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How to Stay Safe Around Jellyfish This Beach Season

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-23T09:00:31+00:00

Jellyfish myths and misconceptions abound. Here’s how to stay safe this beach season around these gelatinous wonders.

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Reeves’s tax cut on children’s meals a political ‘soundbite’, say restaurateurs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-23T09:00:25+00:00

Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’Cutting tax on children’s meals is a political “soundbite” that will make little difference to families or businesses, restaurateurs have said.This week, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, announced a temporary reduction in VAT on the children’s menu in restaurants from 20% to 5% between June and September, in order to help families with the cost of living crisis and offer a boost to the hospitality sector. Continue reading...

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L’industrie automobile européenne abdique face à la Chine

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-23T09:00:24+00:00

En quelques années, les nouvelles marques chinoises ont imposé le récit de leur domination technologique. Les constructeurs européens leur ouvrent des filiales, des usines et les portes de nombreux marchés.

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Board of Peace focus on Hamas risks return to war in Gaza, critics say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-23T09:00:13+00:00

US-backed board has put sole blame for stalled ceasefire on militant group despite Israel not fulfilling its obligations, analysts sayThe top diplomat from the Board of Peace has blamed Hamas for the stalled ceasefire, but critics have said the US-backed board’s lack of even-handedness in implementing the truce risks a return to war.The “high representative for Gaza”, Nickolay Mladenov, told the UN security council on Thursday that Hamas was the “principal obstacle” to the ceasefire’s continued implementation because “it refused to accept verified decommissioning, relinquish coercive control a

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China mine blast death toll rises to 90 after gas blast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-23T08:51:27+00:00

Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue operation after explosion in northern Shanxi provinceAt least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in China’s northern Shanxi province, making it the country’s deadliest mining accident since at least 2009.The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, with 247 workers on duty underground, the state news agency Xinhua reported. Continue reading...

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DR Congo players told to isolate before World Cup

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-05-23T08:14:10+00:00

The Democratic Republic of Congo's World Cup squad must isolate for 21 days before they can enter the US because of the Ebola outbreak.

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Intermediary commissions take toll on insurance cos profit: Praxis study

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-23T08:03:19+00:00

India’s top insurers run combined ratios of 110–113%, spending more than they earn on every policy while their global D2C counterparts operate profitably at 84–89%

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Трамп збирав радників з нацбезпеки на термінову нараду щодо долі Ірану, - CNN

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-23T07:59:53+00:00

Адміністрація Трампа обговорює можливі подальші кроки щодо Ірану на тлі дипломатичних переговорів і ризику ескалації, однак остаточних рішень поки не ухвалено.

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Venus Remedies gets Saudi FDA approval for speciality oncology therapy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-23T07:55:12+00:00

Plerixafor is a hematopoietic stem cell mobiliser used in combination with G-CSF to mobilise stem cells into peripheral blood for collection and autologous transplantation

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Ufo, ecco che cosa contengono i nuovi file desecretati dagli Usa

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-23T07:45:49+00:00

L’amministrazione apre un’altra tranche di documenti sugli avvistamenti di oggetti non identificati. Le testimonianze dei piloti e degli ufficiali dell’intelligence

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