On 30 June, 2000, nine young men lost their lives in front of Pearl Jam performing at Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Since then, safety measures at music festivals have changed forever.
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'How fragile we are': Roskilde Festival tragedy remembered 25 years on
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Pakistan to consider extending deadline for Afghan refugees facing mass deportation to leave
Officials said the proposed extension was to allow the refugees more time to settle their personal affairs in Pakistan, such as selling property or wrapping up business activities, before returning to Afghanistan in an orderly and dignified way.
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Some receipts are coated in ‘forever chemicals’. Here’s what that means
Some so-called ‘thermal’ till receipts contain bisphenols (including BPA and BPS) as a result of the way they’re printed. In the UK, BPA receipts are banned, but BPS receipts are not.
A 2023 estimate of US receipts suggested that 80 per cent contain BPAs.
Is that a problem? BPAs are commonly…
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Ukrainian PM, Kenyan president discuss food security
During the UN Conference on Financing for Development, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Kenyan President William Ruto to discuss food security.
Shmyhal said this in a post on Facebook, as reported by Ukrinform.
“Food security is an important issue….
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Syria’s Christians fear for future after devastating church attack
Lina SinjabBBC Middle East correspondent
Reporting fromDamascus, Syria
Getty ImagesThe attack on a church in the suburbs of Damascus left at least 25 people dead Warning: This article contains distressing details
“Your brother is a hero.”
This is…
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NBU to transfer record UAH 151.3 bln to budget in 2026
The budget declaration for 2026-2028 approved by the government on June 27, 2025 provides that the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will transfer up to UAH 151.3 billion to the state budget in 2026, after which the amounts of transfers will gradually decrease, according to a…
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Ukraine sees significant increase in civilian casualties, human rights violations in recent months – UN
There has been a significant escalation in recent months in civilian casualties and human rights violations in Ukraine amid intensified fighting and evolving tactics of warfare, including a sharp rise in often deadly drone attacks.
This is stated in a new report by the UN Human…
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Russia-Iran alliance wavers as Tehran suffers major blows
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 17, 2025. (Kremlin Press Office / Anadolu via Getty Images)
Tehran, Russia’s main ally in the Middle East, has been dealt a…
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