Sky general election debate Rishi Sunak is defending his record as prime minister, in front of a live television audience, as he seeks votes at the general election.The prime minister repeated his apology for leaving the D-Day ... 06/12/2024 - 8:28 pm | View Link
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The SNP feels the heat in Scotland’s election campaign The third prong is to advertise the most interventionist elements of Labour’s agenda. Sir Keir was visiting to promote plans for a state-owned energy company, which will be based in Scotland. North of ... 06/6/2024 - 1:55 am | View Link
Paris — Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday.
Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E.
The search continues for a U. S. tourist that went missing on Tuesday after going on a solo hike on the Greek island of Amorgos.
The rescue team—made up of South Aegean Police Command officers, the Embassy, Coast Guard volunteers, the Amorgos Volunteer Rescue Team, and a group from the Greek island of Paros—have been coordinating the hunt across nearly a quarter of the island for 59-year-old Albert Calibet, according to a Greek newsite.
The annual Trooping the Colour event, which celebrates the official birthday of the Sovereign in the United Kingdom, takes place on Saturday, June 15 this year. Though King Charles III’s actual birthday is on November 14, Trooping the Colour has been the ceremonial celebration of the monarch’s birthday since 1748.
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The event is performed annually with a Horse Guards Parade in London, England, by regiments of the Household Division.
BEIJING — Supporters say a Chinese journalist who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of incitement to subvert state authority, almost three years after she and an activist were detained.
The verdict provided to The Associated Press stated that Huang Xueqin would also face a fine of 100,000 yuan ($14,000), underscoring the ruling Communist Party’s intolerance of any activism outside its control in a system whose upper echelons are dominated by men.
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China’s #MeToo movement flourished briefly before being snuffed out by the government.
Australian-British actor and one-time pop star Holly Valance hosted a lavish fundraiser in London for Donald Trump’s re-election campaign on Wednesday night that reportedly raised $3 million (£2.36 million). The 41-year-old actor, who starred in the Australian soap opera Neighbours along with celebrities like Margot Robbie, has become known for her outspoken political views as of late.
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“Everyone starts off as a leftie then wakes up at some point after you start either making money working trying to run a business trying to buy a home and then you realize what crap ideas they all are, and then you go to the right” she said in an interview with GBNews in February.
BARI, Italy — Pope Francis is no stranger to artificial intelligence — a deepfake photo of him in a white puffer jacket went viral last year — but his concerns about AI go far beyond an unflattering shot and are now taking center stage at the Group of Seven summit.
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Francis will address G7 leaders on Friday at their annual gathering in southern Italy — a first for a pope.