Tuesday, 31 May 2022

The W.H.O. acts to speed up its response to global health emergencies.


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Holiday firm cancels flights ahead of Jubilee break

Tui has cut six flights a day as around two million passengers prepare to fly over the bank holiday.

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Johnny Depp performs second night in UK as Amber Heard verdict looms

The star plays a rock concert in London as he awaits the outcome of his US legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard.

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Cost of living: Solihull teacher turns 'fairy godmother' for prom

Teacher Stefanie Lakin appealed for help after finding one of her pupils could not afford a dress.

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World Cup play-off semi-final: Scotland v Ukraine - what to expect from traumatised visitors

Half the squad have not played competitively since December, but Ukraine have some top players and will be driven by an enhanced sense of patriotism.

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Why the Police Took 78 Minutes to Stop the Uvalde Gunman


By BY SABRINA TAVERNISE, ROB SZYPKO, STELLA TAN, M.J. DAVIS LIN, LISA CHOW, PAIGE COWETT, MARION LOZANO AND COREY SCHREPPEL from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/ALtMcUj

Students accuse lecturer of sharing Russia war lies

Academics have been criticised for spreading misinformation about the war in Ukraine on social media.

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Monday, 30 May 2022

North Korea reports increase in cases despite its claim to have the virus under control.


By BY CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/QZNtSLo

The Start of Summer


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Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul arrested for drink-driving

Paul Pelosi, the partner of the US House speaker, is bailed for $5,000 after a two-vehicle crash.

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Top Gun: Maverick gives Tom Cruise first $100m opening weekend

Top Gun: Maverick is officially Tom Cruise's fastest-selling movie since War of the Worlds in 2005.

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Ivan Perisic: Inter winger set for Tottenham medical

Inter winger Ivan Perisic is set to have a medical at Tottenham on Monday and is expected to join the club on a two-year deal.

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Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.


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England v New Zealand: Matty Potts - the confident kid on the brink of his Test debut

From the confident kid fighting team-mates to the brink of a Test debut at Lord's, BBC Sport looks into the making of Matty Potts.

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Sunday, 29 May 2022

Tate Modern fall: Boy thrown from balcony 'defying doctors predictions'

A French schoolboy is continuing to recover from life-changing injuries sustained three years ago.

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Huge queues at Nottingham railway station ahead of play-off final

A rail operator has asked people not to travel to Nottingham for services to London.

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Police officer who kept list of attractive workers sacked

Ch Insp Paul Crouch appeared for a three-day hearing at British Transport Police's headquarters.

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Midsomer Murders: The vicar you may have seen many times before

Meet the real-life vicar who has appeared in about 30 episodes of Midsomer Murders.

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Lester Piggott: A record-breaking jockey with ruthless will to win

Jockey Lester Piggott rewrote the record books and became a racing icon in a remarkable life which included a spell of imprisonment.

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What America Needs Is a Liberalism That Builds


By BY EZRA KLEIN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/Zzhwgnd

Stop Pretending All Books Are Written in English


By BY PAMELA PAUL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/cwZHzrq

Film fan watches 1,000 movies in coronavirus lockdown

Movie fan Phil Watts completed the feat, which sometimes involved seven films a day, in lockdown.

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Saturday, 28 May 2022

Bardney Festival: The UK's answer to Woodstock that almost never was

A big idea, star-studded line-up and the battle to get them on stage.

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What Gun Violence Does to Our Mental Health


By BY CHRISTINA CARON from NYT Well https://ift.tt/dnoY6NJ

What Canada Doesn’t Know About Its Guns


By BY VJOSA ISAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/FhvzInG

Chelsea sale: Todd Boehly consortium set to complete deal on Monday

Chelsea say a "final and definitive agreement" was entered into on Friday night to sell the club to the consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly.

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Ukrainian Orthodox Church Breaks With Moscow Over War


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Friday, 27 May 2022

Met Police dog dies after chasing down moped thieves

PD Xavier Charles, also know as Stanley, is described as "one of the very best police dogs".

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Uvalde, Texas


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Uvalde shooting: Texas police change key details as criticism mounts

Confusion and questions remain over why officers took so long to storm the school and stop the attack.

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Depeche Mode: Pet Shop Boys lead tributes to late keyboardist Andy Fletcher

The synth-pop duo call the keyboardist, who died this week aged 60, "warm, friendly and funny".

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Zelensky warns that Russia plans to reduce Ukraine’s east ‘to ashes.’


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Biloela family: Australia frees asylum seekers after public outcry

The Tamil asylum seekers had been detained since 2018 - a move that infuriated their Queensland town.

