September 2024
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The Antarctic Ice Sheet is retreating at a faster rate than in previous decades, raising concerns about a total collapse. Last week, scientists revealed concerning findings about the colossal Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. Researchers said there is a “grim outlook” for the future of the ice sheet. Measuring roughly the size of Great Britain, the…
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Multinational ride-hailing company is also calling on binding targets for the production of electric vehicles in the European market along with adequate incentives to ease the climate transition. Ride-hailing company Uber has asked the EU to ban the use of internal combustion engine cars for corporate fleets by 2030 and for the bloc to deliver mandatory targets…
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Ukraine has hit three arms depots in Russia within four days, reportedly destroying tens of thousands of tonnes of munitions. Over the past week, Ukraine has hit three Russian munitions depots within four days, all with domestically produced weapons. The attacks are widely seen as Kyiv demonstrating its ability to strike targets deep inside Russia…
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The choice of former Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra to run EU tax policy has drawn attention from MEPs given previous links to tax havens, and the Netherlands’ status as a hub for corporate tax avoidance. Influential MEPs from the left of the European Parliament are voicing concerns about the suitability of the Netherlands’ Wopke Hoekstra…
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TikTok has said it’s removed accounts associated with Russian state media for “engaging in covert influence operations”. It’s part of the site’s efforts to prevent disinformation in the run up to November’s US presidential election. Accounts affected are those from media group Rossiya Segodnya, which owns the RIA Novosti and Sputnik news services; and TV-Novosti, the…
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Why you might notice changes to your Amazon packages if you shop in the UK Amazon has introduced new packaging for its UK customers in a move aimed at avoiding waste and reducing carbon emissions. The online retail giant said its new “shock-proof” envelopes featured a lining made purely from paper – unlike the bubble-wrapped…
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The Princess of Wales has been working on her annual Christmas carol service – one of the highlights of the royal calendar, it has emerged. Kate was mentioned in the Court Circular after holding a meeting about the event with aides and members of her Royal Foundation at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. It is only the…
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A 50-year-old man has confessed live on TV to killing his mother as he spoke to a journalist outside his home. Lorenzo Carbone admitted to strangling his mother to death after being found outside his house in Spezzano di Fiorano, in the northern Italian province of Modena, by a journalist. The man broke down as…
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Around 700 UK troops are deploying to Cyprus to be ready to help evacuate British nationals from Lebanon, as fears grow of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah. John Healey, the defence secretary – who chaired a meeting of the UK’s emergency Cobra committee on Tuesday – urged all Britons to leave the crisis-torn country…
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The Israeli defence minister has accused the United Nations of shirking its responsibility in preventing Hezbollah rocket attacks. Yoav Gallant made the allegation on X in response to comments by UN secretary general Antonio Guterres that the situation in Gaza was a “nightmare” and Lebanon is “on the brink”. Mr Gallant said Hezbollah has taken…
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The UK military is understood to be ramping up preparations for an evacuation of Britons from Lebanon as the crisis escalates. Two British warships are already in the region and could be used to help evacuate people. A Royal Air Force base in Cyprus will also be an important staging post. Over the summer, the…
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The UK defence secretary has urged Britons again to leave Lebanon. Leaving the Cabinet Office a short while ago after chairing an emergency COBRA meeting about the Middle East crisis, John Healey said: “Our concern is always for the safety of British nationals. “And our advice to them is to leave Lebanon now, that hasn’t…
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The US is looking to address the “rise of violence against innocent Palestinians” in the occupied West Bank, Joe Biden says. More than 700 Palestinians in the region have been killed by Israeli fire since 7 October, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Mr Biden says the aim of peace talks is to “set conditions…
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“Let me close with this,” says Joe Biden, as he ends his last speech to the UN General Assembly as US president. “We must never forget who we’re here to represent.” He looks back on his decision not to seek a second term as leader: “As much as I love the job, I love my…
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The Israeli military says it killed Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi in an airstrike on Beirut. He was in charge of Hezbollah’s missiles and rockets force. Qubaisi was struck alongside other central commanders of Hezbollah’s missiles and rockets force, the military has said in a statement. It adds that he joined Hezbollah in the 1980s and…
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Joe Biden has made his final address to the UN General Assembly as president of the United States. The global media expected him to use his wide-ranging address to speak to the need to end the conflict in the Middle East. World at another ‘inflection point’, Biden says Joe Biden says many people will “see…
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