Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday.

Twelve passengers were hospitalised Monday after a technical problem on a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland caused the Boeing-made plane to dip violently, the airline and first responders told AFP. At least one person was in serious condition after flight LA800 experienced an unspecified "technical event" over the Tasman Sea.

Bill Ackman signaled that he may consider purchasing Bitcoin – his interest has since drawn comments from Bitcoin bulls such as Michael Saylor and Stacks co-creator Muneeb Ali.

The Premier League's top three are separated by a single point with 10 games remaining as a thrilling battle between Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City looks set to go to the wire.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique defended his stuttering team after they were held 2-2 by Reims in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a third straight domestic draw which still allowed the reigning champions to go 10 points clear at the top of the table.

The United States and its allies said they shot down 15 drones fired by Yemen's Huthis into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on Saturday, in one of the Iran-backed rebels' largest attacks.

Arkham Intelligence on Thursday claimed to have identified the digital wallets of Tesla and SpaceX, supposedly revealing the tech behemoths' collective billion-dollar Bitcoin holdings.

A former member of the radical anti-capitalist Baader-Meinhof gang arrested in Berlin last week after decades on the run was remanded in custody on Thursday over three violent attacks in the 1990s.

WOOFi's swap service on Arbitrum has been exploited for $8.75 million in cryptocurrencies, marking the first time the DeFi platform suffered such an incident.

NYCB seeks a $1 billion capital raise amid financial woes and leadership changes.

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday announced it was eyeing March 14 as the earliest date for the next test launch of its giant Starship rocket, with which it hopes to one day colonize Mars.

FICO reports a minor dip in the US average credit score, dropping from 718 to 717, indicating potential economic challenges.

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Bitcoin bridge OrdiZK, which was painted by its developers as a Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana bridge, has reportedly vanished, taking with over a million worth of Ether into the unknown.

Tether has once again blacklisted USDT wallet addresses, following the blocking of 28 wallets in December that could be the largest single-day blacklisting ever implemented by the blockchain platform.

The university will undergo two years of strict monitoring to ensure adherence to safety guidelines.

Despite the largest search in aviation history, which combed 120,000 square kilometers (46,332, square miles) of the sea floor of the southern Indian Ocean, only a few fragments of the Boeing 777-200ER plane have been found.

Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday.

A top Vietnamese property tycoon went on trial Tuesday along with dozens of others, accused of embezzling $12.5 billion in the country's biggest ever fraud case.

From dramas about the atomic bomb and Auschwitz, to comedies about dolls and sex-mad reanimated corpses, the lineup of best picture contenders at Sunday's Oscars is the most varied in years.

American Airlines showcases confidence in industry recovery by ordering 260 new jets, including Boeing's 737 Max 10 and Airbus A321neo planes.

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The EU on Monday hit Apple with a 1.8 billion-euro-fine ($1.9 billion) for violating the bloc's laws by preventing music streaming services from informing users about subscription options outside of its App Store.

It's Day 150 of the Israel-Hamas war – the warring sides appear to be in a deadlock as the international community calls for an immediate halt to the fighting, and over in northern Israel, one person was killed and several others wounded following a missile attack that targeted Galilee.

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Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor said on Sunday as jihadist violence flares in the junta-ruled country.

Oil prices rose over 1% on Friday ahead of an OPEC+ decision on production cuts, driven by market expectations of supply constraints and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

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Musk seeks a jury trial and financial restitution from OpenAI, Altman, and co-founder Greg Brockman, targeting profits accrued from the business.

The WTO's 13th ministerial conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi was initially scheduled to wrap up on Thursday. But it was extended beyond its scheduled deadline three times amid rifts between the body's 164 members.