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Return to AJHL final ‘turning point’ for Bracko’s Canucks

By Todd Saelhof | Calgary Herald
  • Wins in both — or in two of the next five final tilts — gives them a 10th AJHL crown, but their first since 1999, and a ticket to their second-ever Canadian Junior Hockey League — or Centennial Cup — championship.
  • Where now is for young Bracko and the Canucks is two games into the AJHL Final, up 2-0 on the Whitecourt Wolverines heading into a pair of home-ice contests — Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-seven championship series — Tuesday and Wednesday at Ken Bracko Arena (7 p.m.).
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Iran’s Attack Complicates Efforts to Condition U.S. Military Aid to Israel

By Amy Mackinnon | FP Foreign Policy
  • Before Saturday’s attack, a growing chorus of Democrats and progressives in Washington were calling for the Biden administration to subject U.S. security assistance to greater scrutiny in the wake of an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy that killed seven humanitarian aid workers.
  • In the wake of the strike, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has a long record of strongly supporting Israel, joined 39 Democratic lawmakers in signing a letter to the Biden administration calling for arms transfers to Israel to be withheld until a full investigation is conducted.
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For a start, Washington, amend the H1-B visa process

By Tabatha T. Anderson | Asia Times
  • To capture and preserve a meaningful lead in tech competition with China in the short term, the US must first revamp the aging H1-B temporary visa regime to allow highly educated and skilled foreigners to fill positions most relevant to the development of AI.
  • Within this context, the speed with which major economies have been willing to adopt and adapt to integrated AI systems across public and private institutions, companies and organizations appears primarily strategy-driven.
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Who gave their heart and soul? Garth Crooks’ Team of the Week

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  • Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City): He scored his first goal for the club at the Bernabeu in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in midweek and then along came his first Premier League strike against Luton Town just four days later.
  • I'm not entirely sure whether the player's motivation was fuelled by the fact that he was playing against his old club and had a point to prove, or whether it was purely down to Forest's perilous situation.
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Israeli military vows response to Iran attack as calls for restraint mount

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  • The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday he is concerned about Israel possibly targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, but that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iranian facilities would resume on Tuesday.
  • When asked about the possibility of an Israel strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, Grossi said: "We are always concerned about this possibility." He urged "extreme restraint."
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California sues city of Huntington Beach over voter ID law

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  • California's Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta had previously warned Huntington Beach that its charter amendment conflicted with and was preempted by state law, but the council majority still placed the measure on the ballot.
  • The state of California sued the city of Huntington Beach over its voter identification law on Monday, saying the measure violates state law and that state election integrity is already protected by robust voter ID requirements.
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Cuba calls on US to ease sanctions on eve of migration talks

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  • Cuba on Monday said it would insist the U.S. ease sanctions and end special treatment of Cubans illegally entering its territory at high level migration talks slated to begin Tuesday in Washington.
  • Johana Tablada de la Torre, deputy director for U.S. affairs in Cuba's foreign ministry, expressed frustration at not reaching those goals while stating the talks remained important as one of the few points of contact under the administration of President Joe Biden.
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Russian weapons help Iran harden defenses against Israeli airstrike

By Joby Warrick | Washington Post
  • The weapons deals, some details of which have not been reported previously, are part of a broader collaboration that includes co-production of military drones inside Russia, the sharing of anti-jamming technology and real-time battlefield assessments of weapons deployed against NATO-equipped forces in Ukraine, the intelligence officials and weapons experts said.
  • The expanded ties have now helped cement agreements between Moscow and Tehran, including a pledge by Russia to provide its ally with advanced fighter jets and air-defense technology, assets that could help Tehran harden its defenses against any future airstrike by Israel or the United States, according to U.S., European and Middle Eastern intelligence officials and weapons experts.
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Palmer scores four as improving Chelsea hit Everton for six

By FRANCE24 | The latest live news wires, videos et articles - International News Live - France 24
  • However, the night was not without drama for Chelsea as Palmer had to fend off teammates Jackson and Noni Madueke to score his fourth from the penalty spot.
  • With Enzo Fernandez absent due to injury, Pochettino flanked Palmer and Jackson with Madueke and Mykhailo Mudryk for the first time in his starting line-up.
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War in Sudan: UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi speaks to France 24

By FRANCE24 | The latest live news wires, videos et articles - International News Live - France 24
The war in Sudan broke out a year ago, pushing the country to the brink of famine. An international conference was held in Paris, where more than €2 billion in aid was pledged for the Sudanese people. Tom Burges Watson speaks to UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi about the humanitarian emergency and the challenges of delivering aid in Sudan. Grandi also spoke about Gaza, saying that a new refugee crisis from an IDF operation in Rafah would be "the nail in the coffin" of any peace process. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Naheed Nenshi leads in NDP caucus endorsements, but rivals remain upbeat

By Bill Kaufmann | Calgary Herald
  • Naheed Nenshi counts the endorsements of nine current NDP caucus members — one more than Calgary rival Kathleen Ganley, while Edmonton MLA Sarah Hoffman has tallied four
  • While no one within the party was providing figures for NDP memberships sold by each of the five campaigns, Nenshi’s ability to sell them soon after entering the race last month far outdistanced other hopefuls and convinced one-time candidate Edmonton MLA Rakhi Pancholi to drop out and support him .
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Watch: Georgia opposition leader punches MP during debate

