US listeria outbreak kills infant and prompts recall of meat products
The listeria outbreak, linked to ready-to-eat meat, is known to have sickened 11 people.
Nine people hospitalized in listeria outbreak linked to South Carolina food processor
A woman in California also lost a fetus from the disease that US health officials have linked to Yu Shang Food Inc
A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products from a South Carolina food processor has caused 11 illnesses in four states, with nine hospitalizations, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A woman who was pregnant with twins was also sickened. Both of the fetuses died, but listeria was found in a sample from only one.
Continue reading...Revealed: Home Office ‘completely lost grip’ at notorious Manston asylum centre
Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detained
Home Office officials have admitted that “we completely lost our grip” on the situation at a notorious asylum processing centre that led to 18,000 people being unlawfully detained in horrific conditions.
Overcrowding at Manston, a former RAF base in Kent, in autumn 2022 led to an outbreak of diphtheria and scabies. Asylum seekers who had crossed the Channel in small boats were forced to sleep on filthy floors or on flattened cardboard boxes, while toilets were overflowing with faeces. Women and children were forced to sleep close to unrelated men and there were claims of assaults by guards.
Continue reading...More than 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in 48 hours
Director of the Kamal Adwan hospital says several staff wounded in Israeli bombardment.
Police carry out controlled explosion at London Euston station
Cordons lifted after passengers were evacuated when a suspicious package was reported
Police have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package at Euston railway station, the Metropolitan police have confirmed.
Cordons were in place around the main line station in north London at lunchtime on Saturday and passengers due to travel were evacuated from the station.
Continue reading...Moscow bans adoption of Russian children to countries that allow gender transition – The Associated Press
What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship? – The New York Times
- What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship? The New York Times
- The Ukraine missile crisis: Putin’s shadow war against the west finally breaks cover The Guardian
- This is no time to surrender to Putin’s rockets – still less his words The Independent
- Putin is climbing the ‘escalation ladder’ in his war against Ukraine, expert warns Fox News
- What Putin plans next for Ukraine, nuclear threats explained USA TODAY
Couple accused of stealing nearly $1m of Lululemon products from stores
Jadion Richards, 44, and Akwele Lawes-Richards, 45, were arrested on 14 November in Minneapolis-St Paul
A couple has been accused of stealing nearly $1m worth of Lululemon products from its stores across the US.
Jadion Richards, 44, and Akwele Lawes-Richards, 45, were arrested on 14 November in Minneapolis-St Paul and have each been charged with one count of organized retail theft, according to a criminal complaint filed in Minnesota and reviewed by multiple outlets.
Continue reading...‘Exponentially worse’: Immigrant rights groups brace for second Trump term
Immigrant rights groups fear harsh policies and potential legal pressure could accelerate in second Trump term.
‘Trust and reserve judgement’ on rebrand, says Jaguar
The iconic carmaker's rebrand has certainly caught people's attention, but will it pay off?
Ukraine has lost over 40% of Russia’s Kursk region to counter-attacks, Kyiv military source says – Reuters
- Ukraine has lost over 40% of Russia's Kursk region to counter-attacks, Kyiv military source says Reuters
- Ukraine has lost over 40% of territory previously gained in Kursk incursion, Reuters reports. Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine Lost Nearly Half The Territory It Captured In Russia: Report The War Zone
- Ukraine loses over 40% of its controlled territory in Russia's Kursk Oblast – Reuters Ukrainska Pravda
- The Operational And Strategic Genius Of The Kursk Offensive – Analysis Eurasia Review
Arrest warrants for Israeli leaders marks pivotal moment in international law | Beth McKernan
Charges against Israeli prime minister and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant mark first time western-affiliated leaders have been targeted for war crimes
The international criminal court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza has been welcomed by Palestinians as a landmark moment in their decade-long fight to challenge the Israeli occupation through international institutions.
Thursday’s announcement from the international criminal court’s pretrial chamber of arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has sent shockwaves through the international legal system. As the first time that officials from a democratic, western-allied state have been charged with war crimes, it is widely seen as the most significant action taken by the court since it was set up at the turn of the century.
Continue reading...Settlers set sights on Trump support for full control of West Bank – The Times of Israel
- Settlers set sights on Trump support for full control of West Bank The Times of Israel
- West Bank Settlement Supporters Have Big Hopes for Trump’s Presidency The New York Times
- It is in our hands to make Judea and Samaria an inseparable part of Israel - opinion The Jerusalem Post
- On the road to annexation, Israel is intentionally causing a Palestinian economic collapse Haaretz
- Trump win fuels discussion of Israel annexing the West Bank. Here's what that means. CBS News
Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by deaths of tourists in Vang Vieng
Six foreign visitors died earlier this month after suspected methanol poisoning during night out in backpacker hotspot
The Lao government has said it is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng and has promised justice, as tributes were paid to victims of a suspected mass methanol poisoning which has claimed six lives.
Two Danish citizens, two Australians, an American, and a Briton died after becoming ill following a night out in the small riverside town, a popular destination for backpackers.
Continue reading...UN climate talks in disarray as developing nations stage walkout at COP29
Host Azerbaijan calls for consensus after delegations from developing countries walk out of climate finance talks.
No ‘red lines’ in Ukraine support, French foreign minister tells BBC
Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to Laura Kuenssberg after a week of escalation in Ukraine.
Dartmouth sorority and two fraternity members charged over death of student
Won Jang drowned in Connecticut River in July after party where alcohol was supplied by his fraternity
A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party this summer.
Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing in July after the party. State and local emergency responders searched the Connecticut River and found his body.
Continue reading...Kayaker’s leg amputated at Tasmania river after 20-hour rescue to free him from rocks – CBS News
- Kayaker's leg amputated at Tasmania river after 20-hour rescue to free him from rocks CBS News
- Kayaker’s leg amputated in 20-hour ordeal trapped between rocks on Australia river CNN
- Kayaker Trapped on Australian River Has Leg Amputated in 20-Hour Rescue The New York Times
- Kayaker in Tasmania has leg amputated after becoming 'wedged' between rocks in river Sky News
Rahul silences doubters as India openers dominate Australia
India close Day Two of the first Test on 172-0 in their second innings in Perth, leading Australia by 218.
Trump’s pick for budget head worked on Project 2025 – and wants to bypass the US Senate
Russell Vought led the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term and is pushing for a workaround to install president-elect’s picks
Even before Donald Trump tapped Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a second time, Vought’s thinktank had gotten to work in recent weeks lobbying for recess appointments – a means by which Trump could attempt to circumvent the US Senate’s confirmation process.
Vought, who served as director of the OMB during Trump’s first term and of the thinktank he launched in 2021, is advocating for the archaic method to install Trump’s nominees, including Vought himself and some of Trump’s most heavily criticized picks.
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