Month: July 2024

Read More Banking and healthcare firms, major airlines expected to suffer most losses, according to insurer Parametrix The global technology outage sparked by CrowdStrike’s faulty update will cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn, insurers estimated, as the cybersecurity firm vowed to make changes to prevent it from happening again. The projected financial losses exclude Microsoft,…

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Read More (WASHINGTON) — Hundreds of protesters rallied Wednesday within sight of the Capitol building, denouncing Israel’s war in Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hours before he was set to address members of Congress. Protesters carrying signs that read “arrest Netanyahu” and “end all US aid to Israel” shouted “Free, free Palestine,” a…

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Read More The former House speaker also called racial attacks against Harris “petty” and “wrong” The former House speaker also called racial attacks against Harris “petty” and “wrong”

Read More NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 24 (IPS) – Thandi*, a 14-year-old girl from Malawi, is both a child and a mother. After she and her siblings were orphaned, they were left in the care of their grandmother, who struggled to provide for them. Read the full story, “How African Governments Can Lead the Way on…

Read More Move by ratings company Moody’s puts Thames in breach its operating licence but Ofwat likely to hold off on large fine Thames Water has breached its licence to supply water to nearly 16 million people after some of its debt was downgraded to junk status. The regulator Ofwat could now fine Thames, the…

Read More The suspect was later found dead at his home in an apparent suicide The suspect was later found dead at his home in an apparent suicide

Read More Whitehall sources say it could be a more open competition than in past as Simon Case prepares to step down Simon Case is set to step down as cabinet secretary early next year on medical advice, after taking time off for health reasons last year. The former royal aide, appointed by Boris Johnson…

Read More Smoke filled a terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday, 24 July, due to an escalator fire. Smoke filled a terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday, 24 July, due to an escalator fire.

Read More SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The former sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman killed inside her Illinois home, had been employed by a half-dozen police agencies since 2020, according to state law enforcement records. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Sean Grayson’s career included short stints as a part-time…

Read More Margot James says she should have ‘delved more closely’ as Post Office developed legal defence of Horizon system A former postal minister has said it was a mistake for the government not to step in as Post Office executives developed their ultimately unsuccessful legal defence of the flawed Horizon IT system against a…

Read MoreOne French sports official says “nothing has been put into place” by Paris Olympics organizers to avoid or handle a potential coronavirus outbreak.One French sports official says “nothing has been put into place” by Paris Olympics organizers to avoid or handle a potential coronavirus outbreak.

Read More Fred Trump III writes that his uncle, Donald Trump, made the shocking suggestion during an Oval Office meeting in May 2020 Fred Trump III writes that his uncle, Donald Trump, made the shocking suggestion during an Oval Office meeting in May 2020

Read More Kremlin authorities say they have opened an investigation into the Moscow car bomb attack Kremlin authorities say they have opened an investigation into the Moscow car bomb attack

Read More The cause of the fire was not immediately known The cause of the fire was not immediately known

Read More Ayelet Levy Shachar’s daughter is currently being held inside Gaza Ayelet Levy Shachar’s daughter is currently being held inside Gaza

Read MoreThe storm has led to the cancellation of parts of the country’s largest annual military drills.The storm has led to the cancellation of parts of the country’s largest annual military drills.

Read MoreBuckle up for a wild ride. Taxis could take to the skies and self-driving cars will become more common.Buckle up for a wild ride. Taxis could take to the skies and self-driving cars will become more common.

Read MoreThe address comes as the relationship between Israeli leaders and leading US Democrats has grown tense.The address comes as the relationship between Israeli leaders and leading US Democrats has grown tense.

Read More Reigning US Open champion was in tears and left ‘completely shocked’ after finding out that she would be the first American tennis player to be selected as a flag bearer Reigning US Open champion was in tears and left ‘completely shocked’ after finding out that she would be the first American tennis player…

Read More Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius hold a news conference on Wednesday (24 July). Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius hold a news conference on Wednesday (24 July).

Read More Prime minister counters SNP questions with statistics on Scottish child poverty after stripping seven MPs of whip UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer dodged questions about a Commons rebellion on the two-child benefit limit on Wednesday as he sought to strike a consensual tone in his first prime minister’s questions as…

Read More The customer was unaware he had won the prize until deputies tracked him down The customer was unaware he had won the prize until deputies tracked him down

Read MoreThe post-war global system set up to protect great powers’ interests has predictably failed. It is time for a new one.The post-war global system set up to protect great powers’ interests has predictably failed. It is time for a new one.

Read More291 days into his Israel’s war on Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing waves of outrage at home and in Washington.291 days into his Israel’s war on Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing waves of outrage at home and in Washington.

Read More Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect for murder Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect for murder

Read More Galvanized by the 2016 murder of trans sex worker Paola Buenrostro, activists applaud law as critical for feeling safe When the trans sex worker Paola Buenrostro was killed by a client in Mexico City, her friend Kenya Cuevas grabbed the man to stop him fleeing and recorded the scene as police arrived amid…

Read More Nasser hospital director pleas for medical supplies and says staff cannot save influx of patients as IDF continues assault Doctors in the largest hospital in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis pleaded for supplies from a facility overwhelmed by wounded people, as Israeli airstrikes, artillery fire and fighting on the streets continued for…

Read More Tourist, 25, says she was raped by seven men on Saturday night Tourist, 25, says she was raped by seven men on Saturday night

Read More Police are still trying to identify and track down the attacker Police are still trying to identify and track down the attacker

Read More UK’s biggest airport served almost 40m passengers in first half of 2024, straining its system ‘to the maximum’ Heathrow is preparing to announce a fresh blueprint for a third runway for the Labour government’s approval as record passenger numbers “strain its system to the maximum”. The UK’s biggest airport served almost 40 million…

Read More Physical, emotional, mental and sexual abuse was widespread in both state and faith-based care institutions Physical, emotional, mental and sexual abuse was widespread in both state and faith-based care institutions

Read MoreA clean-up operation is underway after a plane crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing at least 18 people.A clean-up operation is underway after a plane crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing at least 18 people.

Read More Exclusive: UK campaigners say it is ‘unacceptable’ no nature assessments were made on bee-killing Cruiser SB The Conservative government did not carry out a legally required assessment of how greenlighting the use of a banned pesticide, described as a “death blow to wildlife”, would affect some of the most important nature sites, documents…