Starmer faces first House of Commons grilling
LONDON, July 24 (AFP): Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling as UK prime minister on Wednesday, after suspending seven of his own Labour MPs for rebelling over a controversial welfare policy.Starmer suspended the Labour rebels late Tuesday after they backed a motion demanding the removal of the...
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July 22 sets new record for hottest day globally
PARIS, July 24 (AFP): Earth withered through a second-straight day of record-breaking heat on July 22, the EU's climate monitor said Wednesday, as large parts of Europe, Asia and North America suffer blistering temperatures.Preliminary data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) showed the daily global average temperature was 17.15...
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US invites Sudan warring sides for talks
WASHINGTON, July 24 (AFP): The United States announced Tuesday that it had invited Sudan's warring sides to hold ceasefire talks in Switzerland next month.Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington had invited Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to start US-mediated negotiations beginning on August 14."The United...
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News in Brief -2024-07-25
200,000 NZ children, adults abused in careWELLINGTON, July 24: Some 200,000 New Zealanders held in care were abused over decades, a public inquiry reported Wednesday, prompting an apology from the country's prime minister who vowed reform. The authors of the report described widespread abuse in state care and faith-based institutions...
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