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Modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead in Paris

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:54:27+00:00

Daniel Siad, whose name appears in the Epstein files thousands of times, denied knowledge of the threat Jeffrey Epstein posed.

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Coveted U.S. Nuclear Deal Is a Coup for Saudi Crown Prince

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:50:07+00:00

Saudi Arabia had for years sought the controversial deal to transfer American nuclear technology to the kingdom. It is expected to be sealed on Wednesday.

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Burnham to review prison early release scheme amid PC Andrew Harper family concerns

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:49:51+00:00

PM says he wants to make sure ‘everything has been looked at’ after backlash from victims’ organisationsUK politics live – latest updatesPlans to release killers, rapists and sex offenders early from jail in September are to be reviewed, Andy Burnham has said, following a backlash from bereaved families and victims’ organisations.The prime minister said he wanted to make sure that “everything has been looked at again” before a fresh tranche of about 6,000 offenders were freed on tags into the community. Continue reading...

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Mysterious white foam draws crowds on Nigerian highway

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:47:32+00:00

The environmental agency has warned people to avoid going near the substance as it could pose a health risk.

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Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:42:49+00:00

All of the ships were travelling to or from Saudi ports before changing course, ship-tracking data shows.

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Model Scout Who Connected Women to Epstein Is Found Dead in France

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:40:22+00:00

Daniel Siad, who was found dead on Monday, repeatedly introduced Jeffrey Epstein to young women, according to messages he exchanged with Mr. Epstein. Mr. Siad had denied wrongdoing.

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​Andy Burnham’s ​domestic ​revolution ​could ​unobtrusively pull Britain ​closer to Europe

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:40:17+00:00

The new PM talks less about the continent than his predecessor, but his agenda is more closely aligned with the EU’s• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereEurope’s leaders queued up this week to welcome Andy Burnham as Britain’s seventh prime minister since the Brexit vote – all expressing the hope that his tenure would continue the thaw in EU-UK relations initiated by his predecessor, Keir Starmer.Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission chief, said she was looking forward to strengthening cross-Channel ties, adding that a “very good” first discussion had confirm

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Mamdani taps Lina Khan and Tony Shorris for key New York economic posts

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:36:45+00:00

The appointments mark a shift at the state’s powerful development agencies as the mayor reshapes his economic agendaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has named Lina Khan as the next chair of the city’s Economic Development Board (EDB) and longtime city government official Tony Shorris as the next leader of the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC), marking major changes at one of New York’s most influential agencies.Khan, who previously chaired the Federal Trade Commission during the Biden administration, has been a close adviser to

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U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Stokes Israeli Concerns of Mideast Arms Race

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:34:38+00:00

An Israeli minister sought to downplay the expected deal, but critics said it could spur other regional countries to pursue a nuclear program, and potentially the creation of a bomb.

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Trump threatens to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for each strait of Hormuz attack – Middle East crisis live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:31:09+00:00

Threat from US president comes after US military completes 11th night of strikes on IranThe Jordanian army said it intercepted four Iranian missiles on Wednesday with two additional missile falling in an open area, AFP reports.The two missiles that the army did not intercept fell in “two remote, uninhabited areas, without causing any human casualties or material damage” the army said in a statement. Continue reading...

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Salman Rushdie attacker faces US terrorism trial

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:23:44+00:00

Hadi Matar, already serving 25 years for attempted murder, denies federal charges that could bring a life sentenceThe man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in the eye on stage in 2022 is standing trial for a second time – this time facing terrorism charges after being found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison last year.Hadi Matar’s federal trial begins in Buffalo, New York on Wednesday, about 70 miles from the venue where Rushdie was due to speak about writers in political exile in August 2022, when he was stabbed more than a dozen times. Continue reading...

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Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap across England from January

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:23:43+00:00

Measure to cost more than £500m, with money allocated to allow devolved nations to do the sameUK politics live – latest updatesSingle bus fares across England will be capped at £2 from January, Andy Burnham has announced, as he continues to introduce measures to tackle the cost of living in his first week as prime minister.The nationwide cap is currently set at £3 until the end of March 2027, although some areas – including London and Greater Manchester, where Burnham set a £2 limit as mayor – have lower top rates for single tickets. Continue reading...

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Coveted U.S. Nuclear Deal is a Coup for Saudi Crown Prince

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:22:32+00:00

Saudi Arabia had for years sought the controversial deal to transfer American nuclear technology to the kingdom. It is expected to be sealed on Wednesday.

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Venezuela’s Maduro in court for pre-trial hearing in US drug trafficking case

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:21:50+00:00

Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held at Brooklyn jail and both have pleaded not guiltyNicolás Maduro returns to court with his lawyers Wednesday and is expected to continue objecting to the US military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power and deposited him in New York to face drug trafficking charges.Maduro, 63, and his wife Cilia Flores, 69, have been held at a Brooklyn jail ever since US forces seized them from their Caracas home in a stunning middle-of-the-night raid and brought them to New York in early January. Continue reading...

