Thu 07 May 2026: French university canteens this week began offering €1 ($1.18) meals to all students as part of a nationwide effort to ease mounting financial pressure on young people. The subsidized meal program, which includes a starter, main course, and dessert, had previously been limited to low-income students or those receiving financial aid. […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: A federal judge on Wednesday released a document described as a suicide note purportedly written by the late Jeffrey Epstein and including the line: “It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye.” Epstein, the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker, was found dead in his […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: Voters are headed to the polls Thursday in Scotland and Wales to elect representatives to their devolved legislatures, while people in England are casting ballots for some 5,000 seats across 136 local councils in the UK’s biggest set of elections since the 2024 general election. About 5,000 seats across 136 local […]
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Wed 06 May 2026: Test launches of missiles with nuclear capabilities began Wednesday at the Kura training ground in Russia’s Kamchatka region. The exercises will continue through May 10, the regional government said in a statement. Regional authorities urged residents to strictly observe safety measures and refrain from visiting the training ground and nearby areas […]
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Wed 06 May 2026: A man accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia is expected to face additional charges as legal proceedings continue, local media reported on Wednesday. Prosecutors allege that last Dec. 14, Naveed Akram, 24, opened fire on a crowd celebrating Hanukkah alongside his father, Sajid Akram, who […]
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Tue 05 May 2026: The incident in London comes after the UK’s national threat level was raised to severe last week. British counterterrorism police are investigating an arson attack at a former synagogue in London, the latest in a wave of attacks targeting the Jewish community in the United Kingdom’s capital. Officers said they responded to the […]
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Tue 05 May 2026: Russia on Tuesday cut mobile internet connection in the capital ahead of World War II victory commemorations, set to be staged under fear of a retaliatory Ukrainian drone attack. AFP journalists reported no mobile internet in the centre of the Russian capital on Tuesday morning, as network providers warned disruptions were set to last […]
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Mon 04 May 2026: Before his 2019 death in a Manhattan jail cell, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein built connections across Africa’s elite. According to a report by Miami Herald on Wednesday, Epstein tried to amass money, power and women across the continent. When Senegal investigated former President Abdoulaye Wade’s son for corruption, Epstein supported […]
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Mon 04 May 2026: Arrest of 39-year-old comes after Swiss company HiPP last month issued product recall over tainted baby food jars. A man has been arrested in Austria over the discovery of rat poison in a popular brand of baby food, according to police. The arrest comes after the Swiss company HiPP last month […]
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Mon 04 May 2026: Participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rapidly drops nationwide as states begin enforcing new rules to tighten eligibility requirements The number of people receiving food assistance is falling rapidly nationwide, with more than 3 million losing access to food aid as states begin enforcing new rules introduced under the administration of […]
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