Rotterdam has confirmed it will dismantle a historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to fit through. The record-breaking luxury yacht is being built by Dutch firm Oceanco and was linked to Mr Bezos last year. The
The code that powers the website of the viral puzzle game Wordle can be copied and saved to continue playing it for the next seven years, it has been revealed. The finding comes amid concerns that the game’s sale to the New
Facebook’s owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230bn (£169bn) on Thursday, in a record daily loss for a US firm. Its shares fell 26.4% after quarterly figures disappointed investors. Meta also said that Facebook’s daily active
Ottawa police have vowed to end the protests in Canada’s capital GoFundMe says it will withhold millions of dollars raised for Canadian truckers protesting against vaccine mandates, citing police reports of violence. The Freedom Convoy has been rallying since last weekend, and
Neighbours has been dropped by Channel 5, putting the long-running Australian soap opera’s future under threat. The UK network announced on Sunday it would stop showing the programme later this year, after airing it for more than a decade. Network 10, the
A sculpture of an Algerian military hero was vandalised on Saturday in central France, hours before it was inaugurated. The artwork, which was commissioned to mark 60 years of Algerian independence from France, depicts Emir Abdelkader, once dubbed “France’s worst enemy”. Abdelkader
Pence called the idea that one person could overturn election results ‘un-American’ Former President Trump responded Friday night, hours after former Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech that he rejected the idea that he could have used his power on Jan. 6, 2021, to
The White House is riding a wave of good news into the weekend after a bruising several months, touting 2021 economic growth, a surprisingly positive jobs report, a reduction in COVID cases and a successful counterterrorism mission taking out the leader of
A man has been charged after an air pistol was pointed at a police officer. Tony Adams, 46, has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence following an incident in Mornington Crescent on Friday morning.
A British man evacuated from Afghanistan with his family said he feels “stuck” in his London hotel while he waits for news of permanent accommodation. Abdul and Fatima, whose names have been changed, fled to the UK after the Taliban captured Kabul