Friday, April 19, 2024

World

Google sacks staff protesting over Israeli contract

Google has sacked 28 workers who took part in protests against a deal the technology giant has with the Israeli government. Google has a joint contract with Amazon worth $1.2bn...

US suspends visa service in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -The US State Department has announced the suspension of routine visa services at its...

Lewis Hamilton says he plans to race ‘well into’ his 40s

Lewis Hamilton says he will join his old rival Fernando Alonso in racing in Formula 1 "well into...

Ukraine warns of WW3 ahead of long-stalled Congress aid vote

Ukraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its...

Prince of Wales returns to duties this week

The Prince of Wales is to carry out his first royal engagement since his wife revealed her cancer...

Duchess Kate on 100th Vogue cover

LONDON – The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will appear on the cover of the 100th anniversary edition of the British version of fashion...

Prince’s music lives on

LONDON – Fourteen albums by United States pop superstar Prince have flooded back in to the British charts since his sudden death last week...

Obama hosts final correspondents’ dinner

WASHINGTON – United States President Barack Obama on Saturday took aim at Democrats and Republicans alike in his final appearance headlining the star-studded White...

Lawsuit filed against Facebook

SAN FRANCISCO – A Facebook Inc shareholder filed a proposed class action lawsuit on Friday in a bid to stop the company’s plan to...

Anti-Trump protests continue

BURLINGAME – Protests erupted in California for the second day in a row on Friday against United States presidential candidate Donald Trump, who is...

Trump praises Sanders but may struggle to win over his voters

WASHINGTON – As Donald Trump moves closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination, he has offered lavish praise for Bernie Sanders, who faces increasingly slim...