The best smartphone you can buy for under $500
If you’re shopping for a new phone on a budget, we’ve got good news: there are more great, affordable phones on the market than ever. Companies like…
Photographer who died in A&E amid Covid surge still unburied eight months later
She alleges that the trust has placed moral pressure on her to accept the simplified death certificate – including no reference to poor treatment – so that…
NASA’s Perseverance to attempt second Mars soil scoop, hoping rocks don’t ‘crumble’
NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, is getting ready for another attempt, in the coming weeks, to scoop up Martian rocks after its first attempt earlier this month didn’t…
Clubhouse removed personal info from users’ accounts in Afghanistan as a safety measure
Social audio app Clubhouse has joined other social platforms in taking steps to protect the privacy and safety of its users in Afghanistan. Earlier this week, the…
China passes new privacy law aimed at protecting users’ personal data
China has passed a new privacy law aimed at protecting users’ personal data, state media reported. The new law comes as Chinese tech firms have come under…
Go read this story of why Aaliyah’s ‘One in a Million’ album took 20 years to come to streaming
The 1996 album “One in a Million,” by Aaliyah finally came to streaming platforms on Friday, almost 20 years after the singer’s death in a 2001 plane…
Yellen backs reappointing Powell as Fed chair – Bloomberg
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell adjusts his tie as he arrives to testify before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary…
Mexico wants talks with United States over auto content rules in trade pact
MEXICO CITY, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Mexico sought formal consultation with the United States on Friday over the interpretation and application of tougher content rules for automobiles…
U.S. says 2,500 Americans evacuated from Kabul in past week
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The United States has evacuated 2,500 Americans from Kabul over the past week, senior U.S. officials said on Saturday, adding that Washington…
Putin, Erdogan agree to strengthen coordination on Afghan issues -Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Russia’s President…
Former Bolivian President Anez harmed herself while in jail -lawyer
LA PAZ, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Former Bolivian President Jeanine Anez harmed herself by cutting her lower arms while in jail on Saturday, her lawyer Norka Cuellar…
EU neighbours jointly rebuke Belarus for illegal migrant surge
Polish border patrol officers guard a group of migrants who attempted to cross the border between Belarus and Poland near the village of Usnarz Gorny, Poland August…
Myanmar arrests two more journalists as post-coup media crackdown continues
Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Aug 21 (Reuters) –…
Protesters in France demonstrate against COVID pass for sixth weekend
Protests pass off peacefully in Paris Sixth consecutive weekend of demonstrations in France Main Paris protest led by far-right politician Philippot PARIS, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Thousands…
Haiti faces anger and despair a week after quake, fanning security fears
MARCELINE, Haiti, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Tensions in Haiti were rising on Saturday over a lack of aid to remote areas hardest hit by last week’s devastating…
How Dad’s Army of vicar and doctor spies would have taken on Hitler after German invasion
Senior spy handlers would be alerted to the presence of a new message by secret local signs such as an innocent looking horseshoe turned upside down on…
Sarm Heslop: Family of missing British woman urge Dominic Raab to intervene
Now Ms Heslop’s parents Brenda Street and Peter Heslop have written to Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, already under fire over his actions over the fall of…
Recycling chaos as loophole could let companies cheat new plastic tax
A recycling loophole could allow companies to cheat the incoming Plastic Packaging Tax, The Telegraph has learnt. The tax will come into force in April next year…
COVID-19: Australia anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Melbourne
Aerial footage shows police having to use pepper spray on protesters who were breaking through police lines during an anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne. The city is in…
Oval Invincibles women secure inaugural Hundred title with crushing victory over Southern Brave
Oval Invincbles 121/6 beat Southern Brave 73ao by 48 runs Lord’s has long been a place where history is made. On the one hand, on Saturday afternoon…
Sir Terry Leahy lined up as Morrisons chairman
Sir Terry Leahy is being lined up as the next chairman of Morrisons if the £7bn takeover offer from Clayton Dubilier & Rice is successful. The former…
Legal & General joins scramble for China’s new savers
Legal & General boss Nigel Wilson, 64, might be approaching the denouement of his career, but his appearance points to a man who is moving with the…
Boardroom wokery is driving companies off the stock market
Reductio ad absurdum, the way things are going, there will come a time when there are no publicly quoted companies left at all. Less accountability and transparency…
Massive wildfires devastate protected area of Bolivian forest
More than 1,000 square miles of Bolivian forests have been destroyed by wildfires, authorities say. So far 280,000 hectares, an area equivalent to just less than twice…