COUNCIL OF EUROPE CALLS ON UK TO HALT PLANS FOR RWANDA DEPORTATION FLIGHTS

Thu 08 February 2024: The Council of Europe has called on the United Kingdom not to proceed with its plans to launch flights to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning of the risks the policy could pose to their safety and human rights. In a report published today by the Council of Europe’s Committee for […]

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FOX, WARNER BROS. ESPN, DISCOVERY TO LAUNCH JOINT SPORTS STREAMING IN US

Thu 08 February 2024: A joint venture between ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery aims to introduce a streaming sports service in the United States. According to a joint statement made on Tuesday, the streaming platform intends to combine the firms’ portfolios of sports networks, certain direct-to-consumer sports services, and sports licenses that include content […]

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FEMALE PARAMEDICS IN UK EXPOSE ‘TOXIC CULTURE’ OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Thu 08 February 2024: Widespread sexual harassment is prevalent on the job in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), according to the College of Paramedics, the professional body for all paramedics in the country. Some former and current paramedics who were victims of sexual harassment spoke about how the problem is “widespread” and affects their lives, Sky News reported. […]

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US REGULATORS CLOSE INVESTIGATION INTO FIRE RISKS INVOLVING 3 MILLION KIA AND HYUNDAI VEHICLES

Thu 08 February 2024: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was ending the probe after the Korean automakers previously issued eight recalls covering about 3 million vehicles to address engine fires. The NHTSA first opened investigations in 2019 and upgraded them in 2021 after reports of 161 fires from engine failures. NHTSA […]

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NETANYAHU REJECTS GAZA CEASEFIRE DEAL AND SAYS NO END TO WAR WITHOUT ‘VICTORY’

Wed 07 February 2024: Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the terms of a ceasefire in Gaza proposed by Hamas and rebuffed US pressure to move more quickly towards a mediated settlement to the war, saying there could be no solution to Israel’s security issues except “absolute victory” over the militant group. The Israeli prime minister also […]

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FAR-RIGHT A MAJOR THREAT TO GERMAN DEMOCRACY, SAYS CHANCELLOR SCHOLZ

Wed 07 February 2024: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday promised to step up efforts to counter racism and right-wing extremism in the country. “Right-wing extremism is a major threat to our democracy and social peace. It wants to divide us, turn us against each other, and we will not allow that to happen,” Scholz […]

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GERMANY WANTS TO PREVENT RUSSIA FROM DESTABILIZING WEST BALKANS

Wed 07 February 2024: Germany wants to prevent Russia from destabilizing the Western Balkans region, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday. ”We want to prevent Russia from causing an additional crisis, destabilization, from abusing this region to expand its influence, hoping to destabilize the West in this way,” Pistorius said in Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo. “Germany […]

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PROTESTS CONTINUE AS EUROPEAN POLITICIANS GRAPPLE WITH FARMERS’ ANGER

Wed 07 February 2024: It’s another day of farmers’ protests and debates over the future of agriculture in Europe. From Spain to Bulgaria, farmers want to have their voices heard. Meanwhile, the European parliament is debating empowering farmers and rural communities. A group of farmers held a demonstration Tuesday outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France,  angry […]

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UKRAINE SAYS IT NATIONALIZED ASSETS OF RUSSIAN OLIGARCH WORTH $13.2M

Wed 07 February 2024: Ukraine on Tuesday said it nationalized assets belonging to a Russian oligarch worth $13.2 million. The State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said in a statement that all of Eduard Khudainatov’s shares in the Alliance-Ukraine Oil Company LLC, which it said is estimated at almost 500 million Ukrainian hryvnias, was directed […]

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FIVE WAYS TO TELL IF SOMEONE IS AN EXPERT, OR JUST CONFIDENT – FROM AN ACTUAL EXPERT

Tue 06 February 2024: Have you ever listened to a talk by somebody who came across as an expert, only to find that they had no clue after all? Or perhaps you’ve been annoyed by a colleague who explains the obvious in a condescending way. The way expertise is expressed is very similar to how […]

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