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Brexit: UK rules out automatic deportation of EU citizens – Verhofstadt

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Brexit: UK rules out automatic deportation of EU citizens – Verhofstadt EU Brexit spokesman says Britain assured him about those who do not apply for settled statusThe UK government has sought to reassure the EU that its citizens living in the UK will not be deported if they fail to apply for settled status, the European parliament’s Brexit co-ordinator has said.Speaking after a meeting with the Brexit secretary, Steve Barclay, on Thursday night, Guy Verhofstadt said he had raised a number of concerns regarding the status of EU citizens in the UK after it leaves the bloc. Continue reading... Go to Source
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China’s birthrate falls to lowest level despite push for more babies

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China's birthrate falls to lowest level despite push for more babies Efforts by policymakers to bolster the population after decades of strict family planning seem to be failingChina’s birthrate in 2019 fell to the lowest level since the country’s founding, according to new government data, a sign that efforts to head off a demographic crisis have so far failed.There were 14.6 million births in China last year, a drop of about 500,000 from the year before and the third year in a row that the number of births fallen, according to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics published on Friday. It was the lowest number in seven decades, with the exception of 1961, when the country was suffering from famine. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Australian bushfires from the air: before and after images show scale of devastation

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Australian bushfires from the air: before and after images show scale of devastation Nine aerial photos depict the crisis from beach to bush, farm to forest, across NSW and South AustraliaMore than 10.7m hectares of land have burnt so far in Australia’s bushfires – larger than the total area of South Korea, or Portugal, and 1.3 times the size of Scotland.The ongoing and unprecedented bushfire crisis has spread across six states and multiple months. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Iran’s supreme leader calls Trump ‘clown’ in rare Friday sermon

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Iran's supreme leader calls Trump 'clown' in rare Friday sermon Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashes out at west after tumultuous few weeks in Middle EastIran’s supreme leader has described Donald Trump as a “clown” who only pretends to support the Iranian people but will push a poisonous dagger into their backs, as he struck a defiant tone in his first Friday sermon in Tehran in eight years.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the mass funerals for Iran’s top general, who was killed in a US strike earlier this month, show that the Iranian people support the Islamic Republic despite its recent trials. The “cowardly” killing of Qassem Suleimani had taken out the most effective commander in the battle against the Islamic State group, he said. Continue reading... Go ...
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US ambassador’s moustache gets up South Korea’s nose

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US ambassador's moustache gets up South Korea's nose Harry Harris has been criticised for his facial hair, which reminds many South Koreans of the days of Japanese colonial ruleTensions may be running high on the Korean peninsula, but Harry Harris’s facial hair is vying with denuclearisation as the defining theme of his tenure as US ambassador to South Korea.Harris, a former navy admiral who was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and an American navy officer, has been accused of insulting his hosts by growing a moustache that reminds many South Koreans of the days of Japanese colonial rule. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Academics call for social media data to protect young people

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Academics call for social media data to protect young people Royal College of Psychiatrists hope research will shine light on interaction and reduce suicide ratesSocial media firms such as Facebook and Instagram should be forced to hand over data about who their users are and why they use the sites to reduce suicide among children and young people, psychiatrists have said.The call from the Royal College of Psychiatrists comes as ministers finalise plans to crack down on issues caused by people viewing unsavoury material and messages online. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Boris Johnson’s pick to help lead Grenfell inquiry linked to cladding firm

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Boris Johnson's pick to help lead Grenfell inquiry linked to cladding firm Exclusive: Survivors and bereaved call Benita Mehra appointment ‘a slap in the face’Boris Johnson appointed a key figure to the Grenfell Tower inquiry who has links to the company which made the cladding blamed for accelerating the fatal fire, the Guardian can reveal.Last month, the prime minister picked Benita Mehra, an engineer, to assist Sir Martin Moore-Bick, a retired judge who is leading the inquiry into the disaster that claimed 72 lives. Mehra previously ran an organisation that received a £71,000 grant from the charitable arm of Arconic, the US conglomerate that made the aluminium composite cladding panels used on Grenfell. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Trump impeachment trial begins as Schiff reads out charges against president – live

