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UK army to take wheel as ambulance drivers, healthcare workers plan to strike
Nov 28, 2022 10:39Reports say British troops will be brought in to drive ambulances and fill hospital roles as thousands of health workers plan to go on strike next month to demand a pay hike and better working conditions amid soaring inflation in the country.
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Poorer women in UK have sixth-highest cancer death rates in Europe: WHO
Nov 28, 2022 10:31Women from deprived backgrounds in the United Kingdom are at higher risk of dying from cancer compared to their counterparts in other European countries and better-off women in Britain, a new World Health Organization (WHO) study finds.
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Riots break out in Belgium after shocking loss to Morocco in World Cup 2022
Nov 28, 2022 04:34After Morocco pulled off another FIFA World Cup 2022 shock on Sunday by defeating Belgium 2-0, riots erupted in the heart of Brussels and several other Belgian cities as angry fans torched scooters and pelted stones at cars.
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Small plane crashes into power lines in Maryland, leaving thousands without power
Nov 28, 2022 03:59A small plane crashed into power lines in the US state of Maryland, triggering a widespread power outage in Montgomery County, according to reports.
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UK's Sunak to pledge more military aid to Ukraine
Nov 28, 2022 03:55Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to use his first major foreign policy speech to vow commitment to sustaining and possibly stepping up military aid to Ukraine.
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Lawmaker: ‘US Congress doesn’t need to pass Democrat bills to fund Ukraine’s war against Russia’
Nov 28, 2022 03:21Republican Representative Mike Turner (from Ohio) has said the US Congress does not need to pass “Democrat bills” to fund Ukraine’s war against Russia.
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Venezuela asks UN to manage its foreign funds after deal with opposition
Nov 28, 2022 02:52The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition have asked the United Nations to manage a fund from billions of dollars seized in foreign banks over US sanctions following an agreement to ease the protracted political and humanitarian situation in the country.
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Economist: High fuel prices to kill more Europeans than Ukraine war this winter
Nov 27, 2022 09:57More people will die in Europe this winter because of energy costs than those who have perished on the battlefield in the Ukraine war, according to the British weekly newspaper The Economist.
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Collapse of UK emergency care system causes 2,000 deaths a month
Nov 27, 2022 09:39Britain's top accident and emergency doctor says about 4,000 patients a day are spending more than 12 hours in the emergency department because the care system has collapsed.
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Czechs protest govt.'s aid to Ukraine, US bases in Europe
Nov 27, 2022 05:07Czech people have taken to the streets in the capital Prague to protest the government’s aid to Ukraine and what they consider as shortsighted trade and energy policies.