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Two Canadian police officers shot dead after responding to family dispute
Read More The officers, aged 30 and 35, responded to the scene in the Inglewood neighbourhood of Edmonton at around 1am on Thursday The officers, aged 30 and 35, responded to the scene in the Inglewood neighbourhood of Edmonton at around 1am on Thursday
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Serb leader says he won’t sign anything during Kosovo talks
Read MoreSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he won’t “sign anything” during European Union-mediated talks with the Kosovo leader this weekendSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he won’t “sign anything” during European Union-mediated talks with the Kosovo leader this weekend
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Elizabeth Warren says Republicans handed Fed chairman ‘flamethrower that he aimed at the banking rules’
Read More The Massachusetts Democrat blames a 2018 law that Donald Trump signed weakening financial regulations The Massachusetts Democrat blames a 2018 law that Donald Trump signed weakening financial regulations
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Trump news – live: Trump lays out 2024 plan to avert Third World War and dismisses encroaching investigations
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Biden climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow
Read MorePresident Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agendaPresident Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agenda
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Met police on ‘last chance’ as Casey report to condemn failure to change
Read More Exclusive: findings of official review due out on Tuesday described as ‘horrible’ and ‘atrocious’ for force The Metropolitan police service is riddled with deep-seated racism, sexism and homophobia and has failed to change despite numerous official reviews urging it to do so, an official report will say. The report from Louise Casey, which…
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Video shows moment Russian fighter jet hits US drone over Black Sea
Read MoreUS footage shows the jet apparently dumping fuel as it makes two close passes with the drone.US footage shows the jet apparently dumping fuel as it makes two close passes with the drone.
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Labour says Hunt budget unravelling amid criticism on pensions
Read More Shadow chancellor says pension changes are ‘wrong priority, at the wrong time, for the wrong people’ Rachel Reeves claimed that Jeremy Hunt’s budget was “unravelling before our eyes” as Labour criticised the chancellor for handing a tax cut to the wealthiest with his pension changes. In a 20-minute speech in the Commons, the…
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California water restrictions eased as cliff sides crumble after storms
Read More Nearly back-to-back storms have refilled reservoirs and built up snowpack, easing drought as residents reckon with destruction Drought-busting rainfall from California’s 11th atmospheric river has brought the end of water restrictions for nearly 7 million people, which imposed limits on activities such as outdoor watering as the state grappled with severe shortages. But…
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Thomas Kinkade’s serene paintings hung in one of 20 American homes — as he hid a vault of tortured art
Read More The art of Thomas Kinkade became a Nineties phenomenon as collectors and the American public clamoured for his pieces while critics rolled their eyes. But the ‘Painter of Light’ was battling personal demons as business woes and scandal plagued the empire before his death at 54 — and a new film lifts the…
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Le Pen calls on France’s PM to resign
Read More France has been struck by widespread protests amid plans to change its retirement age France’s far-right opposition party said on Thursday that it is to file a no-confidence motion against the government after President Emmanuel Macron opted to push through controversial pension reform without a parliamentary vote, while also calling for Prime Minister…
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Malawi’s president appeals for immediate aid after Cyclone Freddy
Read MoreLazarus Chakwera calls for international help after Cyclone Freddy strikes twice, killing more than 300 people.Lazarus Chakwera calls for international help after Cyclone Freddy strikes twice, killing more than 300 people.
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Virgin Orbit reportedly furloughs staff, suspending operations
Read MoreCompanywide pause follows failure of historic January mission after “anomaly” caused rocket to prematurely shut down.Companywide pause follows failure of historic January mission after “anomaly” caused rocket to prematurely shut down.
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Whether in Europe or the Asia-Pacific, Uncle Sam is ready to screw over his ‘friends’ for profit
Read More Time and time again, the US reveals itself to be an unreliable partner Tsai Ing-Wen, the leader of Taiwan, is slated to visit California and meet with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in April. This meeting will certainly cast an unpredictable variable on Sino-U.S. relations. The relationship between China and the US is already…
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Dismay over news Oldham Coliseum to close after loss of government grant
Read More The 138-year-old theatre helped launch careers of many northern English actors Arts bodies have decried the “devastating” news that one of Britain’s oldest theatres, the Oldham Coliseum, will close in two weeks after being stripped of its government funding. The 138-year-old theatre confirmed “with deep sadness” on Thursday that it would bring down…
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El Salvador extends emergency powers in year-long gang crackdown
Read MoreMeasures enjoy widespread support, but rights groups say they have led to arbitrary arrests and prison overcrowding.Measures enjoy widespread support, but rights groups say they have led to arbitrary arrests and prison overcrowding.
