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2021-02-18 17:38:00 Prince Philip, Husband of U.K.’s Queen Elizabeth II, Admitted to Hospital

Prince Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a London hospital, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Wednesday. Along with the Queen, Philip received his Covid-19 vaccine last month. The royal couple has been staying at Windsor Castle, a palace around 30 miles west of London, during the pandemic which has pummelled the U.K.


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2021-02-18 17:37:58 Australia ‘Not Intimidated’ by Facebook News Ban

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said his government will not be intimidated by Facebook blocking news feeds to users. He described the move to “unfriend Australia” as arrogant and disappointing. Facebook is responding to a proposed law which would make tech giants pay for news content on their platforms. Australians on Thursday woke up to find that Facebook pages of all local and global news sites were unavailable.


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2021-02-17 17:26:23 Gunmen Storm Nigerian School, Kidnap Students

Unidentified gunmen attacked a secondary school in Nigeria’s Niger state early on Wednesday and abducted many students, the state governor’s spokeswoman said. It was not immediately clear who had taken them. While the militant Islamist group Boko Haram and a branch of Islamic State are active in northern Nigeria, kidnappings by other armed groups – mostly for ransom – are also common.


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2021-02-17 17:26:22 Millions without Power and 21 Dead as Ferocious Winter Weather Sweeps US

Ferocious winter weather sweeping across large parts of the central and southern US has brought record-breaking cold temperatures, left millions without power and killed at least 21 people across multiple states. The worst power outages were in Texas, where more than 4m homes and businesses remained without power on Tuesday in subfreezing temperatures. Elsewhere more than 250,000 people also lost power across parts of Appalachia, and 4 million people lost power in Mexico.


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2021-02-17 17:26:20 Wife of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Makes First Public Appearance in a Year

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, appeared in state media for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday, joining her husband at a concert on one of the country’s biggest holidays. Ri had often accompanied Kim to major public events, but had not been seen since January last year at an event for the Lunar New Year holiday, stoking speculation over her health and potential pregnancy.


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2021-02-17 17:26:18 Princess Claims She is being Held ‘Hostage’ by Father

A terrified daughter of the ruler of Dubai begged for help from being held “hostage” by her father in disturbing recordings that have been released after her supporters lost contact with her. Princess Latifa Al Maktoum made the whispered pleas for help in a series of clandestine videos recorded on a phone that was smuggled to her in her villa “prison” in the Kingdom, the Free Latifah support group said.


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2021-02-17 17:26:16 India Ex-Minister Loses #MeToo Defamation Case

A former Indian minister has lost a defamation case against a journalist, in a ruling with huge implications for the country’s #MeToo movement. MJ Akbar was accused by Priya Ramani and several other women of alleged “predatory conduct”. On Wednesday, a judge ruled that “a woman cannot be punished for raising her voice against sexual abuse”.


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2021-02-02 17:14:57 Tesla Issues Voluntary Recall for More than 100,000 Cars

Tesla customers are today receiving an email alerting them to a voluntary recall of Model S and Model X vehicles due to a malfunctioning touchscreen. The recall follows pressure from US regulators, and was posted to a US government website on Tuesday, stating that 2012-2018 Model S and 2016-2018 Model X vehicles pose a safety issue. Last month, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent Tesla a formal letter requesting the recall of 158,000 cars.


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2021-02-02 17:14:55 Ancient Mummies with Golden Tongues Unearthed in Egypt

Archaeologists have unearthed 2,000-year-old mummies with golden tongues placed inside their mouths in northern Egypt, the antiquities ministry says. It is thought the dead were given gold foil amulets shaped like tongues so that they could speak before the court of the god Osiris in the afterlife. Ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris was lord of the underworld and judge of the dead.


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2021-02-02 17:14:53 Alexei Navalny Faces Trial as over 200 Supporters Arrested

More than 200 supporters of Russian opposition leader and main Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were arrested Tuesday outside a trial hearing that could see him imprisoned for up to three-and-a-half years. At least 237 people were arrested while the hearing was taking place, days after more than 5,000 people were detained across the country for protesting in support of Navalny.


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