Amazon under EU antitrust fire over use of merchant data
Amazon became the target of an antitrust investigation by the European Union on Wednesday over its use of merchants’ data, underlining the increasing regulatory scrutiny...
Africa’s growing body of competitive armwrestlers
Competitive armwrestling is growing in popularity in Africa, where Alpha Sogoba’s dream of becoming a champion recently drew closer when he took part in his...
UK doctors separate twins joined at the head
Two-year-old twins joined at the head have undergone successful surgery at a British hospital to separate their skulls, brains and blood vessels....
Orlando protesters call for Rossello’s resignation
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Puerto Rico governor’s office in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday to demand his resignation in the wake of the ‘chatgate’...
Turkish foreign ministry says one consulate employee died in Erbil shooting
Turkey’s foreign ministry said one Turkish consulate employee was killed in a shooting on Wednesday in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Erbil....
Path to power or poisoned chalice: Merkel protegee takes defense job
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, took over as defense minister on Wednesday, entering the cabinet in a move likely to make or break her...
South Africa’s Zuma denies interfering with Transnet CEO appointment
Former South African President Jacob Zuma denied on Wednesday having interfered with the appointment of a chief executive at transport and infrastructure company Transnet, during...
Brother of 2017 Manchester bomber being extradited from Libya to Britain – Tripoli force
The brother of a suicide bomber suspected of helping plan a 2017 attack on a concert in the British city of Manchester is being extradited...
Man who drove car into police at UK parliament guilty of attempted murder
A man who drove his car into cyclists and then rammed it into barriers outside Britain’s parliament narrowly missing police officers was found guilty of...
Taliban kill 18 Afghan soldiers in overnight clashes, officials say
Taliban militants killed at least 18 Afghan soldiers in clashes that erupted overnight when troops were trying to capture a senior Taliban leader, government officials...