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A scuffle erupted in Georgia’s parliament as the leader of the opposition punched an MP.Opposition leader Aleko Elisashvili punched MP Mamuka Mdinaradze during a debate over a controversial law.Critics say the "foreign influence" bill is inspired by authoritarian laws neighbouring Russia uses to crush dissent.Thousands of protesters demonstrated in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Monday demanding the withdrawal of the bill.Read more: Protesters demand Georgia withdraw ‘Russian law’ […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Knife attack at Sydney church treated as terror incident – as arrested teen under police guard

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  • A teenage boy has been arrested after a bishop and a priest were stabbed during a church service in Sydney which was being streamed online, police said.
  • Acting Assistant Police Commissioner Andrew Holland said Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and priest Isaac Royel, the teen and at least two police officers were taken to hospital but there were no life-threatening injuries.
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Conman who swindled $175m in ‘massive’ psychic fraud scheme sentenced to 10 years

By Leyland Cecco in Toronto | Guardian Weekly | The Guardian
  • In the Walrus interview, made from a New York detention centre, Runner said the appeal of his long-running con lay in his ability to seize the attention of millions of people who, “after a few minutes … sends a cheque, to get a product, to an address or company they’ve never heard of”.
  • Among Runner’s scams, his companies sent letters, falsely purported to be individualized, to millions of people.
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LeBron’s Lakers take on Pelicans as NBA play-in tips off

By FRANCE24 | The latest live news wires, videos et articles - International News Live - France 24
  • The losing team will get one more chance to reach the playoffs, taking on the winning team from Tuesday's game between the ninth-seeded Sacramento Kings and 10th-placed Golden State Warriors for a first-round meeting with Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City.
  • The Heat will be trying to retrace that path when they travel to Philadelphia on Wednesday to play the 76ers -- the winner booking a first-round meeting with Eastern Conference second seeds the New York Knicks.
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‘Shame’ of penalty pantomine overshadows big Chelsea win for Pochettino

By FRANCE24 | The latest live news wires, videos et articles - International News Live - France 24
  • I won't accept that this happens again." Palmer's ninth successful penalty of the campaign took him level with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland on 20 Premier League goals in the battle to win the Golden Boot.
  • "Other players wanted to take it, but I am the penalty taker and I wanted to take it," said Palmer.
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NASA confirms space station debris hit Florida man’s home

By FRANCE24 | The latest live news wires, videos et articles - International News Live - France 24
  • It occurred at a time and location that closely matched official predictions for the atmospheric burn-up of a cargo pallet fragment carrying old batteries that was jettisoned from the orbital outpost in 2021, making it a likely match, according to space watchers.
  • A report by specialist news outlet Ars Technica last month said that while the batteries were owned by NASA, they were attached to a pallet structure launched by Japan's space agency -- potentially complicating liability claims.
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‘Crimes against humanity’ may have been committed in Sudan, says UN chief – Al Jazeera English

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  • Antonio Guterres says war is being waged on the Sudanese people, warns of escalating unrest in e-Fasher in the western Darfur region.
  • Guterres reiterated his concerns about reports of escalating unrest in el-Fasher, in Darfur – a western region that is home to a quarter of Sudan’s 48 million people and the past scene of horrific violence, with reports of mass ethnic-based killings.
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Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis – in pictures

By Words and photographs by Peter Caton for Plan International and Relief International | Guardian Weekly | The Guardian
As the war in Sudan moves into its second year, 1,000 refugees a day continue to cross its southern border. Within the small town of Renk in South Sudan, a rapidly growing refugee population faces desperate shortages of water, food and shelter. For many, South Sudan marks a return to a land they thought they had left behind, having fled the country after civil war broke out in 2013. Now new fighting in their adopted country has forced them back againUK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group Continue reading… […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Stabbing at Sydney church a terror incident, Australian police say

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SYDNEY – Australia police said on Tuesday a knife attack during a service at a church in Sydney that injured at least four people, including a bishop with a global online following, would be considered as a terror incident. Police arrested a male teenager at the scene on Monday and were forced to hold him at the church in Wakeley, a suburb about 30 km (18 miles) west of downtown Sydney. REUTERS […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are charged with COVID fraud

By Associated Press | Toronto Sun
DENVER (AP) — A couple who owned a Colorado funeral home where authorities last year discovered 190 decaying bodies were indicted on federal charges that they misspent nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds on vacations, cosmetic surgery, jewelry and other personal expenses, according to court documents unsealed Monday. Read More […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Kishida goes all-in on partnership with the US

By Brad Glosserman | Asia Times
  • Kishida has highlighted the publication of new defense documents in 2022 that spell out a more prominent security role, the doubling of defense spending to reach the threshold of 2% of GDP by 2027 and the modernization of its military capabilities as proof that Japan has a new understanding of its regional and global responsibilities.
  • It is telling that one of the most popular photos from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Washington was a picture of him and Joe Biden relaxing together in “the Beast,” the president’s personal limousine, as they traveled from the White House to dinner.
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Crowds clash with police after bishop allegedly stabbed during mass in Sydney

