PM to unveil funding to help scientists tackle climate change
The PM hopes the money will save the black rhino, African elephant, snow leopard and Sumatran tiger from extinction.
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Arab bloc in Israel’s parliament endorses Gantz for prime minister
The historic move marked the first time in nearly three decades that the Arab parties backed a candidate for prime minster.
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09, 2019
Trump and Modi to appear together at Houston rally, courting Indian American voters
Some 50,000 Indian-Americans are due to pack into a Houston stadium on Sunday for a rally with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, joined by US President Donald Trump, in a rare mass show of support for a foreign leader on US soil.The event gives Modi...
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09, 2019
Benjamin Netanyahu’s time may be up as Israeli parties meet for coalition talks after deadlocked election
Israel was set for crucial discussions on Sunday on who should try to form the next government as last week’s deadlocked election threatened Benjamin Netanyahu’s long reign as prime minister.President Reuven Rivlin was to hold separate meetings with al...
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09, 2019
US to send more troops to Saudi Arabia after attacks on oil facilities
The Pentagon on Friday said it will boost US air and missile defences in Saudi Arabia after last week’s surprise attack, allegedly from Iran, on critical oil facilities exposed the kingdom’s vulnerability.The modest response, announced shortly after th...
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09, 2019
Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps in probe sparked after Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook said it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps made by about 400 developers as part of an investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.The announcement came the same day that unsealed legal documents in Massachusetts disclosed th...
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09, 2019
Johnson to meet Trump, Macron and Merkel for Brexit and climate talks at UN
World leaders will convene in New York for the annual General Assembly, with Boris Johnson due to arrive on Sunday.
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09, 2019
Labour faces Brexit policy battle at party conference
Jeremy Corbyn’s party will gather in Brighton for five days of debate that will shape Labour’s plans for the expected election.
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09, 2019
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs found on farms across the world
Hotspots of antibiotic-resistant superbugs are springing up in farms around the world, the direct result of meat overconsumption, with potentially disastrous consequences for human health, a study has found.Areas in northeastern India, northeastern Chi...
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LA activist and ‘predator’ Ed Buck drugged and violated at least 10 victims, court hears
Ed Buck, the Los Angeles political activist accused of preying on gay black men and forcibly injecting them with fatal doses of drugs, had at least 10 victims, would drug them while they were unconscious and was known locally as “Doctor Kevorkian”, acc...