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The push to produce more electricity from wind continues with the launch of a new £100m fund aptly named “The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership”. The aim is to maximise opportunities for UK companies, however, […]

Australia took the moral high ground in deciding not to punish children for the sins of their parents this week when they evacuated Eight children belonging to known terrorists from Syria. Six of these were taken […]

In a positive move, a number of luxury properties seized from drug cartel leaders have been auctioned off in Mexico on the orders of President Andres Manuel López Obrador. The proceeds are earmarked for those […]

Turkey’s President and the AK Party effectively shot themselves in the foot by ordering a re-run of May’s Mayoral election which saw main opposition party candidate Ekrem Imamoglu win Istanbul by 13,000 votes. […]

Several Tory MPs have come out and asked for Boris Johnson to give an account of the altercation which took place over the weekend. His sole challenger for the Tory leadership Jeremy Hunt (surprise surprise) has […]

The hack targeted computers running rocket and missile launchers, sources tell US media outlets.
BBC News – US & Canada

The already toxic political environment in Ethiopia took another nasty turn with the assassination of first the Amhara regional governor Ambachew Mekonnen who was killed along with an adviser, followed a few hours […]

The 2019 NBA Draft went much as expected early with there being three outstanding players who went 1,2,3 and then a group who should make an early impact. Some good players did slide a bit and the following are […]

Business leaders have written a letter urging the next prime minister to commit to completing HS2.
BBC News – Business

Emirates and BA are among the airlines changing flight routes to avoid parts of Iranian airspace.
BBC News – Middle East