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  British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily in the early hours of Monday morning. The 56m (183ft) vessel was carrying 22 people including British, American and Canadian nationals. Fifteen people were rescued, including a one-year-old British girl, and authorities are continuing their search into the night. Local media reported the yacht, named Bayesian, capsized at about 05:00 local time   after encountering a heavy storm overnight that caused waterspouts, or rotating columns of air, to appear over the sea. Mr Lynch, known by some as "the British Bill Gates", co-founded software company Autonomy, which was later  bought by tech giant Hewlett-Packard  for $11bn (£8.6bn). Mike Lynch was given an OBE honour for services to enterprise in 2006 Witnesses told Italian news agency Ansa that the Bayesian’s anchor was down when the storm struck, causing th...

  Since July, internet networks have been up to 40 percent slower than normal, according to one IT association, while documents, images and voice notes have been disrupted on WhatsApp, used by tens of millions of people A logo of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is seen on its headquarters building in Islamabad. AFP Pakistan’s government is throttling the internet and social media while it tests new controls to crush dissent, activists and business leaders say, putting the country’s economic recovery at risk. Since July, internet networks have been up to 40 percent slower than normal, according to one IT association, while documents, images and voice notes have been disrupted on WhatsApp, used by tens of millions of people. Digital rights experts believe the state is testing a firewall – a security system that monitors network traffic but can also be used to control online spaces. “The Internet slowdown is due to the installation of a national firewall and content fil...

  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle seemingly had an awkward interaction which could not stay hidden from the cameras. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are currently on their Colombia tour, were visiting a school in the capital, Bogota, where they were taking part in an art session and planting trees on their second day. During the visit, signs of strain appeared between Harry and his wife Meghan as she shut him up with in one swift move. A lip reader disclosed what went down in that tense moment. Professional lip reader Nicola Hickling revealed that as the couple approached the headmaster, Serafin OrdoìnÞez, Vice President Francis Marquez told Meghan to “Go ahead.” Meghan then says to her hosts, “There you are.” Once Harry and Meghan were interacting with the children, Hickling noted that strained interaction. “Harry is about to say something (‘look’) when Meghan interrupts him and speaks to the boy,” she told  The Mirror. “Meghan's eyes are closed and she clasps her hands to...

  Ben Affleck made sure that his special day went according to his wishes and no one else amid his marital woes with wife Jennifer Lopez. The Mother  actress, 55, was spotted leaving Affleck's rental home just hours after his ex-wife Jennifer Garner visited him, via  The Daily Mail. Now, new sources revealed that his ‘low-key’ birthday was ‘exactly’ what he wanted for his birthday unlike Lopez’s star-studded grand Bridgerton-themed birthday in last month. “It’s exactly what he wanted,” the insider told  People Magazine . “He didn't want to go out to celebrate. The kids had gifts for him, and it was cute.” As for Lopez, the source shared that the  On the Floor  songstress had only “stopped by to congratulate him.” On the same day, she was also spotted solo at the opening night of the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, which featured performances from Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga. “The kids were with Ben for most of the day. He didn't leave the house at all fo...