October 2024 ~ World News

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Anna Kendrick donates fee from hit true crime film

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The director and actress says she would have felt "gross" profiting from Netflix's Woman of the Hour.

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Hollywood stars grow Wrexham empire with brewery

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The football club's star co-owners grow their Wrexham by buying half of the Wrexham Lager brewery.

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Hezbollah announces Naim Qassem as new leader

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Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah and heir apparent Hashem Safieddine were killed in recent weeks.

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For First Time in 87 Years, Volkswagen May Close 3 Plants in Germany

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One medic left at Gaza hospital as Israel says it arrested 100 ‘terrorists’

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Only one doctor remains at Kamal Adwan Hospital after a days-long Israeli raid, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

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Mr. Bezos Went to Washington. But He Never Arrived.

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By Cecilia Kang and David McCabe from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/vFfuO15

Georgia's PM hails 'landslide' vote condemned as rigged by president

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Irakli Kobakhidze tells the BBC he rejects vote-rigging claims, as opposition parties say they will boycott parliament.

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Daughter of L.A. Times Owner Says Endorsement Decision Stemmed From Harris Stance on Gaza War

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Why Slot's Liverpool still have a lot to learn - Benitez

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Ex-Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez explains how new Reds boss Arne Slot will learn about the character of his side, for the times they need it most.

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Chaos on the dancefloor: The grime track that clubs tried to ban

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In the early 2000s many UK clubs banned Pow! - which critics compared to Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen.

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What's next for the Menendez brothers?

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A district attorney will argue for the brothers' resentencing on Friday - but freedom is still a long way off.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launches with eyes on Game Pass

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It is available straight away to subscribers of Microsoft’s Game Pass service, a first for a game this big.

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Test is 'still level', says England spinner Ahmed

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England leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed says the third and deciding Test in Pakistan is "still level" despite the tourists losing three wickets late on the second day.

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'Nonsense': Putin responds to BBC question about MI5 reports

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Recent MI5 reports said Russia's intelligence agency has been on a mission to generate "sustained mayhem on British and European streets".

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Is the UN warning of 3.1C global warming a surprise?

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Another dire temperature prediction but it has to be seen in context.

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Teacher saw Sara Sharif's bruised face, jury told

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Jurors previously heard Sara had been hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of abuse.

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Trudeau announces sharp cuts to Canada's immigration targets

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The government says it "didn't get the balance quite right" when it bolstered immigration to address labour shortages.

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Slade to prove England fitness with Exeter before NZ game

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England centre Henry Slade will play for Exeter this weekend in a bid to prove his fitness before the autumn opener against New Zealand on 2 November.

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Gordon signs new long-term deal with Newcastle

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Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon signs a new long-term deal with the Premier League club.

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Donald Trump has a small fries issue with Kamala Harris

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Trump claims Harris never worked at McDonald's

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Man City winner at Wolves a 'grey area' - but what does law say?

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What was the fall-out of John Stones' late winner for Manchester City against Wolves, with the goal given following a VAR check after initially being ruled out.

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Review: A Choir Stands Out in a Multimedia Performance

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By Zachary Woolfe from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/9NQGuEt

Have Rangers regressed? If so, where does blame lie?

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Manager Philippe Clement has been at Rangers for a year, so the obvious question is has progress been made in that time?

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After a few days of relative calm, Israel steps up attacks in Lebanon, killing at least two.

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Man Utd used anger as fuel - Ten Hag on controversial Brentford goal

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Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag says his side used their "anger as fuel" to comeback from a goal down after Brentford's "unfair" opener was given in their 2-1 win over the visitors in the Premier League at Old Trafford.

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Estados Unidos va hacia una tormenta económica

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By Daron Acemoglu from NYT En español https://ift.tt/g9KB30s

No UK apology over slavery at Commonwealth summit

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No apology over Britain's historic links to the slave trade at the Commonwealth summit, says 10 Downing Street.

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Here’s a look at the remaining leadership of Hamas, which has long been targeted by Israel.

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By John Yoon and Aaron Boxerman from NYT World https://ift.tt/wYKy20j

Andrew Garfield brings cardboard cut-out of Florence Pugh to red carpet

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The pair play a young couple whose plans for the future are thrown into doubt by a cancer diagnosis.

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Substitute Teacher Reenacted George Floyd Murder at Minnesota High School

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Man rescued after 67 days adrift speaks of his survival

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A Russian whale watcher is found alive, along with two dead relatives, two months after he set off.

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Charming winner or divisive figure - is Tuchel right for England?

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A charming winner or a divisive figure - is former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel the right man for England?

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Canada Expels Indian Diplomats, Claiming They Were Part of a Broad Criminal Network

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New Zealand into T20 World Cup semis after Pakistan all out for 56

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New Zealand beat Pakistan by 54 runs to reach their first Women's T20 World Cup semi-final since 2016.

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SpaceX Advances Starship Program With a Launch and a Catch

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By Kenneth Chang and Eric Lipton from NYT Science https://ift.tt/MirNhfO

Australia beat India to reach T20 World Cup semis

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Australia secure their place in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals with a nine-run over India, who face a nervous wait to see if they will also qualify.

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Cómo los impresionistas se convirtieron en los pintores favoritos del mundo y en los más incomprendidos

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South Africa beat Bangladesh but face nervous wait

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South Africa clinch a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh but now face a nervous wait to see if they will qualify for the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals.

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Stokes, the pitch and fast Carse - first-Test talking points

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Stephan Shemilt analyses the talking points after England's first-Test win over Pakistan in Multan.

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Eight-hundred-and-twenty-three! The spirit behind England's record-breaking day

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England's record-breaking runscoring is testament to their incredible spirit, says chief cricket writer Stephan Shemilt

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A Crane Hit Their Building, but the Journalists Were Out Reporting

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Elton John film documents singer's farewell tour

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A new documentary, Never Give Up, sees the singer revisit the LA venue he first played in 1975.

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Olivia Rodrigo reveals rescheduled Co-op Live gigs

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The US singer's original shows, in May, had to be postponed because of problems with the new arena.

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Driver who swerved lorry across motorway was extraordinarily drunk, says judge

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Gheorghe Hirtopeanu only came to a halt after officers deployed a stinger, say police.

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Spacecraft launches towards asteroid knocked off course by NASA

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The mission aims to re-visit the asteroid Nasa diverted when it crashed a probe into it.

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Another Hurdle in Recovery From Helene: Misinformation Is Getting in the Way

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By Emily Cochrane, Christopher Flavelle, Michael D. Shear and Tiffany Hsu from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/OZUaLrJ

Bowen: Year of killing and broken assumptions has taken Middle East to edge of deeper, wider war

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Twelve months on from the 7 October attacks which led to Israel's war in Gaza, our international editor says the region is on the edge of something even worse.

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Chris Mason: Why it was likely Sue Gray would go

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Those working alongside the ex-chief of staff were flipping angry, the BBC's political editor writes.

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Tracking Tropical Storm Milton

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By William B. Davis, Madison Dong, Judson Jones, John Keefe and Bea Malsky from NYT Weather https://ift.tt/fEsFX8G

Anger and grief in south Lebanon city almost deserted after Israeli strikes

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The streets of Tyre are almost completely empty as people flee southern Lebanon for safer areas in the north.

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Mark Zuckerberg Tries His Hand at Fashion

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By Jacob Gallagher from NYT Style https://ift.tt/1cCJ0Pj

Footballer banned for eight games for bite incident missed by referee

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Preston North End striker Milutin Osmajic is banned for eight games by the Football Association for biting Blackburn's Owen Beck.

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