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Thames Water increases bonus payments to £4m despite uncertainty over future

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T13:33:03+00:00

Annual results show struggling firm’s net debt has risen to £19.7bn, up from £17.7bn a year earlierBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water increased its bonus payouts to £4.1m for senior managers, despite warning over “material uncertainty” over its future as it scrambles to recapitalise to avoid nationalisation.The water company also gave a pay rise to its chief executive, Chris Weston, and drew the ire of Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, for paying him a previously deferred bonus of £99,000 – despite a ban on bonuses because of pollution failures. Continue reading...

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КНУ потребує нового дихання: Валерій Копійка оголосив про початок трансформації головного університету країни

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-15T13:31:00+00:00

У день 192-річчя КНУ виконувач обов'язків ректора Валерій Копійка анонсував відкритий діалог щодо майбутнього університету. Про це він повідомив на своїй офіційній сторінці. За його словами, новий етап...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les Etats-Unis affirment avoir « réduit la capacité de l’Iran à attaquer les navires commerciaux dans le détroit d’Ormuz » après une série de frappes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-15T13:30:53+00:00

L’armée américaine a annoncé mercredi dans un communiqué avoir mené une « vague de quatre-vingt-dix minutes » de bombardements contre des cibles militaires dans l’île iranienne de Grande Tunb.

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Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops after two men killed

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T13:30:36+00:00

Comment comes after homeland security sources say federal officers told to temporarily stop pulling drivers overDonald Trump said on Wednesday morning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should continue making traffic stops, just one day after the homeland security department (DHS) said they’d be halting them in the wake of recent stops that left two men killed in the space of a week.Federal officers across the US had been told to temporarily stop pulling drivers over on Tuesday, homeland security sources told the Guardian. That directive came after ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo S

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Utah bans Stephen King novella collection from public schools

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T13:29:12+00:00

Different Seasons, which incudes stories that inspired films such as Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, judged to contain ‘objective sensitive material’Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, according to reportA collection of Stephen King novellas that inspired classic films including Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption has been banned from Utah public schools.Published in 1982, the collection, titled Different Seasons, contains four novellas: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: Hope Springs Eternal, Apt Pupil: Summer of Corruption, The Body: Fall from Innocence,

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Biji SS assumes charge as Karnataka Bank ED

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-15T13:21:01+00:00

Appointment is for a period of three years with effect from July 15, 2026

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US civil rights leaders plan march on Washington for voting protections

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T13:10:32+00:00

Rev Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III to lead August march after court rulings weakened voting rightsA coalition of civil rights leaders have announced plans to march on Washington in defense of voting rights following a string of federal and supreme court rulings that have weakened protections against racial discrimination in US elections.Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network is leading the 28 August action, joined by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters ​King, and several civil rights groups. The “March on Washington 2026: Defend the ​Vote” will take place on the 63rd anniver

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France Is Set to Allow Assisted Dying

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-15T13:02:49+00:00

Lawmakers were expected to approve a bill that would allow doctors to help terminally ill patients to die. If the law passes, the country would join a small group of nations that permit the measure.

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Extreme temperature warnings in place as ‘heat dome’ bakes US

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T13:00:56+00:00

Americans warned to be on alert for heat-related illness as parts of country experience record high temperaturesExtreme heat warnings are in place for large swaths of the United States this week, as an unusual weather pattern eclipses record temperature highs.In Billings, Montana, residents experienced a sweltering 111F (43.9C) on Sunday, the hottest day in its history. Salt Lake City in Utah also hit an all-time record high on Sunday at 109F (42.8C). Boston has seen more 90F (32.3C) days than average, according to NPR station WBUR-FM. Continue reading...

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‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T13:00:55+00:00

Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaignersThe third time Anna Liedtke was subjected to an illegal strip-search in Israeli detention, female prison guards forced her on to her knees, covered her mouth to stop her screaming and raped her, according to interviews and a criminal complaint filed in Israel.She described hearing male guards laughing during the attack, which she believes they watched and may have filmed. It took place in an area separated from the prison hallway by a partially drawn curtain th

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‘We did pull the levers’: emotional Starmer defends his record

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-15T12:59:11+00:00

In his final PMQs the prime minister offers Andy Burnham – and the England team – his full supportPolitics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has defended his record as prime minister in an often emotional final outing at prime minister’s questions, which largely avoided political jibes in favour of tributes and questions, many about the World Cup.Answering the very last question, his voice breaking at times, Starmer paid tribute to those he had worked with over his two years in office, which will end on Monday when he hands over to Andy Burnham. Continue reading...

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Man killed by ICE came to Maine seeking better life for young daughter

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-07-15T12:51:23+00:00

Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was living in Biddeford, a small city in southern Maine, where he worked as a cleaner and food delivery driver. He had a partner and a 3-year-old daughter, neighbors said.

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