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US fines airlines $2.5m for delaying COVID-19 refunds to travellers

Posted by June 3, 2024

Civil penalties are for significant delays in providing nearly $1bn in refunds owed to passengers.The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) says it

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Nigel Farage announces UK election candidacy in surprise U-turn

Posted by June 3, 2024

Farage, who previously said he would not stand in the election, says he will lead the anti-immigration Reform UK party.Nigel Farage, the politician who helped c

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Nigeria’s power grid shut down, airlines disrupted as unions strike

Posted by June 3, 2024

Nigeria loses electricity and major airports shut down as unions demand more than 1,500% increase in minimum wage amid record inflation.Nigeria’s main labour

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Hunter Biden trial on criminal gun charges begins

Posted by June 3, 2024

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the purchase and possession of a gun.The criminal trial of Hunter Biden ha

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QF’s Education City Gift Shop launches new product line by…

Posted by June 3, 2024

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation’s Education City Gift Shop has launched a new product line called Ahlam – ‘dreams’ – which is a collaboration between B

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Egypt’s el-Sisi reappoints PM Madbouly, orders him to form new…

Posted by June 3, 2024

President says new government must tackle local and international issues.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly

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Remains: The collision of science and America’s Indigenous people

Posted by June 3, 2024

A Danish scientist’s search for the earliest DNA in the United States uncovers profound ethical and personal dilemmas.The DNA of ancient human remains in the

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Court overturns early release of Greek neo-Nazi leader

Posted by June 3, 2024

A panel of judges in Lamia rules Michaloliakos is ‘unrepentant’ and is suspected of committing new crimes.The founder of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn pa

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‘Palestine is a European issue’: European Parliament candidate Rima Hassan

Posted by June 3, 2024

Paris, France – French-Palestinian activist and jurist Rima Hassan, a leftist candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections, has been the subject of

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Qatar Museums invites early-career artists to participate in Temporary Public…

Posted by June 3, 2024

Culture/ QatarDoha, June 03 (QNA) - Qatar Museums announced an open call for early-career artists to participate in its latest initiative, Temporary Public Art.

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Georgian opposition plan coalition as ‘foreign agent’ law adopted

Posted by June 3, 2024

Law obliges organisations getting more than 20 percent of funding from overseas to register as ‘agents of foreign influence’.Georgian opposition parties hav

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Mexico’s election: A victory for organised crime

Posted by June 3, 2024

On June 2, Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president. The 61-year-old scientist served as mayor of Mexico City from 2018 until 2023 and is t

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