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Palestine plays first-of-a-kind football friendly in Spain – DW – 11/17/2025 The Palestinian national team has never played a full international in Europe. But, on Saturday, it filled a stadium and the streets of Bilbao in a match against a Basque team keen to amplify its own cause.

Palestine plays first-of-a-kind football friendly in Spain

NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment

NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan.

Bad inheritance from 14 yrs of Tory rule.

Not helped by another reorganization costing billions, low staff morale.

Billions wasted through PFI, privatisations. Govt planning more of the same, leaves less for frontline services.

Text reading 'Algorithms should not fire or hire humans', with a European Parliament logo in the corner.

Algorithms should not fire or hire humans.

Parliament members are calling for a law that prevents tech from having too much of a role in decisions that affect human jobs.

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MEPs warn of increasing repression of human rights activists across borders | News | European Parliament On Thursday, Parliament urged the EU to tackle actions by authoritarian regimes to coerce, control or silence political opponents and other critical voices abroad.

Human-rights activists are being threatened, intimidated and harassed in over 100 countries.

Parliament warns that 10 countries are responsible for 80% of these attacks, and is calling for sanctions.

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SG @alain-berset.coe.int will visit #Moldova as the country begins its Presidency of the #CoE Committee of Ministers. Meetings with President Maia Sandu & PM Alexandru Munteanu will focus on: #NewDemocraticPact, #DemocraticSecurity & foreign information interference.

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Zelenskyy no-show in Italy: Deliberate snub or tight schedule? While speculation has been rife in some Italian papers about the reasons behind Zelenskyy not making a stop in Italy, one senior researcher in comments to Euronews said the reason was probably far more mundane.

While speculation has been rife in some Italian papers about the reasons behind Zelenskyy not making a stop in Italy, one senior researcher in comments to Euronews said the reason was probably far more mundane.

'Military Schengen': Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation If an EU country is attacked, how long should it take for other member states to allow troops and equipment to cross through their borders to provide reinforcements? A new plan could limit how long one EU member can hold another's military up.

'Military Schengen': Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation

Well, yeah, they’re ICE for a reason. Because they can’t get employment elsewhere. Because they’re idiots, abusers and perverts.

Blank pages or heavily redacted with nothing on the fat orange rapist

Starmer says he will lead Labour into next election Despite speculation about challenges to his leadership, the prime minister says he is

Starmer says he will lead Labour into next election.

No chance.

Losses at the next council elections will seal his fate.

Poor policy choices - hurting the old, children and disabled put a negative sign. Bad tax promises, reneged on leadership pledges.

Many MPs with small majority worried.

How sparsely populated Norway amassed $1.8 trillion | Fortune Europe Launched in the early 1990s to invest mostly in bonds, the fund has grown to become the largest of its kind by acquiring small equity stakes in thousands of companies across the world.

UK and Norway won nature's lottery in 1970 - found oil/gas in the North Sea.

UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.

Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.

Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.

UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.

Competition watchdog investigating eight firms over online pricing The Competition and Markets Authority is taking the action following a review of online pricing and sales practices.

StubHub, Viagogo, AA Driving School, BSM Driving School, Gold's Gym, Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Marks Electrical investigated for online pricing.

Practices such as mandatory additional charges, time limited sales and automatic opt-ins rip people off.

Why can't companies be ethical?

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing

Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body .

Increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression.

Companies know but inflict harms to boost profits. Need effective regulation.

Hotel adverts banned by watchdog over misleadingly cheap rooms Ads for Hilton, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor are banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Adverts from Hilton hotel group, Travelodge, Booking. com and Accor banned for misleading minimum prices for rooms.

It is that "from" price which you rarely get.

All part of the plan to entrap customers, boost profits, exec pay.

