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Africa Live: Muslim child allegedly lashed for attending church - BBC News: Seven members of a family in Uganda have been arrested for allegedly assaulting the ...

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Quick Glance: Africa Live: Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members

German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being part of a mafia group involved in large-scale dating scams orchestrated by the Black Axe gang.

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has stated that his country should take full responsibility for colonial-era abuses and consider paying reparations in certain cases.

Authorities in Tanzania have shut down five hydroelectric stations to reduce excess electricity in the national grid, with the main plant generating enough power for major cities like Dar es Salaam.

Negotiations between the Kenyan government and striking doctors have collapsed, prolonging the suffering of those seeking healthcare in public hospitals, as doctors demand better pay and the hiring of trainee doctors.

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Was the London horse rampage avoidable?: Five horses from the Household Cavalry bolted during a rehearsal, having been frightened by noisy builders near ...

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Ministers have caved in on no-fault evictions pledge, says Angela Rayner: Labour's Angela Rayner attacks the government's housing record but faces jibes over her ...

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UK police arrest three over migrants' deaths in Channel

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Remembering the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass: On this day in 1932, hundreds of workers took to the hills of northern England to challenge the right of landed ...

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Employers are using zero-hours contracts to cut wage bills, study finds: Research by Resolution Foundation will increase calls for reform of UK workers’ rights

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Tommy Robinson and the truth about two-tier policing: Yesterday’s police operation was proportionate to the circumstances. Robust action was taken against a ...

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Deportation to Rwanda or Albania? Rome and London advise migration: The British Home Secretary meets his Italian counterpart on the island of Lampedusa ...

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Quick Glance: Deportation to Albania? Rome and London Discuss Migration

The British Home Secretary meets his Italian counterpart in Lampedusa, showing unity on migration issues.

Britain is taking measures to prevent dangerous Channel crossings.

The controversial Rwanda law for deporting asylum seekers faces international criticism.

Some in Rwanda are skeptical about hosting refugees from the UK.

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Anti-colonialism and the distortion of history: In 2020, the National Trust released its ‘interim report’ on the connections between its properties and ...

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MEPs call to seize Russia’s hundreds of billions in frozen assets: Lawmakers want to see more support for Ukraine as US and UK counterparts advance.

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Quick Glance: State Customs Service: Polish Protesters Cease Border Blockade

The blockade by Polish protesters at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border was lifted by Ukraine's State Customs Service on April 22.

Traffic flow in both directions was restored as of 1:40 p.m.

As per Valentyna Chernysh, a representative of the customs office in Volyn Oblast, there were 400 trucks queued on the Polish side of the border, with an additional 140 in a digital queue.

Despite a reduction in border blockades, the State Customs Service indicated on April 17 that Polish protesters intended to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing for a two-day period.

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Have Londoners forgotten how to stand up to anti-Semites?: There are some among the tens of thousands who march through London each week who genuinely seek peace ...

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LME moves to stop gaming of Russian aluminium sanctions-based rule: The London Metal Exchange (LME) moved on Tuesday to stop traders from taking Russian ...

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UK wants NATO defense target upped to 2.5 percent: Defense Secretary Grant Shapps says meeting that target would make a ‘real difference.’

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The Delusion of Peak China: America Can't Wish Away Its Toughest Challenger: America can't wish away its toughest challenger.

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UK grocery inflation falls to 30-month low: Grocery price growth eases to 3.2% in four weeks to mid-April as retailers focus on special offers

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UK court case launched over Brazil Iron mine project in Bahia: Brazil Iron calls itself a sustainable mining company. Local residents call its project a disaster ...

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Timing of first BoE rate cut splits economists between June and Q3: The Bank of England will wait until next quarter to lower borrowing costs ...

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Watch: Greens grilled on ‘zero murders’ pledge: To the fantasy land of the Greens, where no promises are off the table — no matter how surreal ...

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Migrants drown in Channel, Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy: Five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from ...

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Watch: BBC crew captures moment migrants board small crowded boat to UK from France

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Government exit would end 'sorry tale' for Britain and bank, NatWest Chair says: Britain's plans to sell its remaining stake in NatWest would end a "sorry tale" ...

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UK to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - meaning tens of billions of pounds of extra funding

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Soccer agent 'threatened' Chelsea director over Zouma fee, UK court hears

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Rishi Sunak vows to boost defence spending by 2.5 per cent: After finally getting his Rwanda legislation through the Lords, Rishi Sunak is in Warsaw today to ...

