Month: January 2024

Read More Ms Docuette allegedly tried to poison her husband after a scammer told her to “get rid” of him Ms Docuette allegedly tried to poison her husband after a scammer told her to “get rid” of him

Read More Attorneys failed to agree to prohibit his campaigning from the courtroom and lashing out at staff, judge says Attorneys failed to agree to prohibit his campaigning from the courtroom and lashing out at staff, judge says

Read More Daniel Noboa designates nearly two dozen gangs as terrorist groups after wave of violence across country Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, said on Wednesday that his country was “at war” with drug gangs who are holding more than 130 prison staff hostage and who briefly captured a TV station live on air, in a…

Read More Trump called the $370 million fee he’s been called on to pay ‘ludacris’ Trump called the $370 million fee he’s been called on to pay ‘ludacris’

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Read More New research found that poorest fifth pay a tax rate 60% higher, on average, than the top 1% of households A total of 44 of the 50 US states worsen inequality by making the wealthy pay a lesser share of their income in taxes than lower income people, a new analysis has found.…

Read MoreUS secretary of state travelled to the occupied West Bank during his fourth trip to the region since Gaza war began.US secretary of state travelled to the occupied West Bank during his fourth trip to the region since Gaza war began.

Read More Internal note says company has ‘identified opportunities to reduce or discontinue investments in certain areas’ amid wave of layoffs Amazon will lay off several hundred employees in its streaming and studio operations, according to an internal note sent on Wednesday. The announcement came the same day as the live-streaming company Twitch, a subsidiary…

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Read More BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 10 (IPS) – When students from poor families in developing countries are offered places at prestigious universities, they are often faced with a tough choice. One option is to accept the offer and create more debt, likely through borrowing from a loan shark, to pay for tuition fees. Another option…

Read MoreComedian Stephen Fry is fronting a new campaign by activist group PETA pushing the U.K.’s King’s Guard to drop their instantly recognizable fur hats.Comedian Stephen Fry is fronting a new campaign by activist group PETA pushing the U.K.’s King’s Guard to drop their instantly recognizable fur hats.

Read MoreA group of men fought with police after the city sent officials to shutter and fill the secret tunnel.A group of men fought with police after the city sent officials to shutter and fill the secret tunnel.

Read More Alan Bates, who inspired ITV drama, welcomes blanket acquittal proposal The man who inspired the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office has described the government’s plan to grant a blanket acquittal for thousands of post office operators convicted in the Horizon IT scandal was a “positive step forward” but said there…

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Read More Hunter Biden showed up unannounced to a House hearing led by Republicans to hold him in contempt. Hunter Biden showed up unannounced to a House hearing led by Republicans to hold him in contempt.

Read MoreDozens of 55-pound bags of the tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles, which are known to be a major source of microplastic pollution, have washed up in northwest Spain in recent weeks.Dozens of 55-pound bags of the tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles, which are known to be a major source of microplastic pollution,…

Read More Slovakia’s Robert Fico has slammed the “stupid liberal demagogues” who still support military aid to Kiev Funding and arming Ukraine is a “futile waste of human resources and money” that will serve only to fill Ukrainian cemeteries with “thousands of dead soldiers,” Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico wrote in an op-ed on Tuesday.…

Read More After the unsealing of hundreds of documents, prominent figures tied to Jeffrey Epstein issued statements denying any wrongdoing After the unsealing of hundreds of documents, prominent figures tied to Jeffrey Epstein issued statements denying any wrongdoing

Read More Watch live as the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee procedural vote on Wednesday, 10 January, on whether to hold Hunter Biden him in contempt of Congress. Watch live as the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee procedural vote on Wednesday, 10 January, on whether to hold Hunter Biden him in contempt of Congress.

Read More Court documents relating to the British socialite’s paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein have been made public Court documents relating to the British socialite’s paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein have been made public

Read More Martin Sellner, member of the Identitarian Movement, reportedly spoke of ‘re-migration’ ideas Politicians from Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, including a personal aide to its leader Alice Weidel, met the head of the rightwing extremist Identitarian Movement and neo-Nazi activists to discuss a “masterplan” for mass deportations in the event of…

Read MoreSandeep Lamichhane, convicted of raping a woman in a Kathmandu hotel in 2022, will fight the ruling in a higher court.Sandeep Lamichhane, convicted of raping a woman in a Kathmandu hotel in 2022, will fight the ruling in a higher court.

Read More Yarl was shot in the head and arm last year after he rang the doorbell to the wrong house while trying to pick up his brothers A Black teenager who was shot by an elderly white man after ringing the wrong doorbell when picking up his siblings has secured a spot on Missouri’s…

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Read More UK Advertising Standards Authority rules ad featuring partial nudity must not appear again A Calvin Klein advertisement featuring the British singer has been banned by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, on the grounds that it presented her as “a stereotypical sexual object”. The poster featured the singer with a shirt draped across her…

Read More Storming of TV station by gunmen follows jailbreak by gang leader and declaration of state of emergency This article is an extract from our First Edition newsletter. Sign up here At about 2pm local time on Tuesday, a live news broadcast on an Ecuadorian TV channel was interrupted by a group of masked…

Read More Demand has spiked due to Western efforts to arm Kiev, the Swedish military chief of staff has said The deficit of ammunition in Europe has led to inflated prices as Western nations scramble to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, the chief of staff of the Swedish Armed Forces has said. Speaking…

Read More Special session comes after surprise veto from governor, whose proposed new rules ‘go well beyond’ scope of original bill Ohio lawmakers will return to the statehouse on Wednesday as house Republicans attempt to revive HB 68, a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for trans youth. The special session comes after Governor Mike…

Read MoreOpposition politician Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck in a near-fatal attack on January 2 in southern Busan city.Opposition politician Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck in a near-fatal attack on January 2 in southern Busan city.

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Read More Guardian analysis finds top recipients of pro-Israel contributions in last elections were centrist Democrats who defeated progressives in primaries Congress members who were more supportive of Israel at the start of the Gaza war received over $100,000 more on average from pro-Israel donors during their last election than those who most supported Palestine,…

Read MoreAl Jazeera journalists Hamza Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya were killed in a targeted strike on their car in Khan Younis.Al Jazeera journalists Hamza Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya were killed in a targeted strike on their car in Khan Younis.

Read More PM says legislation will ‘make sure those convicted are swiftly exonerated and compensated’ Rishi Sunak has announced a plan to pass a law that would quash the convictions of all the hundreds of post office operators wrongly convicted in the Horizon IT scandal. Speaking at prime minister’s questions, Sunak said the government would…