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A second Trump presidency would target IEA's green focus, advisers say May 16, 20245:15 PM GMT+1 WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Donald Trump would likely push to replace the head of the International Energy Agency if he wins the U.S. presidential election to shift the energy watchdog's focus back t...

Russian troops leave Karabakh, now back under Azerbaijan's control May 16, 20249:49 AM GMT+1 KHOJALY, Azerbaijan, May 15 (Reuters) - This May 15 story has been corrected to say 'recaptured' instead of 'captured' in paragraph 1 Russia shut down a military base in Azerbaijan on Wednesday where nearly...

Sunak defends sex education plans as ban on teaching gender identity compared to Thatcher’s hated Section 28 2 hours ago Rishi Sunak has defended his controversial sex education plans after they were compared to Margaret Thatcher’s hated Section 28. Ministers are to bar sex education classes for ch...

Facebook and Instagram suspected to be 'too addictive' 16 May 2024, 12:09 BST The European Union is investigating Facebook and Instagram over whether they are so addictive that they are having "negative effects" on the "physical and mental health" of children. It will also scrut...

South West Water refuses to say when boil water notice will be lifted after disease outbreak Thursday 16 May 2024 17:20, UK https://e3.365dm.com/24/05/1600x900/skynews-south-west-water-water_6556152.png?20240516171044 A South West Water boss has refused to give a timeline on when a notice to boil t...

Alabama bans lab-grown meat, joining Florida among US states outlawing alternative proteins Alabama became the second U.S. state to ban lab-grown meat, joining Florida which earlier this month outlawed the alternative protein. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Alabama Bill, which the prohibits "the man...

Black holes observed colliding when universe was only 740m years old Thu 16 May 2024 15.04 BST A pair of black holes has been observed colliding in the ancient universe for the first time. The observations, by the James Webb Space Telescope, reveal a merger of two galaxies and the monster black hol...

Far-right Geert Wilders agrees deal for Dutch coalition government Wed 15 May 2024 18.22 BST The Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders has agreed the basis of his first rightwing coalition government in the Netherlands. Six months after his shock win of a quarter of parliamentary seats, his anti-Isl...

Royal Mail owner backs £3.5bn takeover offer by Czech billionaire Wed 15 May 2024 16.35 BST https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8dff7f9ca1851a47b12b48cfd5c673b76e4ff9ad/0_2_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=620&dpr=1&s=none The owner of Royal Mail has backed a £3.5bn offer for the postal company f...

Labour and unions reach agreement on workers’ rights proposals Tue 14 May 2024 17.56 BST Labour has reached agreement with the unions on its flagship workers’ rights proposals after weeks of tension over the prospect of the original plans being watered down. Keir Starmer and his senior team met uni...