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How decentralisation is changing the game IBTimes US Blockchain technology can make transactions safe and secure, but cryptocurrency exchanges trading bitcoins and other virtual currencies that are based on this technology have been hacked because they are not working on secure networks...

Singapore Airlines flight steward arrested in India allegedly smuggling gold into the country at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport Reuters A Singapore Airlines cabin crew member has been arrested in India after he was allegedly caught smuggling gold into the country. The unnamed...

A history of North Korea at the Olympics Getty Images With two weeks to go for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, North Korea’s inclusion in the global sporting event has been a cause for concern for many. Confirming suspicions voiced by conservative critics, a former North … via...

Harvey Weinstein at an event last year Getty Images The Harvey Weinstein will not be parodied by the porn industry because the allegations made against him are ”too low,” it has been reported. The shamed American movie producer, 65, who has been accused of sexually harassing over 80 … via...

File photo: Tensions are rising between Trump and May. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Future trade relations between the United States and the post-Brexit United Kingdom are under threat due to President Donald Trump’s anger towards Prime Minister Theresa May. The two leaders’ relationship...

190-year-old dead man’s DNA recreated without remains — Representational Image DNA recreated without remains A group of researchers in Iceland have achieved a ground-breaking feat in human genetics. They have recreated the DNA of a man who died over 190 years ago and that too without using his …...

Modou Jammeh pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and another charge of causing criminal damage for threatening and trying to strangle his ex-wife – File Photo Google Streetview A Handsworth, Birmingham man tried to strangle his ex-wife and even threatened to hit her with a...

St Stephen’s primary school, in Newham, east London, has banned hijabs and fasting from its classrooms Google Maps The UK’s top state primary school has banned hijabs and fasting, calling on the government to issue firm guidelines to schools across the country on these matters. St Stephen’s...

Timing is everything. Especially when safety’s involved. Transport for London (TfL) is that lesson the hard – but hilarious – way. Londoners are going crazy over announcements telling them to “hold on” in the city’s buses. The full message, which says “hold on, the bus is about to … via...