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Andrew vouched for Epstein on state visit to UAE with queen

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T00:03:18+00:00

Emails appear to show Mountbatten-Windsor getting child sex offender introductions to UAE crown prince via foreign affairs ministerAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor vouched for Jeffrey Epstein during a UK state visit to the United Arab Emirates with Queen Elizabeth II in 2010, according to newly released emails.The email was sent from “The Duke” to Epstein on 24 November of that year, with the subject listed as “Abdullah” – an apparent reference to the UAE foreign affairs minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Continue reading...

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Andrew vouched for Epstein on state visit to UAE with queen in 2010

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T00:03:18+00:00

Emails appear to show Mountbatten-Windsor attempting to introduce Epstein to UAE crown prince via foreign affairs ministerAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor vouched for Jeffrey Epstein during a UK state visit to the United Arab Emirates with Queen Elizabeth II in 2010, according to newly released emails.The email was sent from “The Duke” to Epstein on 24 November of that year, with the subject listed as “Abdullah” – an apparent reference to the UAE foreign affairs minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Continue reading...

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Via al decreto sicurezza. Meloni: ora saremo più duri, basta giudici doppiopesisti

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

Arriva l’ok in cdm, affondo della presidente: “Fanno scudo ai centri sociali”. Salvini: serve una cauzione sui cortei. E Nordio evoca le Br. Piantedosi: “Dl non liberticida, con il Colle dialogo proficuo”. Migranti, no tutela gratis

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Vannacci, prima sfida al governo: “Voteremo contro le armi a Kiev”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

Due deputati leghisti vicini al fondatore di Fn annunciano un emendamento al dl Ucraina. Salvini lo attacca: “Vale meno di Renzi e Calenda”. E ripropone il vincolo di mandato

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Australian drug kingpin Tony Mokbel walks free after police informant scandal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T23:57:51+00:00

One of the key figures in Melbourne’s years-long gangland war, Mokbel was jailed for 30 years in 2012 after pleading guilty to masterminding an elaborate drug syndicateOne of Australia’s most famous gangsters will walk free after prosecutors on Friday said they would drop a planned retrial on drug trafficking charges.Tony Mokbel – one of the key figures in Melbourne’s years-long gangland war – was jailed for 30 years in 2012 after pleading guilty to masterminding an elaborate drug syndicate. Continue reading...

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Three dead and six hurt after driver hits cyclist and crashes car into LA grocery store

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T23:52:52+00:00

Authorities respond to reports of crash at 99 Ranch Market after victims, some trapped under vehicle, die at sceneThree people were killed and six others were hurt after a car driver collided with a bicyclist and then slammed into a grocery store on Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles, authorities said.The crash was reported shortly after noon at a 99 Ranch Market in the city’s Westwood neighborhood, according Los Angeles fire department spokesperson Lyndsey Lantz. Continue reading...

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Il fuoco e il ghiaccio della famiglia Tkachuk

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-02-05T23:45:06+00:00

Keith Tkachuk, ex hockeista, ha partecipato a quattro olimpiadi. Oggi ha 53 anni e torna ai Giochi da spettatore perché sul ghiaccio ci sono i suoi figli

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Scaling back the capital gains tax discount might not help housing affordability – but there are still good reasons to do it

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T23:41:21+00:00

There is a profound inequity when it comes to tax breaks for investors. The reform could boost the government’s budget bottom line and reduce renters being outbid by investorsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSlashing tax breaks for property investors might not put much of a dent in house prices, but that’s not to say it can’t make a meaningful difference to home ownership rates over the coming years.Reading through the submissions to Greens-led Senate committee on the capital gains tax discount and talking to economists delivers a series of convincing arguments for wh

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Australia news live: Tony Mokbel walks free after criminal case withdrawn; painful rate hikes ‘the right thing for the economy’, RBA governor says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T23:37:31+00:00

Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRideshare driver in court over allegations of sexual assaulting passengerA rideshare driver will face court after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during a short early morning trip, AAP reports. Continue reading...

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Amazon reveals plans to spend $200bn in one year day after Bezos guts Washington Post

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T23:36:11+00:00

Tech giant reports $213bn in revenue after its founder, who owns the Post, lays off a third of newspaper’s employeesAmazon announced plans to spend $200bn on artificial intelligence and robotics this year, the latest tech giant to vow fresh enormous investments in the artificial intelligence arms race.The news of the investment comes one day after the Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced it was cutting approximately a third of employees. Continue reading...

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Amazon reveals plans to spend $200bn in one year the day after Bezos guts Washington Post

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T23:36:11+00:00

Tech giant reports $213bn in revenue after its founder, who owns the Post, lays off a third of newspaper’s employeesAmazon announced plans to spend $200bn on artificial intelligence and robotics this year, the latest tech giant to vow fresh enormous investments in the artificial intelligence arms race.The news of the investment comes one day after the Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced it was cutting approximately a third of employees. Continue reading...

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Most statin side-effects not caused by the drugs, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T23:30:50+00:00

While labels list dozens of possible risks only four are supported by evidence, say researchers Almost all side-effects listed for statins are not caused by the drugs, according to the world’s most comprehensive review of evidence.Other than the well-known risks around muscle pain and diabetes, only four of 66 other statin side-effects listed on labels – liver test changes, minor liver abnormalities, urine changes and tissue swelling – are supported by evidence. And the risks are very small, according to the systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Lancet. Continue reading...

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Oregon must dismiss more than 1,400 criminal cases due to attorney shortage, court rules

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T23:05:30+00:00

Severe lack of public defenders has meant people charged with crimes have been routinely unable to fight their casesThe Oregon supreme court has ruled that a large number of criminal cases across the state must be dismissed due to a severe shortage of public defenders, a major decision that attorneys say will impact more than 1,400 pending cases.The problem has been years in the making and has become a significant constitutional crisis, as people charged with crimes are routinely unable to fight their cases as they wait weeks, months or sometimes years for the state to appoint them lawyers. Th

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Toronto Police Charged in Sweeping Drug and Corruption Case

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-05T23:01:03+00:00

After hit men targeted the home of a prison manager in June, investigators say, the schemes of a criminal network involving the police unraveled.

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Australia news live: Tony Mokbel walks free after criminal case withdrawn; health minister says surge in ebikes a ‘real emergency’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-05T22:49:43+00:00

Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRideshare driver in court over allegations of sexual assaulting passengerA rideshare driver will face court after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during a short early morning trip, AAP reports. Continue reading...

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