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StanChart CEO Bill Winters apologises for ‘upset caused’ by AI comments
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologised for the upset caused to staff by his remarks about artificial intelligence replacing "lower value" human workers, but stopped short of retracting the comments on Friday.
US Senator Lindsey Graham dies after ‘brief and sudden illness’, his office says
Senator Lindsey Graham has died on Saturday evening following a "brief and sudden illness."
Global oil prices and bond yields rise after Trump warns Iran over stalled peace talks
The price of oil rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump warned Iran the “clock is ticking” as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled. The global benchmark Brent crude was 1.7% higher at $111.13 (£83.44), while US-traded oil was up by 2.1% at $107.62. Government borrowing costs in the US, […]
Trump calls for review related to scientific manual used by judges
U.S. President Donald Trump called for a review related to the Federal Judicial Center's scientific reference manual in cases involving climate change.
Nigeria arrests former minister in hiding after corruption conviction
Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it has arrested former Power Minister Saleh Mamman a week after he was sentenced to 75 years in jail on corruption charges.
Man charged with murder over fatal shooting of baby in New York
A man has been charged with murder after a seven-month-old baby was shot and killed while sitting in her pushchair in New York. Amuri Greene, 21, has been charged with three counts of murder and one of attempted murder after police accused him of fatally shooting Kaori Patterson-Moore on April1. Greene appeared in cour...
US cyber defence agency warns of water attacks after Minnesota targeted
A US cyber defence agency is warning of a significant increase in hackers targeting water and wastewater systems.
Trump says he will visit India as frosty relationship with Modi thaws
US President Donald Trump promised to visit India during a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in France, signalling a thawing of relations between the two countries. Trump said it would take place “sometime in the future”, adding India and the US were close to agreeing a trade deal. Relations between the two superpower...
Nicaraguan leader proposes extending presidential term by another year
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, is his personal friend, but insisted that their relationship will not influence the Government's decision to challenge her acquittal befor...
Two murder arrests made after man dies in London stabbing
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old man was fatally stabbed in west London, the Metropolitan Police has said.
Top Australian soldier charged with war crimes to remain in jail on remand
Ben Roberts-Smith - Australia's most-decorated living soldier - will remain behind bars after his lawyers did not seek bail over charges of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
‘Definitely felt a big bang’: Delta plane hit by firework while landing in Chicago
A Delta Air Lines plane carrying 52 passengers and six crew members was hit by fireworks as it prepared to land at a Chicago airport on Saturday night.