Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates faci... NPR
Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed.

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Diala Ayesh on arrest and detention in Israel... Al Jazeera
Diala Ayesh on arrest and detention in Israel

Diala Ayesh is a former Palestinian prisoner in Israel talks about unlawful detention in Israel

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Who will build Britain?... Financial Times
Who will build Britain?

The UK needs to develop a pipeline of construction skills and knowledge

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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro charged o... BBC
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup plot

The former Brazilian president has been charged with attempting a coup after his 2022 election loss.

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Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in gun assault ... Al Jazeera
Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in gun assault case

US Rapper A$AP Rocky dove into the arms of his partner Rihanna in court, after a jury found him not guilty.

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Dominican Republic officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
Dominican Republic officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

A majority of inmates in the Dominican Republic languish in prison without ever having been charged with a crime, and activists warn they face inhuman conditions and a lack of …

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The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now i... NPR
The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course

The USDA says "several" staffers working on the bird flu response were terminated over the weekend, and "we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters."

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KPMG’s US business removes diversity reports from ... Financial Times
KPMG’s US business removes diversity reports from its website

Big Four firm becomes latest government contractor to ditch DEI targets

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Europe's Biggest Economy is in Trouble... NPR
Europe's Biggest Economy is in Trouble

Germany's economy boomed as the world underwent globalization. But since then, too little investment, too much bureaucracy and a nearby war in Ukraine has cause Europe's largest economy to stagnate. …

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German trains are less punctual than Britain’s ‘br... Financial Times
German trains are less punctual than Britain’s ‘broken’ railways

Olaf Scholz mocked UK trains. FT analysis of 1.9bn data points show they are more reliable than Germany’s network

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Trump "is very interested in doing business with R... France 24
Trump "is very interested in doing business with Russia": analyst

President Zelensky said he will meet US envoy Kellogg on Thursday and that he hopes for "constructive" work with the US. The meeting comes as Trump used an extended social …

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What will Arab nations' plan for Gaza look like?... Deutsche Welle
What will Arab nations' plan for Gaza look like?

Arab nations want to come up with a new reconstruction plan for Gaza. The apparent aim is to counter Donald Trump's Gaza "Riviera" proposal that doesn't involve pushing roughly 2 …

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