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Quick Glance: Increase in UK defence spending by 2030

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to raising spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a 'war footing'.

Sunak emphasized the need for deeper stockpiles of munitions and quicker replenishment due to the events in the Ukraine conflict.

The planned increase in defence spending would require significant financial reshuffling, partly through announced measures to reduce the size of the civil service.

Shortly after announcing the pledge to send weapons worth 500 million pounds to Ukraine, this commitment followed.

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X planning smart TV app, promising ‘immersive entertainment’: Social platform X is planning to roll out an application for users on smart TVs ...

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The young are missing out on a proper breakfast: What better way to celebrate St George’s Day than with a good Full English Breakfast? But the young seem to have ...

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How Jewish-looking do you have to be to be considered too provocative to cross the road?

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Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK: Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna's patents over technology key ...

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'Nothing will stand in our way': Britain approves contentious Rwanda asylum seekers plan

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Why are there so many prisoners in England and Wales? The crisis explained: More than 87,000 people are serving prison sentences, and the numbers are growing ...

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What happened to the Tory promise to balance the budget?: This morning it was revealed that last month the government was forced to borrow £11.9 billion ...

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‘I felt this was an abuse of power’: the climate activist who took on the law and won

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Salman Rushdie: how Cervantes and Shakespeare wrote the modern literary rule book

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'Why do we need Voter ID?': an open letter to York's returning officer: 'Why do we need Voter ID?': an open letter to York's returning officer

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BEST & BRIGHTEST: A journey from homeless to excellence: Blair Minnard struggled through her first year of middle school as her family lived in three local ...

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The Portland area had no In-N-Out Burger locations. Soon it might have three: The California-based burger chain has filed another application to open in the ...

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Clawed forest creature found lurking near temple in India. It’s a ‘holy’ new species

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‘Friendly and playful’ sea creature puts on show off California. See stunning photos

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Looks To Payoff A Dangling Clone Wars Plot Thread

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Woman on lunchtime walk spots ‘insanely rare’ sea creature off UK coast, video shows

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Huge sea creature washes up on CA coast in first reported death this year, experts say

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Australia: Video about “creature from hell” fascinates users on TikTok: “Creature from Hell” - That's what a user calls the mysterious creature that is currently ...

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Trail camera catches incredibly rare creature in Indonesia — with her baby. See them

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Lethal Company gets worse as you get better: A lamentation for lost innocence (and ignorance) in Lethal Company.

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Bright pink mountain creature found lurking in crevice in India. It’s a new species

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The Met has made mistakes – stopping Gideon Falter crossing the road is not one of them

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Lawsuit accuses Grindr of illegally sharing users' HIV status: LGBTQ+ dating app's maker previously denied selling sensitive user data

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Quick Glance: Lawsuit Alleges Grindr's Unauthorized HIV Status Disclosure

A group of 670 individuals have joined a class action lawsuit against LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr in the UK seeking damages for the alleged unauthorized disclosure of HIV status and other sensitive data to third parties.

The lawsuit claims that Grindr violated UK data protection laws by sharing user data without consent, particularly data disclosed before April 3, 2018, and between May 25, 2018, and April 7, 2020.

Researchers from SINTEF in 2018 published information indicating that Grindr was sharing user data, including HIV status, with analytics companies, sparking intense criticism and prompting changes to the company's privacy policy.

Grindr was fined 65 million Norwegian kroner for violating GDPR consent rules, leading to further legal issues in the US.

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Hope Hostel in Rwanda says it's ready for first migrants from UK: Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed.

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This captivating mascara increases eyelash volume by 177% from the first application

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Europe's bank earnings to offer interest rate reality check: Investors should get a clearer picture this week of whether higher interest rates are still boosting ...

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Quick Glance: Overview: Tesla Stocks Plummet, Europe Business Surpasses Expectations

World markets have brightened slightly this week, but Tesla is facing a critical earnings test, while Europe's business pulse has surprisingly been lively this month.

Following the worst week on Wall Street since 2022, relief from easing Middle East tensions helped stabilize the situation on Monday. The chip giant Nvidia made a modest recovery from losses as Big Tech megacaps gear up for quarterly earnings releases.

As the first of the 'Magnificent 7' Vanguard stocks, electric vehicle giant Tesla will report on Tuesday, having plummeted by a substantial 43% year-to-date and nearly 60% over the past two years amidst fierce price competition, declining EV demand, and governance/product concerns.

