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Last year Twitter introduced Spaces which is live audio conversations on Twitter. Since then, they’ve been building and testing with a limited group, and have found that hearing people’s voices bring conversations on Twitter to life in a completely new way. Since they’ve been building this, the ability to create a Space has become available to millions of people, and ...

A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans. Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care. The five girls and four boys were born by Caesarean section and were doing well, Mali’s health minister said. It is extremely rare to ...

Italian police have carried out raids across the country, arresting some 30 people suspected of operating for the Nigerian Black Axe mafia syndicate. Police say they face about 100 charges including drug and people trafficking, prostitution and internet fraud. The gang allegedly used the Bitcoin cryptocurrency to carry out clandestine financial transactions on the dark web. Black Axe emerged from ...

The international Mrs. World Inc. Organisation on Wednesday said it has accepted the resignation of 2020 Mrs. World, Caroline Jurie, after she decided to hand over her crown. The organisation, in a statement, said that Kate Schneider, the first runner-up at the international pageant and Mrs. Ireland World, will take over as the new Mrs. World 2020, following Jurie’s resignation. ...

When you’re small fish in a big pond, every day you have to rely on your wits, resourcefulness, and cunning just to survive. That’s the reality of many small-businesses in today’s corporate landscape, particularly in a post-pandemic world. Fortunately, they have individuals like Mervik Haums on their side to help them navigate any pitfalls and compete on a level playing ...

A man who set off a pipe bomb during rush hour in a New York subway station has been sentenced to life in prison. Akayed Ullah, 31, detonated the bomb in Times Square station, which is the busiest in New York City, on 11 December 2017. He later claimed he had only wanted to kill himself and was not acting ...

A man has gone on trial in Spain for allegedly killing his mother, cutting up her body, and eating her remains. Alberto Sánchez Gómez was arrested in 2019 after police went to the home of his 66-year-old mother following concerns from a friend. Police said they found body parts scattered around the apartment – some kept in plastic containers. The ...

Chad’s President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said on state TV. His death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would win a sixth term in office, with 80% of the vote. The government and parliament have been dissolved. A military council ...

A Namibian court has refused to issue a gay man emergency travel documents so that he can bring home his twin daughters from South Africa where they were born by surrogate. The authorities say Phillip Lühl must show genetic proof that he is their father before they can travel. Mr Lühl, 38, and his Mexican husband Guillermo Delgado say this ...

The European Super League was created “to save football”, says Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. Real are one of the 12 European clubs who have signed up to the breakaway league and intend to establish a new midweek competition. Perez said the move had been made because young people are “no longer interested in football” because of “a lot of ...