8 h. ago African countries boost family planning funding in ‘shift from dependency’ after aid cuts

Zambia, Zimbabwe and DRC take steps to protect decades of progress in reproductive health, as donor fatigue leads to steep cuts in aidAfrican governments are boosting funding for family planning programmes as cuts in foreign aid threaten decades of reproductive health progress and access to birth control for millions of women and girls.Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are the latest countries to announce increased budgets for family planning supplies and services. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Three countries boost family planning funding in ‘powerful shift from dependency’ in Africa after aid cuts

Zambia, Zimbabwe and DRC take steps to protect decades of progress in reproductive health, as donor fatigue leads to steep cuts in aidSeveral African governments are boosting funding for family planning programmes as cuts in foreign aid threaten decades of reproductive health progress and access to birth control for millions of women and girls.Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are the latest to announce increased budgets for family planning supplies and services. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Major US clothing store calls out Trump’s tariffs after announcing plans to shutter 150 locations

Carter’s, which sells clothes and other essentials for babies and toddlers, said its operating income was down by approximately 62 percent over the first three quarters when compared to the same period last year

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23 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo announces 'definite' World Cup plan as he prepares to retire

Cristiano Ronaldo admits time is running out on his football career and unsurprisingly insists that next summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be his last

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23 h. ago STV facing strike before Christmas amid claims broadcaster has no future

The National Union of Journalists is balloting its members after a job loss plan was announced.

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23 h. ago Linlithgow MSP urges constituents to take part in Climate Change consultation

The draft plan, announced in early November, sets out over 150 actions to reduce emissions across sectors between now and 2040.

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68 h. ago Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support

Congressional approval would likely be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated beforeDonald Trump on Sunday mused about giving most Americans $2,000 funded by tariff revenues collected by the president’s administration – an evident bid to rally public support on the issue.“A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Trump promises $2,000 check for every American thanks to tariff revenue he's collected

The president made the exciting announcement on Sunday morning - blasting those people who hated on his tariff strategy as 'fools.'

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3 d. ago Trump tariffs and strict US border rules threaten flight of Canada’s ‘snowbirds’

Annual migration from frigid Canadian winter to Florida sunshine could become thinner as travellers look elsewhereThe annual migration of hundreds of thousands of Canadian “snowbirds” escaping freezing temperatures in their homeland and heading to warmer US states such as Florida for the duration of the winter could be about to become noticeably thinner.Many have ditched plans to visit their southern neighbor and are looking to spend their valuable dollars elsewhere, largely put off by Donald Trump’s escalating economic war with Canada and strict new immigration rules that have created fear and confusion. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ministers unveil plans for better NHS treatment for veterans and serving members of the Armed Forces

Ministers announced plans to provide better NHS treatment to military veterans as well as current servicemen and women.

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3 d. ago Ikea slammed by Trump's tariffs plan as furniture giants' profits plummet

Ikea has faced a hit by Trump's tariff plan as profits plummeted for the popular flat-pack firm, but sale volumes are up and store visitors have increased too

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3 d. ago Businesses worldwide brace for extra Trump tariffs on steel imports

Commerce department expected to add about 700 more items with steel content to levy list at request of US firmsBusinesses around the world are steeling themselves for another round of Donald Trump’s tariffs, this time on goods ranging from bicycles to baking trays, as US industry embraces a call for more products to tax on import.Small, medium and large American companies have asked the US Department of Commerce to add about 700 more items to an August list of 407 products already facing extra tariffs because of their steel content, which hit items such as Ikea tables with metal nuts and bolts and German combine harvesters. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago IKEA profits plunge more than a quarter after Trump’s tariff uncertainty

IKEA stores across 63 markets around the world fell for a second year in a row

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4 d. ago Transgender rights to Trump’s tariffs – here’s what’s on the Supreme Court docket

The Supreme Court is made up of nine justices

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5 d. ago Chinese and US space agencies make rare collaboration to steer satellites away from danger

China announces plan to have over 10,000 satellites orbiting Earth by 2030s

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5 d. ago 2p or not 2p? Rachel Reeves 'tells Budget watchdog she plans to break Labour's manifesto' as Chancellor mulls 'putting 2p on income tax while cutting 2p from National Insurance'

The Chancellor is said to have told the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that a rise in personal taxation is one of the 'major measures' she is planning to announce.

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5 d. ago Trump defends tariffs as matter of ‘national security’, saying a supreme court ruling against them would be ‘somewhat catastrophic’

President claims without evidence that tariffs are ‘difference between going bankrupt and thriving’It’s now day 37 of the ongoing government shutdown, the longest on record, with both parties continuing to blame the other for the lapse in funding.For his part, Donald Trump has turned his attention to the filibuster – the procedural mechanism that requires 60 votes in the Senate to end debate on a piece of legislation and bring it to the floor for a vote. He’s hammered home his wishes on Truth Social, and in front of lawmakers at a White House breakfast on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Kemi Badenoch promises to stand with ‘grafters’ by tackling tool and farm theft

Conservative leader has announced plans to combat rural theft, with increased fines and sentences for criminals

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6 d. ago Kentucky plane crash: death toll rises to 12 as officials investigate how engine detached

NTSB agents arrive in Louisville to investigate what caused engine to fall off UPS cargo plane and left wing to catch fireThe death toll from the UPS cargo plane that exploded into a fireball in Louisville on Tuesday night has risen to 12, said Craig Greenberg, the city’s mayor. At least 15 people were reported injured and “several individuals” were still unaccounted for, Greenberg said in a social media post.A federal investigator announced earlier Wednesday a UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off shortly after takeoff from the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport, causing the plane to crash and explode into a fireball. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago FBI names third man accused of planning Halloween terror attack in Michigan

The FBI has announced Wednesday a third man has been arrested and accused of planning a Halloween terror attack in Michigan

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