Sat 26 October 2024: A severe outbreak of E. Coli linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has expanded to 75 reported cases, mainly in the western United States, authorities said Friday. The number of hospitalizations has risen to 22, though no additional deaths have been reported beyond that of an elderly patient in Colorado, according to the Food and […]
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Sat 26 October 2024: In a landmark moment, President Joe Biden issued an apology on Friday for what he called “one of the country’s most horrific chapters”: the forced separation of Native American children from their families into government boarding schools with the aim of erasing their cultural identity. From the early 1800s to the […]
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Sat 26 October 2024: North Koreasaid on Friday that any dispatch of its soldiers to Russia would conform to international law, marking its first official response to recent claims by South Korea that Pyongyang sent approximately 3,000 troops to support Moscow. The White House has also backed these assertions. In a vaguely-worded statement, North Korean […]
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Sat 26 October 2024: The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reports that nearly half of Muslims in EU member states experience discrimination and hate speech in their daily lives. A survey titled “Being Muslim in Europe: Experiences of Muslims,” conducted by the FRA with 9,600 Muslim participants from 13 EU member states, indicates a […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: Tesla has posted a forecasting-beating profit in the third quarter, breaking a recent streak of disappointing earnings for the electric carmaker. The Austin, Texas-based company on Wednesday reported net income of $2.2bn for the July-to-September period, up 17 percent year on year. Revenue rose to $25.18bn, up 8 percent from $23.35bn […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales beginning in June next year, according to authorities, as part of an initiative to protect children’s health and address environmental concerns. The British government is set to ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes in England from next […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canada is pulling up the welcome mat on an open-door policy to immigrants. The dramatic change will see Canada reduce the annual figure of permanent residents by 21% to 395,000 next year; 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027. The target was 500,000 in […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: BRICS countries are committed to fostering a more democratic and multipolar world order, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, during his press conference on the last day of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. Putin noted that the Kazan Declaration, endorsed at the summit, outlines a positive agenda for the […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Wednesday met with Pope Francis at the Vatican to discuss shared concerns over global security, according to a statement from the Pentagon. “The two leaders discussed shared concerns over global security challenges and the importance of promoting peace and stability in conflict-affected regions,” the statement said. […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: US Treasury Secretary Yellen says Russia will be ‘bear the costs of its illegal war, instead of taxpayers’ in the West. Washington, DC – The White House has announced that the Group of Seven (G7) will offer Ukraine a $50bn loan backed by interests accrued on Russian government assets frozen by the political and […]
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