Execs not fined for misleading ads. So it goes on

UK inflation fell to 3.6% in October Figure strengthens case for BoE rate cut next month

UK inflation fell to 3.6% in October on.ft.com/48kEGyt

Niklas Frank, le fils de nazi dévoré par la haine du père

Niklas Frank, le fils de nazi dévoré par la haine du père

#Badenough is so irrelevant

Without the ability to tour, bands would never get the chance to play, succeed and make us all memories that last a lifetime. That’s why @labour4europe.bsky.social campaigning to fix the problems Brexit has created - warning contains singing and dancing in the streets again …

25 of the funniest posts we’ve seen on Bluesky this week.
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Pont effondré à Baltimore : informées au plus vite, les victimes auraient pu en réchapper, estime un rapport

Le 26 mars 2024, le porte-conteneurs Dali, battant pavillon singapourien, avait été victime d’une série de problèmes électriques et s’était encastré dans le pont Francis Scott Key, qui s’était alors effondré comme un château de cartes.

Six ouvriers sont morts dans l’accident.

Le portrait dans Libé aujourd'hui : Féris Barkat, 23 ans, cofondateur de l’association Banlieues Climat. Son éloquence a rapidement séduit les médias. Son entourage voit en lui une «solution pour la France». ➡️ bit.ly/4pd0UrR

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Cinco muertos en la Patagonia chilena durante una excursión en el parque Torres del Paine Los fallecidos eran turistas mexicanos, alemanes y británicos que participaban de un circuito de ‘trekking’. Boric envía las condolencias a los familiares de las víctimas

Cinco muertos en la Patagonia chilena durante una excursión en el parque Torres del Paine

El hallazgo se ha logrado en medio de las nevadas intensas , que habían dificultado la búsqueda. Los fallecidos eran turistas mexicanos, alemanes y británicos social.elpais.com/jnjc713

Sheinbaum vuelve a rechazar la ayuda militar de Trump: “La última vez que EE UU vino a México con una intervención se llevó la mitad del territorio” El republicano ha asegurado que él estaba de acuerdo con lanzar ataques a territorio mexicano para detener el tráfico de drogas como ha hecho con las narcolanchas en el Pacífico y el Caribe

Sheinbaum vuelve a rechazar la ayuda militar de Trump: “La última vez que EE UU vino a México con una intervención se llevó la mitad del territorio”

El republicano asegura que él estaba de acuerdo con lanzar ataques para detener el tráfico de drogas social.elpais.com/uijk831

Ocho claves del nuevo informe de la UCO contra Cerdán: de la conexión con Acciona a gastos en Ibiza Los agentes desgranan en más de 200 páginas una batería de indicios recabados contra el ex secretario de Organización del PSOE

De las compras de Paqui a los gastos en Ibiza: las ocho claves del nuevo informe de la UCO contra Cerdán social.elpais.com/vfmsk5

Ce que cache la baisse de la rémunération des patrons du CAC 40 en 2024 Si la moyenne des revenus perçus par les dirigeants des plus grosses entreprises françaises a baissé l’année dernière, la médiane, elle, est en hausse. L’écart avec les salariés continue de se creuser.

En moyenne, un patron du CAC 40 gagne 150 fois le salaire brut moyen des Français.

Perrier autorisé à vendre son eau comme «minérale naturelle» : «La décision n’est pas à la hauteur des enjeux que nous dénoncions» L’association de consommateurs UFC-Que choisir demandait le retrait du marché de la célèbre bouteille verte, dans la tourmente d’un scandale lié aux traitements utilisés par Nestlé. Le tribunal a jugé qu’il n’y avait pas de risque sanitaire

Perrier autorisé à vendre son eau comme «minérale naturelle» : «La décision n’est pas à la hauteur des enjeux que nous dénoncions», dit UFC-Que choisir.

Maga, tous des grosses 💩

Marjorie Taylor Greene, la fana Maga devenue paria de Donald Trump L’élue de Géorgie, qui incarne la révolution trumpiste du Parti républicain, reproche au Président de ne pas respecter le programme pour lequel il a été élu. Donald Trump lui a retiré son soutien avec fracas vendredi dernier.

Le 4 mars dernier, Marjorie Taylor Greene portait une casquette rouge vif qui ne laissait aucune place au doute : «Trump avait raison sur tout !»

En quelques mois, cette quinquagénaire complotiste s’est peu à peu laissée gagner par le doute.

Taylor Greene, la fana Maga devenue paria de Trump ⬇️