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Tories would stop government funding for ‘dead-end’ university courses, citing ‘creative arts’ - UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T12:55:15+00:00

The Conservative party’s education spokesperson said many such graduates are leaving university with weaker job prospectsSearches are expected to continue today at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s previous home – Royal Lodge, in Windsor – as calls grow for a probe into the former prince’s links with Jeffrey Epstein.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s police and crime correspondent, Vikram Dodd, about what could be next for Andrew here:If the government bring forward this bill with the support of the King then we will back it. We have to be realistic. Andrew is the eighth in line to the throne, so

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Groenlandia, Trump invia nave-ospedale “per i malati”. La replica: “Non serve, qui la sanità gratis”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-22T12:44:06+00:00

Dopo l’annuncio via social del presidente Usa la Danimarca risponde sorpresa. La premier Frederiksen: “Sono felice di vivere in un Paese in cui tutti hanno libero e uguale accesso all'assistenza per la salute. Dove non sono le assicurazioni e il proprio patrimonio a determinare il trattamento adeguato”

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Govt to release new GDP series on Feb 27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-22T12:40:33+00:00

But sweeping revisions in data sources and methods keep Q3 forecasts tentative

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Trovato senza vita il corpo di Luciano Capasso, il giovane di Qualiano disperso a Saint Moritz

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-22T12:39:58+00:00

Il venticinquenne era scomparso dopo un’escursione sulle montagne. La famiglia aveva lamentato l’assenza di contatti da parte del Ministero degli Esteri. Il console italiano a Zurigo ora è accanto al fratello, giunto due giorni fa in Svizzera per seguire le ricerche

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Старшее поколение «залипло» в телефонах: новости, которые вы могли пропустить

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-22T12:38:06+00:00

На этой неделе стало известно, что старшее поколение «сидит» в телефонах больше, чем молодежь. Аудиофилы не смогли различить аудиозаписи, сделанные через обычный кабель, грязь и банан. Поддельные программисты заработали для Северной Кореи до $800 млн. Китай активно внедряет чипы в мозги людям. Компании заманивают сотрудников в офис обедами на уровне хороших ресторанов. Компании-разработчики ПО решились на необычный шаг, чтобы доказать, что им не страшен ИИ.

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Minnesota Vikings receiver Moore dies aged 25

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-02-22T12:35:57+00:00

The Minnesota Vikings have paid tribute to Rondale Moore after the 25-year-old's death.

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Met police using AI tools supplied by Palantir to flag officer misconduct

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T12:34:51+00:00

Exclusive: Police Federation condemns deployment of US firm’s tech to analyse behaviour as ‘automated suspicion’Scotland Yard is using AI tools supplied by the US tech company Palantir to monitor staff behaviour in an attempt to root out failing officers, the Guardian has learned.The Metropolitan police has previously declined to confirm or deny whether it used technology supplied by the company, which also works for the Israeli military and Donald Trump’s ICE operation. It has now confirmed that it is using Palantir’s AI to analyse internal data about sickness levels, absences from duty and o

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How four years of Ukraine war have changed Russia

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-02-22T12:13:18+00:00

From curbs on rights to fewer choices at the market, the war has taken its toll. Still, support for it remains high.

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France to summon US ambassador after comments about death of far-right activist

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T12:02:03+00:00

Official US social media accounts posted about rise of ‘violent radical leftism’ after killing of Quentin Deranque in Lyon last weekThe French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, has said he will summon Charles Kushner, the US ambassador to France, over comments related to the killing of the French far-right activist Quentin Deranque.Deranque was beaten to death in Lyon last week during a fight with alleged hard-left activists. Continue reading...

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France to summon US ambassador over comments on far-right activist’s death

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T12:02:03+00:00

Official US social media accounts posted about rise of ‘violent radical leftism’ after killing of Quentin DeranqueThe French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, has said he will summon Charles Kushner, the US ambassador to France, over comments related to the killing of the French far-right activist Quentin Deranque.Deranque was beaten to death in Lyon last week during a fight with allegedly hard-left activists. Continue reading...

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Russia Attacks Ukraine Ahead of Invasion’s 4th Anniversary

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-22T12:01:03+00:00

At least one man was killed in Kyiv as Moscow launched a wave of drones and missiles, days after the latest round of U.S.-mediated talks to end the war.

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince has joined the drone-warfare fray in Ukraine, SEC filings reveal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T12:00:37+00:00

Battle-tested Ukrainian startup that advertises a ‘Killbox’ drone recruited Prince as non-executive chairAfter multiple sources previously told the Guardian that Erik Prince – Maga ally and founder of the now defunct mercenary company Blackwater – was looking to work with Ukraine’s invaluable drone sector, recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents confirm he now is.Swarmer, which bills itself as a battle-tested Ukrainian startup specializing in autonomous drone software, filed for an initial public offering and has recruited Prince to help sell the company as non-executive chai

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How a Welsh village saved its forest … and its future

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T12:00:36+00:00

In an edited extract from her latest book, Hazel Sheffield sets out a new blueprint for community stewardship It was a Saturday in February 2020 when the flood came. It had been a wet winter, so wet it seemed that before the month was out, the brown trout of the River Taff might be washed clean out into Cardiff Bay before the fishing season had even begun. But this is Wales. People are used to a spot of rain. No one realised how bad it would get.For two days, it hammered on the windows of the houses at the top of the South Wales Valleys, where people tucked in their children before a sleepless

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Minister says children in England will get support more quickly under Send overhaul

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-22T11:58:43+00:00

Bridget Phillipson defends changes, saying the government is ‘not taking away support’ from childrenUK politics live – latest updatesBridget Phillipson has pledged that under the government’s overhaul of special needs support for children in England will begin within weeks not months, as she prepares to announce the controversial revamp.Speaking before publication of the white paper on the reforms, Phillipson said children with special needs would be treated as “integral to the school system” rather than as a carved-out issue. She said the changes would be brought in as part of a “decade-long

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