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Combing Strait Of Hormuz For Mines May Take Weeks, Delaying Shipping Traffic
It is unclear how many mines Iran may have laid in the strait, which handled 20 per cent of the world's daily supply of oil and liquefied natural gas before the war.
At Least 31 Dead After Overcrowded Bus Falls Into Ravine In Ethiopia
The overcrowded bus was traveling from the Dessie area to the capital, Addis Ababa, early Monday when it veered off the road and plunged into a ravine
Iran To Charge Hormuz "Service Fee", Expresses "Deep Mistrust" In US
Iran foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Iran would not charge a toll for ships crossing the key strait under a new framework deal with the US.
Who Is Boris Epshteyn? "Psychiatrist, Fixer" And One Of Trump's Key Aides
Trump is reportedly said to put him on speakerphone during discussions without informing others in the room.
Woman, 21, Dies In Bungee Jump Accident In Brazil, Her Last Social Media Post Shocks Internet
Video from the scene shows staff members carrying Freitas to the edge and throwing her over. She was only wearing a helmet.
Ban on Palestine Action was lawful, court of appeal rules
Judges overturn decision of high court that government proscription of group under Terrorism Act was wrongThe home secretary’s decision to ban Palestine Action was lawful, the court of appeal has ruled.A five-strong panel, including the two most senior judges in England and Wales, overturned February’s decision of the high court that the proscription of the direct action group, the first to be banned under the Terrorism Act, was wrong. Continue reading...
Video: Russian Strikes Set Kyiv's 1,000-Year-Old Monastery Complex Ablaze
Flames were seen coming out of the ancient buildings, including the Dormition Cathedral.
Cheltenham hospital admits failing man who died after using contaminated shower
Chris Elliot was exposed to ‘lethal dose’ of bacteria while receiving chemotherapy from Gloucestershire NHS trustAn NHS trust has admitted to failing to provide safe care to a man who died after using a contaminated shower in a hospital while undergoing chemotherapy.Chris Elliot, 59, a father of two, died a fortnight after he was admitted to Cheltenham general hospital in Gloucestershire to be treated for leukaemia. Continue reading...
Woman, 21, dies after being thrown from Brazil rope jump bridge without harness
Instructors hurled Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas into 40-metre abyss without attaching safety equipmentA 21-year-old woman who died when two rope jumping instructors threw her from a bridge without first harnessing her to security equipment, has been buried in Brazil’s São Paulo state.Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was rope jumping on Saturday at Ponte do Esqueleto, an abandoned bridge in the municipality of Limeira where tourists practice extreme sports. The young woman, who aspired to become a physical education teacher, had asked to be launched from the bridge airplane style, with two instructors hoisting her above their shoulders as she spread out her arms. Continue reading...
Technology secretary says she wants regulator to design plans for online age verification by October – as it happened
Liz Kendall also wants Ofcom to report to parliament every year on how effectively social media firms are keeping under-16s off their platformsStarmer acknowledges some teenagers will get round these restrictons. But that does not make the rules pointless, he says.Will it mean that no child ever looks at social media again? No.But look, this might shock you, but it doesn’t shock parents of teenagers; they get around other laws too.Some technology companies want us to think that social media is unchangeable, part of an almost natural order.But we have to resist that kind of learned helplessness. We have agency, we can change it, and we will. Continue reading...
Russia Unleashes Major Attack On Ukraine, 11 Dead, Historic Site Damaged
The attacks on the capital, Kyiv, and the second-largest city, Kharkiv, came after Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke separately by phone with US President Donald Trump on Sunday.
South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim dies aged 91
The accomplished musician, who recorded over 70 albums in his career, died peacefully in Germany after a short illnessThe South African jazz composer and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim has died at the age of 91.His family announced his death in a statement released on Monday. Continue reading...