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TikTok says US threatening to ban the app
Read More Washington is demanding that the app’s Chinese owners sell their stake, company representatives have said Washington has urged TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a potential US-wide ban, representatives of ByteDance – the company behind the platform – told various media outlets on Wednesday. TikTok…
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Treasury secretary Janet Yellen to tell Senate that US banking system ‘remains sound’ – live
Read More Finance committee to hold hearing on bank’s collapse and the role relaxing banking regulations had in the crisis Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email The January 6 insurrection is popular among Republicans, a new poll shows, perhaps not surprisingly. Here’s the Guardian’s Martin Pengelly with the story:…
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Another US train derails
Read More The locomotive in Arizona was originally reported to be carrying hazardous materials, but it turned out to be corn syrup A train derailed in northern Arizona late on Wednesday, according to local authorities. It’s the latest in a series of railway accidents in the US recently. The incident occurred at the Topock Bridge…
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NHS workers expected to be offered one-off payments worth up to 6% as part of revised pay offer – UK politics live
Read More Health secretary expected to announce a formal pay offer to key unions later today Sinn Féin’s US fundraising arm has caused a row by calling for a referendum on Irish unity in adverts in the New York Times, Washington Post and other US publications. The half-page ads were paid for by Friends of…
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Gender Empowerment Falters at the Highest Echelons of the UN
Read More UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (IPS) – When Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) last week, he said the annual meeting takes on even greater significance at a time when women’s rights are being “abused, threatened, and violated around the world.” Read the full story, “Gender Empowerment…
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Untimely rains threaten India winter crops just before harvesting
Read MoreKey growing states in central, northern and western regions likely to receive more rain and hailstorms in next 10 days.Key growing states in central, northern and western regions likely to receive more rain and hailstorms in next 10 days.
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China’s Baidu unveils ChatGPT rival ERNIE
Read MoreCEO Robin Li shows AI-powered chatbot writing a poem and producing a video with prompts.CEO Robin Li shows AI-powered chatbot writing a poem and producing a video with prompts.
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Moscow spooked NATO from going all in for Ukraine – John Bolton
Read More Attacks on any target, including Nord Stream, should not imperil foreign aid, the US arch-hawk argued Russia intimidated NATO nations, stopping them from giving Ukraine the weapons it needed and allowing it to attack any targets it wanted, including key European infrastructure, US arch-hawk John Bolton has claimed. That must change, he added,…
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Liberal MP blasts Scott Morrison over unknown appointment as second post revealed
Read More Former PM appointed Michelle Landry and Ben Morton to administer departments in moves not widely known at the time Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Liberal MP Karen Andrews has blasted Scott Morrison for appointing former minister Ben Morton to administer the home affairs department in…
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Russia vows to respond ‘proportionately’ to US ‘provocations’
Read MoreMoscow says American drone downing highlights increasing intelligence gathering off the annexed Crimea peninsula.Moscow says American drone downing highlights increasing intelligence gathering off the annexed Crimea peninsula.
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John Lewis staff miss out on bonus as group reports £234m loss
Read More Chairman warns of job losses after second ever full-year loss and 3% fall in sales at Waitrose John Lewis and Waitrose staff will not get a bonus this year as the retail group fell £234m into the red – worse than expected and its second ever full-year loss. The group said it made…
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UN nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya
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France delays EU effort to supply shells to Ukraine – Telegraph
Read More Paris favors the wellbeing of its own industries to supporting Kiev, a European diplomat told the paper France is slowing down EU plans to help Ukraine replenish its dwindling stocks of shells amid its conflict with Russia, European sources told The Telegraph. Paris is looking to secure guarantees that a €2 billion deal…
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Queensland passes controversial youth crime laws after heated human rights debate
Read More New laws include the overriding of the Human Rights Act to allow children to be charged for breaching bail Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Queensland government’s controversial youth crime laws have been passed in parliament despite strong opposition by human rights advocates and experts…
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Budget: UK ‘investing too little as living standards stagnate’
Read More Taxes on track to hit a 70-year high and will be 4.7% higher than in 2019-20, says Resolution Foundation Budget 2023: key points at a glance The UK is investing too little and growing too slowly while living standards stagnate, a thinktank has said following the chancellor’s budget. The Resolution Foundation said Jeremy…
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Princess Diana’s brother reveals her unflattering opinion of Donald Trump
Read More Former president’s book titled Letters To Trump is due to be released on 25 April Former president’s book titled Letters To Trump is due to be released on 25 April
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Heckler appears to attack Ron DeSantis with Trump’s lewd nickname
Read More ‘If it weren’t for me, Ron DeSanctimonious would right now be working probably at a law firm, or maybe a Pizza Hut,’ Trump says as 2024 heats up ‘If it weren’t for me, Ron DeSanctimonious would right now be working probably at a law firm, or maybe a Pizza Hut,’ Trump says as…
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Russia-Ukraine war live: we are no longer receiving Russian gas, says Moldova energy minister; race to reach US drone wreckage
Read More Moldova has secured European gas supplies; Pentagon says it will be hard to recover drone as US report claims Russian forces have reached site Russia-Ukraine war at a glance More now on Moldova. One of Europe’s poorest countries, Moldova has been buffeted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the presence of pro-Russian separatists…
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Can asylum seekers in Europe survive the cost-of-living crisis?
Read MorePeople fleeing violence are being driven into extreme poverty by escalating prices — but there is hope.People fleeing violence are being driven into extreme poverty by escalating prices — but there is hope.
