Tue 28 May 2024: More than 730,000 customers in the U.S. state of Texas were still without power after storms hit the state, according to an update of PowerOutage.us on Tuesday morning. The numbers continued to climb and more than 300,000 outages occurred in Dallas County alone. Over 160,000 homes and businesses across the states […]
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Tue 28 May 2024: The French parliament on Monday began debate on a bill to legalize “assisted dying,” which the health minister says is not euthanasia, according to media reports. The draft law seeking to legalize “assisted dying” will be debated for two weeks in the lower chamber of parliament, or the National Assembly, with […]
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Tue 28 May 2024: Research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has found that the proportion of women among the top earners in the UK’s financial and professional services sector has decreased since the COVID-19 pandemic. Between the first quarter of 2020 and the second quarter of 2023, women constituted 19.4 […]
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Tue 28 May 2024: Pope Francis reportedly used a homophobic slur during a meeting with Italian bishops, reaffirming his stance that gay men should not be allowed to become priests, as reported by Italian media. The newspapers La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera stated on Monday that the 87-year-old Pope made the derogatory comment during […]
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Mon 27 May 2024: For the first time in about 40 years, the number of Americans who use marijuana almost daily has surpassed those who drink alcohol with the same frequency. This shift reflects the growing mainstream acceptance and legalisation of recreational marijuana in nearly half of US states. In 2022, an estimated 17.7 million […]
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Mon 27 May 2024: NATO countries bordering Russia, including the Baltic states, Finland, Norway, and Poland, are planning to develop a coordinated “drone wall” system to enhance border defense amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and recent “provocations.” Officials from Finland, Norway, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have discussed creating this system to jointly defend […]
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Sun 26 May 2024: Britain’s Conservative Party, if victorious in the national election on July 4, plans to implement mandatory national service for 18-year-olds, encompassing military or community service, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Sunday. Sunak stated that young adults could either volunteer one weekend a month for a year or join 30,000 available […]
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Sat 25 May 2024: Paris city hall on Friday voted to increase the Eiffel Tower adult admission price by 20 percent from next month to help pay for urgent renovation work. Visitors currently pay 29.40 euros ($31.90) for a ride by lift to the top of the Eiffel tower, a price tag that is set to […]
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Sat 25 May 2024: Metal detectorists have discovered a trove of coins in the mountains of south-central Poland, believed to have belonged to a notorious 17th-century charlatan. This 300-year-old hoard of gold and silver coins was linked to Antoni Jaczewski, a known con artist who deceived people in Kielce by claiming to have healing powers, […]
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Sat 25 May 2024: In a significant move, the government of England has proposed that gender identity will not be included in school curriculum for children up to the age of 18. This comes amidst growing concerns surrounding transgender issues in the UK and beyond. The decision follows a notable review that emphasized “extreme caution” […]
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