While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 18
August 18, 2023 6:01 AM Smash-and-grab mob robberies spark Los Angeles clampdown Los Angeles police vowed Thursday to clamp down after a series of violent flash mob robberies by gangs…
UK backs pubs to open earlier for England’s World Cup final
August 18, 2023 5:35 AM Pubs can generally begin serving alcohol from 1100 local time – when the game kicks off. Read More
Smash-and-grab mob robberies spark Los Angeles clampdown
August 18, 2023 5:15 AM The raids happen in full view of other shoppers, with clerks and security guards seemingly powerless to prevent them. Read More
Russia detains US citizen suspected of spying: Media
August 18, 2023 4:58 AM Russian-born American Gene Spector faces up to 20 years in prison. Read More
22 years in prison for Quebec woman who sent poison to Trump
August 18, 2023 3:14 AM Threatening the US president is a specific crime that brings up to five years in prison. Read More
Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes Colombian capital, buildings evacuated
August 18, 2023 2:48 AM The initial quake was followed by aftershocks minutes later as people crowded the city’s streets. Read More
H&M says it will ‘phase out’ sourcing from Myanmar
August 18, 2023 2:38 AM H&M became the latest brand to cut ties with suppliers in the country after Zara owner Inditex, Primark and others. Read More
Auschwitz Memorial criticises Musk’s X for not removing antisemitic content
August 18, 2023 2:10 AM The Auschwitz Memorial reported an antisemitic message on the site but X said the content did not violate its rules. Read More
Italy’s army general to be disciplined over shock book
August 18, 2023 1:54 AM The Italian Army distanced itself from the book, saying it had not reviewed the text before it was published. Read More
Prague cancels concert by Russian soprano Netrebko over Ukraine
August 18, 2023 12:56 AM Netrebko was due to perform at Prague’s Municipal House on Oct 16. Read More