Reducing Scotland’s climate ambition after the planet’s hottest-ever 12-month period was like ‘striking a match in a petrol station’
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Google fires 28 workers protesting contract with Israel
The group “No Tech for Apartheid” has long opposed “Project Nimbus,” Google’s $1.2 billion contract to provide cloud services to Israel
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Going ‘backwards’? Whistleblowers slam Boeing safety culture
‘The attitude from Boeing from the highest level is just to push the defective parts, regardless:’ Boeing engineer whistleblower
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Dementia treatments linked with serious side effects: study
Antipsychotic use in dementia patients is associated with serious side effects including stroke, blood clots, heart attack and heart failure
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Sweden passes disputed gender reassignment law
Beyond lowering the age to 16, the new legislation is aimed at making it simpler for a person to change their legal gender
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Arrests made in major gold heist in Canada
Accused include two Air Canada employees, a jewelry store owner and the getaway driver previously arrested in the US
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Women’s bodies being turned into ‘battlegrounds’: UN
UN warns women’s bodies have become political “battlegrounds,” putting at risk 30 years of progress on women’s sexual and reproductive health
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Pediatricians urge govt to outlaw smacking children in the UK
A UK government minister insisted the laws were clear and that abuse of children is “unacceptable.” A consultant pediatrician disagrees
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Canada inflation ticks higher in March to 2.9%
Political pundits said interest rates and prices must come down before the 2025 federal election for Trudeau to have a chance at re-election
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Canada budget forecasts ‘soft landing’ in 2024, avoiding recession
Most of the new spending was directed to shore up the support of younger voters ahead of an election expected in 2025