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BBC broadcaster Edward Stourton dies aged 68

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-20T08:20:23+00:00

Corporation pays tribute to ‘outstanding’ journalist who presented shows including Today and One O’Clock NewsThe broadcaster and journalist Edward Stourton has died aged 68, the BBC has said.The BBC Radio 4 presenter was best known for fronting a number of current affairs programmes including Today, World At One and its religious and ethical current affairs series Sunday. Continue reading...

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Another U.S. Service Member Is Killed as Iran War Expands

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-20T08:19:35+00:00

The Pentagon said a service member was killed in northern Iraq while troops disposed of an Iranian drone. It also said “unidentified remains” were found in Jordan, where an earlier attack had left two soldiers dead and another missing.

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Il processo agli energy drink dei cardiologi americani: “Pericolosi per il cuore”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-20T08:11:08+00:00

La Gran Bretagna li vieta agli under 16, limiti anche in Lituania, Lettonia e Polonia. Nessuna regola in Italia. L’American Heart Association: “Non si devono bere più di cinque caffè al giorno perché possono far aumentare i rischi di pressione alta, irregolarità del ritmo cardiaco e aritmie”

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‘We need to talk about how difficult it is’: why one couple are pinning surrogacy hopes on Mexico

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-20T08:00:51+00:00

Jules Von Hep and Mark Beverlo, who have been trying to become parents since 2020, are now seeking help abroadRise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’Why Mexico is at the heart of ethical debate over global surrogacyJules Von Hep has wanted a baby ever since he can remember. For many people that dream is straightforward to realise – but, as a gay man, he has always known it would take years of saving and searching.The only way he can have a biological child is to use a surrogate, which costs tens of thousands of pounds, and it often takes years of searching to find the

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Perché la destra rincorre la destra

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-20T07:59:00+00:00

La competizione interna si sta giocando sempre più sul terreno della radicalizzazione. Per la prima volta il centrodestra ha un competitor vero, Vannacci. E poi c’è il caso Roggero

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Giappone, la rivoluzione dei bermuda in ufficio: così caldo e consumi abbattono il tabù

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-20T07:54:59+00:00

Per affrontare le estati sempre più torride e ridurre i consumi energetici, l'amministrazione di Tokyo autorizza per la prima volta i pantaloncini a lavoro. Ma la novità divide i lavoratori e riapre il dibattito su decoro, parità di genere e dress code

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Derryn Hinch remembered as ‘journalistic James Bond’ – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-20T07:53:35+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe use of AI in automated decision-making by government departments and agencies will be subject to tough rules under a new national plan, expected to extend to consumer protections, workplace safety and privacy.As the Albanese government grapples with the rapid growth in the use of artificial intelligence and a boom in datacentre construction, senior ministers have begun work to draw up new rules to ensure safety is built into AI processes inside government, prioritising fairness, accuracy and transparency.I kn

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China, India reported largest decline in LNG imports in 2025

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-20T07:52:01+00:00

The International Gas Union cites weaker Asian demand, with China’s imports down 8.9 MT and India’s falling 1.5 MT.

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En Inde, la police disperse une manifestation contre les fraudes aux examens

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-20T07:50:55+00:00

Lancé en mai par un étudiant indien fraîchement diplômé aux Etats-Unis, le parti des « cafards » tente de fédérer la colère qui gronde en Inde contre les ratés et les scandales qui affectent régulièrement les examens de l’enseignement supérieur.

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Andy Burnham to become new prime minister and lay out ‘10-year plan’ for the UK in No 10 speech - UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-20T07:43:56+00:00

Keir Starmer will give his final speech from Downing Street before Burnham arrives and is appointed as new PMGood morning. Today we are getting a new PM. It is the sixth time this has happened in just over a decade (Theresa May replaced David Cameron on 13 July 2016), and so in some respects there is nothing very new or surprising about this. Yet the process has been unusual. In the past, when parties in power have replaced a PM, generally they have opted for someone popular with their own MPs, but less popular than their predecessor with the public at large (Liz Truss, Theresa May, Gordon Bro

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