Billion
London (AFP) – Did US tech giant Apple abuse the dominant position of its app store in the UK? A trial opening Monday in which plaintiffs want more than one billion pounds is set to answer that question.
Sinner relief at warm Australian Open welcome amid doping scandal
Melbourne (AFP) – World number one Jannik Sinner said he was relieved at his warm welcome despite a doping controversy as he powered into the Australian Open second round Monday with a hard-fought win over Nicolas Jarry.
IOC long
Tokyo (AFP) – Japan’s Morinari Watanabe is a rank outsider to become International Olympic Committee president but he hopes his “crazy idea” to host the Games in five cities at once can spark debate.
Leaders Liverpool survive Leicester scare to go seven points clear
Liverpool (AFP) – Curtis Jones fired Liverpool seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as the title favourites survived a scare in their 3-1 win against struggling Leicester on Thursday.
Membership of UK's anti
London (AFP) – Membership of Britain’s upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party has overtaken that of the centre-right Conservative Party for the first time, the party said Thursday, as Tories disputed the numbers.
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Two dead in treacherous Sydney
Sydney (AFP) – Two sailors have died in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic, organisers said Friday, while race favourite Comanche was forced to retire.
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Amorim warns of 'long journey' ahead for miserable Man Utd
Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said he needs time on the training ground to iron out the Red Devils’ flaws after a 2-0 defeat to lowly Wolves on Thursday.
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Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat
Panama City (AFP) – Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with US President-elect Donald Trump over control of the Panama Canal, denying that China was interfering in its operation.
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Three dead, four injured in Norway bus accident
Oslo (AFP) – A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland, killing three people and injuring four, police said Thursday.
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Man Utd fall to Wolves as Fernandes sees red
Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United’s miserable season suffered another Boxing Day blow as captain Bruno Fernandes was sent-off in a 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves.
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'Logical' that fatigued Spurs are faltering
Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou blamed an injury crisis for his side’s poor form after a 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest on Thursday.
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Manmohan Singh: technocrat who became India's accidental PM
New Delhi (AFP) – Manmohan Singh’s father may have believed his bookworm son would one day lead India, but the understated technocrat with the trademark blue turban, who died Thursday at the age of 92, never dreamed it would actually happen.
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Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat
Panama City (AFP) – Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with Donald Trump over control of the Panama Canal, which the US president-elect threatened to demand be returned to Washington.