Category: 2. World
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£30,000 raised for Wirral ‘local legend’ denied UK citizenship | Immigration and asylum
A retired 74-year-old newsagent who has lived in the UK for nearly 50 years said “tears were running” from his eyes after strangers fundraised more than £30,000 to support his legal fight to remain in the country. Nelson Shardey, who has been… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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NHS must listen to whistleblowers, says health secretary | NHS
The NHS must listen to whistleblowers and investigate their concerns in the interests of patient safety, the health secretary has said. Victoria Atkins said she had asked officials to look into cases where there were claims of mistreatment of… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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‘She’s in the pantheon now’: Kristi Noem and the politicians who hit self-destruct | Kristi Noem
She could have been a contender. But then she wrote a book. And suddenly Kristi Noem was caught like a rabbit – or a rambunctious puppy – in the headlights. The governor of South Dakota found herself insisting that a false claim she met the… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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Man arrested in connection with assault on actor Steve Buscemi | Steve Buscemi
A man wanted in connection with the random attack on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month was arrested on an assault charge on Friday, police said. The 66-year-old star of Boardwalk Empire and Fargo was walking in… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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Zelensky calls on West to give arms to hit inside Russia
Russia’s ability to strike Ukraine from its own soil is giving Moscow the edge in the conflict, Vladimir Zelensky said during an interview with AFP news agency on Friday, according to Russia Today. “They can fire any weapons from their… Continue Reading News Source: en.mehrnews.com
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China sells off record amount of dollar assets
Gold’s share in China’s official reserves rose to 4.9% in April, the highest on record, Sputnik reported. “It is a wise decision to diversify away from USD and to hold physical gold in your own country instead,” Claudio Grass, an expert on… Continue Reading News Source: en.mehrnews.com
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Israeli forces say Islamic Jihad leader killed in strike on West Bank | Gaza
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) say they killed a senior Palestinian militant during an airstrike on an “operations centre” in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. “A number of significant terrorists were inside the compound,” the IDF said… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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Disappearing ink, fake polls and voter fraud: EU fears as Russian propaganda ads target Euro elections | European elections
The stories are doom-laden, laced with vitriolic sneers about Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Ursula von der Leyen. Ukrainians are “ready to depose” their leader, Macron is breaking French “rules” with aid to Ukraine, an… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds | PFAS
Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basin’s air, rain, atmosphere and water, new peer-reviewed research shows. The first-of-its-kind, comprehensive picture of PFAS levels for the basin, which holds nearly 95% of… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com
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Argentinian couple moves to US to allow their toddler to join gene therapy trial | Ohio
The birth of their first child three and a half years ago completed Natalia and Juan Lovato’s lives. Both from Argentina, Juan was a professional soccer player in Guatemala, where Natalia ran a successful Argentinian restaurant. Soon, however,… Continue Reading News Source: www.theguardian.com