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In Blackout-Hit Cuba, Word of U.S. Castro Indictment Spreads Slowly

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-21T14:09:40+00:00

While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raúl Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread.

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‘It’s put the joy levels up’: the flood-prone London school with a climate-adapted playground

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T14:00:31+00:00

When pupils could no longer play outside, St John’s school in Barnet decided to act, enlisting Trees for Cities to help rethink its outside spaceThe play area at St John’s Church of England primary in Barnet, north London, used to flood so severely it was often unusable. “It would get so bad that the children couldn’t be dismissed from the playground,” says Maccie Dobbie, the school’s head teacher. “We had to dismiss them from different parts of the school or, literally, parents were stepping into puddles to lift their children out of the classroom.”Because the school sits in a basin with clay

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San Diego shooting shows disturbing trend of shooters copying acts of violence

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T14:00:31+00:00

Experts say hate-motivated extremists being radicalized online and adopting ideologies of shooters before themThe killing of three men at a San Diego mosque on Monday is the latest example of a disturbing trend in recent decades: hate-motivated shooters learning from – and copying – each other in acts of violence meant to push the nation toward a race war and, ultimately, societal collapse.The two San Diego shooters, who were 17 and 18, killed 51-year-old Amin Abdullah, a security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego, 78-year-old Mansour Kaziha, a mosque elder and founding member of the ce

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Broker’s Call: Astral (Buy)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-21T13:55:42+00:00

IDBI Capital Equity Research

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Trump health officials issue advisory on children and teens’ excessive screen time

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T13:51:44+00:00

HHS advisory says high screen time among youths can be linked to poor sleep and weakened in-person relationshipsHealth officials in the Trump administration have issued an advisory about children and adolescents’ excessive screen time, warning that negative impacts on sleep and mental functioning have “become a public health concern”.The advisory from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notes that the amount of screen time reaches an average of four or more hours per day by the time a child becomes a teenager and can be linked to poor sleep, decreased functioning in school, less

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CPCL launches first CoCo fuel station near Manali refinery

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-21T13:51:37+00:00

This marks the refiner’s renewed entry into fuel retailing after nearly two decades, with plans for retail outlets across India in phases

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The implosion of Keir Starmer’s Labour

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-21T13:48:47+00:00

The UK has had six prime ministers in 10 years. Is it ready for a seventh?

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Passenger from Congo boards flight ‘in error’, prompting diversion to Canada amid Ebola outbreak

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T13:47:04+00:00

Air France flight en route to Detroit, Michigan, landed in Montreal after virus-related travel restrictionsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAn Air France flight headed to Detroit, Michigan, was redirected to Canada on Wednesday after it was determined that a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had boarded “in error” amid new Ebola-related travel restrictions, officials with the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) said.“Due to entry restrictions put in place to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus, the passenger should not have boarded the plane,” a CBP

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Reserve Bank rate hikes to start in June: Standard Chartered

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-21T13:45:27+00:00

Rising ​global yields and rate hikes from ⁠other Asian central banks could also lead to higher policy rates, StanChart’s India economists Anubhuti Sahay and Saurav Anand said in a ‌note

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Iran steps up claim to control Strait of Hormuz

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-05-21T13:38:03+00:00

Iran publishes a map claiming "armed forces oversight" across more than 22,000 sq km of the waterway.

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Indian students, workers lead exit trend as UK net migration falls

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-21T13:22:37+00:00

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis for 2025, around 51,000 Indians who came for study reasons, 21,000 for work reasons and 3,000 for other unspecified reasons led the exit trend

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