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Thursday, 26 May 2022

Y la COVID-19 sigue aquí


By BY JAY K. VARMA from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/wVpgQ82

Ella Fitzgerald and the Lasting Power of Childhood Icons


By BY WESLEY MORRIS, ELYSSA DUDLEY, HANS BUETOW, SASHA WEISS AND MARION LOZANO from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/GeoJsfW

Billionaire’s stake in BT faces security probe

The UK government is using new powers to investigate Patrick Drahi's 18% holding in the telecoms giant.

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Severodonetsk: Battle for key road as fighting reaches Ukraine city

Severodonetsk under constant shelling but a vital artery into the city is still open, Ukraine says.

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New rules to protect sex assault victims' privacy

But campaigners say the changes could backfire and hand private therapy details to attackers.

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Sasha Johnson: £20,000 reward offered over black rights campaigner shooting

A case against four men charged over the attack was dropped in February this year.

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Monkeypox: First case confirmed in Wales

Public Health Wales confirms a case of monkeypox but says overall risk to the general public is low.

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Texas shooting: Uvalde tragedy opens painful memories for Sandy Hook parents

"Because it is so hauntingly similar to what happened at Sandy Hook School, it hit closer to home."

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Wednesday, 25 May 2022

¿Los noctámbulos tienen posibilidades de volverse madrugadores?


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Chelsea's Emma Hayes & Sam Kerr win FA Women's Super League awards

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes is named FA Women's Super League manager of the season and striker Sam Kerr is awarded player of the season.

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Weekly Accessible Learning Activities: Sharks, Tattoos, Faces


By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/Q4bwAXt

The deadliest U.S. school shooting in a decade shakes a rural Texas city.


By BY VICTORIA KIM, MIKE IVES AND EDGAR SANDOVAL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/9p1vKtN

Assessing Nicola Sturgeon's record 2,743 days at the top

She is the face and focal point of Scottish politics - but what has the country's longest serving first minister achieved?

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Tuesday, 24 May 2022

El precio de la libertad


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Kurt Zouma: West Ham defender pleads guilty to kicking and slapping cat

West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma admits kicking and slapping his pet cat in a video that also showed him saying "I swear I'll kill it".

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Wayne Couzens denies four counts of indecent exposure

The alleged offences are said to have taken place in the months before Sarah Everard's murder.

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Luc Besson: French director cleared of rape charges by Paris court

The director of The Big Blue and Nikita was accused of repeatedly raping actress Sand Van Roy.

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These Trump-endorsed candidates are on the ballot today.


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Nation asked to sing Sweet Caroline for the Queen

Neil Diamond's 53-year-old hit was chosen by listeners of Zoe Ball's Radio 2 Breakfast show.

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Jesse Lingard: West Ham enquire about Manchester United player

West Ham United make an enquiry about Jesse Lingard, whose Manchester United contract expires at the end of next month.

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Monday, 23 May 2022

Cannes Film Festival red carpet protest highlights murders of women

They carried a banner with the names of 129 women who have been murdered in France in the last year.

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Philadelphia reinstates a mask mandate in schools.


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North Korea's Kim Jong-un is seen at state funeral not wearing a mask

The North Korean leader attends the funeral of a top military official as the country faces a Covid outbreak.

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Buffalo’s Children Confront the Reality of Racist Hate


By BY JAMES BARRON from NYT New York https://ift.tt/37y0fDI

Sunday, 22 May 2022

The Sunday Read: ‘Can Virtual Reality Help Ease Chronic Pain?’


By BY HELEN OUYANG, JACK D’ISIDORO, AARON ESPOSITO, JOHN WOO, DAN POWELL AND BRIAN ST. PIERRE from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/6Hawvuk

Some #MeToo Cases Are Clear-Cut. What Do We Do When They’re Not?


By BY PAMELA PAUL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/LiyPR2J

World Rugby Sevens: England and Argentina criticised over two-minute try

England and Argentina are criticised over a long delay before scoring a try that helps both sides progress from their World Rugby Sevens men's group in Toulouse.

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My Lunch With President Biden


By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/ced2jOo

These 90-Year-Old Runners Have Some Advice for You


By BY TALYA MINSBERG AND ALEXANDER AGUIAR from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/NsySh0t

How My Father, Ronald Reagan, Grappled With Abortion


By BY PATTI DAVIS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/a7ZXGuR

Saturday, 21 May 2022

'Amazing questions! - Kids grill England boss Gareth Southgate

England boss Gareth Southgate joins the Football Focus team on the road in Sheffield, where he is grilled by children about life as the men's national team manager.

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Ukraine Coverage


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Indiana Jones fan's Suffolk treasure find 'largest' Claudius reign hoard

Experts say George Ridgway's find may be the biggest precious metal hoard from Claudius I's time.

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In South Korea, Biden Moves to Shore Up Alliance


By BY PETER BAKER AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS from NYT World https://ift.tt/LNtxfTn

National security was a prime focus, even with little distance between the parties.


