Sun 23 June 2024: As Ukraine grapples with setbacks on the frontlines in its ongoing conflict with Russia, the New York Times reports that Kyiv has significantly increased conscription efforts. While many Ukrainian men are responding to the call to serve, thousands are either going into hiding or fleeing the country. Mass Evasion of Conscription […]
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Sun 23 June 2024: A major power outage at Manchester International Airport on Sunday morning (June 23) led to significant disruptions, causing numerous flight cancellations and delays. Authorities advised passengers flying from terminals one and two to avoid traveling to the airport. Major Disruption Manchester Airports Group, which also operates London Stansted and East Midlands […]
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Sat 22 June 2024: Sexual harassment is still “rife” in schools in the UK, according to a poll of mainly female support staff, some of whom complained of inappropriate sexual comments and physical harassment by male pupils and some male colleagues. One in 10 of the secondary school staff who responded to the survey said […]
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Thu 20 June 2024: German company Bosch announced on Wednesday that the company aiming to become a leading global software supplier for automakers. The global market for software and electronics is set to grow at a pace faster than automotive production by 2030, consultancies said. “We want to be the number-one choice for automakers worldwide […]
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Thu 20 June 2024: The first quarter of 2024 recorded the United States’ highest-ever number of ongoing drug shortages, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists data showed. A total of 323 drugs — including life-saving medicines like oxytocin, Rho(D) immune globulin and chemotherapy — were in a deficit during the first three months of the year, […]
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Thu 20 June 2024: New Zealand’s economy has crawled out of recession after back-to-back downturns in the span of 18 months. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.2 percent in the first three months of the year, official figures showed on Thursday, after a 0.1 percent contraction during the previous quarter. While better than expected, the […]
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Wed 19 June 2024: Environmental protesters sprayed paint on Britain’s Stonehenge on Wednesday, with footage online showing orange marks covering some of the stones of the world-famous prehistoric megalithic structure. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of damaging the ancient monument, local police said in a statement. In video released by environmental group Just […]
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Thu 20 June 2024: Russia on Wednesday demanded that the US remove all its nuclear weapons from Europe and dismantle the infrastructure for their deployment. US nuclear arms create “the most serious security problem on the continent,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a news conference in Moscow. “Our demands in this regard remain unchanged, they include the withdrawal […]
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Wed 19 June 2024: Britain’s opposition Labour Party is on track to win the most seats in the party’s history at a July 4 election, according to a YouGov poll published on Wednesday. The multilevel regression and post-stratification (MRP) poll predicted that Labour would win 425 seats, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives expected to win 108. Nigel […]
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Wed 19 June 2024: Russia and North Korea on Wednesday signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement, which will serve as the foundation for future bilateral cooperation, according to the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un signed the document following several […]
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