14 hours ago Hidden bathroom camera on Royal Caribbean cruise 'may have filmed over 1,000 people'

A new class action lawsuit seeks damages for passengers onboard the Symphony of the Seas who were unknowingly photographed and filmed by their stateroom attendant, Arvin Mirasol.

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18 hours ago Victims of UK's infected blood scandal who campaigned for justice honoured at Pride of Britain

In the 1970s and 80s, an estimated 30,000 people across the UK were unknowingly involved in the infected blood scandal - and tonight, three of the campaigners were honoured at the Pride of Britain awards

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22 hours ago Smoke pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12,000 people a year, new research suggests

Global heating particularly increasing risk of death from smoke inhalation in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of AsiaGlobal heating is causing more of the planet to be burned from wildfires and probably killing an extra 12,000 people a year from breathing in smoke, according to new research.Global heating was particularly increasing the risk of death from wildfire smoke in Australia, South America, Europe and the boreal forests of Asia, one modelling study found. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week

Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across borderWhat caused the civil war in Sudan and how has it become one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises?Refugees and aid agencies have warned of deteriorating conditions in overcrowded and severely underfunded camps in Chad, as intensifying violence and a hunger crisis in Sudan drive huge numbers across the border.About 25,000 people – the vast majority women and children – crossed into eastern Chad in the first week of October, a record number for a single week in 2024. Chad, one of the world’s poorest countries, hosts 681,944 Sudanese refugees – the highest number globally. Continue reading...

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33 hours ago Funding cuts could mean death of Sámi languages, say Indigenous parliaments

Sweden and Finland plan to withdraw funding to safeguard nine languages defined as threatened by UnescoThe Indigenous parliaments of Sweden, Finland and Norway have warned that some Sámi languages could disappear if Stockholm and Helsinki press ahead with plans to withdraw funding that could hit a critical preservation body.Sámi Giellagáldu was created to safeguard, promote and strengthen the use of the nine Sámi languages across the Nordics, including North Sámi, which is spoken by an estimated 20,000 people across Norway, Sweden and Finland and classified by Unesco as endangered, and the much smaller Pite Sámi and Ute Sámi, which have less than 50 speakers each. Continue reading...

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