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Welsh councils plan cuts to plug £500m budget gap
Cuts to services loom as Welsh councils face a £500m budget gap.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
UK sanctions on settlers are making a difference. Take it from an Israeli – they should go further | Magen Inon
There will be no peace while these incursions continue. The politicians who encourage them must now be targeted too. Few people in the UK will have heard of Ze’ev Hever. A far-right member of the ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
'My voice is needed': Going solo after leaving one of the UK's biggest podcasts
Milena Sanchez quit The Receipts last year, one of the UK's biggest podcasts, after a co-host rift.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Revealed: face of a Sudanese princess entombed in Egypt 2,500 years ago
New exhibition shows how Perth museum traced Ta-Kr-Hb mummy’s origin to Kingdom of Kush – modern day Sudan. An ancient Egyptian sarcophagus has been a prized object in Perth Museum since it was ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
How a communist from the Tata family became one of Britain's first Asian MPs
Shapurji Saklatvala, who was a communist, fought for India's freedom in the UK in the 1900s.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Malaysia to revamp gasoline subsidies and raise taxes in a bid to narrow deficit
Malaysia will introduce new taxes and revamp gasoline, education and healthcare subsidies next year as part of aggressive reforms to narrow the country's fiscal deficitWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
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‘Welfare for the rich’: how farm subsidies wrecked Europe’s landscapes
The steep and stark environmental decline was not supposed to happen under the common agricultural policy. Revealed: the growing income gap between Europe’s biggest and smallest farms . The Rhine ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Revealed: billionaires are ‘ultimate beneficiaries’ linked to €3bn of EU farming subsidies
Thousands of small farms have closed according to analysis of official but opaque data from EU member states. ‘We didn’t realise how hard it is’: small farmers in Europe struggle to get by The ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Chinese Car Sales Rise Sharply on Subsidies, Robust Demand
The National Day holiday in early October, combined with a rally in Chinese equity markets, may have also supported consumer sentiment.Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
Here Comes the Sun: Will Ferrell, Harper Steele and more
Actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele sit down with Tracy Smith to discuss their documentary "Will & Harper." Then, David Pogue learns about new methods being implemented to keep birds from ...Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
At least 12 dead in Mexico steel plant explosion
An explosion at a Simec-owned steel plant in Mexico’s central Tlaxcala state in the early hours of Wednesday killed at least 12 people, state authorities said.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
FirstFT: Partner pay at US law firms hits record levels
Also in today’s newsletter, US backs huge lithium mine and Canada cuts immigration programmeWorld - Financial Times - October 25 -
Why Georgia’s EU future is on the ballot in historic parliament vote
Also in this newsletter: Russian migrant-smuggling ring bustedWorld - Financial Times - October 25 -
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EU Commission fines Teva $500M for trying to stop rival's multiple sclerosis drug
The European Commission has fined Israeli generic drugmaker Teva more than 460 million euros ($500 million) for improperly seeking to protect the patent for its multiple sclerosis drug and for ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
California subsidies for manure-based biogas face rising scrutiny over pollution concerns
Tensions are rising in California's agricultural heartland over state subsidies for manure-based biogas that are meant to help reduce planet-warming emissions but that environmental groups and ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Cheating alleged after men’s world conker champion found with steel chestnut
Metal replica conker found in pocket of David Jakins AKA King Conker, first-time winner after competing since 1977. The World Conker Championships is investigating cheating allegations after the ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Israel races to supply anti-missile shield
Intense war demands have left the IDF relying on the US to fill gaps in air defencesBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
World conkers tournament investigates claims of cheating with steel chestnut
The World Conker Championships says it's investigating allegations of cheating after this year’s men’s winner was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocketWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
'King Conker' accused of cheating, found with steel chestnut in pocket
A spokesperson for the World Conker Championships, in which competitors try to break their opponents' horse chestnut with their own, said it was investigating the allegations.Sports - ESPN - October 16 -
A Very English Sporting Scandal: Did a Steel Conker Taint a Title?
Conkers are buckeye chestnuts that are part of an annual championship. This year, there are accusations of cheating. And it’s all very serious.World - The New York Times - October 15 -
Politicians hate it, but the Nippon-US Steel deal is good for America
U.S. Steel put itself up for sale last year not because it wanted to be owned by a Japanese company but because its management needed an infusion of capital and expertise to thrive in a difficult ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Russia Turns Mariupol's Steel Mills From Battle Zone to Spoils of War
Moscow’s patronage enriches a Kremlin-friendly warlord from Chechnya by letting him plunder Ukraine’s big metals plant.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 21 -
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Nippon Steel spends whopping $1.3M on lobbying amid merger threat
The Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel paid its primary lobbying firm $1.3 million during a dangerous period for its proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel over the summer. From July through September, ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
A College Football Cinderella Ditched a Glass Slipper for a Steel-Toe Boot
A player who squats 605 pounds and runs fast enough to earn a speeding ticket in a school zone is the face of Boise State.Sports - The New York Times - October 23 -
China's steel exports expected to falter in 2025 as pain from tariffs spread
Steel producers in China face a double-whammy of mounting overseas tariffs and weakened domestic demand at home.Business - CNBC - October 25 -
12 dead and 1 injured in explosion at steel plant in central Mexico
Twelve people have died in a fire at a steel plant in central MexicoWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
New football regulator to be given power to tackle controversial 'parachute payments'
"Strengthened" legislation to establish an independent football regulator for the elite men's game in England is set to be introduced to parliament by the government.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Pokémon maker confirms it was victim of hack
The makers of the hit video game series confirm their servers were accessed by hackers over summer.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
‘Soft landing’ bets push US corporate spreads to lowest in almost 20 years
Fed cuts and robust economy spur ‘tremendous demand’ for US creditBusiness - Financial Times - October 18 -
Reeves looks to keep ‘stealth tax’ freeze on thresholds
Budget move on individual income could raise £7bn a year towards plugging £40bn fiscal shortfallBusiness - Financial Times - October 18 -
How can Rachel Reeves fill the UK’s £40bn Budget gap?
Chancellor’s options hemmed in by Labour election promises and NHS spendingBusiness - Financial Times - October 18