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Venezuela’s Maduro in court for pre-trial hearing in US drug-trafficking case

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:21:50+00:00

Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held at Brooklyn jail and both have pleaded not guiltyNicolás Maduro returns to court with his lawyers on Wednesday and is expected to continue objecting to the US military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power and deposited him in New York to face drug-trafficking charges.Maduro, 63, and his wife Cilia Flores, 69, have been held at a Brooklyn jail ever since US forces seized them from their Caracas home in a stunning middle-of-the-night raid and brought them to New York in early January. Continue reading...

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US teen buys Wilt Chamberlain jacket in thrift store that sells for $89,600

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:20:30+00:00

The $3 purchase was authenticated as a rare piece from Chamberlain’s final NBA seasonAn Oregon teenager admitted “I got very, very lucky” after a basketball legend’s jacket he picked up at a thrift store for pocket change sold at auction for almost $90,000.Quinn Brown said he was in a Goodwill store in Portland in January when he saw somebody throw the bright yellow jacket into a clothing bin. Continue reading...

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Fifth person dies in New York City amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:13:37+00:00

Outbreak has been traced to Upper East Side cooling towers, but Mamdani says source of exposure has been eliminatedA fifth person has died in New York City in connection with the legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood, according to the city’s health department.In an update issued Tuesday, the department said that 82 cases of legionnaires’ disease have now been identified and five people have died. Eight people remain hospitalized, while 56 have been discharged. Continue reading...

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Europe’s heatwave in June cost grain farmers €2bn in lost revenue and crop damage

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:12:47+00:00

EU set for for worst crop harvest in decade after total grain yield estimated to be 9m tonnes smaller than expected, analysis findsThe heatwave that swept across Europe in June is estimated to have cost the continent’s grain farmers €2bn (£1.7bn) in lost revenue and destroyed 10m tonnes of crops, according to a new analysis, raising concern about the impact on food prices.The European harvest of crops including wheat, barley, maize and oats is now predicted to be 9m tonnes smaller than forecast before the June heatwave, according to Coceral, the European association which represents trade of c

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Europe’s heatwave in June cost grain farmers €2bn, analysis finds

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:12:47+00:00

EU poised for worst crop harvest in decade, sparking concern about the impact on food pricesThe heatwave that swept across Europe in June is estimated to have cost the continent’s grain farmers €2bn (£1.7bn) in lost revenue and destroyed 9m tonnes of crops, sparking concern about the impact on the price of food.Coceral, the European cereals and oilseeds trade association, made the estimate for the harvest of crops such as wheat, barley, maize and oats following the heatwave. Continue reading...

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Food price fears after Europe’s heatwave destroys estimated €2bn of crops

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:12:47+00:00

Record June temperatures expected to cut grain harvest by 9m tonnes to its lowest level since 2018 The heatwave that swept across Europe in June is estimated to have cost the continent’s grain farmers €2bn (£1.7bn) in lost revenue and destroyed 9m tonnes of crops, sparking concern about the impact on the price of food.Coceral, the European cereals and oilseeds trade association, made the estimate for the harvest of crops such as wheat, barley, maize and oats following the heatwave. Continue reading...

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Atlas Festival на 150%: музика, благодійність і нові сценічні маніфести головної події літа

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:08:23+00:00

Бумбокс на Atlas Festival 2026 / фото пресслужбиAtlas Festival 2026, що відбувся 17-19 липня 2026 року на території ТРЦ Blockbuster Mall, вкотре підтвердив статус найбільшої музичної події країни. Другий...

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Bus fare cap coming from aid budget will hit world’s poorest, Burnham told

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:04:15+00:00

Funding proposal for cost of living policy ‘throws global south countries under the bus’, says ActionAid UK directorBurnham announces bus fares to be capped at £2UK politics live – latest updatesThe world’s most vulnerable people will be put at risk by Andy Burnham’s decision to use the aid budget to pay for cheaper bus fares in England, charities have said.The prime minister announced on Wednesday that he would reduce the fare cap from £3 per journey to £2 for next year, funded mainly by changing international climate donations into repayable loans. Continue reading...

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Funding bus fare cap from aid budget will hit world’s poorest, Burnham told

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:04:15+00:00

Proposal ‘throws global south countries under the bus’, says ActionAid UK directorBurnham announces bus fares to be capped at £2UK politics live – latest updatesThe world’s most vulnerable people will be put at risk by Andy Burnham’s decision to use the aid budget to pay for cheaper bus fares in England, charities have said.The prime minister announced on Wednesday that he would reduce the fare cap from £3 per journey to £2 for next year, funded mainly by changing international climate donations into repayable loans. Continue reading...

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Nearly 1,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:01:10+00:00

According to WHO figures, 999 people have died in DRC and two in Uganda due to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.

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CDC cuts leave US less prepared for disease outbreaks, former officials warn

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-22T14:00:16+00:00

As measles, hantavirus and cyclospora spread, experts say lost staff and expertise are slowing the responseA series of health challenges – hantavirus, screwworm, Ebola, cyclospora, measles, whooping cough, bird flu – are exposing the widening gaps in America’s ability to prevent, identify and halt infectious disease outbreaks.The rapid dismantling of the US public health system at all levels means the US is in worse shape than it was before the Covid pandemic, former top CDC officials say. Continue reading...

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