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USC cancels main stage commencement ceremony amid protests sweeping across US college campuses
Read More The announcement to cancel USC’s main stage ceremony comes after more than 90 people were arrested following campus protests The announcement to cancel USC’s main stage ceremony comes after more than 90 people were arrested following campus protests
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Harnessing Science-Policy Collaboration: The Vital Role of IPBES Stakeholders in Achieving Global Nature Targets
Read More BONN, Germany, Apr 26 (IPS) – In December 2022, the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) saw governments worldwide unite behind a set of ambitious targets aimed at addressing biodiversity loss and restoring natural ecosystems, through the Global Biodiversity Framework – known now as…
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China and US should be ‘partners, not rivals’, Xi tells Blinken
Read MoreChina says it prefers to bolster its ties with the United States, but considerable challenges remain.China says it prefers to bolster its ties with the United States, but considerable challenges remain.
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Aya Nakamura thanks fans for support over Olympics racism as she wins awards
Read More French singer dedicates top prizes at Les Flammes ‘to all the blacks’ after backlash over rumoured Paris show The French pop star Aya Nakamura has won three big prizes at France’s Les Flammes awards for rap, R&B and pop, and she thanked fans for their support after a racist row over rumours she…
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Across the Western world, public opinion on Palestine is finally shifting
Read MoreThe brutality of Israel’s war on Gaza has opened Western eyes to the suffering of the Palestinian people.The brutality of Israel’s war on Gaza has opened Western eyes to the suffering of the Palestinian people.
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Donald Trump hush-money trial: National Enquirer’s David Pecker to face further cross examination – live
Read More Trial will see more questions for publisher following his testimony about ‘catch and kill’ schemes to buy up negative stories Welcome back. David Pecker is due back on the stand in the hush-money trial of Donald Trump for a third day. Bove traced Pecker’s long relationship with Trump, showing how he helped his…
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Digested week: Trump’s McDonald’s bill is big, but its prices have ballooned | Emma Brockes
Read More ‘Coastal elites’ feel the pinch of fast-food price hikes too. Plus: Liz Truss bars Guardian journalists from book launch. Lol Donald Trump’s appearance in criminal court on Monday has raised many questions, constitutional and otherwise, but on the evidence of the first day I find myself most curious about the former president’s McDonald’s…
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Girl, 13, in court accused of attempted murder of two teachers and pupil in Wales
Read More Teenager remanded in youth custody for trial in May after playground stabbing in Carmarthenshire A 13-year-old girl has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder two teachers and a fellow pupil in a school playground stabbing in Wales. The deputy head of Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Fiona Elias; a teacher,…
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UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo
Read MoreThe UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed conflict.The UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed conflict.
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‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled
Read More Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trial Doctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the world’s first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its “gamechanging” potential to permanently cure cancer. Melanoma affects about 132,000 people a year globally and is the biggest skin cancer…
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NATO failed to keep its promises to Ukraine – Stoltenberg
Read More Kiev’s forces have been “outgunned” by Russia due to a decline in Western aid, the chief of the US-led military bloc has said Insufficient support from the West for Ukraine is the reason for Russia’s advances on the battlefield, but more military aid for Kiev is on its way, NATO Secretary General Jens…
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Head of Co-op Live arena quits amid opening week chaos
Read More Gary Roden resigns as general manager after tickets cancelled and gigs forced to reschedule in Manchester The boss of Manchester’s beleaguered Co-op Live arena has resigned in its opening week after tickets were cancelled and gigs rescheduled because the venue was not ready on time. Gary Roden quit as general manager of the…
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China warns US not to step on its ‘red lines’
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China in an attempt to put relations on an even keel.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China in an attempt to put relations on an even keel.
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Fury as Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned as Manhattan prosecutor commits to retry case
Read More ‘This is what it’s like to be a woman in America, living with male entitlement to our bodies,’ says Weinstein accuser, Ashley Judd ‘This is what it’s like to be a woman in America, living with male entitlement to our bodies,’ says Weinstein accuser, Ashley Judd
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Harvey Weinstein accuser says rape conviction overturn is ‘devastating but unsurprising’
Read More A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment says the decision to overturn his rape conviction is “devastating but unsurprising”. A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment says the decision to overturn his rape conviction is “devastating but unsurprising”.
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Mandela’s world: A photographic retrospective of apartheid South Africa
Read MoreThirty years after the end of apartheid, we revisit iconic images by Jurgen Schadeberg, and the stories behind the lens.Thirty years after the end of apartheid, we revisit iconic images by Jurgen Schadeberg, and the stories behind the lens.
