Saudi Oil Prices to Asia Point to Uneven Recovery Across Markets
Saudi Arabia’s latest oil pricing for Asian customers is pointing to an uneven recovery, with higher-density crudes outperforming
2023-08-07 14:19
Moving 4,500 into hotels will affect Scouts for years
The UK chief executive says he feels let down by organisers of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea.
2023-08-07 14:18
Chandrayaan-3: Historic India Moon mission sends new photos of lunar surface
If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds, India will be the first country to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole.
2023-08-07 13:59
China's exports likely contracted further in July, imports downturn seen slowing: Reuters poll
By Joe Cash BEIJING China's exports likely contracted further in July, as manufacturers in the world's second-largest economy
2023-08-07 13:56
Hip-hop 50: From the Bronx to Belfast, the evolution of Irish rap
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, BBC News NI looks at how the genre permeated Irish music.
2023-08-07 13:49
Mark Zuckerberg says he is ‘ready today’ but ‘not holding breath’ for cage fight with Elon Musk
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg says he is “ready today” but “not holding his breath” to take on Tesla boss and Twitter owner Elon Musk in a proposed cage fight. In a post on Sunday in Meta’s recently launched social media platform Threads, Mr Zuckerberg said he had proposed 26 August for the bout with the Tesla titan. “I’m ready today. I suggested Aug 26 when he first challenged, but he hasn’t confirmed. Not holding my breath,” the Meta chief said in response to Mr Musk’s post on Twitter, which has been rebranded as X. Earlier on Sunday, the Tesla and SpaceX boss said he was preparing for the fight, “lifting weights throughout the day”. Mr Musk said the fight would be “live-streamed on X” with proceeds from the match up going to charity for veterans. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X....All proceeds will go to charity for veterans,” Mr Musk tweeted on Sunday. The Meta chief quipped that “a more reliable platform” could be used “that can actually raise money for charity” – likely hinting that Facebook and Instagram have a built-in fundraising feature. The cage match proposal started when Mr Musk, responding to a tweet about Twitter rival Threads, took a dig about the world becoming “exclusively under Zuck’s thumb with no other options” to which a Twitter user jokingly warned the Tesla chief of his rival’s jiu jitsu training. “I’m up for a cage match if he is lol,” Mr Musk responded to the user. Replying to another user about the point of the fight with his rival, the Tesla titan said “It’s a civilised form of war”. In the following days, there were several back-and-forths on social media between the two tech rivals, which ended in them agreeing to face each other off in a cage match. In the lead-up to the possible clash, Mr Zuckerberg said he had built an octagon in the garden outside his house, which seems to have not gone well with his wife Priscilla Chan. “I have been working on that grass for two years,” Ms Chan said, according to a screenshot of their conversation shared by the Meta chief. Read More Netflix leaves fans distraught as it announces end of beloved series Jake Paul: Biggest moments from boxer and YouTube star’s Netflix documentary Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz prize money: How much did fighters earn for boxing match? Mark Zuckerberg reveals his 4,000 calorie diet and large McDonald’s order Meta’s Twitter rival Threads sees ‘steep drop in daily users by 80 per cent’ Mark Zuckerberg has lost $40 billion on the Metaverse – and plans to lose more
2023-08-07 13:46
Nottingham hospital Ukraine hub finds new home
Volunteers are breathing a sigh of relief after being given a new base at Nottingham City Hospital.
2023-08-07 13:24
Glacier basin flooding destroys two structures in Alaskan capital of Juneau and prompts local emergency declaration
Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region, officials say.
2023-08-07 13:18
Ukrainian refugee to return home from Suffolk to be with family
Maryna Nesterenko says she is going home because "the war goes on and no-one knows when it will end".
2023-08-07 13:17
Thai inflation slower than expected in July, small rises seen
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK Thailand's annual headline inflation was weaker than expected in July, helped
2023-08-07 13:16
South Korea's heatwave-hit scout jamboree bracing for typhoon
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL Organisers of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea, who have been grappling with
2023-08-07 12:56
Cambodia: PM's son Hun Manet appointed next ruler in royal formality
The Western-educated Hun Manet is appointed in a formality long signposted by his father Hun Sen.
2023-08-07 12:45
