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Year: 2023

Christians in Jerusalem celebrate the Holy Fire despite Israeli police restrictions.

Despite Israeli police restrictions, thousands of Christians filled Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday for an important Orthodox Easter ritual. The Holy Fire ceremony drew large crowds to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied East Jerusalem, where Israeli police…

Katie Boulter loses to Caroline Garcia in the Billie Jean King Cup 2023, while Harriet Dart is defeated by Alize Cornet.

After losing both singles matches on day one of their game against France, Great Britain faces an uphill battle to reach the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Caroline Garcia defeated world number five Katie Boulter 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6…

France pension reforms: The Constitutional Council approves raising the retirement age to 64.

The Macron government’s hugely unpopular proposal to raise the state pension age from 62 to 64 has been approved by France’s highest constitutional court. Political opponents also called for a referendum, however the Constitutional Council rejected several of the amendments…

Thomas Zilliacus withdraws Manchester United bid and calls the decision to hold a third round of bidding a “farce.”

Thomas Zilliacus, a Finnish entrepreneur, has withdrawn his offer to acquire Manchester United, calling the choice of existing owners the Glazers to move to a third round of bidding a “farce.” The Glazers, according to the 69-year-old, show “no respect”…

Paul Cattermole’s death has left S Club 7’s Jo O’Meara heartbroken.

Jo O’Meara of S Club 7 has stated that she is “utterly devastated” by the death of her bandmate Paul Cattermole. The 46-year-old man was discovered dead at his Dorset home on Thursday. O’Meara expressed her shock and heartbreak after…

AI: China’s Alibaba will launch a ChatGPT competitor.

Alibaba, the Chinese technology giant, has announced plans to launch its own ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence (AI) product called Tongyi Qianwen. Its cloud computing unit says it will integrate the chatbot across all of Alibaba’s businesses in the “near future,” but…

Managing in the Champions League is a “huge honor.”

Frank Lampard, Chelsea’s caretaker manager, says it’s a “huge honor” to lead the club into the Champions League quarter-finals less than a week after taking over. Lampard, who was named as Graham Potter’s interim replacement on Thursday, will lead the…

At least 53 people are killed in a Myanmar military airstrike, according to witnesses.

According to survivors, at least 53 people were killed in one of Myanmar’s bloodiest airstrikes during the civil war. According to reports, the dead include at least 15 women and a number of children. The BBC is unable to verify…

Tony Danker, the CEO of the CBI, has been fired due to allegations of misconduct.

The CEO of one of the UK’s largest business groups has been fired following complaints about his workplace behavior. Tony Danker will leave the CBI after an investigation into his behavior toward a female employee. Three other CBI employees were…

The’sensational’ box office take of Super Mario Movie defies poor reviews.

The new Super Mario Bros. Movie has broken box office records, with the most successful global opening for an animated film of all time. The family film, Hollywood’s second version of the popular Nintendo game, grossed $377 million (£303 million)…