Month: April 2023

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Read More The former president appeared on his oldest son’s programme Triggered, saying that “it’s a shame what happened to Tucker Carlson” and that the fired Fox host was willing to tell “the truth”. The former president appeared on his oldest son’s programme Triggered, saying that “it’s a shame what happened to Tucker Carlson” and…

Read More Record heat in southern Europe and chilly start to British growing season spell more misery for shoppers Shoppers have been warned they face more fruit and vegetable shortages, as temperatures in southern Spain soar to unprecedented levels while the UK growing season gets off to a late start because of cold, overcast weather.…

Read More The 1599 author on the difference between historians and novelists, looking at Shakespeare differently and hitchhiking to the Edinburgh festival to immerse himself in the bard’s work • James Shapiro wins Baillie Gifford anniversary prize with ‘extraordinary’ Shakespeare biography 1599 Serendipity dictated that the American writer and academic James Shapiro received the Baillie…

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Read More Members of Junge Alternative can be surveilled covertly and their phones tapped under the designation Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has declared Junge Alternative (JA), the youth wing of the right-wing Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party, to be an extremist organization, the domestic intelligence agency announced in a…

Read More Moscow has warned it will not renew the accord unless its grain and fertilizer exports are unblocked by the West   Russia’s unhappiness with the way the Ukraine grain deal has been implemented is understandable, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. The Kremlin has vowed that it will let the accord lapse in…

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Read More As Elon Musk continues to take Twitter down a tumultuous path, users have been scrambling for alternatives. One of those rival platforms happens to be created by Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey. Bluesky, a Twitter-like microblogging platform, was initially launched as a project within Twitter to develop a decentralized service. It…

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Read More Upmarket homewares and clothing retailer sees pretax profits rise 18% in post-lockdown recovery The family behind The White Company have handed themselves at least £50m in payments as the upmarket homewares and clothing brand bounced back from the pandemic lockdowns. The company paid a £50m dividend to an entity controlled by founder Chrissie…

Read MoreAfter perilous journey to the border, people escaping war wait for days without any aid before crossing into Egypt.After perilous journey to the border, people escaping war wait for days without any aid before crossing into Egypt.

Read More From LA to La Paz, citizen scientists will document plants and animals for the City Nature Challenge Hundreds of cities are competing this weekend to collect the most plant and wildlife observations in an urban “bioblitz” as part of a global citizen science challenge. From Dundee windowsills to San Francisco parks, people are…

Read More Search efforts were called off on 27 April Search efforts were called off on 27 April

Read More When Rachel Dolezal was revealed to be white in 2015, it seemed like she was an isolated — and bizarre — case. But now Dolezal has a podcast, ‘transracialism’ has a following, and the ‘Alleged Pretendians List’ is revealing fake Natives everywhere from Hollywood to academia. Holly Baxter reports When Rachel Dolezal was…

Read More Victory for former Sinn Féin leader in long-running case linked to attempted prison escapes in 1970s UK politics live – latest updates Gerry Adams was unlawfully denied compensation after his historical convictions for attempting to escape from prison were overturned, a high court judge has ruled. The former Sinn Féin leader met the…

Read More Coroner calls for a national safety campaign after death of nine-month-old Chester Mossop last year The drowning of a nine-month-old boy has prompted a coroner to call for a national safety campaign on the dangers of baby bath chairs after a series of similar deaths and injuries. Chester Mossop, a “healthy and well…

Read More President’s team ‘needs her to be strong’, official says, as Biden seeks to counter Republican criticism that he is too old to run As Joe Biden seeks to conquer public concern he is too old to run for and complete a second term in office, the White House is reportedly planning to boost…

Read More Farmers express concern for their livelihoods after series of deadly attacks on farm animals German farmers, conservationists and politicians have met at a wolf summit to discuss the animal’s future amid concerns that its population is out of control. The farmers’ union is calling for a relaxation of rules over when wolves, strictly…

Read MoreKyiv was among the cities targeted for the first time in weeks, but the deadliest Russian strike was on an apartment building in Uman, far from the front lines.Kyiv was among the cities targeted for the first time in weeks, but the deadliest Russian strike was on an apartment building in Uman, far from…

Read MoreJanuary 6 grand jury considering charges against TrumpSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Good morning, US politics blog readers. On Thursday, former vice-president Mike Pence appeared before the grand jury empaneled by special counsel Jack Smith to consider charges against Donald Trump over the January 6 insurrection. The…

Read More Suella Braverman flags statutory instrument to public order bill as climate protesters renew campaign Suella Braverman is to give police the power to ban slow walking in traffic by protesters, as Just Stop Oil enters the fifth consecutive day of using the tactic in the latest phase of its climate protest campaign. The…

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Read More BRUSSELS, Belgium, Apr 28 (IPS) – On May 1, United Nations member states’ special envoys on Afghanistan will meet in Doha, Qatar to discuss how to address the Taliban’s latest restrictions on humanitarian operations. Read the full story, “Afghanistan Special Envoys Should Hold Firm Line on Rights”, on globalissues.org → BRUSSELS, Belgium, Apr…

Read More The U.S. Army awarded the deal to Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin to manufacture two full-rate production lots of GMLRS rockets and associated equipment. Lockheed Martin says it has won a Not-to-Exceed $4.79 billion contract to produce GMLRS Unitary and Alternative Warhead (AW) rockets and integrated logistics support for the U.S. Army…

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Read More NHS workers from Unite union vote to turn down latest government pay offer Members of Unite have rejected the government’s pay offer to health workers in England, the union has announced. Members voted by 52% against the offer of a 5% wage rise this year and a cash payment for last year. The…

Read More Lori Vallow is at the centre of a bizarre case involving cults and multiple deaths. Rachel Sharp explains the most crucial moments so far in her high-profile trial Lori Vallow is at the centre of a bizarre case involving cults and multiple deaths. Rachel Sharp explains the most crucial moments so far in…

Read MoreAs many as 25,000 people are said to be stranded at Sudan’s border with Egypt, in circumstances described to CBS News as dire and confusing.As many as 25,000 people are said to be stranded at Sudan’s border with Egypt, in circumstances described to CBS News as dire and confusing.

Read More Actor wins legal case against producers, with judge ruling she is entitled to million-dollar fee Eva Green has welcomed her victory over what she described as a group of men who tried to use her as a scapegoat, after winning a bruising legal battle over the collapse of a sci-fi film. The actor…

Read More Warmer winter, lower energy prices and China’s reopening help Europe surprise economists and stave off severe downturn The eurozone has defied predictions that the Ukraine war would plunge it into recession after a warm winter blunted the impact of higher energy prices. Data from Eurostat – the EU’s statistical agency – showed that…

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Read More The play, which the actor has described as being pertinent to our ‘savage and judgmental’ political climate, will run for 50 performances in the West End before transferring to the US Kenneth Branagh is to star as King Lear in a production that he will also direct in London and New York. The…