Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request
NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.
Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store
The ruling was a stinging defeat for Apple in a long-running antitrust case brought by Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, on behalf of app
Microsoft Earnings Report: AI Spending Slows as Profit Increases 18%
The tech giant’s revenue also grew 13%, topping Wall Street’s expectations.
Apple referred for possible criminal contempt investigation
The tech giant had been ordered in 2021 to allow greater competition and open the App Store up to outside payment options.
Trump tells business chiefs he needs ‘little bit of time’ as US economy shrinks
The US president blames the first quarterly GDP decline in three years on his Democratic predecessor.
US and Ukraine sign long-awaited natural resources deal
The White House has been pushing for the agreement as a prerequisite for further military assistance.
North Korea: First road bridge to Russia ‘significant’ development
The announcement comes after North Korea confirmed for the first time its soldiers are fighting alongside Russia.
Ukraine, U.S. officials sign natural resources deal
Ukraine and the U.S. said on Wednesday they signed an agreement on a joint fund to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction, and a draft of the
Trump pick to lead CBP accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man at California border
Senators question Rodney Scott, who formerly led the U.S. Border Patrol and is now the nominee to lead its parent agency, about the brutal 2010
Trump promised vast deportations to Mexico. Why are the numbers so low?
Massive deportations from the U.S. have yet to materialize in Mexico. But Mexico is accepting migrants from third countries.
1 dead in flooding in Oklahoma as downpours hit region
An Oklahoma man died after he was swept away by flooding Wednesday as heavy rain struck the state and Texas, where around 16 million people
Officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital siege was hit by friendly fire, prosecutor says
An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also hit an armed man
US and Ukraine sign deal to establish investment fund
The US Treasury has announced it has agreed to establish an American-Ukrainian reconstruction investment fund.
South Africa to hold inquiry on alleged hampering of apartheid prosecutions
The move comes after survivors and relatives of victims of apartheid-era crimes launched a court case.