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Post Office told Fujitsu engineer to tone down evidence

5 hours ago By Tom Espiner, BBC business reporter • Emma Simpson, BBC business correspondent Getty Images A former Fujitsu software engineer who appeared as an expert witness in court has admitted the Post Office asked him to alter his draft witness statement to make it less emotive. The public inquiry into the Horizon scandal heard that evidence that Gareth […]

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Supreme Court would allow emergency abortions in Idaho, Bloomberg reports

The Supreme Court would allow emergency abortion care in Idaho despite the state’s restrictions on the procedure, according to Bloomberg Law, which viewed a copy of a not-yet-released opinion that was briefly posted on the court’s website Wednesday. The decision, which has not been announced by the court, would mean that hospitals could perform emergency […]

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Timbuktu’s jihadist police chief convicted by ICC

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted the former head of the Islamic police in Mali’s historic city of Timbuktu for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutors say al-Hassan ag Abdoul Aziz ag Mohamed ag Mahmoud led a “reign of terror” in Timbuktu after it was overrun in 2012 by the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine […]

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How Wikileaks changed the internet, from Clinton’s emails to the Iraq war

WikiLeaks swiftly declined after it slid into an undeclared but unprecedented alliance with Russia — a fall hastened by the prosecution and pursuit of founder Julian Assange. Even so, the anti-secrecy platform transformed how information reaches the public, twice. It launched an era in which documents from whistleblowers and hackers can draw a broad audience […]

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New mpox strain in DR Congo ‘most dangerous yet’

7 hours ago By Philippa Roxby, Health reporter Reuters Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadly A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is “incredibly worrying”, say health officials monitoring its spread. The virus, which can cause lesions across the whole […]

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German car maker VW to invest up to $5bn in Tesla rival Rivian

German car making giant Volkswagen (VW) says it will invest up to $5bn (£3.94bn) in Tesla rival Rivian. The deal creates a joint venture that will allow VW and the US-based electric vehicle (EV) maker to share technology. Rivian shares jumped by almost 50% after the announcement. The tie-up comes as competition intensifies between EV […]

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Euro 2024 bracket and knockout round schedule

The Euro 2024 knockout round bracket is starting to take shape, with four of the six groups complete. Group C finished play Tuesday with a pair of scoreless draws: England against Slovenia and Denmark against Serbia. As a result, England won the group and will next face a third-place team, and Denmark finished second. Slovenia […]

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Heat and strikes piling pressure on NHS

Patients face major disruption in England this week, NHS bosses are warning, as the latest junior doctor strike coincides with the hottest week of the year. British Medical Association (BMA) members will stage a five-day walkout from Thursday – the 11th in the long-running pay dispute. It comes with yellow heat-health alerts in many parts […]

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