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UK Cost-Of-Living Crisis May Increase Early Deaths — Report

The United Kingdom’s inflation-fuelled cost-of-living crisis is set to “cut lives short” and “significantly widen the wealth-health gap”, according to a study published by open access journal BMJ Public Health on Monday. Modelling conducted for the study predicted that the proportion of people “dying before their time” (under the age of 75) will rise by nearly 6.5 percent due to the sustained period of high prices. The most deprived households […]

todaySeptember 26, 2023

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Activist Who Called For Royal Reform Jailed

A court in Thailand has jailed activist and lawyer Anon Nampa for four years after he made a taboo-breaking call for royal reform during protests three years ago. On Tuesday, Bangkok’s Criminal Court also imposed a fine of 20,000 Thai baht ($551) on Anon for breaking an emergency decree that was in force at the time. Anon’s lawyer said he would appeal against the ruling. The charges stem from a […]

todaySeptember 26, 2023

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Canadian Sikhs Protest Against India Gov’t

Canadian Sikhs have staged protests outside India’s diplomatic missions, a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there may be a link between New Delhi and the killing of a Sikh separatist advocate in British Columbia. Trudeau a week ago stood in parliament to say that domestic intelligence agencies were actively pursuing credible allegations tying New Delhi’s agents to the shooting of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in June. About 100 […]

todaySeptember 26, 2023

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France To Pull Troops And Ambassador From Niger

President Emmanuel Macro says France will withdraw its ambassador and end all military co-operation with Niger following a coup. "France has decided to withdraw its ambassador. In the next hours our ambassador and several diplomats will return to France," Mr Macron said. He added that military co-operation was "over" and French troops would leave in "the months to come". The military junta which seized power in Niger in July welcomed […]

todaySeptember 25, 2023

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Jailed Italian Mafia Boss Matteo Messina Is Dead: Reports

Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was captured in January after 30 years on the run, has died, according to media reports. The ANSA news agency said on Monday that Messina Denaro, 61, died in the L’Aquila Hospital in central Italy after slipping into an “irreversible coma” over the weekend. The former head of the Cosa Nostra Sicilian mob was seeking treatment for colon cancer at the time of his […]

todaySeptember 25, 2023

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Hollywood Writers In Deal to End Strike

Screenwriters in the US say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months. BBC reported that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) said it was "exceptional - with meaningful gains and protections for writers". WGA members must still have a final say. It is the longest strike to affect Hollywood in decades and has halted most […]

todaySeptember 25, 2023

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French Rapper MHD Gets 12 Years In Jail For Murder

French rapper MHD has been given a 12-year jail term for the murder of a young man in Paris in 2018. A court in the capital found the 29-year-old MHD, real name Mohamed Sylla, guilty of involvement in the gang-related killing of Loic K, 23. The victim was knocked down by MHD's Mercedes, then beaten and stabbed to death by a crowd of about 12 people. MHD, who is known […]

todaySeptember 24, 2023

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Woman Sentenced For 2 Years For Abortion Pills

  A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and bury the fetus was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. Jessica Burgess, a 42-year-old woman pleaded guilty in July to tampering with human remains, false reporting, and providing an abortion after at least 20 weeks of gestation, which is illegal in Nebraska. Madison County District Judge Mark […]

todaySeptember 23, 2023

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US Senator Steps Down After Indictment

A veteran US senator has temporarily stepped down as head of the chamber's powerful foreign relations committee as he battles bribery charges.   According to the BBC, Justice department prosecutors allege Robert Menendez and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for aid to Egypt's government. The couple have denied the charges and the embattled senator has rejected calls from fellow Democrats back in his home state […]

todaySeptember 23, 2023