A mayoral debate in the Brazilian city of São Paulo turned ugly when one of the candidates attacked a rival with a chair. Video from the debate, broadcast live on Sunday by TV Cultura, shows a tense exchange between José Luiz Datena and Pablo Marçal before Datena swings the chair…
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been signalling its intent to become a major player in artificial intelligence, but now other Gulf countries are also getting serious about the technology. “Here in the region, people were much more prepared to experiment and get involved with AI than…
Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade, on Tuesday admitted to the various criminal charges he faces in a closely-watched trial, French media reported. Pelicot had been due to testify last week in the case that has…
The White House has called Elon Musk “irresponsible” after he posted on social media that “no one is even trying” to assassinate Joe Biden or Kamala Harris. The billionaire posted the comment on his X social media platform, followed by a thinking emoji. But he later deleted it and said…
Amazon has told its office workers they may no longer work from home except in extenuating circumstances. It comes as Jonathan Reynolds, the UK’s business secretary, said flexible working contributes to productivity, employee resilience, and staff retention. Money blog: Is now a good time to buy an iPhone? Workers need…
Instagram and Facebook owner Meta is banning RT and other Russian state media networks from its platforms over claims they carried out covert operations to influence social media users. The ban, which was announced on Monday, will block the accounts from Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Threads users over the coming…
The UK government has procured 150,000 doses of additional mpox vaccine in preparation for anticipated cases of a new potentially deadlier strain causing a growing outbreak in Africa and isolated cases in Europe and Asia detected in recent weeks. The UK has yet to identify a case of the Clade…
One of the final messages from the Titan submersible crew said they were “all good here” before it imploded, killing all five on board. British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood died alongside OceanGate Expeditions’ chief executive Stockton Rush and Frenchman Paul-Henri Nargeolet. The five…
A Jordanian-led programme to help fit prosthetic limbs to thousands of victims of the Gaza war has begun. Two mobile clinics entered Gaza on Monday tasked with helping around 14,000 amputees. Using cutting-edge British designed technology, the doctors hope to be able to fit a functioning prosthesis every hour. The…
Zodiac Gold Inc. (TSXV: ZAU) (‘Zodiac Gold’ or the ‘Company’), a West-African gold exploration company, is pleased to announce the successful conversion of its reconnaissance license into two new mineral exploration licenses, covering a total of 1,899 square kilometers within the highly prospective Todi Shear Zone in Liberia. This milestone…