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Five off-piste skiers have died in two avalanches in the Austria’s Alps following heavy snowfall in the region.An avalanche hit a group of seven skiers in the Pongau area near Salzburg, killing four and seriously injuring one on Saturday, local mountain rescue officials said.A similar avalanche swept away a skier in the same area earlier in the day.Poor conditions have led to the recent deaths of a number of people in the Alps over the last week.In the latest incidents, the mountain rescue service said it was alerted around 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT).Four people were found dead, while another…
Hafsa KhalilandNick EardleyGetty ImagesPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on the UK and European allies until a deal is struck for the US to take over Greenland was “completely wrong”.The US president on Saturday vowed to place a 10% levy “on any and all goods” exported to the US from 1 February, which would rise to 25% on 1 June.Sir Keir, who so far has maintained a strong relationship with Trump, said the UK would be pursuing the matter directly with the White House.The Trump administration has been ramping up calls for the…
Six years after the announcement of plans to build Atari Hotels in eight cities across the US, including Las Vegas, only one now seems to be moving forward, in Phoenix, Arizona. The Las Vegas deal ultimately “didn’t come to fruition,” spokesperson Sara Collins told Las Vegas Sun this week, and Atari Hotels is putting its focus into the Phoenix site “for the time being.”Phoenix was always meant to be the first site, followed by other hotels in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. But Las Vegas is now apparently off the table, and there haven’t…
Henri AstierandBernd Debusmann Jr,White House correspondentReutersProtesters in Greenland rallied on Saturday against any US move acquire the territoryA threat by President Donald Trump to impose fresh tariffs on eight allies opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland has drawn condemnation from European leaders.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the move was “completely wrong” while French President Emmanuel Macron called it “unacceptable”. Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson said: “We won’t let ourselves be blackmailed.”The comments came after Trump announced a 10% tariff on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland would come into force on 1…
Sammy AwamiBBC Africa, KampalaBloomberg via Getty ImagesFor supporters of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, his resounding victory in the just-concluded election is a vindication of his 40-year-long rule.He won with 72% of the vote, close to his highest-ever tally of 74% in Uganda’s first direct presidential election in 1996. It reinforces the 81-year-old’s claim that he still commands the support of the overwhelming majority of Ugandans, after seizing power as a rebel commander in 1986 ending the rule of the Milton Obote regime.But Museveni’s main election rival – the charismatic former pop star Bobi Wine – dismissed the result as “fake”…
Amazon is reportedly adding Teresa Palmer (The Fall Guy, Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) to its pantheon of Norse gods for its God of War TV show adaptation. As first reported by Deadline, Palmer will play Sif, Thor’s wife and eventual leader of the Aesir, in the live-action adaptation. It may not carry as much weight as the casting of the video game’s protagonist that was revealed earlier this week to be Ryan Hurst, but it could hint at the direction the TV show may take.While Sif plays a minor role in the God of War Ragnarok game, the early casting…
E Ink tablet maker reMarkable is running a bundle deal right now that can save you between $80 and $90 when buying a reMarkable 2 along with a Marker stylus and a folio case. The savings vary depending on the bundle you configure, but this can bring your out-the-door cost down to $449 from $529 for the tablet, Marker stylus and polymer weave book folio. The offer runs through January 17.The company also sells a newer stylus called Marker Plus that lets you erase by flipping it around just like a real pencil, but that will cost you an extra…
NBA League Pass, the streaming service that lets you catch hundreds of out-of-market NBA games, is on sale right now for up to 55 percent off. The League Pass Premium subscription is on sale for $75, down from $160, while League Pass Standard is marked down to $50 from $110. We’re almost halfway through the season at this point, so it makes sense for a service like League Pass to start offering some discounts.The Standard plan includes commercials and support for only one device at a time, while the Premium tier offers no commercials, in-arena streams during breaks in the…
A US federal judge has issued an order limiting the crowd control tactics that can be used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (ICE) towards “peaceful and unobstructive” protesters in Minneapolis.Judge Katherine Menendez ruled on Friday night that federal agents can’t arrest or pepper spray peaceful demonstrators, including those monitoring and observing ICE agents. The ruling comes ahead of planned weekend protests against the widespread immigration action in the city and follows the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent earlier this month.The US Department of Homeland Security said it is taking measures to protect officers from rioters.On…
TikTok is bolstering its age-verification measures across Europe. In the coming weeks, the platform will roll out upgraded age-detection tech in the European Economic Area, as well as in the UK and Switzerland.The systems will assess the likely age of a user based on their profile information and activity. When the tech flags an account that may belong to a user aged under 13 (the minimum age to use TikTok), a specialist moderator will assess whether it should be banned. TikTok will send users in Europe a notification to tell them about these measures and offer them a chance to…