This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Residents of the capital of Somaliland, Hargeisa, have woken to scenes of devastation after fire tore through the main market overnight. The blaze destroyed hundreds of businesses in the densely crowded market area as firefighters struggled to
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Getty Images A 36-hour curfew has been announced in Sri Lanka as a state of emergency is enforced amid violent protests against food and fuel shortages. The move is aimed at stopping new protests – two days after crowds were accused of setting vehicles ablaze near the president’s private residence. The military has since been
Getty Images Sarah Palin has announced a run for the Alaska’s only seat in the US House of Representatives, her first bid for political office in more than a decade. “America is at a tipping point,” Palin said. “As I’ve watched the far left destroy the country, I knew I had to step up and
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. US actor Will Smith has resigned from the Oscars Academy after slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during last Sunday’s ceremony. “My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable,” his statement said.
In any war, there are units that distinguish themselves and others that become symbolic of failure. The 331st Guards Parachute Regiment had high hopes of being the first, but now represents the disintegration of Russia’s plan for a quick war. The regiment’s commanding officer, Col Sergei Sukharev, was killed in Ukraine on 13 March, and
Researchers estimate the UK’s lateral flow testing programme has produced enough plastic waste to fill 200,000 bathtubs or 19 Olympic swimming pools. Scientists at the Energy and Environment Institute at the University of Hull argue once we learned that Covid-19 spread more through the air than via surfaces, the UK government should have started recycling
Getty Images Parents and carers of five to 11-year olds in England can book a low-dose Covid vaccine for their children from Saturday morning. Jabs can be booked online from 07:00 BST, and will be available to receive from hundreds of sites from Monday. It comes after the UK’s vaccine advisers said the jabs would
Getty Images Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of four men accused of a violent plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor in 2020. The government says the four co-defendants targeted Gretchen Whitmer over stringent Covid-19 rules she imposed early in the pandemic. But lawyers for the accused argued that undercover FBI agents manipulated the
Researchers at The Chinese University of Hong Kong have created a “soft robot” made of slime containing magnetic particles, which can be manipulated using external magnets. The magnetic particles are toxic, but have theoretically been made safe to enter the human body after being covered in a layer of silicone compound – although further safety
NEW ORLEANS — On the eve of the highest stakes game in the history of college sports’ most iconic rivalry, Duke players tried to act like they’re not out for payback. They insisted they’re approaching Saturday night’s Final Four showdown against North Carolina as nothing more than a stepping stone to the men’s national title
The battle-scarred town of Irpin now stands as an example of Ukrainian resistance, and of Russian defeat. President Putin’s forces managed to enter the town but didn’t manage to push through it. If they had, Kyiv would have been their next stop – the capital is just a short drive away, 13 miles (21km) down
Getty Images People have been warned to brace for another huge rise in energy bills when the next cap takes effect in October. This could add another £629 a year to a typical bill, on top of Friday’s unprecedented £700-a-year rise, says energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. The expected rise in bills just as colder weather
Getty Images Amazon will be forced to recognise a trade union in the US for the first time in its history. Workers at a warehouse in New York voted 55% in favour of joining the Amazon Labor Union. The group is led by former Amazon worker Chris Smalls, who made his name protesting against safety
Reuters Pope Francis has apologised to a Canadian indigenous delegation for the Catholic Church’s role in the country’s residential school system. The schools, operated for more than a century, were run as part of government policy to assimilate indigenous children and destroy their cultures. The Roman Catholic Church operated up to 70% of residential schools.
POOL Indian tech giant Infosys, in which UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife owns shares thought to be worth more than £400m, is closing its office in Russia. Sources told the BBC that the company was trying to find replacement roles abroad for staff employed in Moscow. Infosys has been under pressure to cease its Russian
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