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Credit Suisse Ordered To Pay $926 Million To Ex Georgian PM

Credit Suisse Ordered To Pay $926 Million To Ex Georgian PM

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 26, 2023, Singapore

A Singapore court on Friday ordered Credit Suisse to pay an ex-Georgian prime minister $926 million for failing in its duty to safeguard his assets, in another blow to the fallen banking giant.

Watch: Narrow Escape For Man As E-Bike Catches Fire In London

Watch: Narrow Escape For Man As E-Bike Catches Fire In London

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday May 26, 2023

The clip shows the bike's battery erupt after going into thermal runaway.

2 Killed, 23 Injured In Fresh Russian Attack On Ukrainian Clinic

2 Killed, 23 Injured In Fresh Russian Attack On Ukrainian Clinic

Reuters | Friday May 26, 2023, Kyiv

A Russian missile hit a clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, killing at least two people and wounding 23 in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as a crime against humanity.

British Airways Cancels Dozens Of Flights After IT Failure

British Airways Cancels Dozens Of Flights After IT Failure

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday May 26, 2023

As per data firm Cirium, more than 11,300 flights are scheduled to depart from UK airports during the three-day weekend.

Plot To Kill Queen Elizabeth During 1983 US Trip Revealed By FBI

Plot To Kill Queen Elizabeth During 1983 US Trip Revealed By FBI

Edited by Anoushka Sharma | Friday May 26, 2023

According to the police, the man claimed to be seeking revenge for his daughter who "had been killed in Northern Ireland by a rubber bullet".

Last Section Of Banksy Seagull Mural Wall In UK Removed, Home Owners Talk About Nightmare

Last Section Of Banksy Seagull Mural Wall In UK Removed, Home Owners Talk About Nightmare

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday May 26, 2023

Garry Freeman, a building firm employee involved in the structural removal, said it had now gone into storage, "somewhere in the UK".

Bread, Pasta Made From Air? Revolutionary Food Gains World's Attention

Bread, Pasta Made From Air? Revolutionary Food Gains World's Attention

Low De Wei, Bloomberg | Friday May 26, 2023

It doesn't look particularly appetizing - a mustard yellow-hued powder with the texture of starch - but the ingredient that made its global debut in Singapore on Thursday is being touted as the latest breakthrough in food technology.

Russian Missile Hits Ukrainian Medical Clinic, 1 Dead, 15 Injured

Russian Missile Hits Ukrainian Medical Clinic, 1 Dead, 15 Injured

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 26, 2023, Kyiv

A Russian missile on Friday struck a medical facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing one and injuring 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"It Was Just For Nothing": Stormy Daniels Regrets Coming Forward About Alleged Trump Affair

"It Was Just For Nothing": Stormy Daniels Regrets Coming Forward About Alleged Trump Affair

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday May 26, 2023

Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Stormy Daniels said "truth doesn't seem to matter."

US Climber Achieves Rare Everest 'Triple Crown' As Death Count Reaches 12

US Climber Achieves Rare Everest 'Triple Crown' As Death Count Reaches 12

Reuters | Friday May 26, 2023, Kathmandu

A renowned US mountain guide has achieved the rare Mount Everest region "triple crown" of climbing the Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse peaks in one season, a hiking firm said on Friday, as the season's death count on the world's highest mountain hit 12.

At Oil Giant's Meet, Protesters Face Tear Gas From French Police

At Oil Giant's Meet, Protesters Face Tear Gas From French Police

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 26, 2023, Paris

Police fired tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies in Paris on Friday.

Pakistan Hands 33 Protest Suspects To Military For Trials

Pakistan Hands 33 Protest Suspects To Military For Trials

Reuters | Friday May 26, 2023, Islamabad

At least 33 people suspected of attacking army installations during protests that followed the arrest of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier this month have been handed over to the military for trials.

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Being Probed Over "Nazi-Style" Uniform

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Being Probed Over "Nazi-Style" Uniform

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 26, 2023, Frankfurt

Berlin police said Friday they were investigating Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters for incitement to hatred after he donned a Nazi-style uniform at a concert in the German capital.

Imran Khan "Thanks" Pakistan For Placing Him In 'No-Fly' List

Imran Khan "Thanks" Pakistan For Placing Him In 'No-Fly' List

Asian News International | Friday May 26, 2023, Islamabad

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan today thanked the country's government for putting him on a 'no-fly list' stating that he does not plan to go overseas as he does not have any property or businesses abroad and does not hold

Peru Police Seize 50 Bricks Of Cocaine Wrapped In Nazi Symbol

Peru Police Seize 50 Bricks Of Cocaine Wrapped In Nazi Symbol

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday May 26, 2023

The drugs were being transported by a Liberian-flagged boat, said anti-narcotics authorities.