Monthly Archives: April 2019

Trump Organisation reportedly considered giving Putin $50m Moscow penthouse

Donald Trump’s company discussed a plan to give a $50 million penthouse in its new luxury Moscow development to Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to several sources quoted by Buzzfeed News. Two law enforcement officials told the website that the president’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, discussed the idea with Mr […]

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Vanuatu considers suing fossil fuel companies over climate change, as global carbon dioxide levels hit new record

Low-lying Vanuatu is considering suing fossil fuel companies and industrialised countries that use them for their role in creating catastrophic climate change, the foreign minister of the Pacific island nation said on Thursday. The comments came as the UN World Meteorological Organisation warned that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had hit a […]

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California wildfire becomes deadliest in state’s history as toll hits 42

Survivors told how they fled California’s apocalyptic wildfires as the soles of their shoes melted, celebrities returned to find their multi-million dollars homes in ashes, and the state’s governor warned "our whole way of life" was under threat. As the fires continued to rage at both ends of the Golden State the death toll around […]

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Missing British backpacker seen with man at hotel before disappearance, say New Zealand police

Police in New Zealand revealed that a missing British backpacker was seen with a man at a four-star hotel on the night she disappeared, as her father flew to Auckland and issued an emotional appeal for information. Grace Millane, a 22 year-old from Essex, was last seen on Saturday night entering the CityLife Hotel at […]

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Two years after planned launch, Frozen Synapse 2 finally given new release window

The developer of well-received indie strategy game Frozen Synapse has today announced the game’s sequel will be launched in August. Frozen Synapse 2 was originally due for release in 2016, but for reasons unknown, these plans had to be put on ice. Developer Mode 7 recently came under fire from the game’s Steam community, who […]

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Thousand Oaks shooting victim confirmed as survivor of America’s worst ever mass shooting a year ago

A man who survived America’s worst ever mass shooting in Las Vegas last year was killed in another gun massacre at a bar in California this week. Telemachus Orfanos, 27, a US Navy veteran, was among 12 people shot dead at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousands Oaks, just outside Los Angeles, on Wednesday […]

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Leaning Tower of Pisa is now leaning a little less, experts say

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning just a little bit less thanks to years of remedial engineering works, experts have disclosed. The monument’s distinctive tilt has been corrected by four centimetres (1.5 inches) over the last 20 years, they said. The 183ft-tall tower is now more stable than could have been hoped for, according […]

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Here’s your first short glimpse at Life is Strange 2

Life is Strange 2 is less than two months away and we still know very little about it – but that’s all about to change. On Monday 20th August, the day before Gamescom opens, Square Enix will broadcast a special reveal of the game worldwide. (Expect Eurogamer to cover this live.) It’s handy timing, too, […]

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Indonesian mosques preaching extremism to civil servants, warns intelligence agency

Dozens of Indonesian mosques are preaching extremism, including violence against non-Muslims, to government workers, the country’s intelligence agency has warned.  The alarming findings of the Indonesian State Intelligence Agency follow Indonesia’s worst terrorist attack in a decade when three churches and a police station were bombed in the city of Surabaya in May, killing 28 […]

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New Battle of Agincourt as British and French join forces to defend field from wind farm project

A new Battle of Agincourt has erupted over plans to build a wind farm within full view of the site of Henry V’s 1415 victory in northern France. The battlefield,  immortalised by Shakespeare and which has left an indelible mark on the British psyche, has remained untouched for more than 600 years, but preparations are now […]

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