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Terminally ill people urge UK government to pay pensions early
Read More Those of working age who die are twice as likely to spend final year of life in poverty, says charity Terminally ill people are calling on the UK government to start paying their state pensions early so they can enjoy what is left of their lives and tackle a “cost of dying” crisis.…
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‘Last nail in the coffin’: Utah’s Great Salt Lake on verge of collapse
Read More It’s lost 73% of its water and is unable to sustain some wildlife – and could soon negatively affect human health Emergency measures are required to avert a catastrophe in Utah’s Great Salt Lake, which has been drying up due to excessive water use, a new report warns. Within years, the lake’s ecosystems…
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Firefighters three times more likely to die from certain types of cancer – study
Read More Cancer death rates are 1.6 times higher than general population probably due to toxic chemicals Firefighters are more than three times as likely to die from certain cancers than the general population, probably due to exposure to toxic chemicals while battling blazes, a study has found. Rates of prostate cancer, leukemia and oesophagal…
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Labour MPs to lobby Keir Starmer to put green policies at heart of manifesto
Read More Members who set up group say past policies have been ‘trite’ and social justice case needs to be clearly made Labour MPs have set up a lobby group in an attempt to push Keir Starmer into making nature and climate a key part of his election manifesto. Previous Labour nature policies have been…
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Labour MPs defend accepting tens of thousands from little-known company
Read More Wes Streeting, Dan Jarvis and Yvette Cooper received donations from MPM Connect, which has no obvious line of business Labour MPs have defended taking money from a little-known company that has emerged as one of Westminster’s biggest political donors. Wes Streeting, Dan Jarvis and Yvette Cooper have all said they did nothing wrong…
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Russia-Ukraine blog live: ‘Almost no walls left’ in Soledar, says Zelenskiy, as fierce fighting continues
Read More Russia steps up assault on Soledar; UK considering supplying tanks to Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceContinue reading…Russia steps up assault on Soledar; UK considering supplying tanks to UkraineRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceContinue reading…
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Peru protests: 17 dead in fresh clashes as calls grow for President Boluarte to resign
Read More Fresh violence breaks out in southern region, as Boluarte says she cannot agree to key demands of protesters At least 17 people have been killed in fresh clashes between protesters and security forces in Peru as rolling anti-government protests turned deadly again, pushing the overall death toll to nearly 40 in the nationwide…
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Canadian reporter suffers medical emergency live on air: ‘I’m not feeling very well’
Read More Jessica Robb’s eyes glaze over and she begins to wobble while presenting a segment Jessica Robb’s eyes glaze over and she begins to wobble while presenting a segment
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Cartel leader El Gato, wanted in US murder, is seized in Mexico city
Read More El Gato wanted in the US for alleged role in orchestrating 2013 murder in Southlake, Texas El Gato wanted in the US for alleged role in orchestrating 2013 murder in Southlake, Texas
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Biden declares emergency for US state
Read More Days of intense storms in California have left at least 12 people dead and hundreds of thousands of residents without power US President Joe Biden has authorized an emergency declaration for the state of California, which has been pounded by deadly winter storms for more than a week, resulting in flooding, widespread power…
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At least 17 dead in anti-government protests in southern Peru
Read MoreClashes in city of Juliaca most deadly since unrest began when Pedro Castillo was removed early last month.Clashes in city of Juliaca most deadly since unrest began when Pedro Castillo was removed early last month.
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Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai requests Rishi Sunak meeting – report
Read More The British citizen is awaiting trial on national security charges in Hong Kong that could see him jailed for life if convicted Lawyers for the Hong Kong activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai have reportedly requested a meeting with the British prime minister to discuss his case. Lai, a dual Hong Kong and…
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Brazil Congress: Big pro-democracy rallies held to condemn rioters
Read MoreThey come after supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the heart of the Brazilian state.They come after supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the heart of the Brazilian state.
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Australia’s big polluters must cut emissions by nearly 5% a year, but can use offsets to get there
Read More Plan that is key to Albanese government’s 2030 target will focus on emissions intensity to encourage cleaner practices rather than cutting production Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s big polluting sites will have to reduce greenhouse…
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Trump announces death of conservative commentator ‘Diamond’ Lynnette Hardaway of Diamond and Silk
Read More Diamond Lynnette Hardaway passes away on Monday night Diamond Lynnette Hardaway passes away on Monday night
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Potentially classified files found at Biden private office
Read MoreThe FBI is reportedly involved in the inquiry into about 10 documents found at the Penn Biden Center.The FBI is reportedly involved in the inquiry into about 10 documents found at the Penn Biden Center.
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Analysis: Biden’s Mexico visit comes amid tension on immigration, fentanyl, energy
Read More President Biden met Mexico’s leader amid deep concerns about illegal immigration, fentanyl smuggling and energy policy. Canada’s Trudeau joins a Tuesday summit. President Biden met Mexico’s leader amid deep concerns about illegal immigration, fentanyl smuggling and energy policy. Canada’s Trudeau joins a Tuesday summit.
