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6 days, 14 hours ago

This tiny country is a laboratory for Russia’s dirty tricks

Since the Soviet Union collapsed, a good quarter of Moldovans—no one knows the figure for sure—have chosen to build new lives abroad. Especially since Russia’s assault on Ukraine in 2022, the entire country of 2.5m or so people, with a few peculiar territorial exceptions, has been pivoting towards the EU. A presidential election and simultaneous referendum on October 20th are …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Yvette Cooper refuses to set target for cutting Channel crossings saying the issue is too 'complex' after another 900 migrants arrived in two days

Daily Mail

Yvette Cooper refused to set a target for cutting Channel crossings today after hundreds more migrants arrived. In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg recorded as she visited Rome for talks on the issue yesterday, the Cabinet minister argued that Labour had 'intensified' border security measures since winning power. In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg recorded as …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Moment e-bike crook behind a blight of phone thefts in London is caught as police helicopter tracks youth after he snatched mobile from woman's hands

Daily Mail

A e-bike riding thief who snatched a mobile from the hands of a woman sat at a bus stop has been caught by police after a series of crimes. The dramatic moment as the thief snatches the phone right out of the victims hands at a bus stop The crook is then seen riding off, but is captured on CCTV …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Watch: Mexico coach Aguirre left bloodied after being hit with can from crowd

India Today

Mexico head coach Javier Aguirre was hit by a full can of beer thrown from the crowd following his team's 2-0 defeat to Honduras during the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal first leg on Friday. As 65-year-old Aguirre walked along the touchline to shake hands with Honduras coach Reinaldo Rueda, a can thrown from the stands struck him on the top …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Snooker player Mark King banned for five years for fixing match and providing inside information

The Hindu

English snooker player Mark King was handed a five-year ban on Friday after being found guilty of match-fixing and providing inside information in the latest corruption scandal to blight the sport. King was suspended by snooker’s world governing body a month later and an independent disciplinary commission has ruled that he fixed the result of the match, while giving information …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich PLAYER RATINGS: Unai Emery's King of Chaos Jhon Duran produces a night to remember, Emiliano Martinez provides more brilliance but same old problems blight Harry Kane

Daily Mail

Aston Villa secured a historic victory on the return of Champions League football to Villa Park on Wednesday night, beating German giants Bayern Munich 1-0. Jhon Duran came off the bench to score the winning goal for Aston Villa on a historic European night Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Villa Park in their first home Champions League match of …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Plans to build green spaces aimed at tackling heat, flooding and blight

Associated Press

A group of nonprofits in and around the capital city are teaming up to build new green spaces in Jackson, looking to offer environmental benefits such as limiting both flooding as well as a phenomenon known as “ heat islands.” Dominika Parry, a Polish native, founded the Ridgeland-based 2C Mississippi in 2017, hoping to raise awareness around climate change impacts …

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3 months ago

Row threatens to blight party conference

China Daily

Pins with images of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are displayed at the Britain's Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, Britain, Sept 22, 2024. United Kingdom Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's first annual party conference since becoming prime minister began on Sunday with an internal split overshadowing what should have been a celebratory event. Caroline Abrahams, director of charity Age …

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3 months ago

Row threatens to blight party conference

China Daily

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-09-23 10:12 Pins with images of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are displayed at the Britain's Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, Britain, Sept 22, 2024. United Kingdom Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's first annual party conference since becoming prime minister began on Sunday with an internal split overshadowing …

Labour Party

3 months ago

Row threatens to blight party conference

China Daily

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-09-23 10:12 Pins with images of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are displayed at the Britain's Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, Britain, Sept 22, 2024. United Kingdom Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's first annual party conference since becoming prime minister began on Sunday with an internal split overshadowing …

Labour Party

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Slide in tomato prices aid an 8% dip in vegetarian meal costs, CRISIL says

The Hindu

A sharp 51% drop in tomato prices aided in an 8% decline in average vegetarian meal costs through August but onion and potato prices surged more than 50% and the actual price paid by consumers for a vegetarian plate of food remained the second highest over the past year at ₹31.2, just 4% below July levels, as per Crisil’s monthly …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mylee’s at-home wax kit delivers salon-quality results

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

Fungal European blight hits apple crop amid high humidity in Himachal Pradesh

Hindustan Times

The onset of the monsoon season has brought disease and pests to the apple crop in Himachal, putting the quality of the fruit at risk. High humidity levels have led to an outbreak of Alternaria, a fungal disease that causes leaf blotch, fruit spots and mouldy core diseases and blight. A team of scientists from Dr YS Parmar University of …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

The 14th Amendment has been used to dismantle race-based programs. Historians say there are clashing interpretations

CNN

CNN — The Supreme Court’s decision to gut affirmative action in college admissions one year ago has opened the door for numerous legal challenges against race-based grant programs, internships and scholarships across the country. The 14th amendment was ratified on July 9, 1868, to grant citizenship and equal protection of the law to anyone “born or naturalized in the United …

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6 months ago

Mia Lehrer: Designer making beauty out of blight

LA Times

Mia Lehrer, photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Nov. 8. Few are the corners of L.A. that don’t bear the imprint of Studio-MLA, the landscape architecture firm founded by the energetic Mia Lehrer three decades ago. Currently, Lehrer’s 45-person studio is working on designs for Destination Crenshaw in South L.A. as well as the San Gabriel …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

