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Scores of savvy travellers will be sipping heavily discounted champagne in first-class recliners on Cathay Pacific flights this year after the airline agreed to honour tickets that were mistakenly sold at a fraction of their value. Airline and travel blogs went into overdrive on New Year's Eve after eagle-eyed shoppers noticed the carrier was ..Read More
21 Dec 2018
Gatwick airport reopens after drone saboteur sows chaos
Britain’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a rogue drone saboteur wrought travel chaos for hundreds of thousands .. Read More
20 Dec 2018
Trump declares victory over IS in Syria, orders US troops home
The Islamic State group has been "beaten" in Syria, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday in announcing a stunning or .. Read More
15 Dec 2018
Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with tax evasion, alleging she failed to pay more than $16.3 million b .. Read More
14 Dec 2018
Kotex recalls tampons in US and Canada after reports of injuries
Distributing company Kimberly Clark is recalling Kotex tampons after reports that the tampons were unraveling and causin .. Read More
14 Dec 2018
Miss Spain breaking barriers as first transgender Miss Universe hopeful
Carrying a bold message of inclusion, transgender rights and a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump, Miss Spain's A .. Read More
13 Dec 2018
Lost stars and World Cup hot topics on Google in 2018
An annual summary of "top trending searches" released Tuesday by the world's most popular online search engine was meant .. Read More
09 Dec 2018
Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon crowned Miss World 2018
It was a night to remember on Saturday for Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon as she became the first woman of the countr .. Read More
08 Dec 2018
Six dead, dozens hurt in stampede at Italian nightclub
Six people died and dozens were injured in a stampede when panic broke out during a rap concert at an Italian nightclub .. Read More
06 Dec 2018
Zuckerberg defends Facebook in new data breach controversy
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against emails showing the social media giant offering Netflix and other popu .. Read More
02 Dec 2018
US, China agree to suspend trade tariffs
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days to al .. Read More
30 Nov 2018
Thousands at Zimbabwe's first anti-government rally since crackdown
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched through Harare on Thursday under close surveillance by armed police i .. Read More
28 Nov 2018
#Google accused of collaborating with Chinese over censorship
Google stands accused of collaborating with the Chinese over internet censorship with Amnesty International warning that .. Read More
27 Nov 2018
Snapchat selfie sparks terror scare on Indian flight
A passenger was taken off an Indian plane and detained for questioning after he posted a photo of himself on Snapchat al .. Read More
26 Nov 2018
Russia seizes three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea
Russia has seized three Ukrainian naval ships in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, raising fears of military escalati .. Read More
21 Nov 2018
Man killed by plane taking off on airport runway
A man was killed on the runway at Moscow's largest airport when he was hit by a plane that was taking off, Russian inves .. Read More
18 Nov 2018
Kilogram definition set to change
Scientists have changed the way the kilogram is defined. Read More
15 Nov 2018
Trump picks handbag designer as envoy to South Africa
President Donald Trump has nominated handbag designer Lana Marks to be the next US ambassador to South Africa. Read More
14 Nov 2018
Pistorius briefly released from prison
Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius was released from prison to attend the memorial service of his grandfather. Read More
13 Nov 2018
Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of highest honour
Amnesty International announced that it has withdrawn its highest honour, the "Ambassador of Conscience Award" from Aung .. Read More
