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Protesters target Tesla showrooms in US over Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 16 16
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
From theguardian.com, on Oct 14, 14 14
Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 11
Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 14
Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached
From theguardian.com, on Feb 18, 10 10
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says
From bbc.com, on Feb 17, 10 10
UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 9 9
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
From cnn.com
SpaceX Starship megarocket hits key milestones in 11th test flight | CNN
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SpaceX completed an hour-long Starship test flight — the last mission for the troubled V2 prototype that has failed several times this year.
on Oct 14
From cnn.com
Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business
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Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.
on Oct 14
From theguardian.com
One of Europe’s biggest farm machinery firms halts US exports over ‘hidden’ tariffs
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Krone says ‘alarming’ levies on about 400 goods including hair dryers and combine harvesters have forced pause
on Oct 13
From theguardian.com
Climate investment is growth opportunity of 21st century, says economist
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Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction
on Oct 13
From theguardian.com
Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working?
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Explore the Guardian’s tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownership
on Oct 13
From theguardian.com
‘Lab to fab’: are promises of a graphene revolution finally coming true?
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Two decades after the material was first produced, some UK firms have reaped its potential but others are struggling
on Oct 13
From theguardian.com
Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader
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Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month
on Oct 13
From bbc.com
Gaza City clashes between Hamas and clan members leave 27 dead
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The fighting is one of the most violent internal confrontations since Israeli troops withdrew from the area.
on Oct 12
From cnn.com
More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated | CNN
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Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.
on Oct 12
From theguardian.com
Move over, Alan Turing: meet the working-class hero of Bletchley Park you didn’t see in the movies
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The Oxbridge-educated boffin is feted as the codebreaking genius who helped Britain win the war. But should a little-known Post Office engineer named Tommy Flowers be seen as the real father of computing?
on Oct 12