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Disney boss calls for workers to return to office four days a week
Read MoreFrom the start of March employees will be asked to be in the office from Monday to Thursday.From the start of March employees will be asked to be in the office from Monday to Thursday.
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US justice department investigating papers stored at Biden’s former institute
Read More Classified documents found by president’s personal lawyers while closing out office at UPenn’s Biden Center for Diplomacy The US justice department is investigating a number of documents bearing highly sensitive classified markings stored at Joe Biden’s former institute in Washington DC from his time as vice-president in the Obama administration, the White House…
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‘Legends’: Scott Morrison used WhatsApp group to ‘cheer on’ Pat Cummins and Justin Langer
Read More New cricket documentary The Test reveals former PM added Cummins to messaging group not long after he became captain Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Scott Morrison says he used a private WhatsApp group dubbed “Legends”, which…
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Dr Dre deplores ‘hateful’ Marjorie Taylor Greene using his song in removed video
Read More The rapper rejected the use of Still DRE by the ‘divisive’ Republican in a video posted to Twitter The rapper Dr Dre has spoken out against the use of his song Still DRE in a self-promotional video by the Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene to celebrate her role in electing fellow GOP lawmaker…
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Famed Danish restaurant Noma will close by 2024 to make way for a test kitchen
Read More Chef Rene Redzepi’s house of Nordic gastronomy will close by the winter of 2024 and re-emerge as Noma 3.0, the Copenhagen eatery said on its webpage. (Image credit: Dresling Jens/AP) Chef Rene Redzepi’s house of Nordic gastronomy will close by the winter of 2024 and re-emerge as Noma 3.0, the Copenhagen eatery said…
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FBI fugitive wanted for role in Texas murder-for-hire plot arrested in Mexico
Read MoreJosé Rodolfo Villareal-Hernandez was taken into custody in Mexico City after spending years on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives list.José Rodolfo Villareal-Hernandez was taken into custody in Mexico City after spending years on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives list.
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Where is Bolsonaro? In hospital, his wife says
Read MoreThe former president is under observation with abdominal pain, his wife Michelle wrote on Instagram.The former president is under observation with abdominal pain, his wife Michelle wrote on Instagram.
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Several California counties ordered to evacuate as deadly storm weathers on
Read More Communities including in celebrity enclave of Montecito, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz told to evacuate as more rain is expected A series of deadly and destructive storms continued to hammer California on Monday, as the drought-stricken state grapples with the sudden onslaught of a very wet January. Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration…
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Xi Warns China Officials to Avoid ‘Collusion’ With Big Business
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‘Anomaly’ thwarts UK attempt to put satellites into space
Read MoreRocket carried beneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 separated from the aircraft but failed to reach orbit.Rocket carried beneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 separated from the aircraft but failed to reach orbit.
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Election protesters storm Brazil’s Congress
Read MoreOfficials in Brazil are vowing to punish thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s far-right former president, after they stormed and vandalized government buildings on Sunday, hoping to have him returned to power. Bolsonaro fled to the U.S. days before his term ended.Officials in Brazil are vowing to punish thousands of supporters of…
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This is what it’s like to suffer cardiac arrest on the field
Read More Spectators and TV viewers were stunned when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s heart stopped beating last week. But cardiac arrest in young athletes happens more often than is realised, and the key to averting disaster is quick thinking by bystanders, two survivors tell Sheila Flynn Spectators and TV viewers were stunned when Buffalo…
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Former Team GB rower killed after being thrown from horse, inquest hears
Read More Ex-army captain Tanya Brady, 49, died in Hampshire in April after animal became ‘spooked’ A former rower for Team GB and army captain was killed after she was thrown from her horse, an inquest has heard. Tanya Brady, 49, died at the scene of the accident in Liss, Hampshire, on 28 April last…
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House Republicans move to defang ethics office investigating its members
Read More Incoming majority also created new special subcommittee to investigate justice department and intelligence agencies House Republicans moved to pre-emptively kill any investigations against its members as it curtailed the power of an independent ethics office just as it was weighing whether to open inquiries into lawmakers who defied subpoenas issued by the House…
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Biden makes first trip to U.S.-Mexico border
Read MorePresident Biden is in Mexico City for the North American Leaders’ Summit with his counterparts from Mexico and Canada. One of the biggest topics on the agenda will be immigration. Before the summit, Mr. Biden made his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office.President Biden is in Mexico City for the North…
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House passes controversial rules package with only one Republican opposing
Read More Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas opposes it Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas opposes it
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DOJ reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center
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Moscow threatens Russian actor with criminal charges after Ukraine war criticism
Read More Moscow accuses Arthur Smolyaninov of making ‘a series of statements directed against Russia’ Moscow accuses Arthur Smolyaninov of making ‘a series of statements directed against Russia’
