Sat 05 August 2023: One in 50 Londoners are now homeless and the capital’s housing crisis is becoming “unmanageable”, it was warned on Thursday. Boroughs are housing almost 170,000 people in temporary accommodation, including 83,500 children, according to data collected by cross-party umbrella group London Councils, The Evening Standard reported. The growing crisis now collectively costs the […]
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Sat 05 August 2023: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed into force a law requiring schoolchildren to do “socially useful work.” The legislation published on the government’s website stipulates that pupils should take part in community service activities according to their age and “psychophysical characteristics,” learning diligence, teamwork and respect for work. The law […]
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Sat 05 August 2023: Families in the Para region are worried they will be displaced to make way for an open-pit mining project. Para, Brazil – In Brazil’s Para region, more than 800 Indigenous families could be forced to relocate as a Canadian mining company prepares to build a massive open-pit gold mine, activists warn. The project would cover […]
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Sat 05 August 2023: Users of social network Twitter, currently rebranding to X, will be able to receive income from advertising only if they have paid X Blue subscription, otherwise the money will be kept by the company, US Entrepreneur and Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Saturday. “To be eligible for your ad revenue […]
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Fri 04 August 2023: Four Greenlanders deeply disagree on the direction for their country’s future, but all fight for a better Greenland. On the world’s largest island, four young Greenlanders actively try to shape their country’s future. Tillie, a poised politician, is in favour of retaining Greenland’s status as part of the Kingdom of Denmark, […]
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Protesters hold a demonstration in Athens following the deadly migrant shipwreck in international waters south-west of Greece. Fri 04 August 2023: Human rights groups, on Thursday, underlined the need for an “independent and impartial investigation” into a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Greece in June that left more than 80 irregular migrants dead […]
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Fri 04 August 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. Ukraine has accused Russia of preparing to […]
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Fri 04 August 2023: Due to a fire risk issue, the South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Company and Kia are pulling about 92,000 automobiles from the American market. The transmission oil pump has an electronic component that could overheat and pose a fire danger; this withdrawal affects a number of vehicles. Both companies urge automobile […]
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Fri 04 August 2023: A Romanian court Friday lifted a house arrest order on controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother who will now be placed under judicial control as they await trial on human trafficking charges. The court has placed Tate, a social media personality known for expressing controversial views, under judicial control, a less […]
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Thu 03 August 2023: Two-thirds of UK citizens (66%) have disapproved of the Conservative Party’s work in managing the country’s topical issues, while only 14% of respondents have supported the party’s policies, a YouGov weekly tracker showed on Wednesday. The survey showed that fewer than a half (44%) of the Conservative Party’s 2019 voters considered them to […]
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