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Five things you need to know
Prince Andrew has failed in his attempt to have a sexual assault case dismissed by a New York judge. The Queen's son has been accused of abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17.
Prince Andrew will face a civil trial in the U.S. over allegations he sexually abused an underage girl being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein https://t.co/8pmkeLAIas pic.twitter.com/o5kPWXIIFB
— Forbes (@Forbes) January 12, 2022
Inflation in the US is at its highest level for almost 40 years. Price increases for the likes of cars and food have helped push the rate up to seven per cent.
BREAKING: Prices paid by U.S. consumers jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982. It's the latest evidence that rising costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities are heightening the pressures on U.S. households. https://t.co/9rDFhRIKgl
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 12, 2022
A baby found abandoned in -20ºC weather is doing well, officials have said. The newborn was found on Orthodox Christmas Day outside the city of Novosibirsk in Russia.
A newborn baby girl left in a cardboard egg box in -20C outside Novosibirsk saved by 5 teenage boys;now parents of one of them want to adopt her as the daughter they always craved. The baby was found in deep snow by a remote road in Sosnovka village on 7Jan, the Orthodox Xmas Day pic.twitter.com/QwiTXW7jbR
— The Siberian Times (@siberian_times) January 11, 2022
A monitoring firm has found that people spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on their phones. TikTok was found to be the most downloaded app worldwide, according to App Annie.
App Annie is proud to present the State of Mobile in 2022, the industry’s leading annual report: https://t.co/160kihDyqG
— App Annie (@appannie) January 12, 2022
With over 230B apps downloaded last year, discover which markets are poised for mobile disruption in 2022 and prepare to seize the next big opportunity. pic.twitter.com/esMYYiGRAj
An Australian news channel is investigating after an expletive-laden video featuring two of their anchors was leaked. The video shows the Channel 7 journalists commenting on the case of Novak Djokovic, the tennis star battling to stay in Australia despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
An investigation is underway after an off-air studio exchange of Channel 7 presenters trashing tennis star Novak Djokovic was leaked online.https://t.co/xSCbHFh1d5
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) January 12, 2022