By BY YAN ZHUANG from NYT World https://ift.tt/AlHvqs6

Watching Members of the Royal Family Shake Hands and Then Shake More Hands


By BY IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DuC1sX

Russia, aiming to reopen Mariupol’s port, works to demine it.


By BY MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG from NYT World https://ift.tt/ocZYgFQ

Friday, 20 May 2022

The U.S. and Australia are similar, but their pandemic death rates point to very different cultures of trust.


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Pitch invasions & violence: Jurgen Klopp & Eddie Howe 'worried' about safety

BBC Sport recaps a week of pitch invasions and violence in football as managers express concerns for safety.

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Man Gets 24 Years for Starting Wildfire That Killed California Condors


By BY MIKE IVES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/9sECYmp

Sunday Times Rich List: Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty among UK's wealthiest

The chancellor and his wife Akshata Murty make the Sunday Times Rich List with their £730m fortune.

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John Shuttleworth cave concert abandoned due to cliff rescue

A walker got lost, slipped and was left clinging to a tree 100ft (30m) above the cave entrance.

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Thursday, 19 May 2022

Canada's indigenous leaders ask for royal apology

Prince Charles and Camilla's visit to Canada for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee will end on Thursday.

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‘Misoginia de la era colonial’: en los fallos sobre los derechos de las mujeres se cita a un juez del siglo XVII


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George W Bush's speech gaffe over 'Iraq invasion'

The former US president corrected himself after saying Putin had invaded Iraq rather than Ukraine.

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Golden State’s Andrew Wiggins Isn’t Who You Thought He Was


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Jofra Archer: England pace bowler to miss summer with back injury

England fast bowler Jofra Archer will miss the entire season after suffering a stress fracture of the lower back.

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Wednesday, 18 May 2022

The bitter fight over abortion clinic protests

Four years after the first buffer zone outside a clinic only two more have followed in England.

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Russia says nearly 1,000 Ukrainian fighters in the Mariupol steel plant have surrendered.


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What is the UK's inflation rate and why is the cost of living going up?

UK inflation is rising at 9%, its fastest rate for 40 years, and could go even higher.

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The Battle for Azovstal: A Soldier’s Story


By BY SABRINA TAVERNISE, CLARE TOENISKOETTER, RIKKI NOVETSKY, ASTHAA CHATURVEDI, NINA FELDMAN, CHELSEA DANIEL, LIZ O. BAYLEN, MIKE BENOIST, DAN POWELL, RACHELLE BONJA, MARION LOZANO, ELISHEBA ITTOOP AND CHRIS WOOD from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/zjpi5VU

Weekly Accessible Learning Activities: Dog Walker, Inner Critic, Immigration History


By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/IepEGMm

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

¿Con qué frecuencia puedes contagiarte del coronavirus?


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/ZviGoH9

Save these dates on the midterm primary calendar.


By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/n3bCDSO

Elon Musk warns Twitter deal stuck without fake account proof

The deal to buy Twitter can't "move forward" without proof of spam account numbers, Mr Musk says.

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What higher interest rates could mean for jobs.


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Colombian robbery victim crashes car into thieves

The thieves stole a watch and mobile phone before the victim drove into them in his convertible.

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Tom Harrison: ECB chief executive to step down in June

England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison will step down in June.

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Monday, 16 May 2022

The Racist Theory Behind So Many Mass Shootings


By BY MICHAEL BARBARO, RIKKI NOVETSKY, RACHELLE BONJA, ALEXANDRA LEIGH YOUNG, LISA CHOW, JOHN KETCHUM AND CHRIS WOOD from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/VE4nUyR

After 32 years, McDonald’s plans to sell its Russia business.


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Tiger Woods at US PGA: American feeling 'stronger' than at Masters

Tiger Woods returns to Southern Hills, where he won the 2007 US PGA Championship, feeling "stronger" than during last month's Masters.

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Markets are mixed as investors remain on edge.


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Ukraine Coverage


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Sunday, 15 May 2022

The Sunday Read: ‘I Lived the #VanLife. It Wasn’t Pretty.’


By BY CAITY WEAVER, JACK D’ISIDORO, AARON ESPOSITO, JOHN WOO, DAN POWELL AND DAVID MASON from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/KoEPcM1

¿Hasta dónde llegarías cuando un ser querido tiene una enfermedad terminal?


By BY DANIELA J. LAMAS from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/MFJ9c0y

NI protocol: Unilateral action by UK government 'could erode peace'

Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney says the EU is flexible and wants compromise.

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A Mini-Russia Gets Squeezed by War


By BY JEFFREY GETTLEMAN AND CRISTIAN MOVILA from NYT World https://ift.tt/Yyhg01N

Chelsea: Police name woman who died with her three dogs

The 41-year-old was walking her three golden retrievers when they were hit by a car, police say.

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Saudi Aramco: Oil giant sees profits jump as prices surge

The state-owned Saudi Aramco is currently the world's most valuable company due to soaring oil prices.

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