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The family of British backpacker Grace Millane have said they hope that what happened to her "will not deter even one  person from venturing out into the world" after the disappearance of the 22-year-old. The body of Ms Millane was formally identified on Wednesday after she went missing from a hostel in Auckland, New Zealand, on December […]

Digital currencies such as Bitcoin are the new kids on the block, and are becoming a popular way to sell goods, or to have as an investment. So, how do they affect your taxes? Unlike our normal currency, Bitcoins are not controlled by a central bank, or even by any specific country. They can be […]

Saoirse Ronan has credited her mother with shielding her from influential Hollywood executives who preyed on young women. At 24 years old, the actress is practically an industry veteran, having made her breakthrough as Bryony Tallis in Atonement – earning her an Oscar nomination at just 13. “I don’t know what would have happened if […]

BEIJING — China has dismissed White House criticism of its “Orwellian” demand that foreign airlines not refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a country, saying companies operating in China must respect its sovereignty. “Whatever the U.S. says will never change the objective fact that there is only one China in the world and the Hong Kong, […]

Tim Hortons plans to renovate most of its Canadian restaurants over the next several years in what some franchisees say is another “ill-conceived” move that will cost individual restaurant owners about $450,000. The coffee-and-doughnut chain and its restaurant owners will invest $700 million to gussy up almost all its Canadian locations over the next four […]

The December solstice happens at the same instant for everyone, everywhere on Earth – and this year the winter solstice occurs today, Friday December 21st 22:23 GMT in the Northern Hemisphere. The winter solstice happens every year when the Sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. In other words, it is when the North Pole is […]

You don’t really play a Dragon Quest game for surprises. This is a series built on tradition – and on traditions that you can trace back some 32 years – so it’s always going to be angling towards a more traditional brand of role-playing game. Indeed, Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age – […]

A three-year old girl is in critical condition in a New Delhi hospital where she was admitted over the weekend after allegedly being raped by her 40-year old neighbour. Officials on Monday said the girl’s condition was ‘serious’ following surgery and doctors were unsure whether the infant would survive. “A three-year old girl has been brutally […]

Raul Castro has made a rare return to the public stage in Cuba, using celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the Revolution to warn that Donald Trump is taking the US down the "path of confrontation" with the Communist island. Mr Castro, who stepped down as Cuba’s president in April, accused the US president of […]

Israeli jets struck reportedly struck Hizbollah targets outside Damascus on Tuesday, reasserting Israeli airpower in Syria after several months of restraint following the accidental downing of a Russian military plane.  The air raid was the first since Donald Trump announced he was pulling US troops out of Syria, prompting Israel’s government to say it would […]