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Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
Netanyahu’s wife is fined €13,000 over lavish meals

The wife of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to pay a fine of more than €13,000 for misusing state funds.

Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
Mystery blackout cuts power to 44 million in South America

A massive blackout left up to 44 million people without electricity in Argentina and Uruguay after a mystery failure in the neighbouring countries' interconnected power grid.

Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
Hong Kong leader offers apology as ‘millions’ of protesters tell her to quit

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has been forced into a rare apology after protesters estimated to number in the millions poured on to the streets demanding she scrap a controversial...

Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
Hold tight: Harry and Meghan celebrate Father’s Day with adorable photo of Archie

Prince Harry and wife Meghan have celebrated Father's Day by sharing a new image of their six-week-old son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.

Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
His own car aged 7 and a pistol at 11: how Kim Jong-un rose to power

A biography of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has revealed fresh details of the privileged but cloistered childhood that paved the way to his tyrannical rule.

Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
Conservative rivals round on Raab’s ‘disturbing’ plan as Boris fails to show

Rival Tory leadership contenders last night turned on Dominic Raab after he refused to rule out suspending the UK parliament to push through Brexit by the end of October.

Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
America is booming – and Trump is determined to take all the credit

The US economy, which is about to break records for the longest expansion, looks like an asset for a president gearing up to seek re-election.

Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
Umbrella Movement leader joins Hong Kong protests after jail release

A leader of Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement has joined protesters gathered near government headquarters after he was released from prison.

Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
Hong Kong police clear streets as protesters move to park

Protesters in Hong Kong have left the streets, averting possible clashes on Monday after haggling for hours with police by moving to areas near the city's government headquarters.

Posted by The Analyst | June 17, 2019 | Breaking News
Hong Kong police begin to clear streets of protesters

Hong Kong police and protesters faced off on Monday as authorities began trying to clear the streets of a few hundred who remained near the city government headquarters after massive...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Rival candidates to be Istanbul mayor hold debate ahead of poll rerun

The two leading contenders for Istanbul mayor faced off in a political debate, a week before the city is set to hold a repeat of the election an opposition candidate...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Science & Tech
Apple CEO Tim Cook took shots at other tech companies in his Stanford commencement speech

In the commencement speech given at Stanford University, Cook said digital surveillance would have “stopped Silicon Valley before it got started.”

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Donald Trump marks four years since starting his journey to the Oval Office

Four years ago on Sunday, Donald Trump descended on an escalator through the pink marble and brass atrium of Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for president, the first step...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
‘Where is Boris?’ – Tory leadership contest gets heated as Johnson skips first TV debate

SEVERAL hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday, questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
White House candidate open to starting family with his husband after election

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg wants to start a family with his husband, Chasten, and says that could happen if he is in the White House.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
‘Believe in the bin’: Rory Stewart amuses debate viewers with Brexit analogy

Conservative leadership hopeful Rory Stewart got laughs from the audience Channel 4's leadership debate as he compared Brexit negotiations with trying to get bags of rubbish into a bin.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Experts probe cause of unprecedented South American power blackout

Authorities are investigating the cause of a massive power blackout that affected tens of millions of people in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
South America blackout leaves tens of millions without power

A massive blackout has left tens of millions of people without electricity in Argentina and Uruguay after an unexplained failure in the neighbouring countries' interconnected power grid.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Knox says she was falsely maligned

Amanda Knox yesterday accused the media of having built a false narrative around her during her years-long murder trial and appeals process, depicting her as guilty even though she was...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
It’s back to the Eighties, with neither Iran nor US likely to blink

The spate of alleged Iranian attacks on oil ships in the Gulf of Oman has raised global fears of a return to the "Tanker Wars" of the Eighties, when US...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Hong Kong about-face will not end protest

Thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets of Hong Kong in another mass rally today despite a pledge by Carrie Lam, the city's embattled chief executive, to...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Donations trickle in as Mass is again said at Notre Dame

A small congregation wearing hard hats yesterday attended Mass at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris - the first service to be held since fire devastated the Gothic landmark two months ago.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Israel rebrands Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a new settlement in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, named after US President Donald Trump.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Hong Kong government apologises after mass protests over controversial extradition bill

HONG Kong citizens marched for hours in a massive protest that drew an apology from the city's leader for her handling of legislation that has stoked fears of expanding control...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Sudan’s ousted leader seen in public for first time since uprising

Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown by the military.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
One of the world’s oldest captive Borneo orangutans celebrates 50th birthday

Nenette, one of the world's oldest Borneo orangutans in captivity, has celebrated her 50th birthday at a zoo in Paris where she has lived almost all her life.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Tom Walker calls Boris Johnson a ‘yellow-haired idiot’ and ‘disaster’ for PM

British singer-songwriter Tom Walker has described Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson as a “yellow-haired idiot”.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Science & Tech
California could become first to limit facial recognition technology, police aren't happy

Police want to use facial recognition software as a tool, but some California lawmakers say such technology represents a threat to privacy.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Pope calls for ‘dialogue & peace’ after tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman

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Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Business
No hard stuff: London Metal Exchange bans traders from boozing during work hours

In an attempt to improve the image of its industry, the world's largest metals bourse, the London Metal Exchange (LME), is planning to enforce an official ban on alcohol consumption...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Work under way to restore power after Argentina and Uruguay hit by major failure

Argentina's main energy company has said it is “slowly beginning to restore” electricity after a massive power failure left large swathes of the South American country and neighbouring Uruguay in...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Hong Kong government apologises after mass protests

Hong Kong's China-backed government has apologised over the handling of politically charged legislation that sparked massive street protests over the past week.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Cricket fan turns up to India vs Pakistan match in Manchester on horseback

A cricket fan has travelled in style to the India vs Pakistan match on Sunday at Manchester's Old Trafford.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Pope dons safety helmet for earthquake-hit cathedral visit

Pope Francis donned a white firefighter's safety helmet during his visit to a damaged cathedral in a town struck by earthquakes in 2016.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Business
Russia builds dozens of airports while Berlin’s Brandenburg still unfinished after 13 years (PHOTOS)

Renowned German punctuality doesn't apply when it comes to the Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Its opening, originally scheduled for 2011, has been postponed several times and there are doubts it will...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Saudi crown prince accuses Iran of tanker attacks

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said the kingdom will not hesitate to confront threats to its security and joined the US in accusing Iran of being behind...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Hundreds of thousands protest in Hong Kong demanding leader steps down

Hundreds of thousands of people clogged the streets in central Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city's leader step down, a day after she suspended an...

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Breaking News
Israeli PM’s wife sentenced for misusing state funds

The wife of Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been fined more than $15,000 (£11,931) for misusing state funds.

Posted by The Analyst | June 16, 2019 | Business
Beware! Two ‘black swans’ may come out of nowhere & kill stocks this summer, experts warn

The aftermath of the spiraling US-China trade war tariffs could be a “clear and present danger” to the markets, according to Barry Knapp, managing partner of Ironsides Macroeconomics. Read Full...