Tue 22 October 2024: Lucy Letby, a former nurse convicted of murdering seven infants, may have caused harm to even more babies than previously thought. Recent findings indicate that she could have poisoned a child in her care with insulin. Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others, which […]
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Tue 22 October 2024: Over 1,200 Russian troops are being killed or injured every day in Ukraine, the White House said Monday amid reports that North Korean troops are being dispatched to aid the Kremlin’s war effort. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering a “truly historic […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: On Saturday, Elon Musk announced a $1 million daily giveaway through his political action committee, America PAC, to incentivize Republican voter registration in key battleground states ahead of the presidential election. “We will be awarding $1 million randomly to people who have signed the petition,” Musk stated during a Pennsylvania town […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: Moldova’s referendum on joining the EU goes down to the slimmest margins as preliminary results have shifted to just over 50% of voters being in favor of joining the 27-member bloc. On Sunday, Moldovan citizens headed to the polls for a presidential election in which incumbent President Maia Sandu, seen as […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: British King Charles III faced protest by an Indigenous lawmaker on Monday, telling the monarch the southern Pacific nation was “not” his land. Clad in a fur cloak, Senator Lidia Thorpe raised her voice to make Charles listen to her statement after the monarch delivered his speech in the Australian parliament. […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: Russia will host a summit of the BRICS economic bloc in Kazan on Oct. 22-24, with attendance expected from several world leaders. According to Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, 32 countries have confirmed their participation, with 24 being represented by their heads of state, while the remaining eight will send high-ranking […]
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Sun 20 October 2024: Cyprus has joined a small group of European Union (EU) countries banning mobile phones in secondary schools. Education Minister Athina Michaelidou announced that new rules will be issued in two weeks, requiring devices to be deactivated and stored during school hours, except for emergencies or educational use. The ban, approved by […]
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Sun 20 October 2024: Cocaine production in Colombia surged 53% in 2023, reaching a historic peak, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Saturday. A UNODC report highlighted that cocaine production in Colombia reached its highest level, marking the increase. It noted that last year saw a record production of 2,600 tons of […]
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Sat 19 October 2024: European companies continue layoffs in the second half of 2024 due to a stagnant economic outlook. The region seeks to reduce labor costs amid the effect of the Russia-Ukraine War on economies, structural problems in Germany and weakened consumer demand because of a tight monetary policy. Inflation is higher than pre-coronavirus […]
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Sat 19 October 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the global gross domestic product (GDP) share of BRICS countries already exceeds the indicator of the G7 and continues to grow. Putin, at a plenary session of the BRICS economic grouping in Moscow, compared the changes in the share in the global GDP between […]
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