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UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise

Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 12:23 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without...

‘Ricchi e poveri’ member Franco Gatti dies

Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 10:46 Last update: about 4 years ago

Franco Gatti, a member of the Italian singing group Ricchi e poveri, has died, Italian media report. He was 80 years old. Gatti had left the group in 2013 after the death of his son Alessio...

Teary Kevin Spacey testifies of sex abuse claims: 'Not true'

Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 07:28 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press

An emotional Kevin Spacey testified in a New York courtroom Monday that he never made a sexual pass at the actor Anthony Rapp, who has sued for millions of dollars in damages, claiming the Academy...

'70s Show' actor Danny Masterson on trial on 3 rape charges

Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 07:25 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press

Danny Masterson, former star of the long-running sitcom “That ’70s Show,” is about to face three women in court who say he raped them two decades ago at a trial whose key figures are...

Ukraine: Explosions rock Kyiv, struck by waves of drones

Monday, 17 October 2022, 09:03 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Waves of explosive-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine's capital as families were preparing to start their week early Monday, the blasts echoing across Kyiv, setting buildings ablaze and sending...

Why Meloni's win in Italy not sitting well with Berlusconi

Sunday, 16 October 2022, 06:25 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The honeymoon is finished even before any marriage of political convenience in Italy could be formalized. The resounding victory by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni in the Sept. 25...

Royal Mail to axe up to 10,000 jobs as losses rise

Saturday, 15 October 2022, 12:34 Last update: about 5 years ago

Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs by next August, blaming ongoing strike action and rising losses at the business, the BBC reports.     The postal company said...

Frontex covered up migrant pushbacks from Greece, EU report says

Friday, 14 October 2022, 11:34 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

A much-anticipated report by the European Union’s anti-fraud watchdog into the EU border agency Frontex has concluded that Frontex employees were involved in covering up the illegal pushbacks of...

Rituals play role in creating Italian government

Thursday, 13 October 2022, 14:34 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

With its dozens of “revolving door” governments, Italy might give the impression that carving out new ruling coalitions is quick work. But the process can take weeks, even months,...

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