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Humza Yousaf ‘needs to give assurances’ on rights of women and ‘competent governance’ to win confidence vote – UK politics live
Read More Ash Regan, former SNP MSP, writes to Yousaf with items needed to secure her vote and says SNP has ‘lost its focus’ over the years Good morning. A week today many of the results from the local elections will be in, the Conservatives are expected to be doing very badly and Rishi Sunak’s…
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Baby saved from dead mother’s womb after Israeli air strike in Gaza dies
Read More Baby Sabreen al-Sakani’s mother of the same name, her father Shukri and three-year-old sister Malak have all now died following attack Baby Sabreen al-Sakani’s mother of the same name, her father Shukri and three-year-old sister Malak have all now died following attack
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Russia files hundreds of drone patents as ‘global arms race’ ramps up
Read More China, Russia and the US are among the top five countries developing the technology, new figures show China, Russia and the US are among the top five countries developing the technology, new figures show
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Ukraine pulls U.S.-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over drone threats
Read More Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks in Ukraine, where the use of surveillance and hunter-killer drones had made it difficult for them to operate. (Image credit: Carlos Osorio) Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks in Ukraine, where the use of surveillance…
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Ukrainian court orders agriculture minister to be taken into custody – Europe live
Read More Mykola Solskyi is first known minister under Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be named in a corruption case One person has been killed in Russia’s Kursk as a result of shelling by Ukraine, Kursk regional governor Roman Starovoit said, Reuters reported. Five people have been killed in the Donetsk region overnight, Ukrinform reported. Continue reading…Mykola…
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Beijing warns Washington against crossing ‘red lines’
Read More Negative factors in US-China relations are increasing, the country’s foreign minister has told his American counterpart The US is challenging China’s core interests and suppressing the country’s development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated on Friday during talks with his US counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The “giant ship” of China-US ties…
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Baby saved from dead mother’s womb in Gaza dies
Read MoreSabreen was born by emergency C-section after Israel bombed a house in Rafah, killing her family.Sabreen was born by emergency C-section after Israel bombed a house in Rafah, killing her family.
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UK minister appears to mix up Rwanda and Congo on Question Time
Read More Chris Philp gets in a muddle over neighbouring African countries when questioned on BBC show The policing minister, Chris Philp, appeared to confuse the countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on BBC Question Time. Responding to an audience member’s question during the BBC One programme, the MP for Croydon…
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Thousands of emperor penguin chicks dead due to record low sea ice
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Renewable energies cover 56% of Germany’s Q1 electricity consumption
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UK Rwanda policy is ‘kneejerk reaction’ to migration, says Ireland’s deputy PM
Read More Micheál Martin says UK asylum seekers fearful of being removed to Rwanda are seeking sanctuary in Ireland The UK government’s Rwanda policy has been described as a “kneejerk reaction” to migration by Ireland’s deputy prime minister and said an influx of asylum seekers could arrive in Ireland as a result. Micheál Martin, Ireland’s…
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Middle East crisis live: Egyptian delegation due in Israel seeking to kickstart Gaza ceasefire talks, say reports
Read More Israeli media reports planned visit, citing unnamed officials, in the wake of stalled talks mediated by Qatar, the US and Egypt See all of our Israel-Gaza war coverage Israeli media is reporting that one person was killed by Hezbollah anti-tank fire from Lebanon into northern Israel. Named as Sharif Suad, it is reported…
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Books laced with arsenic removed from French national library
Read More Poisoned books include volumes of Edward Hayes’s ’The Ballads of Ireland’ from 1855 Poisoned books include volumes of Edward Hayes’s ’The Ballads of Ireland’ from 1855
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Orpheus Pledger: Home and Away star arrested after three-day manhunt in Australia
Read More Police had issued arrest warrant as well as community look-out notice after Pledger failed to appear in court Police had issued arrest warrant as well as community look-out notice after Pledger failed to appear in court
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Surgery for Indian woman who inhaled nose pin
Read MoreA doctor who removed the pin from Varsha Sahu’s lung last month described it as an “extremely rare” case.A doctor who removed the pin from Varsha Sahu’s lung last month described it as an “extremely rare” case.
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Barclaycard change could mean much higher interest for some customers
Read More Credit card holders who make minimum repayments warned they could be in debt for years longer Some Barclaycard customers who only make the minimum repayment each month will take an extra decade to clear their debt and pay hundreds of pounds in extra interest after the credit card provider changed its terms. Barclaycard…
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Why is Elon Musk feuding with Australia and Brazil over free speech?
Read MoreX owner is fighting governments over their attempts to curtail online content deemed to be harmful.X owner is fighting governments over their attempts to curtail online content deemed to be harmful.
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Bruce Lehrmann to pay Peter FitzSimons thousands in legal costs
Read More Lehrmann will pay the columnist $4,616 to cover cost of producing documents during failed defamation case against Channel Ten and Lisa Wilkinson Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Bruce Lehrmann has agreed to pay columnist and author Peter FitzSimons’ costs for complying with a subpoena during…
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Malaysia’s ex-PM Mahathir faces anticorruption probe
Read MoreMalaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief says former leader ‘among those being investigated’.Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief says former leader ‘among those being investigated’.
