Month: April 2023

Read More Writer E. Jean Carroll told a New York court how the former president allegedly violated her in a department store dressing room Former President Donald Trump charmed and flirted with writer E. Jean Carroll before leading her into the dressing room of a luxury department store and raping her, she claimed in testimony…

Read More Todd and Lisa Sturgeon spoke to NBC’s Today Show on Thursday morning, in what marks their first TV interview since their son killed five colleagues in a horror rampage at Old National Bank Todd and Lisa Sturgeon spoke to NBC’s Today Show on Thursday morning, in what marks their first TV interview since…

Read More In wake of last year’s children’s cough syrup scandal, an expert says regulatory system is ‘grossly understaffed and underfunctional’ About 3% of drugs routinely taken by Indians for ailments such as hypertension, bacterial infections and allergies are “substandard”, according to a study of samples taken from factories by government inspectors. Officials have been…

Read MoreDemocrats and Republicans use the federal budget to decide on the future direction of the country.Democrats and Republicans use the federal budget to decide on the future direction of the country.

Read More BRUSSELS, Apr 27 (IPS) – In today’s world, human rights defenders face immense challenges, with threats, attacks, and repression being rampant in many countries. According to the latest report by Front Line Defenders, killings of rights defenders increased in 2022, with a total of 401 deaths across 26 different countries. Despite the adoption…

Read More Charity cites erosion fears but Middle Beach Cafe supporters say it was in no imminent risk The National Trust has been criticised after a beach cafe that has served walkers, swimmers and sunbathers for decades was bulldozed. Middle Beach Cafe, a wooden-clad eatery in Studland, Dorset, was closed amid fears that coastal erosion…

Read More ‘There are some relevant US statutes here, and somebody on your side ought to be thinking about them’ ‘There are some relevant US statutes here, and somebody on your side ought to be thinking about them’

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Read MoreThe experts and politicians who created this crisis should not be allowed to redesign the economic system.The experts and politicians who created this crisis should not be allowed to redesign the economic system.

Read MoreExtortionate debt forces nations to pursue climate-unfriendly policies hoping to repay loans. Until the next crisis.Extortionate debt forces nations to pursue climate-unfriendly policies hoping to repay loans. Until the next crisis.

Read More Pascal Soriot says decline in startups across Europe differs markedly from ‘explosion’ of firms and clinical trials in China The boss of Britain’s biggest drugmaker has said that the UK and the rest of Europe are falling behind China and the US in the creation of biotech firms and clinical trials of new…

Read More Rain Newton-Smith says rebrand part of attempts to rebuild trust in the organisation after sexual misconduct claims The Confederation of British Industry will be renamed in the wake of the crisis that has engulfed the organisation after multiple sexual misconduct allegations, its new boss has said. Rain Newton-Smith, who took over as director…

Read More Judge says pollution ‘will no longer be tolerated’ after investigation found significant environmental harm South West Water has been fined £2.15m for illegally dumping sewage into rivers and the sea in Devon and Cornwall, causing significant environmental harm. Failures by the company between July 2016 and August 2020 led to harmful sewage discharges…

Read MoreFighting between the army and RSF paramilitary rages for a second straight day in West Darfur’s capital, Geneina.Fighting between the army and RSF paramilitary rages for a second straight day in West Darfur’s capital, Geneina.

Read More The US Air Force Inspector General’s office is investigating Jack Teixeira’s place of service The US Air Force has suspended two leaders of the unit where alleged Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira served, according to US media reports. The Department of Defense is investigating the extent of Teixeira’s alleged unauthorized disclosure of classified intelligence…

Read More Aslef announces 24-hour stoppages across Great Britain dashing hopes of potential end to long-running dispute Train drivers’ union Aslef has announced three more days of rail strikes in May and June, dashing hopes that the long running dispute could be coming to an end. Drivers at England’s government-contracted train operating companies will stage…

Read More Foreign secretary James Cleverly urges British nationals still in Sudan to make their way to the extraction point Foreign secretary James Cleverly urges British nationals still in Sudan to make their way to the extraction point

Read MoreBut ceasefire attempts have largely failed so far, causing tens of thousands of people to flee the country.But ceasefire attempts have largely failed so far, causing tens of thousands of people to flee the country.

Read More Party criticises government’s ‘absurd’ plan to abandon housebuilding targets it sets out own plan to boost home ownership British nationals trapped in Sudan have been warned by the government that there is “no guarantee” of getting them out of the increasingly violent country after the ceasefire ends and they should leave immediately. Alexandra…

Read More Independent Planning Commission says a previously planned 90-day cap would not achieve its objectives Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Byron Bay’s council could impose a 60-day annual cap on short-term rentals in the holiday hotspot, with…

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Read More At least 11 MPs have publicly voiced support for payment increase or other relief, with more privately saying they want it raised Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Labor’s leadership is coming under increasing pressure from its own party to raise the jobseeker rate, with more…

Read MoreAttacks by CODECO militia, one of 120 rebel groups in the eastern DRC, have displaced hundreds of thousands of people.Attacks by CODECO militia, one of 120 rebel groups in the eastern DRC, have displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

Read More Review under way to determine if Indigenous artists ‘exercised effective creative control over the creation of the paintings’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The National Gallery of Australia will stop promoting a major Aboriginal art exhibition as it investigates the alleged role non-Aboriginal people may…

Read MoreHow a former Zelenskyy adviser and a Kyiv-based barber struck up a unique friendship just hours before the war began.How a former Zelenskyy adviser and a Kyiv-based barber struck up a unique friendship just hours before the war began.

Read MoreDo French pensioners fare better than others in developed economies? It depends who you ask and what measure you use.Do French pensioners fare better than others in developed economies? It depends who you ask and what measure you use.

Read More President Xi is the most powerful world leader to have refrained from denouncing Russia’s invasion President Xi is the most powerful world leader to have refrained from denouncing Russia’s invasion

Read More Ceasefire due to end on Thursday; Sudanese army ready to extend truce but RSF has not responded to proposal The RSF forces in Sudan have issued a statement this morning via the @RSFSudan Twitter account and on Telegram, claiming that Sudan’s army has attacked one of their bases in violation of the ceasefire.…

Read More Murder trial of ‘doomsday cult mom’ Lori Vallow is not being live-streamed on court TV. Follow along here for all the latest updates in the case Murder trial of ‘doomsday cult mom’ Lori Vallow is not being live-streamed on court TV. Follow along here for all the latest updates in the case

Read More Australian home affairs minister Clare O’Neil unveils reforms designed to cut red tape and reduce delays to permanent residency Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government will radically simplify Australia’s migration by bringing in a…

Read More Union co-head apologises to parents on fifth day of England and Northern Ireland strikes, saying it is ‘not what members want’ Teaching unions have accused the government of stonewalling and refusing to enter into negotiations, as teachers in England and Northern Ireland start a fifth day of strikes on Thursday. Dr Mary Bousted,…

Read More Okoli Ahinze, accused of stealing a phone, said to be victim of university’s ‘SMS punishment’ carried out among students More than 15 students at one of Nigeria’s top universities have been arrested over the death of a man who was attacked by a mob on campus. Okoli Ahinze, a final-year civil engineering student…