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• PC Andrew Harper death: Attorney general asked to consider whether sentences for killers were 'unduly lenient'

  04-08-2020 16:00
  
  The Attorney General has received a request asking law officers to consider whether the sentences handed to the three teenagers who killed police officer Andrew Harper were too lenient.Henry Long, 19, who was driving the car that dragged Mr Harper to his death, was jailed for 16 years for manslaughter, while the other passengers, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, were jailed for 13 years.
  
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• Time unveils its person of the year and it’s the driving force looking to replace humans

  11-12-2025 14:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  The magazine has named a ‘Person of the Year’ since 1927
  
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• US and Japan hold joint flight drills as China ups military activity near Japan

  11-12-2025 13:58 via article.wn.com
  By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate. This photo provided by Japan’s Ministry of Defense shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bombers in the vicinity of Japanese airs
  
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• Time unveils its 2025 Person of the Year: A group dubbed ‘Architects of AI'

  11-12-2025 13:58 via article.wn.com
  This year artificial intelligence stopped being all about the future and roared into the present. Time announced exclusively on TODAY Dec. 11 that it has recognized AI’s seismic impact by naming the “Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year. The recognition reflects how the technology seemingly became inescapable this year in just about any aspect of American life, from its impact on education to fears of mass industry disruption. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever y
  
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• Russia's says downed 287 Ukrainian drones

  11-12-2025 13:58 via article.wn.com
  Russian forces shot down 287...
  
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• Pakistan ex-spy chief sentenced to 14 years in jail

  11-12-2025 13:58 via article.wn.com
  A military court Thursday sentenced a...
  
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• Fighting rages along Cambodia-Thailand border

  11-12-2025 13:58 via article.wn.com
  Fighting raged...
  
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• Europe’s dilemma: How to fund Ukraine?

  11-12-2025 13:58 via article.wn.com
  In marathon meetings held in Geneva and London in recent weeks, European leaders reiterated their commitment to support Ukraine; but Kyiv is running out of money, and Europe is struggling to raise more. ......
  
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• Bangladesh to vote on February 12, 2026, in first election after Sheikh Hasina's ouster

  11-12-2025 13:58 via article.wn.com
  Chief Election Commissioner A.M.M. Nasir Uddin made the announcement on Thursday (December 11) ......
  
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• US ratchets up Venezuela tensions with tanker seizure

  11-12-2025 13:57 via article.wn.com
  Plus: Trump Gold Cards, FEMA reforms, Senate votes on health plans, Dems split on stock trading ban ......
  
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• Urgent: Bulgarian government resigns following mass protests

  11-12-2025 13:56 via article.wn.com
  SOFIA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) --...
  
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• Roundup: U.S. Fed cuts rate as expected, leaves next year uncertain

  11-12-2025 13:56 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday lowered the basic interest rate as markets expected, leaving whether to cut more times in 2026 uncertain. In line with broad expectations, the Fed lowered its key overnight borrowing rate by one-quarter of a percentage point, putting rates between 3.5 and 3.75 percent. The Fed's decision came as the central bank board is divided over interest rates, with three members voting "no," a scenario not seen for roughly six year
  
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• Preview: Alonso still in danger as La Liga closes in on Xmas break

  11-12-2025 13:56 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- There is a saying in Spanish football "to eat the turron" referring to the traditional Christmas sweet that appears on most dinner tables in Spain on December 24th and 25th - A coach who "eats the turron" has survived in his post until Christmas, while others who fail to eat it, have been sacked before the halfway point of the season. With two rounds of matches left before the holidays, there are several coaches in La Liga who are in danger of not eating the turron th
  
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• Veggie ‘burgers’ at stake in EU negotiations

  11-12-2025 13:55 via article.wn.com
  EU countries and lawmakers will wrangle Wednesday over whether to give plantbased “sausages” and veggie “burgers” the chop, amid a push to restrict such labels to meat products. Many of Europe’s livestock farmers see plant-based foods...
  
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• Behind the Scenes of TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year Issue

  11-12-2025 13:55 via article.wn.com
  We narrow the field...
  
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• Bangladesh to hold first general elections since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster in 2024, announces date

  11-12-2025 13:55 via article.wn.com
  Bangladesh has been...
  
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• Australian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds

  11-12-2025 13:55 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY:� Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday took aim at young people parading themselves on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live, s ......
  
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• Why the Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year

  11-12-2025 13:53 via article.wn.com
  TIME’s editor-in-chief explains why we chose the Architects of AI as the 2025 Person of the Year....
  
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• WHO reports influenza A viruses dominate ongoing global flu season

  11-12-2025 13:53 via article.wn.com
  GENEVA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Influenza activity has risen globally since October this year, with influenza A viruses dominating circulation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report released late Wednesday. The latest "Seasonal influenza - Global situation" update noted that the increase coincides with the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and...
  
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• U.S. Fed cuts rate as expected, leaves next year uncertain

  11-12-2025 13:53 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday lowered the basic interest rate as markets expected, leaving whether to cut more times in 2026 uncertain. In line with broad expectations, the Fed lowered its key overnight borrowing rate by one-quarter of a percentage point, putting rates between 3.5 and 3.75 percent. The Fed's decision came as the central bank board is divided over interest rates, with three members voting "no," a scenario not seen for roughly six year
  
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• Russia eyes rollout of 1st mRNA melanoma vaccine in 2026

  11-12-2025 13:53 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Russia's first mRNA vaccine developed for melanoma therapy could be cleared for human use as early as 2026. The Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology...
  
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• Philippines' BOI approves 13.84 bln USD in investment in Jan.-Nov.

  11-12-2025 13:53 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Investment approvals by the Philippines' Board of Investments (BOI) reached 816.81 billion pesos (13.84 billion U.S. dollars) from January to...
  
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• In pics: strawberry harvest in Egypt

  11-12-2025 13:53 via article.wn.com
  Farmers display newly-picked strawberries at a farm in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, Dec. 11,...
  
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• Lidl's �25 machine could help millions of people with nighttime problem

  11-12-2025 13:52 via article.wn.com
  The budget supermarket is selling the item at a discount compared to Boots and Amazon ......
  
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• Russia's charm offensive on Trump leaves Europe scrambling to win him back

  11-12-2025 13:51 via article.wn.com
  Russia has tried to make the most of the White House's national security strategy and President Trump's criticism of Europe and Ukraine's leadership of late. ......
  
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• 'Reflation is back' says Deutsche Bank as global central banks diverge from Fed

  11-12-2025 13:51 via article.wn.com
  Global central banks are diverging, following The Fed's decision to cut rates and Swiss' choice to hold steady. ......
  
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• ‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a US$1 million fee

  11-12-2025 13:50 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday...
  
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• World Shipping Council flies the flag for ocean shipping at UN launch of Decade of ...

  11-12-2025 13:49 via article.wn.com
  The World Shipping Council (WSC) today joined political...
  
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• US weighs hitting UN Palestinian refugee agency with sanctions

  11-12-2025 13:49 via article.wn.com
  Trump administration officials have held...
  
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• UAE pledges $550 million for UN's 23 humanitarian operations worldwide

  11-12-2025 13:49 via article.wn.com
  Under the directives of UAE Sheikh Mohamed...
  
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