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North Korea carries out ‘successful test’ of hypersonic missile in launch attended by Kim

North Korea has carried out a successful test of a hypersonic missile in a launch attended by leader Kim Jong Un, the country’s state...

Politics

Social media influencers could be required to display warning logo on edited body image photos

Social media influencers should be required to display a logo on digitally-altered photos of people, according to an MP who is calling for new...

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‘A lovely man and a terrific actor’: Vicar Of Dibley star Gary Waldhorn dies

Vicar Of Dibley star Gary Waldhorn has died at the age of 78. The actor was best known for playing bullish Councillor David Horton...

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Tesla achieves new record sales in China; half of its record year of deliveries came from Giga Shanghai

Tesla’s sales numbers for December in China are in, and it shows another record month of deliveries and confirmed that almost half of Tesla’s...

‘Just answer the question’: Scottish Tory leader demands PM reveals ‘right now’ whether he attended No 10 lockdown drinks

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has demanded Boris Johnson “just answer the question” about whether he attended a “bring your own booze” event in...

Business

Buyout giants Bain and CVC join forces to mount bid for Boots

Two of the world’s biggest buyout firms have joined forces to pursue a multibillion pound takeover of Boots, Britain’s largest high street chain of...

Sports

Top 10 at each infield spot: Is Freeman No. 1 at 1B? Which SS is best?

7:00 AM ET The intrigue around the greatest class of free-agent shortstops is down to a final pair. Soon after the next collective bargaining...

Technology

Zynga founder Pincus cashes in on acquisition after 15 years navigating boom-bust cycle

In this article TTWO ZNGA Mark Pincus, chief executive officer of Zynga Inc., speaks during an event at Zynga Inc. headquarters in San Francisco,...

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‘Life is short, tomorrow’s not promised’: Michael B Jordan on learning from Denzel Washington, and his own legacy

In his latest film, Michael B Jordan plays a US solider who, while deployed in Iraq, writes a journal giving advice to his infant...

PM ‘going nowhere’ as MPs demand answers over Downing Street party

Boris Johnson “is going nowhere” and “retains the confidence of the people of this country”, a minister has claimed, as pressure mounts over Downing...

Politics

PM will have to explain latest No 10 lockdown party swiftly – but damage is already done

If Downing Street hoped to press the reset button this year after weeks of damaging allegations of lockdown breaches, the latest revelations are the...

Science

A ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Fly by Earth Soon: How to Watch It

A 1 km-long asteroid is set to zip past Earth next week. But there is no need to worry. The flyby will have a...

Science

Study Throws Light on Milky Way’s Most Recent Major Collision

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, houses the Solar System and its varied mysteries. But there are hundreds of galaxies like ours in the cosmos...

World

We will defend ourselves against Russia ‘until the last drop of blood’, says Ukraine’s army chief

Ukraine’s military chief has said his forces would defend the country “until the last drop of blood” as he urged people to calm down...

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Quick Charge Podcast: January 10, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Newborn baby survives after teen mother throws him into bins and drives off

A teenage mother in New Mexico has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and child abuse, after she was captured on CCTV throwing...

Technology

Facebook delays return to office until March, Covid-19 boosters required

In this article FB A man takes a selfie in front of a sign of Meta, the new name for the company formerly known...

‘A watershed moment’: Dying man saved by pig’s heart transplant

A terminally ill man has been given the chance of life after his own diseased heart was replaced by a genetically-modified pig’s heart. In...

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Stamps celebrate 60 years of The Rolling Stones

A set of 12 stamps will be launched later this month to celebrate The Rolling Stones, as the band marks its 60th anniversary. Royal...

Politics

Boris Johnson can run but he can’t hide over ‘partygate’ and he is now under enormous pressure

Boris Johnson can run from the latest “partygate” allegations, but he can’t hide. This is no longer about junior and middle-ranking Number 10 officials...