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Doctors call for tighter control of traditional Chinese medicine

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Doctors call for tighter control of traditional Chinese medicine Exclusive: European experts fear WHO recognition will encourage use of unproven therapies Europe’s leading doctors are to call for tighter regulation of traditional Chinese medicine, anxious that recent recognition by the World Health Organization will encourage the use of unproven therapies that can sometimes be harmful.The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) and the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council will issue a joint statement on Thursday urging the WHO to clarify how traditional Chinese medicine and other complementary therapies should be used. Continue reading... Go to Source

Wife of killed Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi captured, says Turkey

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Wife of killed Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi captured, says Turkey Erdoğan decries US for ‘communications campaign’ over jihadist’s deathA woman married to the slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured and is in Turkish custody, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said.Erdoğan made the announcement during a speech in Ankara on Wednesday but did not provide any further details. “The United States said Baghdadi killed himself in a tunnel,” Erdogan said, criticising the US for a “communications campaign” over the jihadist’s death. Continue reading... Go to Source

Extinction Rebellion protesters may sue Met as ban ruled unlawful

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Extinction Rebellion protesters may sue Met as ban ruled unlawful Section 14 order issued to halt protest across London was not legitimate, high court rulesHundreds of Extinction Rebellion protesters may sue the Metropolitan police for unlawful arrest after the high court quashed an order banning the group’s protests in London last month.In a judgment handed down on Wednesday morning, Mr Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Chamberlain said the section 14 order imposed during XR’s “autumn uprising” in October was unlawful. Continue reading... Go to Source

Watchdog bans DWP’s ‘misleading’ universal credit adverts

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Watchdog bans DWP's 'misleading' universal credit adverts ASA found claim that people could move into work faster on UC to be unsubstantiatedA series of government ads extolling the virtues of universal credit and purporting to bust negative myths about the flagship Conservative welfare policy has been banned because it is “misleading”.In an embarrassing indictment of the policy before next month’s general election, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that a claim that people moved into work faster on universal credit (UC) than under the old system could not be substantiated. Continue reading... Go to Source

General election: Corbyn says he will be different sort of PM, ‘not kind who thinks politics is game’ – live news

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General election: Corbyn says he will be different sort of PM, 'not kind who thinks politics is game' – live news Rolling coverage of the day’s developments in the 2019 general election campaignDon’t sign pledges on NHS or climate, Tory HQ tells candidatesRees-Mogg’s Grenfell remarks ‘caused huge distress’, admits Cleverly 11.58am GMTHow do we know for certain that the election campaign is underway? Because I’m on a battle bus - the Lib Dem bus, which has a huge picture of the party leader on the side and the slogan, “Jo Swinson’s Lib Dems”. It’s all quite presidential. As an aside, this is a Chinese-made electric bus, one of two the party has in service. The electric one, for obvious reasons, does the briefer trips. 11.50am GMTQ: Do you think renegotiating a Brexit deal with the...

Jordan attack: foreign tourists and guide stabbed in Jerash

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Jordan attack: foreign tourists and guide stabbed in Jerash Police officer also reported to be among those attacked in city known for Roman ruinsSeveral foreign tourists as well as a guide and a police officer have been stabbed in the Jordanian city of Jerash, a popular destination for visitors.Police sources told the Guardian at least three of those stabbed were Mexican citizens and that there might be one other foreign victim. Authorities were expected to release an official statement soon. Continue reading... Go to Source

Barcelona picks itself up after protests as Spain goes to the polls once more

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Barcelona picks itself up after protests as Spain goes to the polls once more Catalan question again dominates campaign with fears over rise of far-right Vox partyBarcelona no longer goes to bed to the smell of smoke, the whoop of sirens or the clattering of helicopters.Three weeks after the violent unrest that greeted the Spanish supreme court’s decision to jail nine Catalan separatist leaders for sedition over their roles in the failed push for regional independence two years ago, the city is slowly returning to something resembling normality. Continue reading... Go to Source

Johnson delay on Russia dossier helps Putin, says Litvinenko widow

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Johnson delay on Russia dossier helps Putin, says Litvinenko widow Exclusive: wife of poisoned ex-spy warns of risks in suppressing report on UK interferenceThe widow of Alexander Litvinenko has said Boris Johnson should not have suppressed the parliamentary report on Russian interference in British politics, saying the delay helps the Kremlin and feeds suspicions of a cynical government “cover-up”.Marina Litvinenko said the prime minister was in danger of making the same “mistake” as Theresa May, who as home secretary refused to hold a public inquiry into her husband’s murder in 2006 by polonium poisoning in central London. Continue reading... Go to Source

Don’t sign pledges on NHS or climate, Tory HQ tells candidates

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Don’t sign pledges on NHS or climate, Tory HQ tells candidates Exclusive: leaked briefing note advises candidates not to sign up to non-approved pledges – but supporting shooting is allowedLatest election news - live updatesConservative candidates in the general election will be told not to sign up to specific pledges on protecting the NHS from privatisation and trade deals or tackling climate change, according to a leaked internal document from party headquarters.The 11-page briefing note explains the party’s position on nine key areas and “strongly advises” prospective Tory MPs “against signing up to any pledges” unless they have been agreed from the centre. Continue reading... Go to Source

Climate crisis: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’

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Climate crisis: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’ Statement sets out ‘vital signs’ as indicators of magnitude of the climate emergencyMost countries’ climate plans ‘totally inadequate’ – expertsThe world’s people face “untold suffering due to the climate crisis” unless there are major transformations to global society, according to a stark warning from more than 11,000 scientists.“We declare clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency,” it states. “To secure a sustainable future, we must change how we live. [This] entails major transformations in the ways our global society functions and interacts with natural ecosystems.” Continue reading... Go to Source

Stormzy joins backlash against Rees-Mogg over Grenfell apology

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Stormzy joins backlash against Rees-Mogg over Grenfell apology Rapper attacks cabinet minister for saying fire victims should have used ‘common sense’Lives of Grenfell: portraits of the 72 who diedTory politician Jacob Rees-Mogg found himself at the receiving end of an excoriating attack by British rapper Stormzy ahead of the government’s general election launch over ill-judged comments he made about Grenfell Tower victims not using their “common sense” to escape the blaze.The award-winning musician, who famously used his Brit awards performance in 2018 to criticise Theresa May over her response to the fire, said Rees-Mogg has insinuated that those who “lost their lives weren’t smart enough to escape” and called on him to resign. Continue reading... Go to Source
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