Oil prices rises after OPEC+ maintains output cost
Oil prices rebounded in early trade on Friday, as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, decided to maintain their current oil output…
Uber fined 10 million Euros in Holland for privacy regulations infringement
The Dutch data protection authority (DPA) has fined Uber 10 million euros ($11 million) for violating privacy regulations related to its drivers’ personal data. The DPA found that Uber had…
Court orders liquidation of Evergande in debt of $300 billion USD
A Hong Kong court has issued an order for the liquidation of China Evergrande Group, a major property developer in China. This decision is likely to have significant repercussions in…
Saudi Arabia to start selling alcohol after 70 year ban
Saudi Arabia has said it will open a shop in Riyadh selling alcohol to a select band of non-Muslim expats, the first to open in more than 70 years. The…
Manhunt underway in Illinois as 7 people murdered
Seven people have been found shot dead in two houses in Illinois, US police say, and a manhunt for a suspected gunman is under way. Police said they are seeking…
Devastating scenes in China as 13 children dead after school fire
Thirteen schoolchildren aged nine and 10 are confirmed to have died after a fire broke out in a school dormitory in central China, the country’s Xinhua state news agency reported.…
Abandoned 6 legged dog to get lifesaving operation due to public donations in UK
Ariel, the six-legged dog found dumped in a supermarket car park, has had surgery to remove her extra limbs. The 11-week-old spaniel hit the headlines after being abandoned outside a…
French police officers given suspended sentences for brutal assault
Three French police officers have been given suspended jail sentences for assaulting a black man with a baton in a north-west Paris suburb. One officer received a 12-month suspended sentence…
Russian authorities make controversial decision to kill dogs
Dog-lovers are racing to save hundreds of stray dogs in Russia’s Far East, because of a decision by authorities to start putting them down. Eighteen have been culled so far…
Frederik X becomes new King of Denmark as Queen Margrethe abdicates
Margrethe, 83, is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years. Many thousands of people gathered outside the palace where the royal succession took place,…