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High court to rule on lawfulness of Home Office’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-13T09:03:19+00:00

Case brought by the group’s co-founder is challenging the organisation’s ban under the Terrorism ActThe High Court is set to rule on whether the Home Office’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group was lawful.Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, took legal action against the government to challenge the decision by then-home secretary Yvette Cooper to ban the group under the Terrorism Act 2000. Continue reading...

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Tarique Rahman Is Elected Bangladesh’s New Leader

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-13T09:02:19+00:00

Tarique Rahman, the scion of a political dynasty, returned to sweep his party into government with a promise of change. Some have doubts.

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‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-13T09:00:38+00:00

All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire“It takes 60m years and about six hours to make a curling stone,” shouts Ricky English above the whine of the lathes. The operations manager at Kays Scotland is surrounded by wheels of ancient granite in varying states of refinement.It is a small business with a big responsibility: the only factory in the world to supply the Winter Olympics with curling stones. Competitors don’t travel with their own stones, which weigh about 18kg each, and with 16 required for a game. Instead, this y

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Cuore trapiantato, l’avvocato: “Per il nostro medico legale, bimbo è ormai inabile all’operazione”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-13T08:56:56+00:00

Così Francesco Petruzzi, legale della famiglia del piccolo a cui è stato impiantato al Monaldi un cuore danneggiato: “Chiederemo un terzo parere al Bambin Gesù”. Il ministero della Salute invia ispettori a Bolzano, da cui proveniva l’organo, e all’ospedale di Napoli. Il presidente della Regione Campania Fico: "Vicenda gravissima su cui andrà fatta piena luce"

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Cuore danneggiato al bimbo, la famiglia: “Il Bambino Gesù ci dica se può affrontare nuovo trapianto”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-13T08:56:56+00:00

Così la mamma del piccolo a cui è stato impiantato al Monaldi un cuore danneggiato: “Si è incrinato il rapporto con l’ospedale: chiediamo un terzo parere. Ho speranza per mio figlio, sempre". Il ministero della Salute invia ispettori a Bolzano, da dove proveniva l’organo, e all’ospedale di Napoli

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Il Louvre ancora nei guai: gigantesca truffa sui biglietti

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-13T08:51:43+00:00

La frode, andata avanti per dieci anni, ha provocato un danno per 10 milioni di euro. Gruppi di turisti venivano fatti entrare con biglietti riciclati, mazzette ai dipendenti per non controllare

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Los nuevos countries lideran el mercado inmobiliario de la Costa Atlántica

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-02-13T08:45:09+00:00

Mar del Plata, Pinamar, Villa Gesell y el Partido de la Costa lanzaron emprendimientos donde el foco está puesto en amenities. Megas y condominios encabezan los lanzamientos, con lagunas de agua cristalina y canchas de golf.

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La tempête Nils surprend la péninsule Ibérique par sa violence

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-13T08:43:26+00:00

Alors que le Portugal continue de connaître des inondations dévastatrices, le nord-est de l’Espagne a été balayé, jeudi 12 février, par des bourrasques inédites, dues sans doute à la conjonction du changement climatique et d’un relief favorable à l’accélération des vents.

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La tempête Nils surprend le Portugal et l’Espagne par sa violence

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-13T08:43:22+00:00

Alors que le Portugal continue de connaître des inondations dévastatrices, le nord-est de l’Espagne a été balayé, jeudi, par des bourrasques inédites, dues sans doute à la conjonction du changement climatique et d’un relief favorable à l’accélération des vents.

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Munich Security Conference: Rubio flies in amid testing times for US-Europe ties – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-13T08:43:13+00:00

German chancellor Friedrich Merz among key figures to speak as three-day security gathering opens Guardian staff:The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said he will have a chance to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy at this week’s Munich Security Conference. Continue reading...

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Paul Thwaite seals largest payout for NatWest CEO since disgraced Fred Goodwin in 2006

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-13T08:38:28+00:00

Thwaite given £6.6m pay package for 2025, while Goodwin received £7.7m when bank was known as RBSBusiness live – latest updatesThe NatWest boss Paul Thwaite has clinched the largest payout for a chief executive of the banking group since his disgraced predecessor Fred Goodwin took home £7.7m in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis.Thwaite, who guided the once-bailed-out lender to full private ownership last year, was given a £6.6m pay package for 2025, with the boardroom lifting his overall pay by a third. Continue reading...

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Tesco shifts from headcount to ‘skill count’ as AI reshapes roles

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-13T08:30:55+00:00

Tesco’s India headcount will remain in the 5,500–6,000 range even as it adds 300–400 new roles this year, as AI increasingly automates processes such as reconciliation and supplier payments

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Reform UK showcase Kent council faces ‘extreme risk’ after passing first budget

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-13T08:19:54+00:00

Councillors vote for 3.99% council tax increase while mounting ‘attack on the vulnerable’, opposition saysReform UK’s showcase council in Kent faces “extreme risk” and “instability”, opposition politicians have warned, after it passed its first budget.The party’s councillors voted it through on Thursday night after their leaders announced a 3.99% council tax increase, one percentage point under the limit before a referendum is required, despite promising before their election win not to raise tax. Continue reading...

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Reform UK’s Kent council faces ‘extreme risk’ after passing first budget

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-13T08:19:54+00:00

Councillors vote for 3.99% council tax increase while mounting ‘attack on the vulnerable’, opposition saysReform UK’s showcase council in Kent faces “extreme risk” and “instability”, opposition politicians have warned, after it passed its first budget.The party’s councillors voted it through on Thursday night after their leaders announced a 3.99% council tax increase, one percentage point under the limit before a referendum is required, despite promising before their election win not to raise tax. Continue reading...

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Без надії на прорив в Мюнхені: доля України висить на волосині, - Politico

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-13T08:17:00+00:00

На тлі спроб адміністрації Трампа прискорити мирний процес територіальні вимоги Росії та питання гарантій безпеки залишаються головними каменями спотикання.

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ТОВ "ІМЕКС МАКС" завершило постачання 100 000 комплектів хімічних грілок для ЗСУ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-13T08:10:58+00:00

ТОВ "ІМЕКС МАКС", український виробник засобів індивідуального обігріву, повідомляє про повне виконання державного контракту на постачання 100 000 комплектів хімічних грілок для потреб Збройних Сил України.

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Пам’ять - не злочин: чи можна довести, що на Олімпіаді побачили пропаганду війни там, де її не було

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-13T08:02:00+00:00

Дискваліфікація українського скелетоніста Владислава Гераскевича прямо перед початком змагань на XXV зимових Олімпійських іграх-2026 в Італії, вочевидь, непересічна подія, але подія, яка мала пройти тихо. Проте вона привернула увагу усього світу.

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