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Pheelings Media/ Getty ImagesFrance has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry.From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but there are some exceptions.Calls will only be permitted if they relate to a contract a person has already entered into or the company has obtained prior consent to be contacted for marketing. “It cannot be stressed enough that peace and quiet is a right, and it is time to stop exposing consumers to unwanted solicitations,” consumer advocacy group Que Choisir Ensemble, said in…
EPAAnne Hathaway put her bump on full show in a custom Atelier Prabal Gurung crop topAnne Hathaway has poked fun at those who suggested her baby bump didn’t look real after a recent film premiere, telling them she had “fake hair, real bump”.The US actress turned heads in an outfit that showed off her bare bump at the launch of her new film, The End of Oak Street, in Los Angeles on Sunday.It sparked a flurry of comments on social media from people saying “Why does it look fake?” and “Oh come on. That is not real.”But others came to…
Watch: Family escapes home during Colombia earthquakeAt least 169 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.3 hrs agoLatin America
Getty ImagesLess than a month remains until Luigi Mangione’s murder trial begins in a New York court – and the case that’s already attracted national attention is likely to become an even bigger spectacle.He is due back in court on Tuesday for a hearing which is sure to mean his supporters – many of whom see Mangione as a symbol of the backlash against US healthcare costs – queueing for hours to get in.Critics and backers spin reams of online discourse about the case. Many analyse his intentions, even his appearance. The frenzy is likely to go into overdrive on…
Watch: Huge blaze after attack on petrol tank in LibyaLibyan emergency services have been battling to contain a huge blaze at a major oil plant after it was targeted by unknown attackers.The Zawiya refinery, west of the capital Tripoli, was hit in a drone strike on Monday evening – the third such incident in two days.The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said a tank containing about 4.5m litres of fuel was directly hit, triggering a huge fire that caused it to collapse. It said it was considering suspending operations if the attacks continued.There were no “serious injuries” from the fire, with…
ReutersUkraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles.The Ukrainian president said strikes in Zaporizhzhia – which killed at least six and injured at least 19 – involved ballistic missiles from Russia’s ally.In Voronezh, in southern Russia, warehouses belonging to the online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukraine. The company, known as Russia’s Amazon, has been repeatedly targeted in recent weeks.The attacks come a day after at least 13 people were killed, including one child, in Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, more than 1,100 km (680…
Getty ImagesCatering trucks are seen parked alongside the old Air Force One jet prior to its departure from Ankara Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, as part of an elaborate ruse in response to a possible Iranian threat, US media report.The US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras before being transported to a military aircraft with the help of a catering truck, the Washington Post said. Journalists and some White House staff on board did not know he had been smuggled out. Officials told the BBC’s US…
ReutersYabloko chairman Nikolai Rybakov was at the hearing in MoscowRussia’s only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month’s parliamentary elections, a Moscow court has ruled.Yabloko was the only registered party to oppose Russia’s war on Ukraine. The case against it was brought forward by Rodina, a pro-Kremlin nationalist party.Hundreds of people – mostly very young – on Monday had stood outside the Moscow courthouse where the hearing was taking place in support of Yabloko, singing songs and waving flags. The lawsuit by the Rodina party accused Yabloko of publicly supporting an extremist organisation by…
Watch: Moment powerful earthquake shakes Colombia and crumbles buildingsAt least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country’s geological service said. It was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia. Many of the deaths have been concentrated in the city of Pereira, in Colombia’s…
Trump says it would be ‘terrible mistake’ to remove InfantinoUS President Donald Trump says it would be a “terrible mistake” if under pressure Fifa president Gianni Infantino was ousted.37 mins agoFootball