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Taylor Swift to face trial in Shake It Off copyright case
The WorldWORLD

Taylor Swift to face trial in Shake It Off copyright case

Taylor Swift must face a jury trial over accusations that she stole lyrics for Shake It Off from another song.…

byP C James10/12/2021
New Zealand’s smoking ban overlooks worry about growing youth vaping
The WorldWORLD

New Zealand’s smoking ban overlooks worry about growing youth vaping

 Surging interest in vaping among young New Zealanders may undermine a government crackdown on the tobacco industry and its aim…

byP C James10/12/2021
Nicaragua cuts ties with Taiwan in favour of Beijing
The WorldWORLD

Nicaragua cuts ties with Taiwan in favour of Beijing

Nicaragua has become the latest country to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China. Taiwan said it was…

byP C James10/12/2021
Watch CNBC’s full interview with Galleon Group’s Raj Rajaratnam
The WorldWORLD

Watch CNBC’s full interview with Galleon Group’s Raj Rajaratnam

Raj Rajaratnam, founder of Galleon Group, sits down with CNBC in his first interview since being released from prison two…

byP C James09/12/2021
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Killers ‘should never see light of day’
The WorldWORLD

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Killers ‘should never see light of day’

The killers of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes should not “see the light of day ever again”, his grandfather has said. Peter…

byP C James09/12/2021
New Zealand to ban cigarettes for future generations
The WorldWORLD

New Zealand to ban cigarettes for future generations

New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking.…

byP C James09/12/2021
Actress Jacqueline questioned by Indian authorities
The WorldWORLD

Actress Jacqueline questioned by Indian authorities

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez was snapped arriving at the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Delhi office on Wednesday morning. The actress was…

byP C James08/12/2021
Pakistan Newspaper slams Minister over comments on Sialkot brutal murder
The WorldWORLD

Pakistan Newspaper slams Minister over comments on Sialkot brutal murder

Pakistan Newspaper DAWN had published the following editorial criticising a comment made by a Pakistan Minister on Sialkot incident. Full…

byP C James08/12/2021
Instagram announces changes ahead of US grilling
The WorldWORLD

Instagram announces changes ahead of US grilling

Instagram has announced new features it says will help teenagers and parents manage time spent on the app. Parents will…

byP C James08/12/2021
Bitcoin ‘founder’ to keep 1m Bitcoin cache
The WorldWORLD

Bitcoin ‘founder’ to keep 1m Bitcoin cache

  A computer scientist who claims he invented Bitcoin has won a court case allowing him to keep a cache…

byP C James08/12/2021

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