LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes hope to give Lewis Hamilton and George Russell a happier handling Formula One car, without last year’s ‘spiteful’ traits, to take the fight to dominant champions Red Bull this season. Technical director James Allison, whose long-term contract extension was announced on Thursday, told reporters he felt …

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somalia rejected any discussions with Ethiopia about Addis Ababa’s agreement to lease a port in the breakaway region of Somaliland, as regional heads of state gathered on Thursday to try to defuse a growing diplomatic crisis. A memorandum of understanding signed on Jan. 1 calls for recognition …

PARIS (Reuters) -Ukraine has bought six Caesar howitzers, France’s defence minister said on Thursday, adding that Paris would send 50 precision-guided missiles a month to Kyiv to aid its fight against Russia’s invasion. Speaking to France Inter radio, Sebastien Lecornu said Caesar manufacturer Nexter had managed to halve the production …

LONDON (Reuters) – At least $24.2 billion worth of crypto was sent to illicit crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or linked to terrorist financing and scams, crypto research firm Chainalysis said on Thursday. Cryptocurrencies enable people to send money around the world without using the …

PARIS (Reuters) – French police have threatened to disrupt airports during the Paris 2024 Olympics if their demands for bonuses and decent working conditions are not met, they said on Thursday. Law enforcement officers have been demonstrating in the French capital and elsewhere demanding answers from the Ministry of Interior …

(Reuters) -A Russian state prosecutor asked a Moscow court on Thursday to jail prominent nationalist Igor Girkin, who accuses President Vladimir Putin and the army top brass of not pursuing the Ukraine war effectively enough, for nearly five years. State prosecutors accuse Girkin, who is regarded in the West as …

LONDON (Reuters) – Historical drama “Oppenheimer”, one of last year’s biggest movies, led nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards on Thursday, securing 13 nods. “Oppenheimer”, about the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II, was followed by sex-charged gothic comedy “Poor Things”, with 11 nominations. Martin Scorsese’s “Killers …

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – U.S. edutech platform Coursera added a new user every minute on average for its artificial intelligence courses in 2023, CEO Jeff Maggioncalda said on Thursday, in a clear sign of people upskilling to tap a potential boom in generative AI. The technology behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT has …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s peerless pedigree and experience at the Australian Open might just make him the perfect target for Tomas Martin Etcheverry, who is fast making a habit of eliminating veterans at Melbourne Park. Argentine Etcheverry has been in terrific form this week, knocking out both Gael Monfils …

KUALA LUMPUR: A man who sold videos of himself having sex with more than 20 women has been arrested in Janda Baik, Pahang. The 31-year-old suspect was detained by Bukit Aman CID’s anti-vice, gambling and secret societies division (D7) at a house in Kampung Janda Baik, Bentong, Pahang, at about …