MACRON DISSOLVES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AFTER FAR-RIGHT VICTORY AGAINST CENTRIST IN EU ELECTIONS

Mon 10  June 2024: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday, June 9, the dissolution of parliament following a significant defeat of his centrist alliance by the far-right in the EU elections. Macron has called for snap legislative elections to be held on June 30 and July 7. Macron acknowledged the EU election results as […]

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SEVERE DROUGHT CAUSES MASS FISH DIE-OFF IN MEXICO’S BUSTILLOS LAGOON

Mon 10  June 2024: Thousands of dead fish have surfaced in Bustillos Lagoon, located in Mexico’s northern state of Chihuahua, due to an intense drought. Officials report that prolonged dry spells and temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) have drastically lowered the lagoon’s water levels. Nearly 90% of Mexico is experiencing some form […]

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UK HOUSEHOLD TAX BURDEN WILL INCREASE BY £800 REGARDLESS OF THE ELECTION RESULTS

Mon 10  June 2024: Tax rises “hiding in plain sight” that will cost UK households an average of £800 a year are already on the way whoever wins the general election, a leading thinktank warned. While the Conservatives and Labour argue about what levies the other would introduce in power, the Resolution Foundation has warned […]

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LATEST-GENERATION RUSSIAN FIGHTER JET HIT FOR FIRST TIME, UKRAINE CLAIMS

Mon 10  June 2024: Ukrainian forces have for the first time hit a latest-generation Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet at an air base inside Russia, Kyiv’s GUR defense intelligence agency said on Sunday, showing satellite pictures which it said confirmed the strike. In a Telegram post, the GUR did not specify how the Su-57 was […]

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHY WE NEED A NEW COLOUR

Sun 09 June 2024: The universally known traffic light has not experienced a significant redesign in almost 100 years, ever since William Pott, a Detroit police officer, created the first three-section traffic light in the United States in 1921. Now, say experts, the rise of driverless cars means that a new set of safety guidelines […]

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VOTERS ACROSS EUROPE HEAD TO POLLS IN CRUCIAL EU ELECTIONS

Sun 09 June 2024: Polling stations have opened in 20 European countries for elections anticipated to shift the European Parliament to the right, potentially reshaping the future of the EU, the world’s largest trading bloc. Key issues influencing voters include the war in Ukraine, climate policies affecting farmers, and migration concerns, from Portugal to Austria, […]

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ESCALATION IN FIGHTING IN UKRAINE’S KHARKIV REGION CAUSES ‘HEAVIEST IMPACT’: UN

Sat 08 June 2024: A UN official on Friday said a sharp increase in fighting in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where Russian forces entered early May and have since advanced, has the “heaviest impact.” “An escalation in fighting in the Kharkiv region since 10 May has had the heaviest impact,” Joyce Msuya, UN […]

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MORE UK STUDENTS COMING TO SCHOOL HUNGRY AND WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING: SURVEY

Sat 08 June 2024: Primary schoolteachers in the UK pointed out the increasing number of students coming to schools feeling hungry and without proper clothing or school supplies compared to the last year, a survey revealed on Wednesday. A recent research carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) said that since 2021, […]

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CUBA TO HOST RUSSIAN VESSELS, INCLUDING A NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINE AMIDST US-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Fri 07 June 2024: Next week, four Russian vessels, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will dock in Havana, Cuban officials announced. According to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the vessels, which do not carry nuclear weapons, will arrive in the Cuban capital between June 12 and 17, and their presence “does not represent a threat to […]

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