Five recently-fired Memphis police officers have been charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, who died in hospital three days after a confrontation with officers at a traffic stop. Video of the alleged beating that ensued is due to be released later this week.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren won his center matchup with Jonas Valanciunas and helped Oklahoma City beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series Wednesday night. Holmgren had 26 points and seven rebounds as the Thunder took a 2-0 lead. He made 9 of 13 field goals to support Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 33-point effort. “He was really good," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "He was in the actions, got out of them and then put their defense in a bind
The agenda is not known but it follows speculation about the future of the power-sharing deal with the Greens.
A Chinese state-backed company on Thursday unveiled a brain chip similar to the technology developed by Elon Musk's startup Neuralink. The company, Beijing Xinzhida Neurotechnology, developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) implant, called Neucyber, that has been tested on a monkey, allowing it control a robotic arm with only its thoughts, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency, which added that the technology was "independently developed" and China's first "high-performance invasive BCI". The controlling shareholder of Xinzhida Neurotechnology is the Beijing municipal government's state asset regulator, according to corporate database Qichacha.
Meta's stock sank after hours. Share prices were down 17% after Facebook's parent company issued weak revenue guidance on today's earnings call.
Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launches a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro (around $5.35) entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its dwindling residents. Signs advising arriving visitors of the new requirement for a test phase of 29 days through July have been erected outside the main train station and other points of arrival.Some 200 stewards have been tr
Police said a further five people, including two men and three juvenile males, assisted police with their inquiries
Germany's economic weakness is causing concern in neighbouring countries from Switzerland to Poland, prompting some foreign economists to call for reforms in the euro zone's largest economy to stop the spread of the malaise. The International Monetary Fund cut its forecasts for German GDP growth by 0.3% for both 2024 and 2025. "Without economic stimulus from Germany, Austria will struggle," said Gabriel Felbermayr, director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research Wifo.
The principles are part of a raft of actions to tackle the cost of motor insurance, the Association of British Insurers said.
A woman searching for solitude runs into her sisters in this brilliant, brainy tale
On the latest Planet Normal podcast, which you can listen to using the audio player above, columnists Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson speak to former Home Secretary Suella Braverman who shares her thoughts on whether or not she thinks the Rwanda Bill will ‘stop the boats,’ the “scramble for the centre ground” and Sir Mark Rowley’s future at the Metropolitan Police.
Pep Guardiola has ruled the striker out of the game
EU calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered in Gaza
Shares in Facebook owner Meta Platforms fell 15% in after-hours trading yesterday, despite first quarter earnings slightly ahead of expectations. Deutsche Bank said: “All this led to what was in many ways a mirror image of the reaction to Tesla’s results the day before, with Meta’s outlook disappointing relative to lofty expectations that had seen its shares rise 39.4% year-to-date.” Anglo American shares are likely to surge after the London-listed mining giant confirmed it was reviewing a takeover proposal from Australia’s BHP.
British ad group WPP reported a 1.6% drop in organic growth in the first quarter, lagging its major rivals, after it was hit by loss of business from healthcare client Pfizer and reduced spending by technology companies. WPP, which had already warned that any organic growth this year would be weighted towards the second half, on Thursday reiterated its guidance for flat to 1% growth this year, with a margin improvement of 20-40 basis points.
Asked at a BBC London TV hustings whether he had succeeded in bringing Londoners with him on clean air and car travel, he says: ‘We will find out on May 2’
The blades of the world-famous Moulin Rouge in Paris have collapsed overnight. Paris firefighters told AFP on Thursday that the collapse on the busy Boulevard de Clichy did not cause any injuries. It happened just weeks before the French capital hosts the Olympic Games.
Champions look to respond in Premier League title race
In a tragic turn of events, Paolo Liuzzo, who was once romantically linked to Princess Beatrice, has been found dead in a Miami hotel room. See details.
The Department for Education’s response has been branded ‘deeply disappointing’ and a missed opportunity for ‘meaningful change’ by union leaders.
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