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Conservative MP Patrick Spencer cleared of sexual assault

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:37:47+00:00

MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich found not guilty after incident at Groucho Club in London in 2023A Conservative MP has been cleared of sexually assaulting two women at the Groucho Club in London after claiming that he just wanted to give them a hug.Patrick Spencer was seen on camera coming up behind two women and putting his arms around them at the private members’ club during a night out in August 2023, less than a year before he was elected to the seat of Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. Continue reading...

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Tory MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of Groucho Club sexual assaults

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:37:47+00:00

MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich cleared over incident at London members’ club in 2023A Conservative MP has been cleared of sexually assaulting two women at the Groucho Club in London after claiming that he just wanted to give them a hug.Patrick Spencer was seen on camera coming up behind two women and putting his arms around them at the private members’ club during a night out in August 2023, less than a year before he was elected to the seat of Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. Continue reading...

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‘Master yachtsman’ who fled 2005 trial for sexual assault arrested off US coast

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:30:39+00:00

Ronald Fischer, 70, was sentenced to life in his absence after telling lawyer he planned to ‘enjoy life in another country’A “master yachtsman” who went on the run for more than two decades after fleeing a sexual assault trial in Rhode Island which resulted in his conviction despite his absence was captured on Thursday on a sailboat off New Jersey’s coast, according to authorities.Ronald L Fischer, 70, had been considered one of Rhode Island’s most wanted fugitives before his arrest, state police officials said in a statement on social media. And his case had been mentioned repeatedly over the

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Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:27:32+00:00

Republican Josh Hawley accuses Mark Zuckerberg’s firm of relentlessly pursuing and attempting to bankrupt herA US senator has accused Meta of using lawfare in “efforts to destroy” a whistleblower who made allegations about the social media company’s dealings with China and its treatment of teenagers.In a letter to its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, the Republican senator Josh Hawley demanded to know what measures Meta had taken to monitor Sarah Wynn-Williams, Facebook’s former global head of public policy, and her family. Continue reading...

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Посольство США в Україні очолила дипломатка з понад 30-річним стажем

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:26:00+00:00

Аудкірк займалася питаннями стратегічної конкуренції між провідними державами, енергетичної безпеки, протидії фінансуванню загроз та введення економічних санкцій.

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Bharat Tex 2026 secures ₹14,300 crore investment commitments

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:20:27+00:00

Over 30 MoUs were signed at the event, with Andhra Pradesh leading proposed investments at ₹4,100 cr, followed by Karnataka (₹2,821 cr), Bihar (₹1,476 cr), and Maharashtra (₹1,095 cr)

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Burnham to announce cabinet picks on Monday – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:14:21+00:00

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereWhen Andy Burnham first tried to return to the Commons, by applying to be Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection, Labour’s national executive committee blocked him – in part because, they argued, Labour might find it hard to hold the Greater Manchester mayoralty in the byelection caused by his resignation.When he next applied to be a candidate, for Makerfield, the NEC no longer felt able to say no because the results for Labour in the May elections were so bad that the case for having Burnham in parliament became over

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Israeli strike on Gaza funeral killed at least seven people, hospital says

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:06:37+00:00

Another 22 reportedly wounded while mourning Palestinian killed in Israeli attack earlier the same dayAn Israeli strike on a funeral in the Gaza Strip has killed at least seven people and wounded another 22, according to a local hospital.There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Continue reading...

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Reliance Retail revenue rises 7%, JioMart orders more than double

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:03:57+00:00

Reliance Retail’s Q1 FY27 growth was led by JioMart, where average daily orders jumped 116 per cent, helping transactions reach 568 million and the registered customer base expand to 396 million. The digital push, however, compressed the EBITDA margin by 80 basis points to 7.9 per cent despite double-digit underlying growth across its core consumption businesses.

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IAMAI announces the launch of E-Commerce Council of India

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:03:03+00:00

This initiative unites top digital commerce companies, including Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy, Indiamart, MakeMyTrip, Uber, and eBay

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Europe’s most effective tool to cut greenhouse gas emissions ‘risks being weakened’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T16:01:02+00:00

Proposal would water down emissions trading system to make EU more competitive – despite extreme heatwavesEurope’s most effective method of cutting dangerous planet-heating gases risks being weakened after the European Commission proposed an overhaul of its flagship carbon market, critics have said.In a long-awaited review of the European Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), the European Commission proposed giving companies a less demanding and cheaper pathway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Antonio Guterres, le secrétaire général de l’ONU, condamne les attaques contre des infrastructures civiles

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T15:56:49+00:00

« Le secrétaire général demeure profondément préoccupé par l’escalade militaire continue entre l’Iran et les Etats-Unis », a déclaré son porte-parole Farhan Haq lors d’un point presse. « Il est particulièrement préoccupé par les attaques contre les infrastructures civiles en Iran et dans l’ensemble de la région. »

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’armée américaine annonce avoir lancé « une nouvelle série de frappes contre l’Iran pour la septième nuit consécutive »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T15:56:49+00:00

L’armée américaine avait annoncé, plus tôt dans la journée, avoir détruit une tour de contrôle utilisée par les gardiens de la révolution iranien, dans le port de Chabahar, à l’est du détroit d’Ormuz.

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Editorial. Data service

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T15:55:40+00:00

Services output index will bolster data robustness

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Décarbonation : la Commission veut donner plus de temps à l’industrie européenne

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T15:53:28+00:00

La Commission européenne a présenté, vendredi 17 juillet, sa proposition de réforme du marché du carbone. Si elle en assouplit le cadre, elle exige en contrepartie plus d’investissements dans le verdissement des usines

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Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-07-17T15:49:28+00:00

East Midlands Railway cancels trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballotIntercity rail travellers face potential disruption this summer across Great Britain’s three north-south mainlines, with drivers voting on strike action on two lines and timetables slashed on the other owing to malfunctioning trains.East Midlands Railway announced it will cancel hundreds of services in the coming weeks from its intercity timetable on the Midland mainline, because of continued problems with its fleet of Hitachi trains. Continue reading...

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