Grand Theft Auto free download crashes Epic Games store

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The Epic Games store experienced glitches on Thursday as fans rushed to download a free copy of Grand Theft Auto V. Within minutes of making...

Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made

May 15, 2020May 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1120" align="alignnone" width="614"] FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs for the Camp David, Maryland presidential retreat from...

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Science & Technology

Coronavirus: Amazon to make face shields and sell at cost

May 15, 2020

Amazon says it will produce hundreds of thousands of face shields for medics and sell them at cost price in the US. [caption id="attachment_935" align="alignleft"...

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Business News

Coronavirus: WTO head steps down a year early as downturn looms

May 14, 2020

The head of the World Trade Organization has said he will step down a year earlier than planned, at a crucial moment for the global...

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Business News

Coronavirus ‘could cost global economy $8.8tn’ says ADB

May 14, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic could cost the global economy between $5.8tn and $8.8tn (£4.8tn-£7.2tn), according to Asian Development Bank (ADB). That's more than double last month's...

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China industrial output posts surprise growth after COVID-19 collapse

May 14, 2020

[caption id="attachment_925" align="alignright" width="601"] China's economy tanked in the first three months of the year. [/caption] BEIJING: China's industrial output returned to growth for the...

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Malaysia to recover US$107.3 million after settling 1MDB case against Wolf of Wall Street producer

May 14, 2020

[caption id="attachment_922" align="alignright" width="584"] Riza Aziz, one of the producers of The Wolf of Wall Street and stepson of Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak, was...

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US urges China to release Buddhism’s 11th Panchen Lama

May 14, 2020May 16, 2020

In 1995, a young Tibetan boy Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after...

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US blames Islamic State for Kabul maternity attack, urges Afghan peace process

May 14, 2020

[caption id="attachment_914" align="alignright" width="636"] A woman carrying a baby leaves the site of an attack at a hospital where the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without...

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Business News

Hong Kong shop offers ‘tear gas’ flavor ice cream

May 14, 2020May 16, 2020

At about $5 a serving, tear gas ice cream has been a hit [caption id="attachment_1099" align="alignright" width="654"] This May 4, 2020, image made from video...