Hayling Island vicar urges more people to take in Ukraine refugees
Rev Jenny Gaffin describes her "wonderful experience" of the Homes For Ukraine scheme.
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Greta Thunberg Charged by Met Over London Oil Event Protest
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was charged by London police over Tuesday demonstrations around a major energy industry event
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UK intelligence services analysing evidence on Gaza hospital blast, says PM Sunak
LONDON British intelligence services are analysing evidence to independently establish the facts about Tuesday's deadly blast at a
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Singapore to inspect Credit Suisse, others in money-laundering scandal - Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to conduct an on-site inspection of a local unit of Credit Suisse
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Roundup: Joe Biden In Israel; ESPN Comms Director to Retire; The Gang Goes to Game 2
‘A massacre’: Gaza hospital blast estimated to kill hundreds ... ESPN comms director Chris LaPlaca announces retirement ... At least 17 journalists have been k
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Edmunds recommends the five best SUVs for under $40K
The automotive experts at Edmunds test SUVs of all shapes, sizes and prices
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Austria’s Ex-Wunderkind Sebastian Kurz Tried for Perjury
Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz faced perjury charges on Wednesday in a trial set to rake over events
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Swedish, Belgian leaders pay tribute to Brussels attack victims
By Johnny Cotton BRUSSELS Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo paid tribute
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Swift confirmation of new ambassador to Israel uncertain as Senate Republicans attack his involvement in Iran nuclear deal
President Joe Biden's pick for ambassador to Israel, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, will face tough questions from Senate Republicans during his confirmation hearing Wednesday morning -- and some are already signaling that they may slow down consideration of his nomination on the Senate floor.
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What the Israel-Hamas war means for defense stocks
When war breaks out, defense companies tend to make money. That means aerospace and defense stocks tend to rise during geopolitical unrest.
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Nasdaq beats profit estimates on strong demand for investment products
Nasdaq on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates, helped by stronger demand for its indexes
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Flat Earthers attempted to sail to the edge of the world – and it ended in massive disappointment
Despite no evidence backing up their claims, Flat Earthers are adamant that they are correct when it comes to the shape of our Earth. Even when their own evidence disproves them, it seems. Back in 2020, a couple from Venice tried to prove the world was flat by setting sail to the edge of the world, which they believed was somewhere near Sicily, after a planned Flat Earthed cruise to Antartica was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The couple violated the lockdown restrictions in place at the time of their travels, selling their car in order to buy a boat. Using a compass, a device that works because the Earth is round, the pair set off in their boat to reach Lampedusa. However, it was not long until they found themselves lost, tired, and on the island of Ustica instead. Salvatore Zichichi of the Maritime Health Office of the Ministry of Health told Italian newspaper La Stampa: "For them, Lampedusa [an island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea] was the end of the Earth." "The funny thing is that they orient themselves with the compass, an instrument that works on the bass of terrestrial magnetism. A principle that they, as Flat Earthers, should reject." They were placed in quarantine by health officials due to the ongoing pandemic at the time, but the couple escaped and sailed away in pursuit of the edge of Earth. Three hours later, they were caught. The pair tried to escape one more time but failed, and abandoned their plan, taking a ferry back to mainland Italy once their time in quarantine was fulfilled. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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