- Sri Lanka cyclone survivors afraid to go home, stuck in relief centres Reuters
- Ruined Rice Fields and Broken Rail Lines: Sri Lanka Counts Cost of Cyclone The New York Times
- Cyclone Ditwah: Flood catastrophe awakens volunteerism in Sri Lanka BBC
Category: 4. World
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Putin ‘morally responsible for Dawn Sturgess Novichok death’
Sarah Turnnidge,International Dispute Resolution Centre, Londonand
Harriet Robinson,West of England
HandoutDawn Sturgess died in July 2018, eight days after being poisoned by Novichok Russian President Vladimir Putin was “morally responsible” for…
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Farage goes to war with the BBC over presenter’s ‘Hitler’ comment – POLITICO
Interviewing Tice on the Today program on Thursday morning, Barnett said: “Let’s talk about your leader Nigel Farage’s relationship when he was younger with Hitler.” Tice then dismissed the claims as lies.
“I thought this…
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‘Twerking’ police officer sacked for groping colleagues at party
FacebookPC Pamela Pritchard previously told the hearing she was “mortified” at seeing footage of herself on CCTV A female police officer who groped two colleagues at a drunken party has been sacked.
PC Pamela Pritchard, 29, thrust her hand into a…
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Trump’s name put on Institute of Peace, riling critics: ‘Truly Orwellian’
The State Department on Wednesday announced it renamed the Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump, leading administration critics to slam the move as “truly Orwellian” and reminiscent of dictators.
“This morning, the State…
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Spanish police arrest 11 over alleged smuggling of 300 mostly Nepalese foreign workers
Spanish police said on Thursday they had broken up a criminal network linked to smuggling 300 workers into the country, mostly from Nepal.
The workers were placed illegally on farms in central and eastern Spain.
Police arrested 11 people and are investigating two others. A total of 322…
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Macron reportedly warned Zelenskyy US may ‘betray Ukraine on territory’ | Ukraine
Emmanuel Macron has reportedly warned Volodymyr Zelenskyy that “there is a chance that the US will betray Ukraine on territory, without clarity on security guarantees”, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported, quoting a leaked note from a…
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Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communications
Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions on Apple’s video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet and communications…
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UK and Norway form naval alliance to hunt Russian submarines
ReutersUK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (right) and his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Støre (centre) visited RAF Lossiemouth on Thursday The UK and Norway have signed a defence pact that will see them operate a combined fleet to hunt Russian…
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