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McDonald’s says beef patties not responsible for E. Coli illnesses

McDonald’s announced on Sunday that its beef patties are not responsible for the E. Coli outbreak linked to the company’s quarter pounders. It comes after the outbreak made at least 75 people sick, ...

Budget watchdog will break impartiality, claims Hunt

The former chancellor says the publication of a review which could criticise the Conservatives on Budget day would "cross a line".

Carbon emissions of richest 1% increase hunger, poverty and deaths, says Oxfam

Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C. The high carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Argentina ready to boost flights to Falklands, says foreign minister

Diana Mondino says airlines will have to decide ‘frequency’ in sign of warmer relations with the UK over the islands

Business - Financial Times - October 28

Ex-Bolivian president says car shot at in assassination attempt

His party said it held President Luis Arce's government responsible. Arce condemned violence in politics and pledged an investigation.

Effort to tackle climate change wildly off track, says UN

The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever

Gérard Depardieu skipping sex assaults hearing, lawyer says

Actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court in Paris on Monday due to health reasons, his ...

Duterte Says He Takes Responsibility for Philippine Drug War

Former President Rodrigo Duterte was defiant in Senate testimony about the years of bloodshed that left thousands dead. “I did it for my country,” he said.

World - The New York Times - October 29

Markets set for rally after U.S. elections, Barclays says

Markets will likely experience a ‘mild relief rally’ in the wake of the vote as a smooth transition starts to come into sight

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

JD Vance says negotiating with Russia is necessary to end war in Ukraine

Sen. JD Vance of Ohio on Saturday declined to characterize Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “enemy,” saying instead that “I think that he’s clearly an adversary.

VW plans to close at least three plants in Germany, labour reps say

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Tensions escalate after Iran says it will respond to Israel’s airstrikes

The Middle East is on edge as Iran weighs its response to Israel's unprecedented airstrikes over the weekend. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting as tensions ...

World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2023, the U.N. warned, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.