Fri 09 February 2024: Police in Brazil confiscated former President Jair Bolsonaro’s passport Thursday and accused him of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election results to continue in power after he lost to rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is leading the investigation, said Bolsonaro received a […]
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Fri 09 February 2024: US President Joe Biden has defended his memory in the wake of a special counsel investigation about his handling of confidential documents that raised additional questions about his suitability for office, ahead of the presidential election in November. Biden, who is the oldest US president in history and would be 86 […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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