While Big Tech jitters define this month's market fluctuations, investors will closely watch the upcoming results for a clearer perspective.

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Times crime commission: Why Britain’s prisons are a tinderbox: Overcrowding, staff shortages and high levels of violence have left the jail system at breaking ...

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Sadiq Khan: I’ll make the Thames clean enough to swim in: The London mayor intends to replicate the plans of his Parisian counterpart, who wants to reopen the ...

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Liberal Centrists Are as Ideological as the Rest of Us: Liberal centrists believe they are above ‘populism’, not realising that defining themselves as good ...

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London police to meet with Jewish leaders as protests spark safety concerns: London’s police commissioner will meet with senior members of the Jewish community ...

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Britain to proscribe Terrorgram collective as terrorist organisation: Britain said on Monday it would proscribe the Terrorgram collective, an extreme right-wing ...

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Germany arrests three people on suspicion of spying for China: Three people in Germany have been arrested under suspicion of spying for China ...

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What do GPs think of Rishi Sunak's plan to strip them of sick note powers?: We asked some GPs what they thought of other professionals taking on their ...

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Brent hovers above $86 as traders unfazed by MidEast conflict: Global benchmark Brent slipped on Monday though it remained above $86 a barrel as traders turned ...

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Trump continues his reversal on TikTok, accusing Biden of wanting to ban it: Donald Trump on Monday called President Biden “responsible for banning TikTok ...

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Quick Glance: San Francisco's Real Estate Market in Turmoil

The city of San Francisco, once seen as the shining star of the West Coast, is now on the verge of collapse, with seemingly no one raising the alarm.

In particular, the city's housing market has been severely impacted over the past year, with prices plummeting and homeowners fleeing en masse.

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, did not hold back in his comparison of San Francisco's issues to those of New York City, stating that the Bay Area is 'in far worse shape.'

San Francisco is failing in all aspects, leading to a quiet collapse of its housing market, where once luxurious properties are now being offered at significant discounts.

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Apple will reportedly unveil a genre-defining calculator app at WWDC 2024: The new Mac calculator will reportedly have round buttons and Notes integration.

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The Radical Politics of Nina Simone: Nina Simone, who died on this day in 2003, is often remembered for her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement – but she ...

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Family allegedly left restaurant without paying after £329 steak dinner: They tried to use a card which didn't work before leaving to get another one - but ...

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Tactical voting could blow up the Tories — if Brits can understand it: Slick online platforms promise to help voters unseat Conservative MPs ...

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Pointing guns at black marchers made them famous. What happened next?: The McCloskeys became idols in Trump world when they confronted activists outside their ...

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Super bomber probably shot down: Russia is said to have lost dozens of fighter planes since 2022

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How Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is working to gain a foothold in Britain: Accused of more than a dozen assassination attempts and kidnaps, the IRGC appears to be ...

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Abbas says Palestinian Authority will 'reconsider' relations with US: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's comments came after the United States ...

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Can Blur’s drummer win for Labour at the UK general election?: Dave Rowntree, the drummer and ‘quiet one’ in Blur, is swapping the tour bus for the battle bus ...

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York security bollards: 'why traffic cones at Spurriergate?': York bollards: 'Why are traffic cones the only thing keeping terrorists out?' asks our letter ...

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Incident at pro-Palestinian demonstration: London police apologize to man for expulsion due to "openly being Jewish"

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London Marathon to award wheelchair and non-disabled athletes equal prize money: In a global first for equality in sports, wheelchair athletes and non-disabled ...

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EU Commission push: Great Britain rejects mobility agreement for young people: It's about jobs, training, studying: the EU Commission recently gave young people ...

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Apr 20

London cops apologize for implying Jewish man’s kippa ‘provoked’ anti-Israel crowd

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Even with smart tools like this indie GameHDR app, HDR gaming on PC is still an absolute clown show

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Believers still pursuing Hiroshima mystery beast 50 years after sightings: During the early 1970s there were multiple reported sightings of a frightening ...

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10 Weirdest King Kong Ripoffs: King Kong has had several unofficial cousins in the vast film landscape. Unsurprisingly, all of them are weird.

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Huge sea creature washes up on CA coast in first reported death this year, experts say

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Do Indian jewellery designers need strong design signatures to succeed?: Designers weigh in on the application of branding techniques like logomania for Indian ...

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