THE SHARPE END: Scotland can FINALLY get past the Euros group stage but Scott McTominay and John McGinn will have to step up again for Steve Clarke's side

Daily Mail

Is this the year Scotland finally do it? If they are to do it, Clarke’s two Big Macs — Scott McTominay and John McGinn — will be key. In three Euros Scotland have never got past the group stage but it feels different this time Scotland's huge improvement under manager Steve Clarke has been a remarkable feat Tartan Army punch …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

A potato shortage may be upon Ireland following “nightmare” growing season, harsh weather conditions

Salon

For the past 12 months, potato growers in Ireland have been hit by what they described is a “nightmare” that has delayed the harvesting of key crops this season. Unfortunately, the potato supply hasn’t picked up in anticipation of the new season, and a more limited supply is what’s anticipated in the coming months, explained Irish Farmers' Association potato chairman …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability, a UN report warns

Associated Press

JUBA, South Sudan — Mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan continue unabated ahead of landmark elections due to take place in December, a report by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has warned. The report presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva Friday said the elections face severe political and logistical …

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10 months ago

It is a blight on Kalakshetra Foundation to have not addressed sexual harassment complaints promptly: Madras High Court

The Hindu

It is a blight on Kalakshetra Foundation to have not addressed effectively and promptly the allegations of sexual harassment of students, the Madras High Court has said. It ordered immediate consideration of recommendations made by an independent inquiry committee headed by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge K. Kannan. The judge pointed out that the Chennai-based Kalakshetra Foundation, governed …

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10 months ago

Can’t bear to see you anymore: AC Milan forward Rafael Leao latest victim of racial abuse in Italian Serie A

Hindustan Times

AC Milan forward Rafael Leão has denounced “small-minded” people after he was the latest victim of racial abuse as the problem continues to blight Italian soccer. AC Milan's Rafael Leao celebrates after scoring his side's third goal Leão, who is Black, shared an Instagram story from a social media user who had written in Italian: “I can’t bear to see …

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10 months, 1 week ago

A sentinel for China's potatoes

China Daily

Farmers harvest autumn potatoes in Luliang county, Qujing city, Yunnan province. WANG YONG/FOR CHINA DAILY As Serneels has contributed to the fight against potato late blight over the years, he has witnessed the transformation the country has gone through. Serneels gives China great credit for the way the benefits of economic growth are shared among the population, although income inequality …

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1 year ago

Taxpayer rescue of Skid Row’s largest landlord nears $40 million

LA Times

James Porter, a longtime resident of the Sanborn Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, complains that the floors are filthy and the environment is unsafe at the Skid Row Housing Trust building. Los Angeles city taxpayer costs to rescue the failed nonprofit Skid Row Housing Trust are now expected to approach $40 million, with officials warning more dollars will be needed …

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1 year ago

WA government apologises to Indigenous people for decades of wage theft and workplace discrimination

ABC

The WA premier has made an official apology in parliament on behalf of the state to Aboriginal people who worked for little or no pay. The apology has come in the wake of an agreement to settle a class action, launched by Mervyn Street, brought on behalf of Aboriginal people who were subject to discriminatory legislation and practices, and "stolen …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Self-checkouts to blame for middle-class shoplifting, says M&S chairman

The Telegraph

Shoplifting is “creeping in” among the middle classes because of faulty self-checkouts, the chairman of Marks & Spencer has said. Archie Norman said well-off shoppers were being tempted to walk out without paying for items when self-checkout scanners failed to properly register all their items. It’s not my fault, I’m owed it’.” Speaking on LBC’s Money with David Buik and …

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This tiny country is a laboratory for Russia’s dirty tricks

Yvette Cooper refuses to set target for cutting Channel crossings saying the issue is too 'complex' after another 900 migrants arrived in two days

Moment e-bike crook behind a blight of phone thefts in London is caught as police helicopter tracks youth after he snatched mobile from woman's hands

Watch: Mexico coach Aguirre left bloodied after being hit with can from crowd

Snooker player Mark King banned for five years for fixing match and providing inside information

Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich PLAYER RATINGS: Unai Emery's King of Chaos Jhon Duran produces a night to remember, Emiliano Martinez provides more brilliance but same old problems blight Harry Kane

Plans to build green spaces aimed at tackling heat, flooding and blight

Row threatens to blight party conference

Row threatens to blight party conference

Row threatens to blight party conference

Slide in tomato prices aid an 8% dip in vegetarian meal costs, CRISIL says

Mylee’s at-home wax kit delivers salon-quality results

Fungal European blight hits apple crop amid high humidity in Himachal Pradesh

The 14th Amendment has been used to dismantle race-based programs. Historians say there are clashing interpretations

Mia Lehrer: Designer making beauty out of blight

THE SHARPE END: Scotland can FINALLY get past the Euros group stage but Scott McTominay and John McGinn will have to step up again for Steve Clarke's side

A potato shortage may be upon Ireland following “nightmare” growing season, harsh weather conditions

Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability, a UN report warns

It is a blight on Kalakshetra Foundation to have not addressed sexual harassment complaints promptly: Madras High Court

Can’t bear to see you anymore: AC Milan forward Rafael Leao latest victim of racial abuse in Italian Serie A

A sentinel for China's potatoes

Taxpayer rescue of Skid Row’s largest landlord nears $40 million

WA government apologises to Indigenous people for decades of wage theft and workplace discrimination

Self-checkouts to blame for middle-class shoplifting, says M&S chairman