British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.
South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday.
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Ntombekhaya Makeleni stopped using the communal toilets in her Cape Town neighbourhood after a group of men tried to force their way in as she was inside one day before dawn.
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Russian soldiers and the public are paying the price of Putin’s war in Ukraine, which has claimed over a million casualties (Picture: AFP/Getty Images) Vladimir Putin’s government has dished out millions to buy prosthetics from Nato countries, including Germany. The grisly uptick in demand for European prosthetics has been caused by the ongoing Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.
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We of course want it all. (Picture: Metro/Getty) Since supermarket clothing lines upped their game, it’s made our weekly shop a lot more exciting.
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A Mauritian Tidal Trapdoor Spider holding its ‘door’ (Picture: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust) We all know how hard it is these days to find a decent place to rent, let alone buy a house. So who can exactly blame this newly-discovered species of spider for making one out of sand and algae in ancient tunnels carved out by worms?
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Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson failed to overturn a slew of convictions on Friday, and a judge instead imposed a heavier prison sentence for three "cold and calculated" poisoning murders.
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British King Charles landed in Guyana on Thursday as part of a Caribbean tour, looking to underscore the climate crisis while facing pressure to apologize for Britain's hand in slavery.
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The New Orleans Pelicans, fueled by a 22-point, 13-assist double-double from Jeremiah Fears, bagged their first win of the NBA season on Thursday with a 132-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Saka is an injury doubt heading into Sunday’s showdown at the Etihad (Picture: Getty) Mikel Arteta has once again been left to ponder how to fill the void left by Bukayo Saka following the winger’s latest injury blow. A fresh problem has derailed the England international’s season, forced off after just 10 minutes in last week’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.
Tech firms were again on the back foot Friday after another round of disappointing earnings from Wall Street titans fanned already deep concerns about the AI investment boom.
The brothers have built a miniature Greece in the garden (Picture: Michael Scherrer/SWNS) As the days get colder, you might be dreaming about heading off to a Greek island, sipping a cocktail at a beach bar. And for Michael Scherrer, he doesn’t have to go to far to make that a reality.
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THE LOCAL Government Reorganisation (LGR) exercise, which would see the seven councils of Worcestershire scrapped for two unitary authorities, is set to be back on. The government made the announcement earlier today (Thursday) with Worcestershire one of five areas where the plans will proceed.
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Behind guarded gates resembling an Indian maharajah's palace are hundreds of elephants and big cats, giraffes grazing in a mock savannah, and chimpanzees and orangutans swinging from ropes.
The UN biodiversity summit enters a final day Friday with nations still far from reaching a deal to revive a faltering pledge to stop destroying nature.
Taxi driver Mohammed Kanaan drives his shiny new electric car around Damascus's rundown streets, hoping for higher profits as spiking petrol prices made his old car too expensive to run.
School and university students are to rally in several Italian cities on Friday to call for more funding for schools and support for housing, with security forces preparing for possible clashes.
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