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Iga Swiatek began her bid to regain the world number one ranking with a comeback success over Barbora Krejcikova at the WTA Finals. Poland’s Swiatek trailed the Wimbledon champion by a set and double break before regrouping to win 4-6 7-5 6-2. This was the 23-year-old’s first match since her quarter-final US Open exit in September and first under new …

Swansea City and Wales midfielder Ollie Cooper is facing three months out because of a stress fracture in his foot. Cooper has been a regular for Swansea this season and has also made an impression in Craig Bellamy’s new-look Wales side. But the 24-year-old will be sidelined until 2025 after a scan revealed the injury issue. Cooper will miss Wales’ …

US tech giant Apple saw sales in China extend a decline, while Amazon topped market expectations with strong guidance. ADVERTISEMENT Apple and Amazon have reported their September-quarter earnings with mixed results, shedding light on the intensifying race in artificial intelligence (AI) and challenges in China. Apple shares dipped 2% in after-hours trading due to ongoing weakness in China’s sales and …

On October 26, 2024, Korty took to X to post a snippet of the much anticipated interview with Davido, informing her followers that she was going to release it soon. She wrote, “Randomly decided to rework my video with @davido i’ll drop it tomorrow by 1pm.” However, the next day, she expressed her frustration regarding the fact that the singer’s …

Lil Durk’s arrest is in connection with the killing of rapper Quando Rando‘s cousin who was allegedly murdered in retaliation for the killing of rapper King Von who was an associate of Durk’s On The Family (OTF) crew. Following his death, an unnamed co-conspirator who is part of OTF, Lil Durk is alleged to have offered money and lucrative music …

Mining company BHP is being sued for billions of euros by victims of a dam collapse in Brazil back in 2015. This lawsuit will be one of the biggest of its kind in English legal history. ADVERTISEMENT The UK trial concerning the Brazilian Fundão tailings dam collapse in 2015 is taking place, almost nine years after the incident. The lawsuit …

The UK’s financial watchdog found Volkswagen had sometimes confiscated cars from vulnerable customers “without considering other options”. ADVERTISEMENT The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a £5.4m (€6.48m) penalty to Volkswagen Finance for mistreating borrowers between 2017 and 2023. In a statement on Monday, the FCA added that the financial unit of the German car maker would also have …

Getty Images The Online Safety Act, which aims to make the internet safer for children, became law just under a year ago in October 2023 Social media companies will face punishments for failing to keep children safe on their platforms, communications watchdog Ofcom has warned. Services like Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp could face fines from the regulator if they do …

Former Championship footballer, Hwang Ui-jo is reportedly facing four years in prison after illegally filming himself having sexual intercourse without permission. According to French outlet L’Equipe, Hwang is now facing the prospect of spending four years in prison after it was revealed he had filmed sexual encounters with two of his partners.  Prosecutors in the South Korean capital of Seoul, …

Elon Musk has been ordered by a federal court to answer further questions from lawyers about his takeover of Twitter – now called X – on Thursday. And the financial world has one question: Will he be there? Last month, he was a no-show for a court ordered appearance at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) office in Los …