Firms fined £1.3m after man killed by falling window from luxury property in London
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Firms fined £1.3m after man killed by falling window from luxury property in London

Mick Ferris was crushed to death when the 130kg pane fell 26 storeys from the Corniche housing developmentTwo companies have been fined a total of £1.3m over health and safety breaches after a coach driver was killed by a falling window pane.Mick Ferris, 53, was crushed when a window fell 26 storeys from the Corniche, a luxury development in Vauxhall, London, on 2 October 2018. Continue reading...

Luxury firms fined £1.3m after man killed by falling window in London
The Guardian •

Luxury firms fined £1.3m after man killed by falling window in London

Mick Ferris was crushed to death when the 130kg pane fell 26 storeys from the Corniche housing developmentTwo companies have been fined a total of £1.3m over health and safety breaches after a coach driver was killed by a falling window pane.Mick Ferris, 53, was crushed when a window fell 26 storeys from the Corniche, a luxury development in Vauxhall, London, on 2 October 2018. Continue reading...

Threat to 'life and existence': Major takeaways from Palestinian president's UN speech
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Threat to 'life and existence': Major takeaways from Palestinian president's UN speech

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row. “The Palestinian people face one of the most dangerous times in its history,” Abbas said. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani take...

In New York, 29 million discarded glass bottles were ground into concrete for JPMorgan headquarters
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In New York, 29 million discarded glass bottles were ground into concrete for JPMorgan headquarters

A groundbreaking skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan ingeniously incorporates 29 million recycled bottles as structural elements, tackling both environmental and construction hurdles. The project innovatively replaces Portland cement with ground-glass pozzolan, dramatically cutting down carbon emissions. Despite the ecological materials, engineers adhered to an expedited construction timeline, while t...

REPLAY: Palestinian president Abbas addresses UN General Assembly

REPLAY: Palestinian president Abbas addresses UN General Assembly

France 24 •

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN on Thursday that Israeli policies no longer just jeopardized a two-state solution but were now threatening the "very life and existence" of his people. Abbas delivered prerecorded remarks to the UN’s General Assembly from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the...

How do the French feel about religion?

How do the French feel about religion?

France 24 •

Amid the enthusiasm over the first papal visit to France in 18 years, we take a deep dive into religion in France. We try to answer the question, "How do the French feel about religion?" From its Catholic heritage to laïcité, or secularism, we break down the statistics on the French people's relationship to faith.

'Trump views US-China relations as a personal friendship: Xi views US as an adversary to be managed'

'Trump views US-China relations as a personal friendship: Xi views US as an adversary to be managed'

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Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The US remains a powerful actor in its relationship with China. But power on paper is not the same thing as leverage at the negotiating table. Levin warns that President Trump’s highly personalized approach to Xi Jinping off...

TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform

TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform

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UK watchdog fined video app in 2023 for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage usersTikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform.The video app was punished by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2023 for inadequate checks of who was using the p...

Australia’s newest chicken factory looks like a modern art gallery – but will it improve animal welfare?

Australia’s newest chicken factory looks like a modern art gallery – but will it improve animal welfare?

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Three million chickens a week will be processed at the state-of-the-art facility in Tamworth – a fifth of all those eaten nationwideIt is for birds? Is it for planes?The sleek, rust-coloured saucer settles into the earth, mirroring the surrounding hills. It looks like an art gallery or a high-end conference centre – an architectural masterpiece designed to sit lightly on the land. Continue reading...

Boy, 16, held in ‘cramped’ prison cell alone for 22 hours a day for weeks, Victorian ombudsman finds

Boy, 16, held in ‘cramped’ prison cell alone for 22 hours a day for weeks, Victorian ombudsman finds

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Ombudsman finds government breached teen’s human rights, saying the conditions ‘bordered on solitary confinement’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 16-year-old boy was held in conditions akin to solitary confinement in adult prison for 22 hours a day, leading him to have suicidal thoughts, a Victorian ombudsman report has revealed.The report, tabled in parliament on Thurs...

AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities and experts warn ‘there is more of this to come’

AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities and experts warn ‘there is more of this to come’

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Council on AI Strategy chief says incident unlikely to be isolated and country should enhance capability to detect and report incidentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTechnology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost...

Trump administration to ask supreme court to allow third-country deportation policy

Trump administration to ask supreme court to allow third-country deportation policy

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US attorney general Todd Blanche says justice department will ask high court for help after lower court rejected policyThe Trump administration will ask the US supreme court to allow it to deport immigrants to countries other than their own, the latest effort to seek approval for a controversial policy that fulfils Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.Todd Blanche, the US attorney general, said ...

Spain’s housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87

Spain’s housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87

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The eviction of an 87-year-old from her Madrid home has highlighted a political paralysis that has thwarted efforts to resolve Spain’s chronic housing crisis, fuelling debate before next year’s election. Maricarmen Abascal’s 70-year stay at her home in upmarket central Madrid ended on Wednesday when she left escorted on a stretcher, flanked by protesters on one side and police on the other – a tra...

Germany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guard

Germany investigates 105-year-old suspected former Nazi prison camp guard

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Man accused of being accessory to murders at Stalag 326 VI K amid race to prosecute suspects before they dieA 105-year-old man is under investigation on suspicion of being an accessory to multiple murders at a Nazi prisoner of war camp, German prosecutors have said.The case, which is being handled by the public prosecutor’s office in Dortmund, centres on the Stalag 326 VI K camp in western Germany...

Man, 105, being investigated over murders at Nazi PoW camp

Man, 105, being investigated over murders at Nazi PoW camp

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Centenarian accused of being accessory to multiple murders at Stalag 326 VI K in west Germany, as judiciary race to prosecute suspects before they dieA 105-year-old man is under investigation on suspicion of being an accessory to multiple murders at a Nazi prisoner of war camp, German prosecutors have said.The case, which is being handled by the public prosecutor’s office in Dortmund, centres on t...

Long queues as France’s €1 student meals draw crowds

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France’s new €1 university meal scheme has attracted large numbers of students, with long queues reported at canteens in Paris. While some students welcome the cheaper meals, staff warn that the extra demand is putting pressure on space, equipment and staffing.

EU says Trump plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’

EU says Trump plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’

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US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across EuropeBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has warned Donald Trump against plans to ban US diesel exports to the global market, saying the move would negatively affect Europe and the US.The European Commission has reacted with “concern” to reports this week that the US president could pre...

The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral

The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral

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Clip of the former Tory MP staring intently at fellow panellist is shared widely onlineRory Stewart has been an Afghan NGO leader, a Conservative leadership candidate, a Harvard professor, a popular podcaster, and the deputy governor of an Iraqi province. This week, he created a moment that drew wider attention than any of them: he fixed a beady gaze on a fellow Newsnight panellist for the longest...

White House still turning away some media outlets despite order

White House still turning away some media outlets despite order

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Some journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are being denied entry to the White House despite a judge ordering that their access be restored. The ongoing legal battle over the media ban and suspension of the White House TV pool are changing how the public sees President Trump’s historic meeting with Chinese President Xi.