‘My life’s emp­ty’: Fa­ther who lost fam­i­ly in Lebanon boat tragedy
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Mo­hamed Fares board­ed a boat with his fam­i­ly in the hope of a bet­ter life. Hours lat­er, more than 100 were dead.
Published On 28 Sep 2022

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Can scan­dal-hit Ramaphosa sur­vive as South Africa’s pres­i­dent?
Ramaphosa’s op­po­nents want him im­peached over a grow­ing scan­dal, but he still re­tains sig­nif­i­cant sup­port in the ANC.
Published On 28 Sep 2022

EU seeks trade sanctions on Russia over ‘sham’ Ukraine votes
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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the Kremlin-orchestrated referendums ‘are an illegal attempt to grab land’.

Government ‘has thrown landlords under the bus’, ministers hear
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Landlords had lobbied for tax incentives to help them stay in the rental market.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary describes UK tax plans as ‘nuts’
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The airline chief said the move could potentially bankrupt the UK economy in the coming years.

Central Bank to issue Bank of Ireland with major fine over tracker mortgage scandal
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There are no details yet as to how large the fine will be but Bank of Ireland has set aside €120 million in its accounts to settle the remaining tracker issues.

Tax credit for renters criticised as ‘inadequate and flawed’ by Sinn Féin
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Taoiseach Micheal Martin defended the measure, saying people will be able to claim tax credit back on rent paid this year.

Russia-installed administrators in occupied regions ask Putin to hastily incorporate them
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Following hurriedly organised referendums that Ukraine and the West blasted as fraudulent, the Russian-installed administrators of Ukraine's Luhans

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Ukraine: Through stage-managed referendums, the history is repeating itself
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The outcome of the stage-managed referendums in three eastern provinces of Ukraine (Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia) and Kherson towards the south c

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'Men are from Mars, women are from Venus', which planet should humans visit first?
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While Mars is the intended target for humanity's first crewed mission to another planet, a group of experts is now advocating for Earth's sister pl

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Poland, Bulgaria urge citizens to leave Russia
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In the wake of exodus of Russians fleeing the country to escape military mobilisation, Poland and Bulgaria on Tuesday (September 28) urged their ci

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Three big central banks financing deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon forest: Report
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Three of the world’s largest central banks have been accused of financing agri-business giants that are engaged in the destruction of the climate c

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NATO member wants ‘devastating’ retaliation against Russia
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The bloc’s response to any use of WMDs by Moscow in Ukraine must not be nuclear, but still massive, Poland’s foreign minister says

NATO’s response to any use of tactical nuclear weapons by Russia in Ukraine must be “devastating” but only employ conventional arms, as Moscow’s threat is not directed at the bloc, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has said.

“To the best of our knowledge, Putin is threatening to use tactical nuclear weapons on Ukrainian soil, not to attack NATO, which means that NATO should respond in a conventional way,” Rau claimed during his Wednesday’s appearance on NBC News program Meet the...

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Major airline allows male staff to wear skirts
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Virgin Atlantic is permitting its personnel to wear any uniform in which they feel comfortable

In a bid to become “the most inclusive airline in the skies,” British Virgin Atlantic scrapped rules on Wednesday requiring its staff to wear gender-specific uniforms. This means male personnel may now wear red skirt suits to work.

The company, which is owned by billionaire Richard Branson, announced that it would update its gender identity policies to “champion individuality,” enabling its employees to wear clothing that “expresses how they identify.”

According to the airline’s press release, personnel are now...

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Nord Stream damage might be irreparable – media
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The Russian gas pipelines earlier suffered a suspected sabotage attack

What is being touted as potential sabotage on the Russian Nord Stream gas pipelines might have dealt them irreparable damage, Germany’s Tagesspiegel reported on Wednesday, citing “government circles.”  The two pipelines were seriously damaged earlier this week.

If the damage is not repaired quickly enough, too much salty sea water could run into the pipes lying at the bottom of the Baltic Sea and irreversibly corrode them, German officials have warned, according to the news media outlet. Denmark said on Wednesday that its authorities would...

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Childcare provisions in Budget ‘almost totally exclude’ stay-at-home parents

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Full Time Carer says Government cares more about those who ‘don’t want to work’.

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