85 m. ago Chile hit by nationwide blackout, forcing Santiago metro evacuations

Chile’s biggest blackout in 15 years hits from Arica to Los Lagos, testing one of South America’s top power gridsA sweeping blackout has hit Chile, stranding commuters, paralyzing countless businesses and leaving most of the South American country without electricity. The government did not immediately offer an explanation for the widespread power failures that left millions of people without electricity all the way from the northernmost Chilean port of Arica to the southern Los Lagos agricultural region. Chile’s national disaster response service, Senapred, reported only that a “disruption in the supply of electricity” had provoked a “massive power outage” across more than a dozen regions in the country, including Chile’s capital of Santiago, where authorities said there would be no subway service until further notice. The country’s electricity distributor, Saesa, which serves more than a million people across Chile, confirmed that a nationwide power failure had affected all of its...

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer says 'dangerous new era' forced decision for 'biggest rise' in defence spending since Cold War

The Prime Minister said ‘extremely difficult and painful choices’ would be needed to reach the spending goal, including a cut to foreign aid

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3 h. ago Celine Dion pays tribute to Roberta Flack whose music ‘shaped generations’

The US singer was known for songs including Killing Me Softly With His Song and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

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4 h. ago The biggest game releases in 2025: From GTA 6 to Doom: The Dark Ages

While Rockstar’s ‘GTA 6’ is the big release that literally everyone is waiting for in 2025, there is still much more on the calendar

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4 h. ago Benson Boone had the biggest song of 2024, yet nobody knows who he is

He’s the American Idol contestant turned TikTok megastar who you've probably never heard of, but Benson Boone’s song was the global number one of 2024. Who is he and how did he shoot to fame?

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4 h. ago WW3 fears grow as Starmer denies Trump forced 'biggest change since Cold War'

To fund the increases in defence spending, Starmer said 'painful' decisions will have to be made as he explained development assistance aid will be cut from 0.5% to 0.3%

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer addresses nation after slashing aid budget to fund 'biggest sustained rise' in defence spending since Cold War

The Prime Minister said ‘extremely difficult and painful choices’ would be needed to reach the spending goal, including the cut to foreign aid

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5 h. ago Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10

The Botswana government has signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy with the De Beers mining company after seven years of negotiations

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5 h. ago ‘Everything has changed’: UK embarks on biggest arms drive since cold war

Decision to plunder the development budget brings end to era of Britain as an ‘aid superpower’

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5 h. ago NASA gives major update on chances of YR4 'city killer' asteroid hitting Earth

After analyzing asteroid 2024 YR4 and its path, NASA scientists determined the possibility that the rock will hit Earth in seven years' time is just one in 59,000

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5 h. ago SVL Business Solutions strengthens leadership team following record

The UK’s longest-running contact centre solutions provider has implemented key leadership changes as the company continues to evolve following a record-breaking 2024.

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5 h. ago Terror plotter who planned Hyde Park shooting loses appeal against sentence

Edward Little was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 24 years in January 2024.

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6 h. ago CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC HALF YEAR RESULTS TO 31ST DECEMBER 2024 AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION

CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC HALF YEAR RESULTS TO 31ST DECEMBER 2024 AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION  Yahoo Finance

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold urgent Downing Street press conference today

Keir Starmer will take questions from Downing Street around 5pm after announcing the biggest hike in defence spending since the Cold War in the face of Russian agression

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6 h. ago Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say

Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid

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6 h. ago Roberta Flack's last Instagram post before death paid tribute to 'wondrous' Celine Dion for song cover

The legendary singer won two Grammys for her own rendition in 1972

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7 h. ago 5 trends from London Fashion Week we might soon all be wearing

From Eighties’ sillhouettes to pillbox hats to faux fur – here are five of the biggest trends from London Fashion Week.

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7 h. ago US consumer confidence plummets in February, biggest monthly decline since 2021

U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday

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7 h. ago ‘We’re being treated as grifters or terrorists’: US federal workers on the fear and chaos of their firings

An educator, archaeologist and scientist were among the thousands of government workers culled by Musk’s agencyThe Trump administration has fired at least 20,000 government employees in its first month, as Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) dramatically overhauls work at federal agencies. Some economists have speculated that these terminations, which could affect nearly 300,000 workers, will be the biggest job cuts in US history.Most of the workers cut were in probationary periods and lacked job protections that come with longer terms of employment. In social media spaces, especially the r/fednews subreddit, these workers described scenes of confusion and feelings of anger directed at Musk, an unelected billionaire dubbed a “special government employee” by the White House. Last week, unions for federal workers sued the Trump administration for unlawfully using probationary periods to cut staff. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago PS Plus March 2025 Essential games set to include Robocop, Atomic Heart and Assassin's Creed?

The PlayStation Plus games for March 2025 are being revealed in just a few hours, but fans have been piecing together predictions for the biggest new additions for Essential players

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