British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who drew anger for accusing police of being too lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters. She also wrote an article regarded as inflammatory for the Daily Mail and although she submitted it to the Prime Minister’s Office at 10 Downing Street for approval, she refused to […]

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Ground warfare is continuing close to hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip, with the World Health Organization saying the Al-Shifa site “is not functioning as a hospital anymore”. It is not clear whether this means that the hospital has been evacuated, or whether it is being used as a shelter, but not at as a […]

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The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery back in the mid nineteenth century, but it included an important exception: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist, it declares, except as punishment for a crime. Some lawyers claim this exception allows for forced labor in prisons even if the forced labour not not specified […]

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A Ukrainian military officer allegedly led last year’s Baltic Sea underwater attack on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, according to The Washington Post, citing anonymous sources in Ukraine and Europe. No one has taken responsibility for the September 2022 explosions, off the Danish island of Bornholm, that damaged three out of four offshore natural […]

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Passengers flying with easyJet from Gatwick and Geneva airports can now have their luggage collected from their doorstep or hotel, and delivered at their destination, skipping long check-in lines and baggage collection on arrival, all included in the price of a ticket on the ultra-low air carrier. After checking their bags, usually the day before […]

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According to the United Nations the world’s population reached 8 billion people on almost a year ago on November 22nd, 2022, a milestone in human development. The reason the human population is growing is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. It is […]

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The probability of a volcanic eruption in Iceland is rising, posing a threat to an already-evacuated town,  say seismologists, who are following the recent earth-shaking events in Iceland, an island kingdom in the north Atlantic. Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes. Authorities have ordered thousands of people living in […]

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The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya, which it sees as an “emerging global health threat”. The mosquito-borne disease causes fever and joint pains and can be fatal to newborns. The word comes from the African Makonde language and means “bent over in pain.”  The new […]

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United Nations agencies say the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is deepening as civilian deaths mount, the killing of U.N. aid workers reaches unprecedented levels, complete neighborhoods are flatttened under non-stop Israeli bombing, and millions of civilian residents are unable to obtain the basics needed for survival. Supermarket shelves are nearly empty. Bakeries have shut down […]

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The Thai owner of the Miss Universe pageant, which was once owned by former US president Donald Trump, has filed for bankruptcy just one year after buying the beauty contest for US $20 million. JKN Global Group has said it would try to resolve a “liquidity problem”. In a statement published on its website, JKN said providing […]

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