By Rafqa Touma | World news | The Guardian
  • Police said that they had arrested a 15-year-old at the scene and were forced to hold him at the church for his own safety as a large crowd of several hundred people gathered outside the church.
  • The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, called for calm after the alleged attack took place while Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was saying mass at the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley just after 7pm.
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Palestinians were refused Australian visitor visas due to concerns they would not ‘stay temporarily’

By Paul Karp and Daisy Dumas | World news | The Guardian
  • About 160 Palestinians were refused visitor visas to come to Australia in the first three months of the Israel-Gaza conflict, mostly due to concerns they would not stay temporarily.
  • According to figures from the Department of Home Affairs, the Australian government granted 2,273 temporary (subclass 600) visas for Palestinians between 7 October and 6 February but only 330 people had arrived in Australia in that period.
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PNE staffer honoured for helping save father, son in separate cardiac arrests

By Gordon McIntyre | Vancouver Sun
  • PNE staff member Mike Nasr was pivotal in keep Harry Louie alive until paramedics arrived in 2022, then saved son Jayson this year
  • It took a team springing into action before paramedics arrived, and they all also received Vital Link honours, awarded by B.C. EHS to citizens who helped save a life through cardio-pulmonary resuscitation: Mark Knowles, of PNE’s operational health and safety office; Harj Sandhu, PNE security; and the Louies’ teammates Michelle Preston, Brad Wilson and Matt Heffring.
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Trump’s hush-money trial: key takeaways from the first day

By Hugo Lowell in New York | World news | The Guardian
  • Legal experts widely expected that seating a jury in the Trump case – 12 jurors and six alternates – was going to be a difficult and lengthy process as Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
  • D onald Trump struggled through the opening day of his New York criminal trial on Monday as the jury selection process formally got under way in Manhattan in the first criminal trial of a current or former US president.
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‘Amazing’ Palmer produces again but can he really win Golden Boot?

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  • Palmer was simply sensational, netting a hat-trick inside 29 minutes and adding his 20th Premier League goal of the season in the second half to move him level with Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot.
  • Palmer took his first three goals superbly, with his left foot, his head and his right foot, to score the fastest Premier League 'perfect' hat-trick since Gracenote started recording that data in 2008-09.
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World Leaders Urge Restraint as Israel Mulls Iran Response

By Alexandra Sharp | FP Foreign Policy
  • Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at what comes next in the Israel-Iran crisis, Singapore announcing a new prime minister, and stabbing attacks in Australia .
  • Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at what comes next in the Israel-Iran crisis, Singapore announcing a new prime minister, and stabbing attacks in Australia .
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Woman charged with murder of baby found in woodland 26 years ago

By Telegraph reporters | News
A woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a baby found in woodland 26 years ago.Baby “Callum” was discovered close to the Gulliver’s World theme park in the Callands area of Warrington, Cheshire, in March 1998 and a murder investigation was launched.Joanne Sharkey, of West Derby in Liverpool, was charged with murder on Monday.The 54-year-old will appear in custody at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, charged over the baby’s death.Detective Inspector Hannah Friend, of Cheshire Police’s Major Crime Review Team, said: “I understand that this is an extremely emotional case which has attracted a lot of […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Six takeaways from first day of Trump’s New York hush money criminal trial

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  • On Monday, history was made as former United States President Donald Trump appeared in a New York courtroom for the start of his trial over charges of falsifying business records.
  • At the start of the day’s hearing, Judge Merchan denied a request from Trump’s defence team, saying once again that, no, he will not recuse himself from the trial.
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Victoria short-term rental owners and managers file claim against province

By Joanne Lee-Young | Vancouver Sun
  • With about two weeks until new legislation comes into effect to curb short-term rentals, a group that includes hundreds of property owners is taking the province and the City of Victoria to court to challenge it.
  • With about two weeks until new legislation comes into effect to curb short-term rentals, a group that includes hundreds of property owners is taking the province and the City of Victoria to court to challenge it.
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Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say – Al Jazeera English

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  • At least 54 countries and territories have experienced mass bleaching along their reefs since February 2023 as climate change warms the ocean’s surface waters, the US National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch, the world’s top coral reef monitoring body, said on Monday.
  • Along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico, many of the world’s colourful coral reefs have turned a ghostly white in what scientists say has amounted to the fourth global bleaching event in the last three decades.
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Johnson Says House Will Vote on Stalled Aid to Israel and Ukraine

By Catie Edmondson and Kayla Guo | NYT > World News
Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said he planned this week to advance a long-stalled national security spending package to aid Israel, Ukraine and other American allies, along with a separate bill aimed at mollifying conservatives who have been vehemently opposed to backing Kyiv.Mr. Johnson’s announcement, coming after he has agonized for weeks over whether and how to advance an infusion of critical aid to Ukraine amid stiff Republican resistance, was the first concrete indication that he had settled on a path forward. It came days after Iran launched a large aerial attack on Israel, amplifying calls for Congress to move quickly to approve […]Read more >Similar articles >
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My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

