Month: December 2022

Read MoreHarry and Meghan’s new Netflix docuseries provoked mixed reactions in the United Kingdom. Charlie D’Agata reports on why the couple’s popularity has declined since the documentary was first released.Harry and Meghan’s new Netflix docuseries provoked mixed reactions in the United Kingdom. Charlie D’Agata reports on why the couple’s popularity has declined since the documentary…

Read More Ciro Gómez Leyva was unharmed when an attacker fired at his car, but 42 journalists have been killed during Amlo’s term One of Mexico’s most prominent news anchors has survived an apparent assassination attempt near his home in the capital, in one of the most brazen attacks against a journalist the country has…

Read MoreCiro Gomez Leyva says he was saved by his armoured vehicle after gunmen shot at him near his home in Mexico City.Ciro Gomez Leyva says he was saved by his armoured vehicle after gunmen shot at him near his home in Mexico City.

Read MoreKharkiv suffers “colossal” damage as the latest wave of Russian strikes targets power supplies.Kharkiv suffers “colossal” damage as the latest wave of Russian strikes targets power supplies.

Read More Soros-funded nonprofit claims 35% of attempted capital punishments were “visibly problematic” While the number of executions in the US in 2022 continues to drop, more than a third of all attempts to put convicted criminals to death were “botched” over the past year, according to a report released on Friday by the Death…

Read More The vehicle is presumed to have got lost in the darkness and ended up in the small coastal town The vehicle is presumed to have got lost in the darkness and ended up in the small coastal town

Read More The inquiry will look into decade-old claims of unlawful killings by elite British SAS commandos The UK has launched a new independent inquiry to investigate “allegations of wrongdoing” by British soldiers in Afghanistan in the early 2010s, the Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday. The probe, led by senior judge Charles Haddon-Cave, is set…

Read More Devon O’Connell was found dead Tuesday morning at one of Solitude Mountain Resort’s ski trails A storm cycle dropped over a foot of snow along Utah’s Wasatch Front earlier this week, which came as a welcome site to the region’s large population of dedicated skiers and snowboarders. Devon O’Connell was one of them.…

Read MoreThe former US president flogs ‘gifts’ showing him as a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver.The former US president flogs ‘gifts’ showing him as a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver.

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Read More The actor described feeling ‘blessed’ to cease chemotherapy treatments for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Three months after revealing that she’d been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Jane Fonda’s cancer is in remission, the US actor and activist has announced. In a blog post headlined “Best Birthday Present Ever”, Fonda wrote that her oncologist had told her…

Read More The final public presentation from the House investigation into the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role in provoking it starts at 1pm ET on Monday 19 December The final public presentation from the House investigation into the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role in provoking it starts at 1pm ET on Monday 19…

Read More The final public presentation from the House investigation into the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role in provoking it starts at 1pm ET on Monday 19 December The final public presentation from the House investigation into the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role in provoking it starts at 1pm ET on Monday 19…

Read MoreHundreds are angry at the lack of ticket availability and high black-market prices for the finals against France.Hundreds are angry at the lack of ticket availability and high black-market prices for the finals against France.

Read More French foreign minister Catherine Colonna said the countries had returned to ‘full consular cooperation’ on visit to Rabat France and Morocco have announced they were mending fences after months of tensions over visas, and said the French president, Emmanuel Macron, would visit the north African kingdom in early 2023. Speaking in Rabat alongside…

Read MoreInfantino hails ‘transformative legacy’ of event and spread of nations in knockout stage – with a nod also to Morocco.Infantino hails ‘transformative legacy’ of event and spread of nations in knockout stage – with a nod also to Morocco.

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Read More ONS data shows 1.3m people in UK with these conditions live in poverty, and are more likely to be exposed to cold More than a million people living with heart and breathing problems could be at greater risk of hospitalisation or death owing to poverty leaving them more likely to be exposed to…

Read More Exclusive: head of Cancer Research UK says waiting lists for care could get even longer unless health service’s problems are fixed Ministers risk cutting the survival chances of cancer patients and undoing two decades of progress in lowering death rates unless they tackle the NHS workforce crisis and resolve the pay row, the…

Read More The deal will see Mike Ashley add Liam Gallagher’s fashion label Pretty Green to his retail empire Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has snapped up a basket of 15 brands including former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green and 1980s brand Tessuti in a £47.5m cash deal with JD Sports. JD, which owns Size?,…

Read MoreThe basketball star speaks for the first time since her release from Russian custody last week.The basketball star speaks for the first time since her release from Russian custody last week.

Read More UKHSA pilot scheme shows strep A infections lower in areas where nasal vaccine offered to all young children Giving children the nasal flu vaccine may help protect them against strep A, according to analysis by the UK Health Security Agency. UKHSA data shows at least 19 children have now died as a result…

Read More Exclusive: Plan to recruit up to 10 people into senior roles seen as unusual and follows reports of bullying in the department Dominic Raab’s department is carrying out a major recruitment drive for private office staff, the Guardian can reveal. A hiring spree has been launched that initially sought to recruit 10 private…

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Read More Prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh, 54, made nearly $14m over nine years but stole $7m from his law firm at same time Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney accused of killing his wife and son, was indicted Friday by a grand jury in South Carolina on nine counts of tax evasion, adding to the slew…

Read More CEO Howard Schultz local coffeeshop among those closed as part of action CEO Howard Schultz local coffeeshop among those closed as part of action

Read MoreRivalry between South Africa’s former and current president spills over into a possible criminal case.Rivalry between South Africa’s former and current president spills over into a possible criminal case.

Read More Members of staff at government grace-and-favor home reportedly found white powder residue after Tory event last summer Traces of cocaine were reportedly found by staff working at a UK government grace-and-favor home after parties attended by political allies of former Prime Minister and foreign secretary Liz Truss, The Guardian reported on Friday. The…

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Read More Dmitry Sytii is under US sanctions for links with mercenary group founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is close to Vladimir Putin A Russian businessman believed to be a close ally of Yevgeny Prigozhin has been taken to hospital in Central African Republic after an “assassination attempt”, the RIA Novosti news agency has reported,…

Read MoreBusinessman Dan Gertler received broad relief from sanctions in Trump administration’s final days.Businessman Dan Gertler received broad relief from sanctions in Trump administration’s final days.

Read MoreSeven of 20 execution attempts were visibly problematic or took an inordinate amount of time.Seven of 20 execution attempts were visibly problematic or took an inordinate amount of time.

Read MoreThe satellite will help track the impacts of rising sea levels, droughts and erosion brought on by climate change.The satellite will help track the impacts of rising sea levels, droughts and erosion brought on by climate change.

Read More Actor facing seven sexual offence charges confirms name and date of birth ahead of trial next year The Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has appeared in a London court by video link facing seven sexual offence charges. In a short hearing at Westminster magistrates court in London, the 63-year-old American actor appeared by video…

Read More US media outlets express frustration while EU promises sanctions and German foreign ministry says ‘we have a problem’ Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Joe Biden is in Delaware, where he’s meeting with veterans at a National Guard facility named for his late son. The president is…