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Trump impeachment trial begins as Schiff reads out charges against president – live Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment manager, read from resolution impeaching Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanorsHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 5.41pm GMTDetails from inside the Senate chamber from Guardian senior political reporter, Lauren Gambino: Among those in the public gallery, Norm Eisen, a Democratic counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during its impeachment inquiry, and Jane Sanders, wife of Bernie Sanders.Congressman Al Green, who launched the first formal effort to impeach Trump beginning in 2017, watched from the floor the managers read the articles of impeachment aloud in the chamber. 5.24pm GMTSchiff has just concluded reading the fin...
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Labour must stir up democratic revolution to win power, says Long-Bailey

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Labour must stir up democratic revolution to win power, says Long-Bailey Momentum-backed leadership frontrunner says party should have held public meetings to find popular remedies to crisesRead Rebecca Long-Bailey’s article for the GuardianLabour needs to “stir up a democratic revolution” and “pick a fight with the political establishment” in order to win power, Rebecca Long-Bailey, one of the frontrunners, has said.As she was endorsed for the party leadership by Momentum, the leftwing grassroots group, Long-Bailey said it was time to stop mourning Labour’s defeat last month and start plotting a path to No 10. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Sepsis deaths around world ‘twice as high as previously thought’

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Sepsis deaths around world 'twice as high as previously thought' There were 11 million deaths in 2017 – more than from cancer – with children in poorer countries most at risk, study findsDeaths from sepsis around the world are twice as high as previously thought, with babies and small children in poorer countries at greatest risk, a major study has revealed.There were almost 50 million sepsis cases worldwide and 11 million deaths in 2017, according to US researchers writing in the Lancet medical journal. Sepsis, an overcharged response by the body to infection, is associated with one in five deaths worldwide, they say. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Betfred owners make millions from company treating gambling addicts

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Betfred owners make millions from company treating gambling addicts Tory party donors Fred and Peter Done run health and wellbeing firm offering treatment to government staffThe brothers who own high street bookmaker Betfred are making millions from a business that provides treatment for health problems, including gambling addiction for public sector staff, the Guardian can disclose.Betfred’s owners, the billionaire Tory party donors Fred and Peter Done, also own Health Assured, which holds dozens of government contracts to provide staff health and wellbeing programmes. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Sandi Toksvig quits Great British Bake Off

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Sandi Toksvig quits Great British Bake Off The presenter will leave the hit Channel 4 show after three years to focus on other projectsSandi Toksvig is to leave the hit Channel 4 series Great British Bake Off. The 61-year-old broadcaster is leaving the show after three years to “focus on other work projects”, according to the channel. Toksvig – who joined Bake Off in 2017 alongside comic Noel Fielding – also presents the BBC quiz show QI, and previously presented the News Quiz on Radio 4. She has also written novels and theatrical works, and will host a forthcoming series for Channel 4, which will see illiterate adults take part in a spelling bee. In a statement, Toksvig celebrated her time on the baking show, joking that it was all-consuming “as my waist...
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Trump ‘knew exactly what was going on’ in Ukraine, says Giuliani associate

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Trump 'knew exactly what was going on' in Ukraine, says Giuliani associate Lev Parnas tells MSNBC president was fully aware of his efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials to seek dirt on BidenDonald Trump “knew exactly what was going on” in a scheme to pressure Ukrainian officials to investigate Joe Biden, according to an associate of the president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.Lev Parnas, a businessman and GOP donor who was indicted for campaign finance violations, made the explosive allegations during an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Wednesday night. When Parnas was in Ukraine, attempting to pressure Ukrainian officials to help dig up dirt on Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, he was doing so on behalf of the president and Giuliani, he said, spea...
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