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Five Americans die every hour from toxic vehicle emissions, study finds

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T10:00:42+00:00

Research suggests 41,800 premature US deaths in 2024 were attributable to road pollutionRoughly five Americans die every hour due to exposure to toxic road vehicle pollution, a new study has found.It’s the latest warning showing fossil-fueled transit is a major driver of mortality. Continue reading...

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Done Quixote? Film archivists on quest to finish Orson Welles passion project

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T10:00:41+00:00

Team hope 30 of hours of footage held by three countries will be enough to bring to life film-maker’s visionMore than 70 years after he shot the first few frames, Orson Welles’s ambitious project to put Don Quixote on the big screen may finally be completed thanks to a consortium of European film archivists.Oja Kodar, the American film-maker’s partner and collaborator, has given her blessing to the project led by archives in France, Spain and Italy, along with the Munich film museum, to produce a coherent film out of 30 hours of footage scattered among them. Continue reading...

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Ex-Alaska mayor and ‘parent of the year’ charged with sexual abuse of minors

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T10:00:40+00:00

Ulric Ulroan charged on 47 criminal counts amid allegations he sexually assaulted teenage girls from 2009-2025The former mayor of a city in Alaska – who has also coached high school girls basketball and won a parent of the year award – has been criminally charged on allegations that he sexually assaulted several teenage girls over a yearslong period, according to authorities in that state.Ulric Ulroan, 48, first drew scrutiny from Alaska’s bureau of investigation in January, when the agency received a tip that he had purportedly inflicted sexual abuse on a 17-year-old girl in the village of Ch

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‘Tit-for-tat US-Iran attacks appear to be over’

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T09:58:26+00:00

Former US Ambassador to Oman Richard Schmierer says recent US-Iran military exchanges appear to have run their course.

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We are nearing a fair value zone, says Elara Capital's MD, Harendra Kumar

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T09:45:21+00:00

Elara Capital's MD Harendra Kumar says earnings remain India's Achilles heel, but expects foreign investors to return as India becomes more attractive relative to other Asian markets and the AI trade moderates

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Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan, Killing More Than 30

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T09:43:48+00:00

The Taliban said that airstrikes left 36 civilians dead, while Pakistan claimed that its assault killed 32 militants, in the latest in a monthslong conflict.

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Putin admits Ukrainian drone strikes are driving Russian fuel shortages

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T09:37:04+00:00

President says attacks on infrastructure are causing ‘obvious’ problems but that they are ‘not critical’Vladimir Putin has admitted Russia is facing fuel shortages as Ukraine steps up its long-range drone campaign, with repeated strikes setting oil refineries ablaze and forcing multiple regions to introduce unprecedented petrol rationing.Speaking to Russian state television late on Sunday, the Russian president acknowledged for the first time that Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure were affecting domestic fuel supplies. “Of course, they create problems, that’s obvious,” Putin said. “Ri

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Ue, dall’1 luglio in vigore il dazio di 3 euro sui pacchi di valore inferiore a 150 euro

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T09:34:12+00:00

Tra due anni verrà sostituito da un tributo progressivo che terrà conto della provenienza e del costo dei beni. Il 75% del ricavato andrà al budget europeo e il rimanente a quello nazionale. A novembre si aggiungerà la tassa di gestione Ue, tra i 2 e i 4 euro

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Ue, dall’1 luglio in vigore il dazio di 3 euro sui pacchi di piccolo valore dall’e-commerce

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T09:34:12+00:00

Tra due anni verrà sostituito da un tributo progressivo che terrà conto della provenienza e del costo dei beni. Il 75% del ricavato andrà al budget europeo e il rimanente a quello nazionale. A novembre si aggiungerà la tassa di gestione Ue, tra i 2 e i 4 euro

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Venezuela in ‘critical hours’ to find earthquake survivors as more search and rescue teams arrive – latest updates

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-06-29T09:28:39+00:00

At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to riseVenezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira was hardest hit by the twin earthquakes on Wednesday. Here are some of the latest images sent to us over the newswires as recovery efforts there continue:All schools in Venezuela will remain closed until at least 6 June due to the extensive damage caused by the earthquakes that struck last week, the country’s education ministry has said. Continue reading...

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