Sat 17 May 2025: Florida has become the second US state to prohibit the addition of fluoride to public drinking water, following a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, CNN reported. Under the new measure, only additives directly intended to address water quality, contaminants, or regulatory standards are permitted, effectively banning fluoride. […]
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Sat 17 May 2025: The personal wealth of Britain’s King Charles III personal wealth has jumped by £30 million ($40 million) to £640 million in the last year, making him as rich as former prime minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murphy, according to The Sunday Times Rich List. Charles, who acceded to the throne in 2022, ranks joint 238th […]
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Fri 16 May 2025: A US jury sentenced Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture in New York, to 25 years in prison on Friday following his conviction for attempted murder and assault, US media reported. Matar, a dual US-Lebanese citizen, was found guilty in February 2025 after an […]
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Fri 16 May 2025: A 23-year-old Mexican influencer, Valeria Marquez, was fatally shot while livestreaming on Tuesday. A 23-year-old Mexican influencer, Valeria Marquez, was fatally shot on Tuesday while livestreaming on TikTok from her beauty salon in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Marquez, who had more than 113,000 followers on the platform, was broadcasting to her audience when […]
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Fri 16 May 2025: In November 2024, three legislators from the Te Pati Maori party performed a protest haka in parliament against a contentious treaty bill. A New Zealand government committee has recommended that three Indigenous legislators be temporarily suspended from parliament for performing a protest haka last year. The Privileges Committee recommended on Wednesday […]
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Fri 16 May 2025: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday pledged a renewed crackdown on migrant smuggling gangs during a visit to Albania, highlighting the country’s commitment to combating illegal crossings to Britain. Speaking to broadcasters in Albania, Starmer defended the UK’s financial investment abroad aimed at preventing irregular migrants from reaching the north […]
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Thu 15 May 2025: US federal prosecutors say defendant and co-conspirators got the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred. A former food delivery driver pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal more than $2.5m from the food delivery service DoorDash. Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal court in San […]
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Thu 15 May 2025: Police say the trio espoused hatred for Muslims and immigrants and discussed attacking mosques or synagogues. Police in the United Kingdom say three men have been convicted of planning to carry out an attack on mosques or synagogues in anticipation of a coming race war. Brogan Stewart and Marco Pitzettu, both […]
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Thu 15 May 2025: New Zealand has recorded the highest child suicide rate among 43 wealthy countries, and it ranks near the bottom in terms of youth mental health and well-being, said a UNICEF report released on Wednesday. The latest UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 19: Fragile Gains—Child Wellbeing at Risk in an Unpredictable World ranked New Zealand 32nd […]
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Thu 15 May 2025: Nearly half of all women-led organizations providing life-saving support in humanitarian crises are at risk of shutting down within six months due to sharp declines in international aid, UN Women warned Tuesday. The alarm comes as part of a new report based on a global survey of 411 women-led and women’s […]
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