It's one of the world's most popular navigation apps. But Google Maps has been causing chaos for some shoppers after pranksters set up a 'phantom' Aldi in the middle of the Welsh countryside.

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An Aldi appearing on a map of rural Wales was not all it seemed (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Shoppers and a delivery driver have been left short-changed after they headed to a phantom ...

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Google has named Debbie Weinstein, a senior executive for the tech giant in the UK, as its president in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Until now, Ms Weinstein has been the US firm’s vice ...

Debbie Weinstein, a senior UK executive at Google, has just been appointed as the company's president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Having previously served as vice president and ...

The Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats after World War I, and the recent collapse ...

New York isn’t just a haven for Christians from around the world; it’s also a sanctuary for their rare and dying dialects.

Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats (Sykes and Picot) after World War I to advance their empires’ economic ...

As part of its provocative and extreme policies towards Middle Eastern countries, Israel published a so-called “historical” ...

One user told WIRED that Google Maps directed them to “drive right into a wall that’s been up since 2003.” Residents in the West Bank have long complained that missing and outdated data on ...