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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 bbc.com
First grain ships arrive in Ukraine using new route
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Officials say the vessels will deliver 200,000 tonnes of wheat to world markets.
on Sep 17, 2023
From bbc.com
Ken Paxton: Texas Attorney General acquitted of corruption charges
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Ken Paxton has always denied wrongdoing and called the impeachment a 'politically motivated sham'.
on Sep 17, 2023
From bbc.com
American bully XLs would not be culled, says chief vet
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Owners will have to register their dogs, Christine Middlemiss says, after Rishi Sunak announces a ban.
on Sep 16, 2023
From bbc.com
Libya floods: A barren wasteland with a lingering smell of death
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With lives in Libya washed away, anger mounts as people ask why they were told to stay at home.
on Sep 16, 2023
From theguardian.com
‘I saw how grotesquely unqualified so many of us were’: Rory Stewart on his decade as a Tory MP
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When he arrived in 2010, he was surrounded by people who looked like him – and shared some of the same assumptions. Then, as the world changed in unimaginable ways, he watched in horror as the people in charge failed to change with it
on Sep 16, 2023
From bbc.com
Russell Brand posts video denying 'serious criminal allegations'
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The BBC understands that a number of women will make serious allegations about Brand's sexual conduct.
on Sep 16, 2023
From bbc.com
Historic Ukrainian sites in Kyiv and Lviv added to UN danger list
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St Sophia's Cathedral in Lviv is among the buildings the UN warns is at risk of destruction.
on Sep 16, 2023
From bbc.com
US special counsel Jack Smith asks judge to place gag order on Donald Trump
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The order, if approved, would set limits on what Mr Trump can say about his election meddling case.
on Sep 16, 2023
From theguardian.com
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse
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Claims related to seven-year period are detailed in Times and Channel 4 investigation after actor had already denied allegations
on Sep 16, 2023
From theguardian.com
TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts
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Irish data regulator says platform put 13- to 17-year-old users’ accounts on default public setting, among other breaches
on Sep 18, 2023