Mauritius vows to ‘decolonise’ Chagos Islands after Starmer shelves handover pred 3 urami in 4 minutami Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be “decolonised” after Keir Starmer was forced to shelve legislation to hand the islands back to Mauritius.On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks, after a lack of support from Donald Trump. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Votes for populist parties in May elections will put NHS at risk, Streeting says pred 3 urami in 42 minutami Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key elections battlegroundVoters in May’s local and devolved elections risk putting the NHS in jeopardy if they vote for populist parties, Wes Streeting has said, as he sought to make the health service a key battleground.“The founding principles of the NHS are at greater threat than at any time since the NHS was founded in 1948,” the health secretary said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Artemis II crew speak out at welcome home event: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’ pred 3 urami in 43 minutami Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant homecoming in Houston after their record-breaking flybyStill marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from hundreds who took part in setting a record for deep space travel during the US space agency Nasa’s lunar comeback.The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near Nasa’s Johnson Space Center and Mission Control in Houston, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Interest in EVs surges in Europe as fuel prices jump after Iran war pred 3 urami in 44 minutami Demand at online marketplaces could settle at a new, higher normal, with the crisis leaving consumers ‘scarred’Car buyers’ interest in electric cars has surged across Europe since the start of the war in Iran, as the rising cost of petrol highlights the cheaper power available from a plug.Online marketplaces in the UK, Germany, France and Spain reported huge increases in inquiries about electric vehicles since the start of the conflict in February. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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