April 4, 2023
Lionel Messi failed to be the catalyst the PSG fans were hoping for as they took their 7th defeat
Lionel Messi's name was met by whistles from some Paris St-Germain fans before they fell to a seventh defeat of 2023 at home to Lyon. The Argentine, linked to Barcelona when his contract expires this summer, has seen two Champions League last-16…
April 3, 2023
The other Chinese apps taking the US and UK by storm
TikTok, the most popular free app in the US, has in recent days been making headlines not for its content but for alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party. Its boss, Shou Zi Chew, appeared before US politicians at Congress where he fielded…
April 3, 2023
Oil price surges
Oil prices have surged after several of the world's largest exporters announced surprise cuts in production. The price of Brent crude oil is trading close to $85 a barrel after jumping by almost 6%. Economists warned that higher oil prices could…
April 3, 2023
Ziggy Marley says luxury villa discriminated against him because he’s Jamaican
Eight-time Grammy Award winner Ziggy Marley, son of the late reggae legend Bob Marley, is complaining that Sea Salt Villa, a posh property based in St Ann, has discriminated against him, merely because he is “Jamaican”. The villa has denied the…
April 3, 2023
Russia releases video of detained cafe bomb suspect
Russian investigators have detained a woman in their hunt for the killers of pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a blast at a St Petersburg cafe. In the video released by authorities - most likely recorded under duress - Darya Trepova is heard…
April 1, 2023
Gwyneth Paltrow scores court win that means more than $1
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — All that for a dollar? Nah, Gwyneth Paltrow ’s motivation to go to trial to fight a lawsuit accusing her of sending a fellow skier “absolutely flying” at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016 was about vindication. She got it when a…
April 1, 2023
Oscar Pistorius stays in prison after his parole is denied
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday and will have to stay in prison for at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period”…
April 1, 2023
Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns
ROME (AP) — Italy is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach as it investigates a possible violation of stringent European Union data protection rules, the government’s privacy watchdog said…
April 1, 2023
Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility
NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump steps before a judge next week to be arraigned in a New York courtroom, it will not only mark the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges. It will also represent a reckoning for a man long…
April 1, 2023
Tornadoes strike Arkansas, Illinois; 4 dead, dozens injured
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas and collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois. At…