Month: March 2024

Read More Jeremy Hunt to announce a doubling of funding for research at the Alan Turing Institute Jeremy Hunt is planning to provide a budget boost to Britain’s growing artificial intelligence sector through a doubling of funding for the Alan Turing Institute – the national body for data science and artificial intelligence. Despite being restricted…

Read More Peers, including senior Tories, vote by margins of about 100 votes for changes to legislation, which will have to go back to Commons Rishi Sunak has suffered his heaviest defeat in the House of Lords after the archbishop of Canterbury and former Conservative ministers joined forces with the opposition to force through five…

Read More The plaintiffs are claiming that they are owned a combined $128 million in severance Former Twitter executives who lost their jobs after Elon Musk bought the social media platform have sued the billionaire technology magnate, claiming he owes them $128 million in unpaid severance. The lawsuit was filed on Monday in US District…

Read MoreThe report also said there was “convincing information” hostages were subjected to sexual violence.The report also said there was “convincing information” hostages were subjected to sexual violence.

Read More Alyssa Farah Griffin said that the former president was ‘not the strongest fighter the Republicans could have right now’ Alyssa Farah Griffin said that the former president was ‘not the strongest fighter the Republicans could have right now’

Read More The report, which fell short of a full U.N. investigation, said rape likely occurred at at least three sites on Oct. 7. Some hostages held in Gaza were also subject to sexual violence, the team found. (Image credit: Menaham Kahana) The report, which fell short of a full U.N. investigation, said rape likely…

Read More The 10-year-old was discovered at a property in the town of Rowley Regis, according to police A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 10-year-old girl was found dead at a property in the West Midlands, police have said. Officers attended an address in Robin Close in the town of…

Read More Lawmakers in Paris have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the right to terminate a pregnancy France has responded to the rollback of abortion rights in the US by becoming the first nation in the world to constitutionally guarantee that its women can terminate their pregnancies. Lawmakers voted in a joint session of both parliamentary…

Read MorePalestinian group has repeatedly denied allegations its fighters committed acts of sexual violence during the attack.Palestinian group has repeatedly denied allegations its fighters committed acts of sexual violence during the attack.

Read More Democratic senator Sherrod Brown endorsed the Sesame Street star’s complaint on products getting smaller as prices remain same The Ohio Democratic senator Sherrod Brown endorsed a key voice in the American public square – Cookie Monster – in a complaint about shrinkflation. “Me hate shrinkflation!” the Sesame Street character posted on social media…

Read More Health spending in England to suffer 1.2% cut, worth £2bn, despite extra costs, thinktank’s analysis finds NHS funding faces the biggest cuts in real terms since the 1970s, an influential analysis shows, amid growing pressure on Jeremy Hunt to prioritise public service funding over tax cuts in the budget. It comes as the…

Read MoreFour arrests have been made after a Spanish travel influencer was attacked in India and gang raped by 7 men.Four arrests have been made after a Spanish travel influencer was attacked in India and gang raped by 7 men.

Read More UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7. There are also “reasonable grounds…

Read More The news came as vice president Kamala Harris called for an ‘immediate’ ceasefire The news came as vice president Kamala Harris called for an ‘immediate’ ceasefire

Read More Warsaw has agreed to buy thousands of anti-tank grenade launchers from Saab, continuing its ramp-up in military spending Poland has continued its military buildup in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict by agreeing to buy anti-tank grenade launchers from Sweden, its newest NATO ally. Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced the arms deal at…

Read More The puzzling security choice comes after a major leak revealed a top-level discussion on attacking Russia’s Crimean Bridge The German Defense Ministry has protected a press statement on leaked military communications behind the password “1234.” German media has mocked the ministry for the “extremely embarrassing” security detail. The statement, made by Defense Minister…

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Read MoreJewish Voice for Peace is determined to see a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to US funding for Israel.Jewish Voice for Peace is determined to see a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to US funding for Israel.

Read More Albanese will announce a $2bn scheme at Asean summit in Melbourne today. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our rolling news blog. I’m Martin Farrer, bringing you the overnight headlines before Emily Wind takes the helm.…

Read MoreFollowing a surge in gang violence and two major prison breaks, Haiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and issued nighttime curfews.Following a surge in gang violence and two major prison breaks, Haiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and issued nighttime curfews.

Read More “The information war is about territory—just not the geographic kind. In a warm information war, the human mind is the territory.”—Renée DiResta, “The Digital Maginot Line” ON JANUARY 5, 2021, Rosanne Boyland left her home in Kennesaw, Georgia, for the ten-hour drive to Washington, DC. Boyland had fallen under the spell of the…

Read MoreFrance becomes the first country to explicitly include the right to terminate a pregnancy in its constitution.France becomes the first country to explicitly include the right to terminate a pregnancy in its constitution.

Read More In a rare feature interview with The New Yorker, the president said he believed he was the person ‘best positioned’ to beat Mr Trump at the national polls again In a rare feature interview with The New Yorker, the president said he believed he was the person ‘best positioned’ to beat Mr Trump…

Read MoreVice President Kamala Harris called for an immediate six-week ceasefire in Gaza, citing the ‘”immense scale of suffering.” U.S. planes dropped food supplies into the territory for the first time over the weekend, but aid workers say it’s not enough.Vice President Kamala Harris called for an immediate six-week ceasefire in Gaza, citing the ‘”immense…

Read MoreJack Teixeira was accused of one of the highest-profile national security breaches in years.Jack Teixeira was accused of one of the highest-profile national security breaches in years.

Read More The German government has warned the West against playing Moscow’s game following the ‘Crimean Bridge attack’ audio leak The German government has brushed aside claims that it is preparing for a military confrontation with Russia as “absurd.” Last week, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev raised such a possibility after a leaked phone call…

Read More Police look into unsolved 1990s cases after Iain Packer trial revealed extent of violence against women in city Police Scotland is examining several unsolved murders of women in Glasgow after the trial of the serial rapist and killer Iain Packer highlighted the horrific levels of violence facing sex workers in the city. Packer…

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Read More Workers party leader says there are many places where it can win or ‘make sure that Keir Starmer doesn’t’ George Galloway has said he will target more seats in the next general election including in the deputy Labour leader’s constituency after his swearing-in at Westminster following last week’s Rochdale byelection victory. Speaking outside…

Read More ‘We’re sending a message to all women: your body belongs to you and no one can decide for you,’ Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says as he hails historic vote ‘We’re sending a message to all women: your body belongs to you and no one can decide for you,’ Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says…

Read More Tirana has reopened its former “Stalin City” air base to serve the Western military bloc’s aircraft Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has reopened a Soviet-era airfield, saying his country needs to provide another base of operations for NATO aircraft, despite having no military jets of its own. He said the move was needed…

Read More NEW YORK, Mar 04 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.A minority of the world‘s population appears to be misogynistic and continues to oppose efforts to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. The misogynistic minority cannot be permitted to undermine gender…

Read More Group action demands compensation over alleged fitting of IUDs in women and children in late 1960s Nearly 150 Greenlandic women have sued the Danish state, alleging that they were fitted with the contraceptive coil without their consent or knowledge. A group of 143 women took legal action on Monday, demanding a collective payment…

Read More The leaked information included details of Russia’s ground war in Ukraine The leaked information included details of Russia’s ground war in Ukraine

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