Tue 25 July 2023: A small group of anti-Islam activists set fire to Qur’ans in front of the Egyptian and Turkish embassies in Copenhagen on Tuesday, after similar protests in Denmark and Sweden over recent weeks that have enraged Muslims, Reuters reports. Denmark and Sweden have said they deplore the burning of Islam’s Holy Book but cannot prevent it […]
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Tue 25 July 2023: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has reclaimed the title of “the richest person in the world,” surpassing Bernard Arnault, the head of the LVMH luxury goods conglomerate in France. Musk’s net worth grew to $240.7 billion as of 12:00 local time, according to Forbes magazine’s list of the […]
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Tue 25 July 2023: A judge in the UK has ruled that the home secretary acted unlawfully in not providing basic support to asylum seekers including young children and pregnant women. Mr Justice Swift found that Suella Braverman broke the law by withholding £3 ($3.8) a week for healthy food for children up to three […]
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Tue 25 July 2023: On the eve of World Drowning Prevention Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) European regional director emphasized the importance of raising awareness about drowning as a public health concern, which kills an estimated 20,000 people in the European region each year, Xinhua reported. “Most of us rarely, if ever, think about […]
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Mon 24 July 2023: British Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary has been charged with three offences after being arrested in London last week, police said on Monday. Choudary, 56, has been charged with membership of a proscribed organisation, directing an organisation and addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation, police said. He will appear in court […]
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Mon 24 July 2023: Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal that ensured the safe export of Ukrainian grains because the agreement lost its meaning, President Vladimir Putin has said. “The continuation of the ‘grain deal’ – which did not justify its humanitarian purpose – has lost its meaning,” Putin said, according to the […]
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Mon 24 July 2023: Thousands of tourists were evacuated from Rhodes island by sea as a wildfires in Greece continued to spread to settlements. Holidaymakers were evacuated from two beaches in the island, the Kathimerini daily reported late Saturday, citing Fire Service spokesman Yannis Artopios. Artopios said three coast guard vessels, an army lifeboat, special […]
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Sun 23 July 2023: Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says […]
Continue ReadingNewcastle Central Station, where RMT union General Secretary Mick Lynch has joined RMT members fighting to defend our railway. In protest of their wages and working conditions, more than 20,000 RMT union members who are employed by 14 train firms went on strike on Saturday. The RMT members also engaged in industrial action on […]
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Sun 23 July 2023: The FBI used its intelligence powers to search for information about a senator and a state lawmaker, but the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) found that the FBI’s actions violated interrogation standards. The FISC’s opinion was based on a document that stated that the FBI searched using the surnames of the […]
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