BBC News
  • A Tesla whistleblower who has battled Elon Musk and his company through the courts for a decade tells BBC News she is still seeking a public apology.
  • Ms Balan recalls chatting to Mr Musk in the lunch queue at the staff canteen and says she was happy and successful – living her dream, after growing up in Romania with a lifelong passion for cars.
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Sudoku 6,447 medium

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3×3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.To see the completed puzzle, buy the next issue of the Guardian (for puzzles published Monday to Thursday), or Monday’s edition (for puzzles published on Fridays). Solutions to Saturday puzzles are given in the same day’s issue. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Funeral home owners accused of spending pandemic relief funds on holidays, cosmetic surgery, jewellery and cryptocurrency

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  • Jon and Carie Hallford, owners of Return To Nature Funeral Home in Colorado, already face more than 200 criminal charges connected to last year's discovery of 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested storage building.
  • The discovery of the 190 bodies, some of which had been there since 2019, shocked the state of Colorado, which has some of the US's weakest funeral home regulations.
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Teasing children about weight increases risk of self-stigma as adults, study finds

By Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent | World news | The Guardian
  • Parents who tease their children about their weight are putting them at greater risk of feeling bad about their bodies decades later, regardless of whether they grow up to have obesity or not, a groundbreaking study has found.
  • Thirteen-year-olds who felt pressure from family members to shed pounds and endured weight-based teasing showed higher levels of internalised weight stigma when they turned 31, according to research by the University of Bristol published on Tuesday in the Lancet Regional Health Europe journal.
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Protest and pain – Kenya’s month-long doctors’ strike

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The medics are aware of the problems the strike is causing but argue that industrial action is necessary "to help the public get quality health care" in the long run, as their working conditions and the lack of equipment mean they cannot treat patients properly, says Davji Bhimji, the secretary-general of the doctors’ union, KMPDU. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Thousands try to return home to north Gaza after ‘open checkpoint’ rumours – Al Jazeera English

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  • Those making the journey on Sunday hoped to cross a military checkpoint on al-Rashid Street, south of Gaza City, but the Israeli army said that reports the route was open were “not true”.
  • “She told me she’s waiting at the checkpoint until the army agrees to let her head to the north,” he added, hoping she would be able to cross safely.
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US President Biden and his wife report US$620,000 income in 2023 tax returns

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  • US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill released tax returns on April 15 that showed their income rose 7 per cent to US$619,976 (S$844,962) in 2023 and that the couple paid 23.7 per cent of their income in federal taxes.
  • “President Biden believes that all occupants of the Oval Office should be open and honest with the American people, and that the longstanding tradition of annually releasing presidential tax returns should continue unbroken,” the White House said in a statement.
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Orphaned B.C. orca may be eating fish, vet says, as rescuers plan new strategy

By The Canadian Press | Vancouver Sun
  • A Vancouver Aquarium expert who’s been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she’s been trapped for more than three weeks.
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B.C. celebrates 10 billion seedlings planted since 1930

By The Canadian Press | Vancouver Sun
  • A statement from the Forests Ministry says two billion of those seedlings have been planted in the last seven years.
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‘I couldn’t believe it was real’: Team Alberta crowned ringette U19 national champions

By Michael Kaake | Calgary Herald
  • The Strike’s journey to the gold-medal game was an impressive one, as the team defeated the Calgary Attack 9-3 in the quarter-finals and the Alberta Zone 2 Blaze 6-1 to make it to the finals.
  • Representing Team Alberta, the ringette team was crowned the U19 national champion after a 3-0 victory over host Team New Brunswick to claim the title this past weekend.
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New York’s Vessel to reopen with steel-mesh safety measures after suicides

By Edward Helmore in New York | World news | The Guardian
  • The Vessel, the huge climbable centerpiece of New York’s upmarket Hudson Yards development that saw a number of suicides, is set to reopen later this year with new safety features, according to developers.
  • The 150ft sculpture, designed by Thomas Heatherwick and built at a cost of $260m, was closed three years ago after four people jumped to their deaths.
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How Biden watched the Iranian attack – and what he told Netanyahu

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  • President Biden was in the Situation Room at the White House throughout Saturday evening watching, in real time, Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel unfold.
  • Describing the tension, a US official who was in the room said: "At one point, we knew that over 100 ballistic missiles were in the sky, a very short period of travel time to Israel - a period of minutes, and the results of the defences of course were unclear."
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BBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel

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Iran has for the first time ever carried out strikes against Israeli territory, after vowing retaliation for a deadly strike on its consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus.Israel has not said it carried out the consulate strike, but is widely believed to have been behind it.More than 300 drones and missiles were launched towards Israel over the weekend, according to the Israeli military.BBC Verify’s Merlyn Thomas analyses the footage circulating online. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Why has Iran attacked Israel?

