A Swedish minister’s phobia of bananas has reportedly led to government officials asking for rooms to be free of the fruit. Local media outlet Expressen has quoted from leaked emails it has seen, in which staff working for minister Paulina […]
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A US government official has been charged for allegedly leaking classified documents appearing to show Israeli plans for a retaliatory attack on Iran. Israel carried out air strikes on Iran in October, targeting military sites in several regions, in response
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Reuters Flames rise from a residential building in Russia after a drone attack from Ukraine Russia and Ukraine have carried out their biggest drone attacks against each other since the start of the war. Russia’s defence ministry also said it
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Top pub and restaurant bosses have warned the chancellor that tax rises in last month’s Budget will “unquestionably” cause closures and job losses. In a letter, more than 200 signatories have said the hospitality industry is disproportionately impacted by an
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Getty Images Tony Todd appeared as Candyman in four films, from 1992 to 2021 Actor Tony Todd, best known for starring in the Candyman horror films, has died aged 69. The American actor died at his home in Los Angeles
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South Korea’s president has apologised for a string of controversies surrounding his wife that included allegedly accepting a luxury Dior handbag and stock manipulation. Addressing the nation on television, Yoon Suk Yeol said his wife, Kim Keon Hee, should have
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One person is reportedly dead and a number of others believed trapped in debris after a hotel collapsed in Argentina. The 10-storey Dubrovnik hotel, in the coastal city of Villa Gesell, collapsed early on Tuesday, said Reuters news agency, quoting
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Twenty-two people have been killed and 117 injured in Israeli air strikes on central Beirut, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. BBC reporters heard loud explosions echoing from the site of a strike in Bachoura, a small Shia area in the Lebanese
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Canadian voice actor Doc Harris, famed for being the English narrator of anime series Dragon Ball Z, has died aged 76. Harris, who was born Gilbert Auchinleck, voiced more than 200 episodes of the hugely-popular anime series between 1996 and
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Dozens of tigers have died in zoos in south Vietnam after a bird flu outbreak, according to state media. Three lions and a panther were also reported to have died of the virus alongside 47 tigers since August. The H5N1
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