Newcastle thrash West Ham, Man United back in top four
Newcastle United bolstered their place in the Premier League’s top four as Callum Wilson’s double helped them to a 5-1 defeat of relegation-haunted West Ham United on Wednesday.
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Blinken says U.S. working on ‘wrongful detention’ label for WSJ reporter
The United States is working through a formal process to determine whether a Wall Street Journal reporter’s detention by Russia is “wrongful”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on ...
‘Operation Cookie Monster’: International police action seizes dark web market
International law enforcement agencies have seized a sprawling dark web marketplace popular with cybercriminals, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Wednesday, in a multinational crackdown dubbed “Operation Cookie ...
Ronaldo overshadowed by prolific Al-Nassr team-mate Talisca
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to find the net in Saudi Arabia, scoring two goals to reach 11 in nine league games – but still can’t step out of the shadow of team ...
‘Historic strength’: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy hails ties as Poland vows further support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited neighbouring Poland on Wednesday and thanked the country for its “historic” help, saying it should become a key partner in the vast reconstruction effort needed ...
Husband of ex-Scottish leader Sturgeon quizzed by police in SNP funding probe
The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon washeld by police on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the funding of the governing pro-independence Scottish National Party before later ...
Inter’s Lukaku wants action from Serie A on racist abuse
Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has urged Serie A to take action after he was subjected to racial abuse during Tuesday’s Coppa Italia draw with Juventus, with the Turin ...
Putin berates US and EU ambassadors at Kremlin ceremony
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told the new U.S. and EU ambassadors in blunt language that their countries were responsible for a dramatic deterioration in relations since Russia ...
Biden to visit Ireland, Northern Ireland next week
US President Joe Biden will visit Ireland and Northern Ireland on April 11-14 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace accord on one side of the Irish ...
Dogecoin jumps as Musk’s Twitter flips logo to Shiba Inu dog
Dogecoin’s Shiba Inu dog replaced Twitter’s blue bird as the social media company’s logo on Monday, helping the meme coin add as much as $4 billion to its ...
Europe’s banks ramp up bespoke loan trades to reduce risk
European banks are increasingly turning to bespoke deals with investors such as hedge funds to offload some of the risk on multi-billion euro loan portfolios and improve their financial strength, ...
Johnson & Johnson unit files for second bankruptcy to pursue $8.9 billion talc settlement
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) has agreed to pay $8.9 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that talc in its iconic Baby Powder and other products caused cancer, ...
Trump claims election interference is behind criminal charges
A subdued former President Donald Trump lashed out on Tuesday at New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg for bringing criminal charges against him and declared himself the victim of election interference ...
Ceferin re-elected UEFA president unopposed
Aleksander Ceferin was re-elected as UEFA president unopposed during the Ordinary Congress of European soccer’s governing body in Lisbon on Wednesday.
The Slovenian has been re-elected for a four-year ...
Google says its AI supercomputer is faster, greener than Nvidia A100 chip
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google released on Tuesday new details about the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models, saying the systems are both faster and more ...
UBS faces investors after shotgun Credit Suisse takeover
UBS Group AG (UBSG.S) will on Wednesday seek to reassure shareholders that its unexpected takeover of rival Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S) in the biggest bank rescue since ...
Ten Hag rues absence of Eriksen and Casemiro in Man Utd midfield
The absence of Christian Eriksen and Casemiro is one of the main reasons why Manchester United are struggling for results in recent weeks as games are “decided in midfield”, manager ...
ChatGPT may receive its first defamation lawsuit
A regional Australian mayor said he may sue OpenAI if it does not correct ChatGPT’s false claims that he had served time in prison for bribery, in what would ...
Breakaway candidate could give Erdogan a lifeline in tight Turkey election
A second-time presidential candidate who lost out to Tayyip Erdogan in a 2018 vote could push Turkey’s May election to a second round, potentially boosting the president’s prospects of ...
Cross-border fire in Gaza after Israeli police raid Al-Aqsa mosque
Israeli police entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound before dawn on Wednesday and clashed with worshippers, in what police said was a response to rioting that set off a furious ...
US to send more weapons as Ukraine readies counteroffensive
A diplomatic effort to end the war in Ukraine came back into focus on Friday even as the United States pledged more weapons to help Kyiv prepare for a counteroffensive ...
Bahrain seeks to attract investment with new ‘golden licence’ for companies
Bahrain on Monday said it was introducing a new “golden licence” offering benefits to companies bringing large-scale investment projects to the small Gulf state as it seeks to reduce its ...
Banks too reluctant to tap cash buffers in a crisis, Bank of England says
Banks are overly reluctant to tap their cash buffers in volatile markets, fearing adverse reaction from regulators and markets, and changes to the rules may be needed, the Bank of ...
Chelsea and Liverpool goalless, Leeds out of bottom three
Chelsea were held to yet another 0-0 draw by Liverpool on Tuesday in their first match since sacking coach Graham Potter with the Blues showing the same inability to turn ...