The UK economy grew by a faster-than-expected 0.3% in November after car production rebounded and the services sector got a boost. Growth was driven by an increase in industrial output, helped by the return to production at Jaguar Land Rover’s facilities following the cyber-attack at the carmaker. November’s growth figure was stronger than analysts’ expectations…
A labour rights organisation claims it has found evidence of worker exploitation in a Chinese factory that makes the viral Labubu dolls. China Labor Watch (CLW), a US-based non-governmental organisation, alleges that its investigation found that one of Pop Mart’s suppliers made employees work excessive overtime shifts, sign blank or incomplete contracts and did not…
Two people were killed after a construction crane collapsed onto a highway in Thailand, a day after a crane accident in another part of the country left 32 people dead. The crane was being used to build an expressway in Samut Sakhon, a Bangkok suburb. Footage shows the moment the crane crashed onto the highway,…
AFP via Getty Images It was a piece of audio obtained by the BBC that revealed what worries the Taliban’s leader most. Not an external danger, but one from within Afghanistan, which the Taliban seized control of as the previous government collapsed and the US withdrew in 2021. He warned of “insiders in the government”…
The God of War live action series is no longer just a rumour floating around gaming circles. Amazon is officially moving forward with the project, with writers’ rooms active and the show slowly edging toward production. Sons of Anarchy star Ryan Hurst has been cast as Kratos in the live-action God of War series. Kratos…
Aston Villa and Sunderland have almost certainly achieved their season objectives already, with Opta giving Villa a 96% chance of Champions League football and the Black Cats a 99% chance of survival. This isn’t about whether the two sides ‘deserve’ to be where they are in the table. The fact that they’ve scored and kept…
The deadly episode came a day after a crane fell on a moving train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 32 people. Source link
Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent Getty Images Aung San Suu Kyi was ousted from office and arrested in 2021, after the military sized power As of Wednesday the Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi will have spent a total of 20 years in detention in Myanmar, five of them since her government was overthrown…
How many times have you witnessed kindness happening right before your eyes? Well this is one such story that could have gone unnoticed, but thankfully it was captured on time and was shared on social media. “Humanity still exists”, that’s how the Instagram post began. It was just another day at a railway station in…
Watch: Trump says the “killing has stopped” in Iran President Donald Trump says Tehran has “no plan” to execute protesters, but still hasn’t ruled out US military action against the country over its violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. The US and UK are both reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in…