The first female governor of Guam says she’s concerned that a lack of abortion access in the U.S. territory means women will be forced to seek illegal or dangerous alternatives. The last abortion provider in the heavily Catholic Pacific island retired in 2018, and no other doctors are willing to perform the procedure. That’s forcing […]
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Image copyright Sky UK/HBO Image caption At least 31 people were killed and many more were injured in the world’s worst nuclear power accident The Russian culture ministry is partially funding an alternative TV dramatisation of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, according to reports. It follows the conclusion of HBO’s critically-acclaimed Chernobyl series, praised for its
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWorkers react to news that Ford’s engine plant will close in 2020 Workers at the Ford Bridgend site feel angry and betrayed, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said. The company plans ito shut its site in the town in autumn 2020, blaming costs and changing customer demand.
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LONDON — The captain of a river cruise ship involved in a deadly accident on the Danube River in Budapest last week was previously involved in a boat collision in the Netherlands in April, prosecutors in Hungary said on Friday. The 64-year-old Ukrainian captain, identified by the police only as C. Yuriy, had served as
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One of the Google employees behind last year’s mass walkout protesting the tech giant’s poor handling of sexual misconduct allegations left the company this week after she said company leaders retaliated against her. Organizers of the walkout ― a 2018 protest sparked by outrage after the company allegedly paid off top executives accused of harassment ― announced
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The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ——— 7 p.m. Latisha Chan of Taiwan and Ivan Dodig of Croatia are the first duo to win two consecutive French Open mixed doubles championships — and they beat Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Mate Pavic of Croatia in the final both times. The unseeded pair
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So the Trump state visit to the United Kingdom, with its Irish interlude and European D-Day sojourn, full of carefully choreographed, performative posturing, has come to an end. We know only some details of what was discussed — Brexit! Trade! Tiffany brooches! — but visual souvenirs of the Trumps’ attire abound on the digisphere. In
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Image copyright Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Image caption Two deaths occurred at Manchester Royal Infirmary Three hospital patients have died in an outbreak of listeria linked to pre-packed sandwiches. Public Health England (PHE) said the victims were among six patients affected in England and the deaths occurred in Manchester and Liverpool. Two of the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Skepta is due to headline the festival later The Field Day festival in London, which is to feature headline slots by Skepta and Jorja Smith this weekend, has been hit by delays on its first day. The event, which was previously held at Victoria Park in east London, has
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Image copyright Getty Images Sir Philip Green has made a last-ditch attempt to save his retail empire from collapse by seeking a less severe rent reduction from landlords of his stores. Earlier this week, a vote on Sir Philip’s rescue deal for Arcadia, which includes Topshop, was postponed after some landlords refused to back it.
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