat to music
Irish musician Hozier has said he would consider striking over the threat artificial intelligence (AI) poses to his industry. Hollywood actors and writers are currently striking over a row about better contracts and protection from the use of AI.…
August 18, 2023
Vietnam EV maker valued at more than Ford or GM
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast's stock market valuation has soared above Ford and General Motors (GM) on its first day of trading. Shares in the firm, which has yet to make a profit, closed above $37 (£29) each in their New York…
August 12, 2023
Maui death toll climbs to 80 due to Wildfires
Eighty people have now been confirmed to have been killed by wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, officials say. There are fears the numbers will rise further, as hundreds are still uncontactable. Firefighters have been trying to contain fires…
August 12, 2023
Former cop jailed for stealing guns & ammunition
A former police officer in Puerto Rico was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for stealing 54 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) headquarters in Guayama. William Cintrón-Rivera was…
August 12, 2023
Fast & Furious star Tyrese Gibson sues The Home Depot for $1m after ‘racial profiling’
Fast & Furious star Tyrese Gibson is suing US hardware store The Home Depot for over $1m (£790,000) after allegedly being racially profiled in one of its stores. The 44-year-old actor claimed he and two associates were subjected to "outrageous…
August 12, 2023
Amazon asked by minister to justify temporarily withholding sellers’ funds
The government has demanded answers from Amazon after its recent policy change led to hundreds of sellers being unable to access their money. In a letter seen by the BBC, small business minister Kevin Hollinrake asks the tech giant to explain how it…