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Month: April 2023

Manchester United: The final bid date for interested parties is approaching.

On Friday, what is likely to be the final offer deadline for interested parties, the Manchester United ownership issue will take a huge step forward. The deadline is expected to be 22:00BST, after which club owners, the Glazer family, will…

Brittney Griner: The American basketball player had to ‘dig deep’ during her incarceration in Russia.

Brittney Griner, a basketball player, says she had to “dig deep” to get through her 10-month incarceration in Russia. The 32-year-old American was arrested on narcotics charges in February 2022 when authorities at a Moscow airport discovered cannabis oil in…

Is the United Kingdom a bad place for tech firms?

Microsoft is furious. Despite months of lobbying and negotiating, the UK’s competition authority determined yesterday that the internet firm’s proposed multibillion-dollar acquisition of game creator Activision Blizzard should be scrapped. It would have reinforced Microsoft’s position as a video game…

Partisan attack kills police head in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Ukraine

An apparent partisan attack killed a police chief in the captured Ukrainian city of Melitopol who defected to Russia after the city was seized. Oleksandr Mishchenko was killed when an improvised explosive exploded at the entryway to his apartment building….

Jerry Springer, a television presenter who defined an era, has died at the age of 79.

Jerry Springer, best known for his rowdy television talk programs, died at the age of 79. Beginning in 1991, the controversial host headlined The Jerry Springer Show for over three decades. Springer died quietly at his home in Chicago on…

Si Jiahui has a 5-3 lead over Luca Brecel in the World Snooker Championship 2023 in Sheffield.

In a thrilling start to their World Championship semi-final, Si Jiahui took a 5-3 lead against Luca Brecel. Brecel won the first frame with a break of 50, but Si quickly took control with two century clearances and a run…

Tucker Carlson breaks his silence following his departure from Fox News.

Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, has broken his quiet in a video in which he attacks “liars trying to silence” honest people. The little video was shared on Twitter two days following his departure. He did not explain…

Activision Blizzard merger blockage is terrible for Britain, according to Microsoft CEO.

One of Microsoft’s senior executives has spoken out after UK regulators vetoed the software giant’s acquisition of US video game developer Activision Blizzard. According to Brad Smith of the BBC, the move was “bad for Britain” and demonstrated that the…

The United States and South Korea have reached an important nuclear weapons agreement.

The United States and South Korea have reached a breakthrough agreement to confront North Korea’s nuclear threat. Washington has promised to send nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea on a regular basis and to include Seoul in its nuclear planning procedures….

Biden and Yoon of South Korea sign a new nuclear weapons treaty.

US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol have reached a historic agreement that includes plans to deploy US nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea on a regular basis. Washington has also committed to include Seoul in any nuclear-weapons…