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Nepal plane crash: No hope of finding survivors, official says

There were 72 passengers and crew aboard the Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara which crashed on Sunday. It is unclear what caused the crash.

China's Economy Stumbled Last Year With Covid Lockdowns Hobbling Growth

The New York Times

The New York Times

China grew 3 percent for the year, numbers released Tuesday show, less than half what it was in 2021 and far short of Beijing's target of 5.5 percent. Other than 2020, it was the most disappointing showing since 1976, the year after the death of Mao Zedong ...

As Davos forum begins, Oxfam calls for 'billionaire-busting' taxes

The Washington Post

The Washington Post

The world's richest have absorbed a greater proportion of global wealth during the pandemic and over the last decade, while global poverty has increased for the first time in 25 years, according to the report, titled "Survival of the Richest." ...

Bloomberg

What's Worrying the Global Elite in Davos

Bloomberg

Globalization may not be over but it is changing, with consequences for economies and financial markets at a time when two thirds of chief economists surveyed by the Forum are predicting a recession this year. " ...

Andrew Tate: Bodyguard says influencer 'could be paranoid' as police widen investigation

It comes as Romanian police - who raided several more properties belonging to Mr Tate over the weekend - announced that they are expanding their investigation into the social media influencer, who has been accused of rape, human trafficking and running a ...

Andrew Tate's cars and watches, worth $4 million, are confiscated by Romanian police

Romanian authorities confiscated a $3.9 million trove of luxury cars, watches and cash as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation involving British-American male dominance influencer Andrew Tate. Tate, a 36-year-old known for his misogynistic ...

Death toll in Russian strike on Ukrainian building up to at least 35

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from the weekend Russian missile strike on the apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 35, an official said Monday. Rescuers continued searching through the rubble for more ...

Move over Ben Franklin: Laser lightning rod electrifies scientists

Reuters

Reuters

[1/4] The Laser Lightning Rod, an experimental lighting protection device that diverts the path of lightning bolts using a high-power laser, is seen in action at the top of Mount Santis in Switzerland in this undated photograph. TRUMPF/Martin Stollberg/ ...

Australian Open bans Russian and Belarusian flags from tournament

But the organisers reversed that decision on Tuesday, after fans displayed a Russian flag during a match between Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl and Russian Kamilla Rakhimova. The ban is effective immediately.

The death toll from a Russian strike on an apartment complex in Ukraine is now 29

DNIPRO, Ukraine — The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 29 Sunday, the regional governor reported as rescue workers scrambled to reach survivors in the rubble.