Middle East World

4th Qatar International Art Festival will kick off on September 25

Editorial Bureau September 24, 2022

Doha: The fourth edition of the Qatar International Art Festival (QIAF 2022) will kick off at the Cultural Village Foundation – Katara from September 25-30. Katara organizes the festival in cooperation with Maps International as part of its efforts to enrich the local art scene and strengthen

Asia Entertainment World

Moscow film festival opens with praise for Donbas soldiers

Editorial Bureau August 27, 2022

Moscow: The 44th Moscow International Film Festival opened on Friday with reduced foreign representation amid the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Festival chief Nikita Mikhalkov, the Oscar-winning director of ‘Burnt By The Sun, brushed it off, saying, “It doesn’t matter how big the stars come. I’m interested in the people who go because they’re

Business

Crypto Firms Say US Sanctions Limit Use of Privacy Software

Editorial Bureau August 27, 2022

The Treasury Department is facing pushback from the cryptocurrency firms over sanctions imposed on a firm accused of helping to launder billions of dollars — with some funds going to North Korean hackers. Earlier this month, the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixing firm Tornado Cash, which has allegedly helped launder more than $7 billion […]

UK

Second murder arrest over Olivia shooting

Editorial Bureau August 27, 2022

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool. The 33-year-old, from Dovecot, Liverpool, was also arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder. He was arrested by armed officers in Lunsford Road, Dovecot, and is being questioned by detectives. Nine-year-old Olivia was killed as her […]

Tech UK

Instagram says precise location is never shared

Editorial Bureau August 27, 2022

Instagram says viral claims suggesting location tags in content can reveal users’ exact locations to be false. Viral posts and videos have said that a “precise location” switch in the app’s location settings on iOS and Android devices could share someone’s exact location with other Instagram users. Some viral posts suggested this resulted from

UK

FBI cites ‘obstruction evidence’ in Trump Florida home raid

Editorial Bureau August 27, 2022

According to newly released court documents, the FBI told a judge they expected to find “evidence of obstruction” of justice in searching for former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida. Investigators said top-secret files had been stored at Mar-a-Lago along with various newspapers and magazines. The justice department redacted the affidavit to

UK

Postal strike ‘biggest in UK since 2009’, union bosses claim

Editorial Bureau August 27, 2022

Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communications Workers Union, said his members voted in favour of the strike by 97.6 per cent after management “imposed” a two per cent pay rise on employees but “rewarded themselves with record bonuses”. Further stoppages are planned for Wednesday, Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9. 2023Scores of CWU […]

Entertainment

Turkish pop star jailed for prank on religious schools

Editorial Bureau August 26, 2022

Turkish pop star Gulsen has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” for a joke she made about Turkey’s religious schools, the state news agency reported. The 46-year-old singer-songwriter, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, was taken from her home in Istanbul for questioning and formally arrested on Thursday night before being taken

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Britain will see an 80% rise in energy bills as the crisis deepens

Editorial Bureau August 26, 2022

London: Jennifer Jones keeps pumping money into her energy meter, but it never seems enough. And when she can’t pay, she feels the impact right away. The electricity in her London home had suddenly gone out three times recently, once when her partner was cooking an egg. Like millions of others, Jones, 54, struggles to […]

Sport

Serena Williams begins her US Open bid against Kovinic

Editorial Bureau August 26, 2022

Serena Williams begins what is expected to be her last US Open with a match against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro. Still, things could get strict fast for the 23-time Grand Slam champion, with second seed Anett Kontaveit possibly waiting for the winner. The US Open draw released Thursday did Williams no favours, the 40-year-old American […]