MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia and the United States are holding “energetic” discussions over the extension of a key nuclear accord that expires next week, the Kremlin said on Tuesday (Jan 26). The New Start treaty, signed in 2010, caps to 1,550 the number of nuclear warheads that can be deployed by Moscow and Washington, who control the world’s largest nuclear […]

Joe Biden must ‘reinforce influence on Africa’ says expert Fox News contributor Kristen Anderson has explained how China’s pursuit of international hegemony in recent years has seen the country expand its sphere of influence in parts of the world where America has “stepped back.” She mentioned Africa as one of the places where Beijing has invested “tonnes of money” as part of […]

‘Vaccine nationalism is wrong way to go’ says Nadhim Zahawi The European Commission has issued a stark warning to the UK amid a row with AstraZeneca over a shortfall of doses for member states. Last week the pharmaceutical giant said it was falling behind on supply targets due to production issues. European health commissioner Stella Kyriakides accused AstraZeneca, which collaborated […]

Who will be forced to quarantine and can I upgrade my hotel room? We answer the vital questions about the Government’s new Australia-style isolation for travellers Who will be forced to quarantine in hotels? As a first step, British travellers returning from high-risk countries where new strains of the virus have been detected, such as Brazil and South Africa, will […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida has ordered the destruction of video that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex, according to court documents. U.S. District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II on Friday ruled that the videos of Kraft and other customers must be wiped from existence, because the Jupiter police […]

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Sophia the humanoid robot was the face of robotics in 2020. Now, in 2021, her developers say they plan to bring “thousands" more like her into the world. David Hanson, founder of Hanson Robotics, says that robots are the answer to re-opening the world after the coronavirus pandemic. Artificially-intelligent robots like Sophia, he says, could replace staff in care homes, […]

China’s President Xi warns global leaders against starting a ‘new Cold War’ by ‘threatening others’ in veiled threat to Joe Biden President Xi warned of global divisions as he spoke at the virtual Davos forum The comments were seen as a threat to Joe Biden’s new administration The new president wants to revitalise global alliances to counter China Chinese President […]

LIBBY Squire's alleged murderer today told jurors he drove around on the night she vanished looking for a woman to have "easy" sex with to "fulfil a fetish". Pawel Relowicz, 26, was today described as a "disgusting" Peeping Tom who "violated intimate moments" by his own lawyer in court. The Polish butcher told Sheffield Crown Court he was captured driving […]