International

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:38 UTC

  “Cheeky” gorillas share a selfie with park rangers that rescued them as babies

  

  A pair of “cheeky” gorillas in a national park at the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been photographed posing for a selfie with park rangers who helped to rescue them as babies. 

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:32 UTC

  UK four nations with hottest Easter Monday on record, Met Office says

  

  It has been the hottest Easter Monday on record in all four nations of the UK, the Met Office has said. England reached the highest temperature with 25C (77F) recorded at Heathrow, Northolt and Wisley.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:21 UTC

  Millions using popular easy to guess passwords such as 1234 or 1111

  

  Millions of people are using easy-to-guess passwords on sensitive accounts, suggests a study. The analysis by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) found 123456 was the most widely-used password on breached accounts.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:14 UTC

  Mrs. May to face an unprecedented no-confidence challenge from Tory grassroots

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May is to face an unprecedented no-confidence challenge - from Conservative grassroots campaigners. More than 70 local association chiefs - angry at her handling of Brexit - have called for an extraordinary general meeting to discuss her leadership.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:07 UTC

  African swine fever in China: Brazil expects soy exports to fall but no ceiling for meat sales

  

  Brazilian soy exports to China will definitely decline this year as African swine fever in the world’s No. 2 economy cuts demand for the animal feed, but potential growth in meat exports would offset this, Brazil’s agriculture minister said on Monday.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 06:25 UTC

  New IRA apologizes for killing journalist McKee, but she was standing “beside enemy forces”

  

  The New IRA has admitted responsibility for the killing of 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee, according to an Irish newspaper. In a statement given to The Irish News using a recognized code word, the group offered “full and sincere apologies” to her family and friends.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 06:19 UTC

  Samsung postpones release of its folding smart-phone, following screen failures

  

  Samsung has postponed the release of its folding smart-phone, days after several early reviewers said the screens on their devices had broken. The company said it had delayed the launch of the Galaxy Fold to “fully evaluate the feedback and run further internal tests”.

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:14 UTC

  Russian billionaire announces first private icebreaker: Antarctica cruise in 2022

  

  One of the top 50 richest Russians, banker Oleg Tinkov, wants to present what he calls a first private icebreaker to the public next year, before the €100 million vessel sets sail to the Antarctic among other destinations.

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:14 UTC

  Governments' hatred endangers press freedom: the Americas the worst, Reporters without borders

  

  The global press freedom is regressing with more and more countries putting journalists at risk and authoritarian regimes tightening their grip on the media, according to a report released by media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders.

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  Mrs. May will be asked to step down from office by the end of June, says leading Tory member

  

  A top member of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party will tell her in the coming week that she must step down by the end of June or her lawmakers will try again to depose her, the Sunday Times reported, without citing sources.