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UK interest rates increase expected after services sector activity accelerates
UK services sector activity accelerated to an eight-month high in October, driven partly by artificial intelligence spending, raising expectations for a Bank of England interest rate increase Thursday.
‘It’s just vape shops, nail shops, charity shops’: can anything save the British high street?
British high streets face ongoing decline as retail parks draw shoppers away, leaving town centers with vacancy rates of 13% compared to historic lows at shopping centers, exemplified by Rotherham’s struggles.
Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies aged 46
Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice artist behind Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other Looney Tunes characters, has died at age 46 from hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
China’s big political meeting could see Xi ‘tighten discipline’ in Party
China’s Fifth Plenum brings together senior Communist Party officials in a closed-door meeting expected to signal priorities and tighten Party discipline in advance of next year’s Congress.
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Iran’s government spars with state TV as mediators push talks with US
Iran’s government and state television are in a public dispute over media coverage of US negotiations, with mediators from Oman pushing diplomatic talks amid ongoing military tensions.
How Netanyahu gov’t media reforms risk deepening Israeli press bias
Israel’s parliament approved sweeping media reforms that strip oversight safeguards and eliminate journalism standards. Media freedom groups and opposition lawmakers challenged the legislation before elections later this year.
Born without a right hand, Britt Apgar is set to play in the Women’s Professional Baseball League
Britt Apgar, born without a right hand, has been drafted by the Los Angeles Queens to pitch and play outfield in the Women’s Professional Baseball League’s inaugural season this summer in Springfield, Illinois.
Law student charged after military-grade bomb intercepted near Irish border
A 25-year-old law student has been charged after authorities intercepted a military-grade bomb near the UK-Irish border in an intelligence-led operation targeting dissident republicans.
Southern China is on high alert for Typhoon Noul, with over 340,000 evacuated and flights canceled
Typhoon Noul forces evacuation of over 340,000 people in southern China’s Guangdong province, with flights canceled and high alert status issued ahead of expected Sunday landfall.
Trump is hellbent on tariffs. Here are 5 implications
President Trump implemented new tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% covering dozens of countries, replacing earlier levies and raising concerns about inflation, household costs, and business investment uncertainty.
Revealed: history of Spain’s fearless 1970s trans-rights political collective
Research has uncovered Spain’s first transgender political organisation, founded in 1978 in Barcelona during the country’s transition to democracy after the Franco dictatorship ended.
‘Proxy for Trump’ Milei tours Latin America to meet far-right leaders
Argentina’s President Javier Milei is touring Latin America to meet far-right leaders, beginning with Brazil’s senatorial campaign launch and continuing through Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador, amid analysis that he is positioning himself as a regional proxy for Donald Trump.
‘I never mentioned it for 25 years. I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: Hiroshima survivor Koko Kondo on horror, anger and forgiveness
Koko Kondo, survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, discusses her journey from decades of silence about the tragedy to becoming a peace advocate, coinciding with the publication of her father’s newly discovered wartime diary.
Cancer rates are rising faster here than anywhere else. Are healthcare systems ready?
Cancer cases in sub-Saharan Africa are projected to more than double by 2050, yet healthcare systems face critical shortages of oncologists, radiation centers, and affordable treatment options, leaving many patients diagnosed at advanced stages.
Some women who can’t afford water are often pressured to provide sex for it
Women in Kenya’s largest slum face sexual coercion and assault while attempting to obtain water from private vendors, a phenomenon advocates describe as gender-based violence that has remained largely unaddressed until recent parliamentary attention.
Can Japan avoid a Liz Truss-style shock as its PM embarks on a giant spending spree?
Japan’s prime minister plans a ¥370 trillion spending initiative across 17 industrial sectors by 2040, sparking investor concerns about unfunded stimulus and potential economic instability reminiscent of Liz Truss’s failed policies.