Mon 29 June 2026: The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned mass gatherings in the capital, Kinshasa, and three other provinces in a bid to curb the spread of the Ebola virus, the Interior Ministry said in a directive to provincial governors late Sunday. Political meetings, public marches, demonstrations and other gatherings likely to attract […]
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Mon 29 June 2026: Regional police and local authorities in the U.K. built a vast machine-learning apparatus to predict crime and flag vulnerable citizens, only to quietly abandon key models after the data proved deeply untrustworthy. Staff at the Bristol City Council ultimately rejected the artificial intelligence systems, concluding that the predictive risk scores were […]
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Mon 29 June 2026: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said Russia has begun using its fuel reserves amid intensified Ukrainian attacks on the country’s energy sector. Speaking at a meeting on fuel supplies to Russian regions, Putin said gasoline reserves stand at 1.7 million tons, down 4% from last year. “I’ll add that previously […]
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Sun 28 June 2026: 2026 marks a century since the death of the visionary Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. He died after being hit by a tram in central Barcelona in June 1926, not far from the Sagrada Famìlia, his towering basilica that – despite still being under construction today – dominates the city’s skyline, and […]
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Sun 28 June 2026: An icon of the Italian way of life, the Vespa was celebrating its 80th birthday on Saturday, as thousands of riders paraded through Rome on the legendary scooters. A few donned biker jackets despite the scorching heat while others opted for t-shirts, the hum of their machines filling the capital with […]
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Sun 28 June 2026: Canberra says tech platforms are still letting too many children bypass its under-16 social media ban. Australia says it will double fines on social media companies that fail to keep children off their platforms, accusing Big Tech of dodging the spirit of its under-16 ban. The government said on Saturday that […]
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Sun 28 June 2026: The death toll in the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela earlier this week has risen to 1,430, according to one of the country’s top politicians, Jorge Rodríguez. Another 3,200 people were injured and 3,100 left homeless by the disaster, the National Assembly president added, speaking on state television. In a televised address, […]
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Sun 28 June 2026: US President Donald Trump on Friday revealed a mock-up of a special limited-edition US passport commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence, featuring a serious portrait of himself. “The USA’s New Passport, which says, ‘Welcome, but be good!’” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform, alongside the passport […]
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Sat 27 June 2026: We have thousands of spontaneous thoughts a day. Most of them are mundane, such as “Where did I leave my car keys?” But every now and then a strange and distressing thought might pop into our mind, such as “What if I hurt myself or someone I care about?” So, what’s […]
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Sat 27 June 2026: An independent review into the NHS’s largest maternity scandal reveals that more than 500 mothers and babies died or suffered avoidable harm at a Nottingham trust. The Ockenden report exposes a systemic culture of neglect, resulting in sweeping government policy changes. More than 500 mothers and babies died or suffered potentially […]
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