A recent legal ruling in London’s High Court sets a new and potentially worrying precedent for UK doctors. Evie Toombes, a 20-year-old professional show jumper who was born with spina bifida, successfully sued her mother’s GP on the grounds that her mother allegedly did not receive sufficient advice about the importance of …
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The families of six people who lost their lives amid a Soviet crackdown against Lithuania’s pro-independence government have filed a lawsuit in the capital, Vilnius, against the USSR’s last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. The lawsuit, which was initiated on Thursday on the 31st anniversary of the event, seeks undisclosed damages for …
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A new bill before the US Senate that would introduce unprecedented new sanctions against Russia, as well as against top officials including President Vladimir Putin, has soured security negotiations between Moscow and Washington. At present, the measures have been mooted as a potential response to any invasion of Ukraine but, …
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Novak Djokovic may have played his final match at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena amid a potential visa nightmare which could banish the Australian Open’s most successful star of the modern era from Australia for the next three years. When can Djokovic return to Australia? The legal defeat, which is arguably …
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A Ukrainian ministry now says “evidence” indicates Moscow was behind Friday’s attack on Kiev’s governmental websites. The move comes after another official earlier pointed the finger at hackers backed by Belarusian intelligence. The statement arrived less than a day after the deputy secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, …
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The FBI has identified the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue on Saturday as Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen. In a Sunday statement, authorities said they are continuing to investigate but do not believe other individuals beyond Akram were involved. The FBI said its …
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Elon Musk’s Tesla has signed a deal to get a key component for electric car batteries outside of China, in an apparent effort to reduce dependence on the Asian nation for graphite. The car maker is now in business with Australia’s Syrah Resources, which operates a graphite mine in Balama, …
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Former President Donald Trump held his first campaign-style rally of 2022 in Arizona, lashing out at President Joe Biden’s “destructive” economic policies, his vaccine mandates, and the alleged persecution of Trump’s supporters. Citing soaring inflation, rising gas prices, and shortages of food and consumer goods, Trump told a thousands-strong crowd …
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Novak Djokovic’s Australian exit over his Covid vaccination status is the latest injustice against his country, an ex-player has claimed while referencing the NATO bombings which the champion endured as a child in Belgrade. The 12-year-old Djokovic had to shelter from NATO warfare in the Serbian capital when the bombing campaign …
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Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is looking into the possibility of expelling foreigners from the country if they commit gross administrative breaches, the head of the national migration department has revealed. Speaking as part of an interview with Interfax, published on Thursday, Valentina Kazakova said that the ministry “continues to …
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