Landslide kills 14 and injures three others at hospital construction site in China

A landslide has killed 14 people and injured three others on a hospital construction site in southwestern China.An estimated 30,000 sq m of earth and 5,000 sq m of rock collapsed into the site...

Tesla criticised for opening showroom in China’s Xinjiang region

Tesla has been criticised for opening a new showroom in Xinjiang, the Chinese region where authorities are accused of widespread abuse against Uyghur Muslims.The US-based electric car maker, led by Elon Musk, announced the...

Prince Andrew’s lawyers to ask US court to dismiss Virginia Giuffre sex assault lawsuit after Epstein settlement released

Prince Andrew's lawyers are set to put forward a motion to dismiss the sex assault civil lawsuit brought against him by Virginia Giuffre, after her $500k settlement with Jeffrey Epstein was made public.The Duke...

Donald Trump and two of his children subpoenaed in fraud probe into family business

New York's attorney general has issued subpoenas to Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with a civil probe into the former president's business practices and family company.The subpoenas to Donald Trump...

Apple becomes world’s first $3 trillion company

Apple has become the world's first company with a $3tn (?2.2tn) stock market value.On the first day of trading in 2022, the Silicon Valley-based tech company's shares briefly hit a record of $182.88 around...

Fire breaks out again at South African parliament a day after main assembly chamber ‘gutted’

A fresh fire has erupted at South Africa's parliament building in Cape Town a day after it first went up in flames.The main assembly chamber was "completely gutted" by the initial blaze, which is...

Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro says he might need surgery after hospital admission

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro has said doctors are assessing whether he needs surgery after being admitted to hospital with abdominal discomfort.Mr Bolsonaro said in a Twitter post that he had started to feel unwell...

Prince Andrew accuser’s confidential $500k settlement with Jeffrey Epstein made public

The woman who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault agreed not to sue anyone connected to Jeffrey Epstein who could be described as a "potential defendant", a newly-released document shows.The 2009 settlement between...