Month: March 2024

Read MoreSmall groups of protesters have taken to the streets in the eastern Cuba city of Santiago as power outages lasting up to eight hours sweep across the Caribbean nation.Small groups of protesters have taken to the streets in the eastern Cuba city of Santiago as power outages lasting up to eight hours sweep across…

Read More Former PM called ‘reckless’ for accepting talks with foreign minister Wang Yi. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition has taken aim at former prime minister Paul Keating for accepting a meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, who…

Read MorePrincess Kate reportedly visited a farm shop near her home over the weekend and watched her children play sports, but there are no photos — and so the conjecture and conspiracy theories are still whirling. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.Princess Kate reportedly visited a farm shop near her home over…

Read More Study says the 19% of kids using unfiltered tap water have about twice as much lead in their blood as they would otherwise Some 129,000 Chicago children under the age of six are exposed to poisonous lead in their household drinking water because of lead pipes, according to a study published Monday. The…

Read More A Republican primary in the Buckeye State comes down to personal attacks across familiar battle lines, writes John Bowden in Sandusky A Republican primary in the Buckeye State comes down to personal attacks across familiar battle lines, writes John Bowden in Sandusky

Read More Libertarian faction of Conservatives expected to stage a rebellion but measure has widespread support Rishi Sunak’s public health policy banning the next generation from being able to buy cigarettes is to be introduced in parliament this week, with officials braced for a backlash from Conservative rebels. While the policy commands considerable support in…

Read MoreRussia’s leader always refused to the Kremlin critic by name, but now he is dead, that has changed.Russia’s leader always refused to the Kremlin critic by name, but now he is dead, that has changed.

Read More US embassy says ‘absurd’ to suggest Washington behind protests in Santiago de Cuba led by parents struggling to feed their children The Cuban government has summoned US ambassador Benjamin Ziff to its foreign ministry, accusing Washington of stoking a protest which saw hundreds of people take to the streets in the island’s second…

Read More Germans first heard details of the allied landing on D-Day on June 6th, 1944 at 4.50 AM on the armed forces radio station Soldatensender Calais. “The enemy is landing with force from the air and from the sea. The Atlantic Wall is penetrated in several places.” To the first-time listener it sounded like…

Read More The billionaire shared a screenshot of a satirical story highlighting the mechanical troubles with the US aerospace giant’s aircraft Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has ribbed US aerospace giant Boeing by sharing a story which jokes that passengers could bring sharp hand tools like screwdrivers aboard their flights to assist with…

Read More UK, US and Germany denounce poll that was said to give president vote share of 87.28% amid crackdown on dissent Western nations have widely condemned Russia’s presidential election, which saw Vladimir Putin claim a landslide victory that will keep him in power until at least 2030 amid a crackdown on dissent and opposition.…

Read More Decision on New Mexico election official’s 14th amendment appeal comes two weeks after court said ex-president could stay on ballot The US supreme court declined an appeal on Monday from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was removed from office for his role in the January 6 attack, leaving intact a significant…

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Read More Former US president understood to have discussed AI and other subjects with PM on informal ‘courtesy’ visit Barack Obama has held talks with Rishi Sunak as the former US president paid a “courtesy visit” to Downing Street during a trip to London. The pair are understood to have discussed a range of subjects…

Read More Kate Middelton was reportedly spotted visiting a farm shop Saturday, but speculation around the princess hasn’t subsided in the wake of her image scandal. Kate Middelton was reportedly spotted visiting a farm shop Saturday, but speculation around the princess hasn’t subsided in the wake of her image scandal.

Read MoreAuthorities say the extreme heat could last for two weeks and bring temperatures of up to 45C (113F).Authorities say the extreme heat could last for two weeks and bring temperatures of up to 45C (113F).

Read More Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has said neighboring Moldova’s “only solution” is further integration with Europe. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has endorsed Moldova’s pro-Western president’s reelection campaign, declaring that the former Soviet state would not exist without support from Bucharest. Moldovan President Maia Sandu is seeking re-election this fall, promising to maintain her…

Read More Observers say Russian leader’s election numbers approaching 90% mark final break with western conventions Vladimir Putin is approaching the electoral outer limits. Claiming a record landslide on Sunday of 88.48% of the vote on a 77.44% turnout, Putin has launched himself into the stratosphere of post-Soviet election results. It is a mathematical axiom…

Read More ‘Joe Biden apologised for the murder of Lincoln – I’m sorry, of Laken Riley,’ Mr Barrasso said ‘Joe Biden apologised for the murder of Lincoln – I’m sorry, of Laken Riley,’ Mr Barrasso said

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Read More The executive order allocated billions towards research into women’s health issues The executive order allocated billions towards research into women’s health issues

Read More WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016…

Read More Co-founder of Autonomy charged with 16 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy in 2011 sale of company to HP The criminal fraud trial of the British technology tycoon once lauded as “Britain’s Bill Gates” got under way in San Francisco on Monday. Mike Lynch, co-founder of the UK software company Autonomy,…

Read More NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals. The former president’s lawyers wrote in a court filing that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full…

Read More President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli prime minister voiced outrage at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s speech last week calling for new elections in Israel. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli prime minister voiced outrage at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s…

Read More ‘Putin removes his political opponents, controls the media, and then crowns himself the winner… This is not democracy,’ says Britain’s foreign secretary, David Cameron ‘Putin removes his political opponents, controls the media, and then crowns himself the winner… This is not democracy,’ says Britain’s foreign secretary, David Cameron

Read More Company is using legal loophole UK government promised to close two years ago, Guardian analysis suggests P&O Ferries, which controversially sacked about 800 workers in 2022, has paid some crew members less than half the UK minimum wage thanks to an ongoing legal loophole the British government promised to close two years ago.…

Read MoreLawmakers in Gambia are voting on a bill that would repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, something no country has ever done.Lawmakers in Gambia are voting on a bill that would repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, something no country has ever done.

Read More Polls also finds that nearly half of respondents, 46% did not trust the supreme court to issue ‘a fair and nonpartisan ruling’ Seventy per cent of American voters, and 48% of Republicans, reject Donald Trump’s claim to be immune from criminal prosecution for acts committed in office, a new poll said. In the…

Read More Jason Riley told NBC News his daughter, Laken Riley, ‘should be raised up for the person that she is’ Jason Riley told NBC News his daughter, Laken Riley, ‘should be raised up for the person that she is’

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Read MoreThe EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell says that Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’.The EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell says that Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’.

Read More Médecins Sans Frontières says ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ by coastguard put refugees at even greater risk An NGO performing search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean has accused the Libyan coastguard of hampering an attempt to save more than 170 people making the perilous journey across the sea to Europe. In a statement, Médecins Sans…

Read MoreUN-backed report says Gaza’s 2.3 million population is experiencing food shortage as Israel accused of provoking famine.UN-backed report says Gaza’s 2.3 million population is experiencing food shortage as Israel accused of provoking famine.

Read More Beijing is considering taking part in the peace conference being suggested, according to its ambassador in Bern China is examining the possibility of taking part in a proposed Swiss-hosted peace conference on the Ukraine conflict, Beijing’s ambassador to Bern, Wang Shihting, told the daily Neue Zuercher Zeitung on Monday. Last month, Switzerland announced…