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  • Iran says Saturday night's bombardment of Israel is a response to the 1 April air strike on an Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital Damascus, which killed senior Iranian commanders.
  • Israel believes that Iran poses an existential threat as evidenced by Tehran's rhetoric, its build-up of proxy forces sworn to Israel's destruction, its funding and arming of Palestinian groups including Hamas and of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, and what it believes is Iran's secret pursuit of nuclear weapons, though Iran denies seeking to build a nuclear bomb.
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What we know about Iran’s attack on Israel

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  • The attack included 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles, none of which entered Israeli territory, and 110 ballistic missiles of which a small number reached Israel, military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement.
  • Interceptions lit up the night sky in several places across the country, while many drones and missiles were shot down by Israel's allies before they reached Israeli territory.
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Biden officials worry that a ‘frenetic’ Israeli response to Iran’s attack could trigger a wider war

By Carol E. Lee and Courtney Kube and Aurora Almendral and Andrea Mitchell and Anna Schecter | NBC News World News
  • “I don’t think they had a strategy,” the senior administration official said about Israel’s bombing of Iran’s diplomatic compound in Damascus .
  • While the White House believes the Israelis aren’t looking for a wider conflict or a direct war with Iran, particularly given the resources they have fighting in Gaza, U.S. officials can’t be certain, the senior administration official said.
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Israel ‘shouting from the rooftops’ to warn about Iran

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NewsFeedIsrael ‘shouting from the rooftops’ to warn about IranIsrael’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan calls on UN Security Council to condemn Iran for its drone and missile attack on Israel, which he said was a violation of international law and crossed every red line. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Will the Palestinian tech sector decouple from Israel? – Al Jazeera English

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  • “IT companies cannot stay dependent on the Israeli market,” said Alaa Zaineh, 35, a Ramallah-based trade and development expert for the representative office of the Netherlands, one of the leading foreign donors to the Palestinian tech sector.
  • How to enable a transition towards other models – whether it be creating startups that treat the West Bank as “testing grounds” before exporting their products to larger markets abroad, like Turqat’s vision; or empowering tech talent to work remotely for foreign companies; or emphasising outsourcing with countries elsewhere, like Khanfar – continues to be debated among stakeholders.
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What does Israel want to do after Iran’s drone and missile attacks? – Al Jazeera English

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  • While Western diplomats and US President Joe Biden have reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu they will not support further retaliation, some analysts suggest that last night’s strikes may be part of a wider ploy to draw the US, Israel’s close ally, into a broader regional war.
  • An attack on a foreign consulate constitutes a strike on foreign soil under international law, and it is clear that Netanyahu knew he was crossing the line and that Iran would respond with force,” she said.
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B.C. signs agreement handing over title to Haida Gwaii

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  • The deal recognizes the First Nation’s title throughout Haida Gwaii, but does not impact private property or government jurisdictions, and Rankin said at the time that litigation would’ve created “uncertainty for residents and businesses.”
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Security firm Ambrey says Israel intercepted UAV ‘launched from Yemen’

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CAIRO – British security firm Ambrey said on Sunday that Israel Defence Forces (IDF) intercepted an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) near Eilat, stating that it assessed the UAV was launched from Yemen. Ambrey said it also observed unprecedented levels of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)interference off Eilat and neighbouring Aqaba, Jordan, on Sunday. "These were due to electronic warfare counter-measures," the statement said. "A Sa’ar 6-class corvette successfully intercepted a UAV that approached Israeli territory from the southeast using the ‘C-Dome’ Defense System earlier this evening," the […]Read more >Similar articles >
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UN Security Council meets after Iran launches attack on Israel

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NewsFeedUN Security Council meets after Iran launches attack on Israel“It’s time to step back from the brink,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres tells the UN Security Council meeting on Sunday. Guterres said the member states have a shared responsibility to work for peace and prevent further escalation of hostilities. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Hamas rejects latest Gaza truce proposal, demands permanent ceasefire

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  • A statement from Israeli intelligence agency Mossad said ''The rejection of the proposal by the three mediators, which included the most significant flexibility on Israel's part, proves that (Yahya) Sinwar does not want a humanitarian deal and the return of the hostages, is continuing to exploit the tension with Iran, and is striving to unite the sectors and achieve a general escalation in the region.''
  • The statement also said Israel would continue to strive to realise ''the objectives of the war with Hamas with full force, and leave no stone unturned to return the 133 hostages from Gaza forthwith.''
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Strong earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea, but there is no tsunami alert or reports of damage

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MELBOURNE, Australia — A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, authorities said, but there was no tsunami alert or immediate report of damage.The quake struck the South Pacific Island nation 110 kilometers (68 miles) southeast of the West New Britain provincial capital Kimbe at a depth of 68 kilometers (42 miles) shortly before 7 a.m. local time (21:00 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement.The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami alert. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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‘Was this the day the Premier League title tide turned?’

