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Spotify: Streaming giant announces plans to clamp down on Covid misinformation Spotify says that it is working to add advisory warnings to any podcast on its platform that discusses Covid-19. CEO Daniel Ek said that the…

North Korea missile tests: Biggest launch since 2017 North Korea has conducted what is thought to be its biggest missile launch since 2017. The weapon was apparently an intermediate range missile which reached an altitud…

Ten people injured in Pittsburgh bridge collapse A bridge in the US city of Pittsburgh has collapsed with six vehicles, including a bus, on it at the time. Officials said 10 people sustained minor injuries, three of whom…

US East Coast hunkers down as 'bombogenesis' snowstorm hits The US East Coast is hunkering down as a major blizzard hits the region for the first time in four years. The storm is forecast to stretch from the Carolinas to…

Crypto money laundering rises 30%, report finds Criminals laundered $8.6bn (£6.4bn) of cryptocurrency in 2021, up by 30% from the previous year, a report by blockchain data company Chainalysis says. It says police could…

Ukraine crisis: Biden warns Russia may invade next month US President Joe Biden has warned there is a "distinct possibility" Russia might invade Ukraine next month, the White House says. Russia meanwhile says it sees "li…

Ukraine crisis: US rejects Russian demand to bar Ukraine from Nato The US has rejected Russia's demand to bar Ukraine from Nato, amid warnings Russia might invade its neighbour. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was givi…

Global chip shortage: US says firms' stocks have plunged Manufacturers have seen their stocks of semiconductors plunge amid the global chip shortage, the US Department of Commerce has warned. A survey of more than 150 fi…

Taylor Swift calls out Damon Albarn over songwriting comments Taylor Swift has criticised Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur and later of Gorillaz, after he said that she doesn't write her own music. Talking to the LA Tim…

Ukraine: UK withdrawing some embassy staff from Kyiv Britain has started withdrawing staff from its embassy in Ukraine, amid growing fears of a Russian invasion. Officials say there have been no specific threats to Briti…

Ukraine: US orders families of embassy staff to leave The US has ordered the relatives of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave amid rising tension in the region. The State Department has also given permission for non-es…

Russia-Ukraine tensions: UK warns of plot to install pro-Moscow ally The UK has accused President Putin of plotting to install a pro-Moscow figure to lead Ukraine's government. The Foreign Office took the unusual step of…

Netflix faces rocky road after pandemic wins The number of Netflix subscribers grew to 222 million last year, but the streaming firm is facing a rocky road ahead as the surge of interest it saw during the pandemic fades.…

UN condemns deadly air strike on Yemen prison The UN has condemned an air strike on a Yemen detention centre that has killed more than 70 people. The facility in Saada, a stronghold of the rebel Houthi movement in north-…

Coronavirus: Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination order Austria has moved closer to introducing a compulsory vaccination order after parliament's lower house voted in favour of new government proposals. The…

Apple AirTags - 'A perfect tool for stalking' It had just turned 3pm when she got home on 27 December. She received a notification on her phone. "My phone made a ding that I'd never heard before", she says. The notificat…

Ukraine tension: Biden says he thinks Putin will 'move in' US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will "move in" on Ukraine but does not want "full-blown war". He told a news con…

Ukraine: Blinken flies to Europe amid Russia invasion fears US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Europe on Wednesday amid mounting fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be imminent. Mr Blinken wil…

Microsoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard for nearly $70bn Microsoft says it plans to buy major games company Activision Blizzard in a deal worth $68.7bn (£50.57bn). It would be the biggest acquisition in the company's…

Tonga tsunami: Runway ash hampers relief efforts as scale of damage emerges Ash cloaking a runway has hampered relief efforts to Tonga, as the scale of the damage from a volcanic eruption and a tsunami becomes clear. New…

REvil ransomware gang arrested in Russia Authorities in Russia say they have dismantled the ransomware crime group REvil and charged several of its members. The United States had offered a reward of up to $10m (£7.3m) fo…

Novak Djokovic: Tennis star to be deported after losing Australia visa appeal Tennis star Novak Djokovic has lost his last-ditch court bid to stay in Australia and is set to be deported. Judges rejected his appeal after…

Tsunami hits Tonga after giant volcano eruption Tsunami waves caused by a giant underwater volcanic eruption have hit the Pacific country of Tonga. Social media footage showed water washing through a church and several h…

Novak Djokovic: Australia cancels tennis star's visa Novak Djokovic is set to be detained on Saturday after Australia cancelled his visa for a second time, in a row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated. T…

US Supreme Court blocks Biden's workplace vaccine mandate The US Supreme Court has blocked President Joe Biden's rule requiring workers at large companies to be vaccinated or masked and tested weekly. The justices at the…

German court finds Syrian colonel guilty of crimes against humanity A German court has sentenced a Syrian colonel to life in prison for crimes against humanity in a historic trial. Anwar Raslan, 58, was linked to the tor…

Kim Kardashian sued in crypto 'pump and dump' case Kim Kardashian is among three celebrities being sued by investors in the EthereumMax crypto-currency. Other defendants include boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, basketball play…

Moxie Marlinspike leaves encrypted-messaging app Signal Moxie Marlinspike, the co-founder and chief executive of encrypted-messaging app Signal, has resigned. He blogged it was a "good time to replace myself as CEO" afte…

North Korea says Kim Jong-un oversaw third hypersonic missile test North Korea says it has conducted another hypersonic missile test, under the watch of its leader Kim Jong-un. State media said the missile fired on Tuesd…

Pokémon Go: Police fired for chasing Snorlax instead of robbers Two Los Angeles police officers were fired for chasing Pokémon rather than fleeing robbers, court documents show. The pair were parked nearby when a radio c…