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‘That is a lie’: alleged Alan Jones victim denies family tried to get money out of broadcaster, court hears
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Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died
María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized.
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Thursday briefing: Why young people are taking to the streets across France
In today’s newsletter: A youth-led movement is protesting crumbling school buildings and teacher shortages while turning adult focus onto wider educational inequalities Good morning. In my experience, at any protest, the most memorable and encapsulating slogans are always the ones written by hand with marker pen on cardboard placards. “School is a right, not a privilege,” read one such sign held aloft by a student in Paris, where huge youth protests over the state of high school education have brought tens of thousands of young people and adults on to the streets, with further strikes planned today. UK politics | Kemi Badenoch has announced that the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax on family homes if elected, prompting criticism that she is prioritising cutting taxes for the rich. Education | Labour’s flagship changes to special education in England are at risk of unravelling
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Why single Ebola death in Kenya has sparked fears of wider African spread
According to the WHO, the Kenyan patient first got sick in the DRC, where the patient had been living, and was treated there.
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NSW police commissioner made last-minute bid to hold closed-door hearings into Sydney anti-Herzog protest
Police watchdog says Mal Lanyon’s timing in raising the issue was ‘regrettable’ and led to delays Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales police commissioner made a last-minute bid to hold hearings into Sydney’s anti-Herzog protest behind closed doors, delaying the inquiry, the police watchdog has revealed. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (Lecc) has said that its inquiry into the February protest at Sydney’s town hall, launched after widespread allegations of police brutality, would go ahead this month with a mix of public and private examinations, saying the timing of issues raised by police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, was “regrettable”. Continue reading...
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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Protesters in Colombia rally against ties with Israel
Hundreds took to the streets of Bogota to protest against the ongoing genocide in Gaza.