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Ukraine

Zelenskyy says he held talks with CIA chief

The CIA head visited Kyiv amid heavy Russian shelling.

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Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar dominate 2023 Grammy Award nominations

Queen Bey leads the nominees with nine nods for her album ‘Renaissance’ and becomes the most-nominated artist in Grammy history, tying with her husband Jay-Z with a total of 88 nods.

Green News

Here are 5 key things that happened on day nine of COP27

Negotiations are still slow but there was a glimmer of hope today as the US and China agreed to resume cooperation on climate issues.

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Meet Angela Alvarez, the 95-year-old Latin Grammy granny

Alvarez fled Castro's Cuba for safety in the US. Now, the 95-year-old's life story is told in her debut album.

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Green News

US and China to resume some cooperation on climate change

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have indicated that they will “empower key senior officials” on areas of cooperation - including dealing with the climate crisis.

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Singer Roberta Flack unable to sing after ALS diagnosis

The 'Killing Me Softly with His Song' singer and multiple Grammy Award winner has been diagnosed with progressive brain disease which affects people's ability to move, talk and even breathe

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50 years of HBO: a history of historic television

The home of Game of Thrones, Sex and the City, The Wire, The Sopranos, Girls, The White Lotus, Westworld... need we say anymore?

Green News

California sues 18 companies over forever chemical pollution

The highly toxic chemicals are found in 98% of Californians, says Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Europe News

MEPs back rules to curb access for subsidised foreign companies

MEPs back rules to curb access for subsidised foreign companies.

USA

Biden insists US midterm elections were a 'good day for democracy'

Speaking at the White House for the first time after the vote on Tuesday, the US president said he would be "open to any good ideas" in case of a Republican majority in Congress.

Culture news

Why is Katy Perry currently the internet's least favourite person?

Singer Katy Perry is feeling the wrath of the internet after voting for former Republican Rick Caruso to be the mayor of Los Angeles. Here's why the internet is annoyed...

USA

US midterm elections: What have we learned so far?

With the Democrats having performed better than expected, here is what we know about the US midterm elections as ballot counting continues.

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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer reveals stage 4 cancer diagnosis

Duran Duran's original guitarist Andy Taylor was absent for the band's induction into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles this weekend...

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Singer-rapper Aaron Carter dies in California at age 34

The singer who first found fame as a boy was reportedly found dead in his bath at his home in California.

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Tumblr is bringing back nudity, reversing the infamous 2018 porn ban

As Twitter's new CEO is trashing the reputation of his latest purchase, Tumblr is trying to attract back users by reversing the ban that lost a crucial user base.

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Roses placed where Migos member Takeoff was shot dead, aged 28

The youngest member of the family hip-hop group was shot dead in a bowling alley in Texas.

Ukraine

Caution over Russian 'withdrawal' from Kherson — and other key stories

Here are the latest news developments from Russia's war in Ukraine.

Business

US central bank raises interest rate to highest level in 15 years

"We are moving our policy stance purposefully to a level that will be sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2%", said Federal Reserve chariman Jerome Powell.

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Taylor Swift breaks records with a 10 out of 10 at the charts

Taylor Swift has made history as the first artist to claim the entire top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. But which musicians held the previous record?

Europe News

EU asks for similar access to US market as Canada and Mexico

For Dombrovskis, some of the subsidies included in Washington's Inflation Reduction Act appear to "discriminate" against EU businesses.