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  • Arsenal's supporters trooped in to the Emirates buoyed by the favour Palace had bestowed on them by completing a dismal week for Liverpool after the draw at Manchester United and heavy Europa League quarter-final beating by Atalanta at Anfield.
  • Arsenal revelled in a scene of high anticipation when they walked out to face Aston Villa but were left looking at a sea of empty red seats 90 minutes later as the Premier League title race took a potentially pivotal twist.
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Iran launches hundreds of missiles, drones in first direct attack on Israel – Al Jazeera English

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  • Iran has launched hundreds of drones and missiles against Israel, in an unprecedented attack that came as a response to an Israeli raid on the Iranian consulate in Syria two weeks ago.
  • The launches, which the army said came from Iran, as well as from Iraq and Yemen, set off air raid sirens in cities across Israel, including Tel Aviv, with explosions heard as air defences intercepted the projectiles.
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Sydney attacker appears to have been ‘focusing on women’ during shopping centre stabbing spree

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The man who fatally stabbed six people at a Sydney shopping centre might have been targeting women, police have said.Joel Cauchi, 40, killed five women and a male security guard at a Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon before being shot dead by a female police officer.On Monday morning, New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb was asked by the Australian broadcaster ABC about footage of the massacre that appeared to show Cauchi targeting women.She replied: "The videos speak for themselves, don’t they?""It’s obvious to me, it’s obvious to detectives that seems to be an area […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Labour in a bind over much-needed childcare reform

By Eleni Courea Political correspondent | World news | The Guardian
  • Labour and the Conservatives have cottoned on to the fact that childcare reform promises to boost the economy and the political fortunes of the party that achieves it.
  • Starting this month, working parents of two-year-olds can claim 15 hours a week of free childcare during term time.
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Childcare in England failing and falling behind much of world, charity says

By Jamie Grierson and Archie Bland | World news | The Guardian
  • The charity looked at early childhood education and care (ECEC) provision in Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, and Ireland – all countries that have recently completed or are undergoing government-led transformation in the sector – and found England’s childcare fell short in ambition and delivery.
  • The charity argues in its report that the government should offer free “universal” hours of ECEC provision for all children from the end of parental leave until school age.
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Inaction on no-fault evictions blamed for thousands facing homelessness

By Gwyn Topham | World news | The Guardian
  • Analysis of official data by the charity Homeless Link, a body representing hundreds of frontline services in England, households had approached local councils 84,650 times for support after facing eviction in the five years since the announcement – the equivalent of 52 approaches a day, and one of the largest causes of homelessness over the period.
  • “ A huge shortage of genuinely affordable housing means when a household approaches their local authority with a section 21 notice, and the local authority has a statutory duty to help them, often all they can do is try to keep them in that property, find them another private rented property or, as a last resort, place them in temporary accommodation at huge expense.
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Department for Transport urged to put hard shoulders on smart motorways

By PA Media | World news | The Guardian
  • Ten years ago the first stretch of all-lane running (ALR) smart motorway – using the hard shoulder as a permanent live traffic lane – opened on the M25 in Hertfordshire.
  • “We continue to believe that the government should either convert existing all-lane running smart motorways to dynamic ones – where the hard shoulder is only opened to traffic during busy periods – or repaint the white line and reintroduce a permanent hard shoulder on these roads.
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Iran attack tests Netanyahu’s political staying power in a deeply divided Israel

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  • For supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s display of defensive technology against an Iranian salvo that included hundreds of drones and missiles proves Mr Netanyahu has long been right to warn about the threat posed by Iran.
  • Iran’s barrage April 13, launched in response to an Israeli attack on an Iranian Embassy building in April in Damascus, Syria, that killed several high-ranking commanders in Iran’s armed forces, came at a perilous time for Mr Netanyahu.
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Red-hot favourite Scheffler dominates to win Masters

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World number one Scottie Scheffler won the Masters for a second time after a commanding performance at Augusta National demonstrated why he was the red-hot pre-tournament favourite.Scheffler, who led overnight by a shot, hit a four-under 68 in Sunday’s final round to finish four clear on 11 under.Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg shot 69 to finish runner-up on his major debut.England’s Tommy Fleetwood (69) ended joint fourth with American pair Collin Morikawa (74) and Max Homa (73).Fleetwood put together an impressive round to make a late charge up the leaderboard and record his best finish at the Masters.More to follow. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Thousands of disabled people ‘will get £2,800 a year less under universal credit’

By Phillip Inman | World news | The Guardian
  • A single person with a long-term disability that prevents them from working is £2,800 a year worse off when they transfer to universal credit (UC), the Resolution Foundation said, adding that all single people with long-term disabilities will suffer this loss of income when the rollout of UC is completed by 2030.
  • The rollout of universal credit is on course to make thousands of working-age disabled people significantly poorer, according to a report showing that more than 7 million people will be covered by the six-into-one benefit change before the end of the next parliament.
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Biden counsels Netanyahu to ‘slow things down’ after Iranian attack

By Karen DeYoung, Matt Viser | Washington Post
  • The United States remains “committed to defending Israel,” a senior administration official said, and “what you saw last night,” as Israeli air defense — supplemented by U.S. planes and warships — shot down 99 percent of the Iranian fires, “is what that means in practice.
  • The Biden administration on Sunday congratulated Israel — along with itself and allies — on their “spectacular” success in fending off an unprecedented barrage of more than 300 Iranian missiles and armed drones, even as it made clear its desire for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government to declare victory and refrain from striking back.
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Sudoku 6,446 easy

