North Korea’s former propaganda master Kim Ki Nam has died, state media said on Wednesday. He was 94. He died due to old age and “multiple organ dysfunction” for which he had been receiving treatment since 2022, the official KCNA said. He had spent decades leading propaganda efforts in the totalitarian state, including building a […]
Brewing giant Heineken will reopen 62 pubs that were closed in recent years and invest £39m in refurbishing hundreds of sites across the UK. The company said the cash injection into its Star Pubs & Bars chain will create more than 1,000 new jobs. The UK pubs industry has been hard hit by closures both […]
Two Nasa astronauts are due to head for the International Space Station aboard a new spacecraft. Boeing’s Starliner will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, in its first crewed test flight. The mission has been delayed for several years because of setbacks in the spacecraft’s development. If it is successful, it will become the […]
Toronto police have said a security guard was shot overnight outside the home of Canadian rapper Drake. Police said suspects in a vehicle shot the guard at the corner of the Park Lane Circle mansion around 02:00 EDT (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday before fleeing the scene. It remains unclear if Drake was at home when […]