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From prison to presidential palace: Who is Madagascar's new military ruler?

Top Dutch court calls on Russia to pay Yukos shareholders $50 billion

Iran to enforce dress code with 80,000 new morality police officers

Meet María Corina Machado, The Bitcoin Advocate Who Just Won The Nobel Peace Prize

Razer’s new ‘Phantom White’ designs are a translucent 90s throwback
It’s a strange thing, aging into the prime nostalgia market. Suddenly every show on TV and every product on shelves is laser-targeted at me. Take Razer’s new “Phantom White” collection of PC gaming gear, for example. It’s leaning hard into the translucent plastic trend of the late 90s… and, apparently,...

You won’t find a 1080p Wi-Fi home security cam as cheap as this one
These days, home security cameras have gotten increasingly affordable, making it easy to keep an eye on your home right from your phone no matter where you are. If you want to get in on the action without spending much at all, here’s a fantastic deal for you: the Tapo...

Charity watchdog 'assessing concerns' over Manchester Pride
Performers and suppliers say they have not been paid what they are owed since the event in August.

3 ways Chrome invades your privacy—and what you can do about it
Chrome is the most popular browser in the world by a country mile. With more than 77% of the browser market across all kinds of devices, it’s most people’s first choice—especially after a fresh Windows install. But Chrome isn’t some privacy-centric upstart that puts the user first. Just like Google’s...

Flawless Fleetwood leads as McIlroy rallies
Tommy Fleetwood fires a brilliant eight-under round of 64 to take the halfway lead at the DP World India Championship.

Is Rachel Reeves Facing a Budget ‘Groundhog Day’?
And the Chancellor plans ‘targeted action’ on bills in the budget.

Victims of romance fraud tricked out of £106m in past year
Varun Yadav lost his entire life savings after he was a victim of romance fraud on a dating app.

Poland denies German extradition request, frees Nord Stream suspect

Save 40% on the ultimate mug warming set that actually works (now $54)
‘Tis the season for drinking hot coffee/tea/cocoa while looking wistfully out the window at autumn rains (and soon winter snows) while cozied up in a fluffy blanket. But if you’re like me and you tend to forget to actually drink the beverages you’ve made, then a good mug warmer set...

Veracrypt keeps Windows Recall from snooping on files, but you can turn it off
The Windows Recall feature takes screenshots of the screen content on Copilot PCs at regular intervals and saves them on the local PC. This enables users to search specifically for images, texts, and websites that they’ve loaded in the past. Although Microsoft has once again improved the security of the feature,...

Laptop docking stations may evolve into ‘AI docks’ with video and apps
For better or worse, laptop docking stations have generally been “dumb” devices. Synaptics and its customers are hoping to change that. Right now, there are two main technologies that “compete” in the docking stations space: USB4 (which Intel puts its own spin on with its Thunderbolt 4 technology) and DisplayLink (a...

This 6-port USB-C charging station is great for home workers, now just $34
If you have a ton of things to charge on your desk, then you can’t afford to not have a proper charging station. Unlike a basic power strip, a charging station is more versatile, more organized, and more compact. Look at this Baseus 6-in-1 USB-C charger, for example. It’s so...

Greaves to play at Worlds and on pro tour
Beau Greaves confirms she will play in the PDC World Darts Championship and take her place on the professional tour.

Is writing already on the wall for Postecoglou at Forest?
The potential consequences of defeat this weekend will not be lost on Nottingham Forest head coach Ange Postecoglou, with the club already looking at potential replacements.