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3×3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.To see the completed puzzle, buy the next issue of the Guardian (for puzzles published Monday to Thursday), or Monday’s edition (for puzzles published on Fridays). Solutions to Saturday puzzles are given in the same day’s issue. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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What are the implications of Iran’s missile attack on Israel? – Al Jazeera English

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Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel, although almost all were intercepted.Iran has launched a direct attack on Israel for the first time, firing a barrage of drones and missiles in retaliation for a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Most were shot down, but the world is watching with deepening concern. Who will be saying what to whom to try to bring calm? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Mohammad Marandi – Professor at the University of Tehran Yossi Mekelberg – Associate fellow at the British think-tank Chatham House Akbar Shahid Ahmed – Senior diplomatic correspondent at HuffPost in Washington, […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Middle East crisis live: UN secretary general calls for de-escalation after Iran attack on Israel

By Reged Ahmad | World news | The Guardian
  • United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on members not to further escalate tensions with reprisals against Iran, at a meeting of the UN security council called in the wake of Iran’s attack on Israel .
  • UN chief António Guterres called for maximum restraint on Sunday following Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Israel, Reuters reports.
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Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial judgment live updates: decision in case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson – latest news

By Amanda Meade | World news | The Guardian
  • After his criminal trial was aborted in December 2022, prosecutors dropped charges against Lehrmann for the alleged rape of Higgins, saying a retrial would pose an “unacceptable risk” to her health.
  • The media outlets did not name the alleged rapist but Higgins’ colleague Bruce Lehrmann later claimed he was identifiable and sued news.com.au, Channel Ten and its presenter Lisa Wilkinson for defamation.
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Thunder grab top seed in West, LeBron’s Lakers one win from NBA playoffs

By FRANCE24 | The latest live news wires, videos et articles - International News Live - France 24
  • In New Orleans, superstar LeBron James scored 28 points with 11 rebounds and 17 assists in his 112th career triple-double to propel the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-108 victory over the Pelicans and eighth place in the West.
  • The defeat dropped the Pelicans out of sixth place and they'll host the Lakers in the play-in tournament on Tuesday, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the seventh seed.
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How the US helped counter Iran’s attack on Israel

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  • American aircraft and planes downed dozens of drones and missiles when Iran launched the attack on April 13, after Tehran repeatedly threatened to hit back in response to an Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus that killed two top officers at the beginning of the month.
  • Iran launched a barrage of more than 100 medium-range ballistic missiles, more than 30 land-attack cruise missiles and more than 150 attack drones at Israel, a senior US military official said.
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Giant fossil kangaroos: scientists identify three new species of extinct megafauna

By Sharlotte Thou | World news | The Guardian
  • Isaac Kerr, the paper’s lead author, said the classification of the species would allow for future research on how the giant kangaroos evolved and responded to environmental change.
  • Scientists have now identified three new species of the extinct giant kangaroo – Protemnodon viator, Protemnodon mamkurra and Protemnodon dawsonae, which lived from 5m to 40,000 years ago.
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US: Iran ‘will be held responsible’ for further attacks

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NewsFeedUS: Iran ‘will be held responsible’ for further attacksThe United States is warning Iran that if it or its proxies attack the United States or Israel, it will be held responsible. The warning came during a UN Security Council meeting Sunday in which the US condemned what it called Iran’s ‘unprecedented’ drone and missile attack on Israel. […]Read more >Similar articles >
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McIlroy says he’s so near, yet so far, from major winning form

By FRANCE24 | The latest live news wires, videos et articles - International News Live - France 24
  • "I just sort of felt like my game was OK and managed it pretty well, but obviously Friday was a really tough day, and losing five shots sort of put me in a pretty difficult position going into the weekend," he said.
  • That Friday definitely exposed a few things." No wholesale change "It's probably not the right time to be analytical at the moment, but I think as well if you're really going to make wholesale changes it's hard to play a lot of golf and make them at the same time.
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Lyon come back to win against Brest in 16th minute of injury time

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  • Corentin Tolisso opened the scoring before Steve Mounie and Romain Del Castillo struck in the space of seven minutes to give Brest a 3-1 lead but Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Tagliafico and Maitland-Niles hit back in the final 20 minutes to grab all three points for Lyon.
  • Mounie struck back for Brest, cancelling out Lyon's lead on the hour mark with a firm header back across goal following Del Castillo's whipped free-kick from deep.
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Anger among Israeli Bedouins after girl wounded in Iranian attack

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  • Mohamed Hassouna, aged 49 and a father of 14 children, showed AFP the impact of the missile part that perforated the tin roof of his home in Al Fura, a Bedouin village not recognised by the Israeli authorities.
  • Amina, the only badly injured person recorded in Israel in this unprecedented attack by Tehran, was placed in intensive care with a serious head injury, said the Soroka hospital in the city of Beersheva.
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Middle East, world cannot ‘afford more war’: UN chief

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  • Therefore, Tehran "had no choice" but to respond, he said, adding that his country does "not seek escalation or war," but will respond to any "threat or aggression." During his speech, Guterres repeated his condemnation of Iran's strikes on Israel, and the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
  • 'Step back from the brink' The United States said Sunday it will not join any Israeli counterattack on Iran, with President Joe Biden warning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "think carefully" about any escalation.
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What is GDP and how does it affect me?

