Esoteric Fines Pile Up as China’s Provinces Hunt for Revenue
China’s indebted local governments are using a controversial way to generate revenue as they struggle to pay bills:
2023-06-12 05:28
Brittany: Girl, 11, from British family shot dead in France
The girl's parents were also injured in the incident, which was reportedly after a dispute between neighbours.
2023-06-12 05:23
Charged rhetoric swirls online and off as Trump's Miami court date looms
From the halls of Congress to the dark corners of the internet, charged and violent rhetoric is echoing among some Donald Trump sympathizers ahead of the former president's appearance in a Miami court on Tuesday
2023-06-12 04:20
Ukraine counter-offensive: Kyiv says it has liberated villages in Donetsk region
The villages in the Donetsk region would represent the first major gains of Kyiv's new advance.
2023-06-12 03:54
Pope skips Sunday blessing, recovering normally from surgery
By Remo Casilli and Roberto Mignucci ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis did not deliver his Sunday blessing in public but his
2023-06-11 22:53
Three Britons missing after Egypt boat fire
Twelve other Britons were rescued after a fire on a boat which was on a cruise in the Egyptian Red Sea.
2023-06-11 22:22
Ukraine floods recede but fears over disease remain
Water levels are reducing in flood-affected areas, but there are fresh warnings over water-borne diseases.
2023-06-11 21:23
Ukraine war: Russia moves to take direct control of Wagner Group
It appears to be the latest in a public falling out between the Wagner boss and Russian officials.
2023-06-11 21:18
BioNTech faces first German lawsuit over alleged COVID vaccine side effects
By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss HAMBURG BioNTech will go to court on Monday to defend itself against
2023-06-11 17:51
Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of stranded migrants
They set sail to flee persecution, they say - but ended up on an isolated island in the Indian Ocean.
2023-06-11 16:53
Large-scale study will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, a dream come true for historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Oxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the brainchild of historian Henry Louis Gates that will focus on the contributions that African Americans have made to the English language.
2023-06-11 16:20
Donald Trump still headline act for Republicans, despite charges
The former US president appeared unfazed by his indictment at a party convention in North Carolina.
2023-06-11 15:21