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Denmark increases defense spending in view of Russian long-term war
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The rise of Sweden's super rich
Why the Nordic nation, despite its reputation for social equality, has so many billionaires.BBC News - Top stories -
Sweden prepares for Eurovision with heightened security
The celebration of pop is set to take place amid protests at Israel's involvement in the competition.BBC News - Top stories -
Lawmakers press nursing home chains on corporate spending amid staffing rule fight
Congressional Democrats demanded information about the corporate spending by the operators of three of the country's largest public, for-profit nursing homes, after the companies said they can’t afford the Biden administration’s new minimum ...The Hill - Politics -
A record number of sea lions gather in San Francisco
More than one thousand of the animals visited a city pier - the region's biggest spike in 15 years.BBC News - Top stories - San Francisco -
Berkshire Hathaway has $189 billion in cash. Elon Musk has an idea how Warren Buffett should spend it.
The latest results from Berkshire Hathaway shows that the conglomerate had nearly $200 billion — $189 billion, to be precise —in cash at the end of the first quarter.MarketWatch - Business - Elon Musk -
Late Start to BOE Rate Cuts Should Support Pound
The Bank of England’s first interest-rate cut is unlikely to happen till late summer at the earliest, according to market pricing, and any validation of this outlook from BOE officials would add fuel to the pound’s rally, Ebury said.The Wall Street Journal - World -
‘Alarming’ number of lone children held in UK-run facilities in France
Charities say FoI disclosure that 369 such children were held over 21-month period is ‘hugely concerning’. More than 350 lone children were held in UK-run detention facilities in northern France over a 21-month period, according to documents ...The Guardian - World -
Number of new homes in England predicted to drop to half of official target
Savills calls on government to take action to boost housebuildingFinancial Times - Business -
Menorcan village threatens to close to tourists after explosion in numbers
Binibeca Vell residents say officials have left them to grapple alone with noise and rubbish from stampede of visitors. Perched over a small bay, the village of Binibeca Vell on the Spanish island of Menorca has long been a magnet for tourists ...The Guardian - World
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The Eurovision Song Contest is kicking off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow
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US repatriates 11 citizens from notorious camp for relatives of Islamic State militants in Syria
The United States has repatriated 11 of its citizens from sprawling camps in northeastern Syria that house tens of thousands of family members of suspected Islamic State militantsABC News - World -
Former head of one of China's top state-owned phone companies sentenced to 16 years for corruption
A Chinese court sentenced the former head of one of the country’s three major state-owned phone carriers to 16 years in prison on charges of accepting bribes and abusing his authority, part of leader Xi Jinping’s politically-tinged anti-corruption ...ABC News - World - China -
Pakistan's military says recent suicide attack that killed 5 Chinese was planned in Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military says a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighboring Afghanistan and that the bomber was an Afghan citizenABC News - World - Pakistan -
Berlin police break up a pro-Palestinian student camp at the city's Free University as protests over war in Gaza spread
Berlin police break up a pro-Palestinian student camp at the city's Free University as protests over war in Gaza spreadABC News - World