All news for 2024-05-20

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UK infected blood scandal worsened by ‘chilling’ cover-up, inquiry finds
Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes
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Biden criticizes ICC prosecutor’s request for Netanyahu arrest warrant
US president sides with Israeli PM as he calls Karim Khan’s pursuit of warrants for Netanyahu along with Hamas leaders ‘outrageous’
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Stockport nursery worker guilty of baby’s manslaughter
A nursery worker who strapped a nine-month-old baby face down to a beanbag and left her for 90 minutes has been found guilty of manslaughter.
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Liverpool confirm Arne Slot as new manager in £9.4m deal after public Jurgen Klopp demand
Liverpool have announced that Arne Slot will be their next manager with the Feyenoord boss replacing Jurgen Klopp at Anfield following his emotional departure
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’I am truly sorry’: Sunak apologizes for infected blood scandal and its ’chilling’ cover-up
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised to the victims of the infected blood scandal and their families, saying "on behalf of this and every government stretching back to the 1970s, I am truly sorry".
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Man, 26, dies after Great Bristol run
The event is one of the UK’s most popular running events and has been part of the city since 1989
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King Charles and Queen Camilla greet crowds at Chelsea Flower Show, visiting garden designed by children
King Charles and Queen Camilla were all smiles as they arrived at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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Threat of WW3 looms as Iran insists president Raisi’s death ’won’t deter regime’ amid nuclear tensions
Iranian leader Ali Khamenei has scrambled to assure his country that its warped regime will continue as normal following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi.
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Julian Assange wins right to appeal extradition to US
Judges had deferred a decision on whether Assange could take his case to another appeal hearing
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas officials on war crimes charges
Karim Khan applies for warrants relating to alleged crimes committed during 7 October attack and the ensuing war in Gaza
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Tyson Fury settles back into home life post-Oleksandr Usyk fight with tip run alongside wife Paris
Tyson Fury has taken a trip to the tip after landing back in England following his split-decision defeat against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning
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Philip Morris enters Egypt market amid disputed tender
Swiss tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) obtained a stake in a company that won a disputed license to make and market cigarettes in Egypt, one of the world’s most desirable tobacco markets.
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Azerbaijan has been selling electricity to Georgia through secretive offshore companies
Even as Sulkhan Papashvili, one of Georgia’s richest businessmen, bought electricity from Azerbaijan’s state energy company, the family members of its leaders entered into business dealings with him on the side.
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Man in his 30s dies in police custody - investigation launched
The incident at Gablecross Police Station is now being investigated by the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC).
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UK researchers say AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed
All five systems tested were found to be ‘highly vulnerable’ to attempts to elicit harmful responses
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Dozens hospitalized after children’s camp struck by lightning twice
Thirty-eight people were taken to hospital after two lightning strikes hit a children’s camp in Germany.
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Brexit border checks will cost UK firms £470m annually, says watchdog
‘More than three years after end of transition period, it is still not clear when full controls will be in place’
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The robots are coming: How Ukraine became the testing ground for AI-powered combat
As autonomous drones soar toward the frontline, bigger countries like China and the U.S. are watching.
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Damning figures reveal police ignored over half of vandalism cases in England and Wales last year
Police ignored more than half of all vandalism cases in England and Wales last year, figures show.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known as ’The Butcher,’ dies in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been found dead at the site of a horror helicopter crash.