“It’s Thursday night, it’s seven o’clock, it’s Top Of The Pops!” To pop fans of a certain age, that phrase is dopamine rush. It means homework can be forgotten, the weekend is
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood testing start-up that was once valued at $9bn (£7.5bn). The former Silicon Valley
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An independent lawyer has been appointed to oversee the US justice department’s criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump. Jack Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor, was named special counsel by Attorney
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A video has emerged from the front line in eastern Ukraine showing the surrender of a group of soldiers in an incident that appears to end in their deaths. Russia has reacted
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Indonesian president appears to reference Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as he opens key global summit in Bali. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has opened the G20 summit in Bali with a call for
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US, Chinese leaders seek to stabilise strained relations during face-to-face talks in Bali, Indonesia. US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have sought improve strained relations as they sat down
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Vladimir Putin’s absence from the G20 Summit in Bali also undermines talk of a Russian pivot to the Asia-Pacific region. Russian President Vladimir Putin has oozed a casual resentment when describing the
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Nowhere has Xi Jinping’s assertive foreign policy had a greater impact than in South East Asia, China’s strategic backyard. But as Beijing’s power has grown, so has Washington’s unease – and now
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Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called France’s government “aggressive” and “incomprehensible” after it criticised Italy for refusing to let a migrant vessel dock. Italy recently accepted three NGO boats rescuing migrants
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In November 2004, Brazilian football legend Socrates made a famous (and short) promotional cameo for English non-league side Garforth Town. As the football correspondent for a leading Brazilian newspaper, I arrived in
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