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  • Most economists, politicians and businesses like to see GDP rising steadily, because it usually means people are spending more, extra jobs are created, more tax is paid and workers get better pay rises.
  • GDP is a measure of all the economic activity of companies, governments and people in a country.
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Facing disaster – the Forest fans at Hillsborough

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  • Peach was 12 years old in 1989 and sat in the South Stand, closer to the fenced Spion Kop end of Hillsborough - the behind-the-goal terrace where his fellow Forest supporters stood in their thousands, facing an unfolding disaster.
  • "People in Liverpool need to hear what Nottingham Forest fans have got to say," she says.
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What is the 10-year passport rule?

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  • UK passport: How much does it cost to get or renew and what is the 10-year rule?
  • But the rules changed after Brexit, and the majority of EU countries no longer accept British passports that were issued more than 10 years before the date of travel.
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Champions League chasers Juve and Bologna held to bore draws

By FRANCE24 | The latest live news wires, videos et articles - International News Live - France 24
  • A Turin derby stalemate and Bologna dropping points for the second straight week left third-placed Juve four points ahead of Bologna on an uneventful evening in Italy's top flight.
  • "If you have three or four chances in the first half and don't take them, in particular against a Torino side that has the fourth best defensive record in Serie A, it becomes difficult." Juve did not do enough to win their city derby but Dusan Vlahovic should have scored in the sixth minute when he struck the post from point-blank range after great work down the right from Federico Chiesa.
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Drones seen flying from direction of Iran over Iraq’s Sulaymaniya, security sources tell Reuters

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CAIRO – A number of drones were seen flying from the direction of Iran over Iraq’s Sulaymaniya province, three security sources told Reuters on Saturday. "Dozens of drones were spotted flying from Iran in the direction of Israel over Iraqi airspace," two Iraqi security sources also told Reuters. Iraq also announced shutting down its airspace and suspending all air traffic on Saturday, Iraq’s transport ministry told the country’s state-owned news agency. REUTERS […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Difficult hunt for 12 impartial jurors to sit on historic Trump trial

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  • It will be up to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and Mr Trump's legal team to weed through the masses of New Yorkers to find 12 people capable of setting aside their feelings about one of the most polarising US politicians, to give him a fair trial.
  • The jurors will be asked questions including which news outlets they read and what podcasts they listen to; whether they follow Mr Trump on social media and if they have ever attended a rally for the former president.
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Former US diplomat who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years in prison – Al Jazeera English

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  • Victor Manuel Rocha, a former United States diplomat, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting to acting as an agent of Cuba, in what the US Department of Justice has called one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government.
  • According to US prosecutors, Rocha secretly supported Cuba’s governing Communist Party and aided the country’s intelligence gathering against Washington for more than four decades, including during a 20-year career in the US Department of State.
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Italian tailor’s ‘heart crying’ as he retires at 88

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A tailor is hanging up his measuring tape after 54 years working in his tiny Bristol shop.Tarcisio Paniccia has run Michael’s Tailoring on Ashley Down Road since 1969.He officially retired in December but continues to do small alterations for his family.He says his "heart is crying" as his mind is still young but his strength is not what it was.Video journalist: Elliot Darby […]Read more >Similar articles >
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Councillor’s notice of motion seeks to extend municipal voting rights to permanent residents

By Scott Strasser | Calgary Herald
  • A notice of motion coming to Calgary city council’s executive committee for a technical review on Tuesday seeks to lobby the provincial government to extend voting eligibility in municipal elections to permanent residents.
  • A group of Calgary city councillors would like the province to expand local voting rights to include those with permanent residence status, but who are not yet Canadian citizens.
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Teacher in Hong Kong among 272 arrested in child sexual abuse raids coordinated by S’pore agencies

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  • A teacher in Hong Kong, who allegedly persuaded children to send him nude photos of themselves, was among 272 people arrested in an operation coordinated by Singapore targeting online child sexual exploitation activities.
  • The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that 28 people, aged between 18 and 59, were arrested here for allegedly possessing, gaining access to and distributing child abuse materials.
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Vinales wins MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas sprint

By FRANCE24 | The latest live news wires, videos et articles - International News Live - France 24
  • Vinales completed the 10 laps in 20 minutes 27.825 seconds, 2.294sec ahead of seven-times winner at the Circuit of the Americas, Marc Marquez on a Gresini Ducati.
  • Jorge Martin increased his championship lead with third on a Pramac Ducati, 4.399sec behind the winner while teenage rookie Pedro Acosta, on a GasGas, was fourth.
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Netanyahu convenes Israeli war cabinet as Iran attacks

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  • Dozens of drones were seen flying from Iran, through Iraqi airspace and in the direction of Israel, two Iraqi security sources told Reuters.
  • Israel is preparing to defend its airspace after Iran said it had launched dozens of missiles and drones towards its enemy.
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