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Pakistan Accused of Denying Treatment for Imran Khan’s Failing Eyesight
The lawyer for the former prime minister claimed he had lost 85 percent of the vision in his right eye because of delayed treatment in prison.
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Barack Obama publicly states support for anti-ICE demonstrators in Minneapolis
Speaking with progressive YouTuber, former US president stressed ‘unprecedented nature’ of agency’s actions Barack Obama publicly gave his support to demonstrators in Minneapolis for standing up to the “unprecedented nature” of the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) operation in Minnesota. Speaking in an interview with progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on Saturday, the former president discussed the power that US citizens hold when standing up for the values they believe in and...
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Thousands Rally for Iran Regime Change in Cities Around the World
Demonstrators opposed to the Iranian government gathered near the Munich Security Conference and in other European cities. Another round of U.S.-Iran talks are expected to happen on Tuesday.
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The Sea Took Her Prosthetic Leg. Months Later, It Gave It Back.
Brenda Ogden lost her waterproof prosthetic leg 10 months ago, and with it, her zest for swimming. Then a local fossil hunter stumbled upon it.
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Planned US-funded baby vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau blasted by WHO
Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is "unethical", it says.
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US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says
Wall Street Journal says Claude used in operation via Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir Technologies Claude, the AI model developed by Anthropic , was used by the US military during its operation to kidnap Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, the Wall Street Journal revealed on Saturday, a high-profile example of how the US defence department is using artificial intelligence in its operations. The US raid on Venezuela involved bombing across the capital, Caracas, and the killing of 83 people, a...
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Chief mouser Palmerston dies after swapping Foreign Office for Bermuda
Social media account for Palmerston, who retired in 2020, announces death of ‘Diplocat extraordinaire’ Palmerston, a rescue cat who became the chief mouser of the Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda. The cat, adopted from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, retired in 2020 after four years of service in Whitehall. Continue reading...
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Record 1,000 UK taxpayers under 30 earned more than £1m last year
HMRC figures show 11% rise in young million-pound earners, with influencers and tech pay cited as key Their generation is often derided for being work-shy, self-centred and overly sensitive. But when it comes to making money, people under 30 are proving they are something else entirely: successful. A record 1,000 taxpayers under 30 earned more than £1m last year, an 11% increase on the year before, HMRC records show. Continue reading...
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Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, Foreign Office says.
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Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency after links to Ghislaine Maxwell exposed in Epstein files
Clients including Chappell Roan and Abby Wambach cut ties to firm after communications came to light Casey Wasserman, a leading Hollywood talent agent whose clients include Chappell Roan, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar, is selling his business after communications with Ghislaine Maxwell were exposed as part of the US justice department’s recent dump of investigative documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Wasserman, son of famed Hollywood dealmaker Lew Wasserman, said late on Friday h...
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Milo Rau’s ‘Hate Radio,’ ‘Pelicot Trial’ and More Theater of the Real
Milo Rau’s examination of the infamous broadcast that preceded the Rwandan genocide is onstage now. Two other works, including “The Pelicot Trial,” arrive in March.
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Rubio says US and Europe 'belong together' despite tensions
The US Secretary of State reassures European leaders that the Trump administration backs the transatlantic alliance.
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Brazil’s Pinheiro Braathen wins gold – and South America’s first Winter Olympics medal
Norwegian-born skier storms to historic slalom gold ‘Your difference is your superpower,’ says 25-year-old As the snow fell in Bormio, and the fog settled in, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history by becoming the first South American to win a Winter Olympic medal. Then, as the realisation that he had won gold for Brazil in the men’s giant slalom, he collapsed to the floor and allowed the tears to flow. “I just hope that Brazilians look at this and truly understand that your difference is your ...
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US launches airstrikes on dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria
Militant group’s infrastructure and weapons storage facilities were hit, as Washington praised Damascus for fresh coalition role The US military conducted 10 strikes on more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria between 3 and 12 February as part of a campaign against the extremist group in Iraq and Syria. US Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement on Saturday that the US had struck IS infrastructure and weapons storage targets. Continue reading...
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‘Nothing says love like chemicals’: Valentine’s roses often covered in pesticides, testing finds
Bouquets imported to Europe found to be heavily contaminated, often with chemicals banned in EU and UK Stay away from roses this Valentine’s Day, environmental campaigners have warned after testing revealed them to be heavily contaminated with pesticides. Laboratory testing on bouquets in the Netherlands, Europe’s flower import hub, found roses had the highest residues of neurological and reproductive toxins compared with other flowers. Continue reading...
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Labubus to burkinis: V&A unveils updated 21st-century design galleries
Museum’s revitalised galleries bring together 250 objects to show how design shapes modern life What do the first ever baby monitor, Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit, an 80s boombox, the smashed parts of Edward Snowden’s computer, a “Please offer me a seat” badge and a Labubu have in common? They are all included in the V&A’s Design 1990-Now galleries , which reopen to the public this week. The galleries, which run across two rooms on the upper floors of the museum, also house a collection of ant...
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Limited government shutdown likely to linger for at least 10 days as Congress takes break
13% of federal civilian workforce is affected, although DHS – which spurred budget standoff – remains funded A limited US government shutdown came into effect on Saturday – the third of Donald Trump’s second term – after negotiations between the White House and Democrats in Congress failed to agree on new restrictions for federal immigration agents. The shutdown affects about 13% of the federal civilian workforce and is confined to agencies under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Sec...
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Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100
His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.
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Senior Reform UK figures attend launch of How to Launder Money book
Co-author George Cottrell is close aide to party leader Nigel Farage and served several months in US prison As a choice for a book title, How to Launder Money certainly caught the eye. But then again, its co-author George Cottrell claims to know what he’s talking about. A close aide to Nigel Farage , Cottrell served several months in a US prison after being convicted there in 2017 for wire fraud – a chapter in his life he referred to at his book launch party on Thursday night. Continue readin...
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Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say
Traces of the toxin were found in the body of the Russian dissident Aleksei A. Navalny, who died in prison two years ago, five governments said in a joint statement.
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