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    The Post - Denemarken

  • Bakken ride gets immediate order after accident
    After a 19-year-old man in training was hit by the ride “Den Skøre Bus” at the Bakken amusement park on July 8, the Danish Working Environment Authority issued an immediate improvement notice. The notice was given for accident risks to the owner, Trafikproppen A/S, meaning they must address the issue... Read more »
  • EU fines Chinese web giant billions for unsafe goods
    The Chinese shopping platform AliExpress faces a fine of 550 million euros for allowing the sale of illegal products, including dangerous toys and cosmetics. According to an announcement from the EU’s Commissioner for Technological Sovereignty, Henna Virkkunen, this is the largest fine issued in connection with the EU’s Digital Services... Read more »
  • Burnham promises economic relief in first No 10 speech
    Andy Burnham has been sworn in by King Charles as the UK’s new Prime Minister, succeeding Keir Starmer as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party. In his first speech outside 10 Downing Street, Burnham stated that the British people need greater economic elbow room, which his new government... Read more »
  • President gets five more years in African island state
    The small West African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has re-elected Carlos Vila Nova as president. Vila Nova won 55 percent of the votes, while his closest opponent, Nito Viegas D’Abreu, received 41 percent. Vila Nova ran as an independent candidate following a split with his party. The... Read more »
  • Hamas chooses chief negotiator as new top leader
    The militant Palestinian movement Hamas has elected 65-year-old Khalil al-Hayya as its new overall leader. According to a high-ranking member, al-Hayya was elected by an “overwhelming majority” and is expected to formally take office in the coming week. He has previously served as Hamas’s chief negotiator during ceasefire talks with... Read more »
  • At least one reported killed in new US strikes on Iran
    On Monday morning, US attacks hit several locations in the port city of Bushehr in southern Iran, as well as an area near Tabriz in northwestern Iran, killing at least one person and injuring several others. Bushehr contains Iran’s only civilian nuclear power plant, though it is unclear if it... Read more »
  • Norway blaze: Firefighting expected to last ten days
    The fire department expects to continue firefighting efforts in the Norwegian town of Krokstadelva for another ten days. Over 100 homes burned down in the unusually violent fire that broke out on Friday, which has also burned surrounding forest areas. According to Norwegian authorities, a combination of heat, prolonged drought,... Read more »
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    The Hill

  • State Department report links Cuba to wide range of US protests, including George Floyd
    The State Department in a new report linked Cuba to a range of protests in the U.S., including demonstrations surrounding the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The 100-page document, which was released Monday, alleged that beginning in the 1960s, the Cuban regime "has served as the beating heart of... Read more »
  • US military launches Iran strikes for 10th consecutive day
    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US military strikes Iran for 10th consecutive day The U.S. military launched another round of airstrikes against Iran on Monday, marking the 10th consecutive day of kinetic action as the death... Read more »
  • Hegseth, Caine testify on Iran supplemental amid escalation: What to know 
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are set to testify in front of the Senate Tuesday on the White House’s supplemental funding request, days after an escalation in the U.S.-Iran war left three service members dead. Hegseth and Caine along with... Read more »
  • Canada’s wildfires raise temperature on Trump-Carney relationship
    President Trump has put Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on notice over the wildfire smoke that has shrouded over a dozen states, threatening tariffs and adding more strain to already fraught U.S.-Canada relations. Trump has said the smoke from Canada’s wildfires has been “poisoning” the air in the U.S. and... Read more »
  • FDA still focused on Taylor Farms amid cyclospora outbreak
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  • Ret. Gen. Kellogg calls for ground troops in Iran, new negotiating team
    Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg on Monday called for U.S. ground troops in Iran as well as a new American negotiating team in the conflict. “Look, there's about five things we ought to be doing right now, because the war has changed right now in Iran. One on negotiations, I... Read more »
  • US gasoline price averaging $4 per gallon: AAA
    {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story US gasoline price averaging $4 per gallon: AAA The average gasoline price in the U.S. has risen to $4 per gallon as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalates again. © Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press According to AAA, the average price... Read more »
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    Singapore

  • 2 ex-players from Singapore basketball club gets life ban for match-fixing
    Two former players from Singapore's Adroit Basketball Club have been banned for life by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) for match fixing.The Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS) announced the ban on two Ukranian players, Oleksandr Kolchenko and Sergii Pryimak, in a statement last Wednesday (July 15).Fiba's disciplinary panel had released... Read more »
  • PM Wong congratulates new British PM Andy Burnham on his appointment
    Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (July 20) congratulated Andy Burnham on his appointment as the United Kingdom's new premier.Burnham became the country's seventh prime minister in a decade after a meeting with King Charles III.He succeeds former PM Keir Starmer who resigned following a series of missteps and judgement... Read more »
  • Faishal Ibrahim's resignation: No by-election for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, says Desmond Lee
    There will be no by-election for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC following the resignation of former Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Assoc Prof Faishal Ibrahim on Monday (July 20), said People's Action Party (PAP) chairman Desmond Lee.Explaining the considerations, Lee, who is also Minister for Education, stated that existing MPs —... Read more »
  • PMA rider taken to hospital after accident with Tower Transit bus in Jurong
    A 52-year-old personal mobility aid (PMA) user was taken to hospital after he allegedly collided with a bus along Corporation Drive.He had driven his mobility device from the sidewalk onto the road, hitting a Tower Transit bus and getting jammed under it, Shin Min Daily News reported on Monday (July... Read more »
  • Ilhan Fandi returns to Singapore, joins Lion City Sailors
    Singapore football fans will soon get to see one of Singapore's brightest football talents regularly, as 23-year-old Singapore international Ilhan Fandi returns home.He was unveiled by Singapore Premier League (SPL) side Lion City Sailors on Monday (July 20) at its Mattar Road headquarters.Ilhan, the third son of footballing legend Fandi... Read more »
  • I resign: Faishal Ibrahim and 4 other MPs who left office before completing their term
    Associate Professor Faishal Ibrahim has resigned as Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, just over a year after taking on the role. He said his conduct had fallen short of the standards expected of a political office holder and Member of Parliament (MP).The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced on Monday (July... Read more »
  • 'Sad' and 'shocked': Residents struggle to come to terms with Faishal Ibrahim's resignation
    Residents in Eunos expressed shock and disbelief over Associate Professor Faishal Ibrahim's resignation as Acting Minister for Muslim Affairs and Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC.Many residents told AsiaOne that they found it hard to reconcile the news with their experiences with Assoc Prof Faishal, whom they... Read more »
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    City AM

  • Dimon casts doubt over JP Morgan’s London tower with tax warning to Burnham
    The boss of JP Morgan has refused to commit to the future of the bank’s planned £10bn tower in Canary Wharf as he warned Andy Burnham’s new government against penalising the banking sector with a raft of new taxes. Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of the US financial behemoth, said... Read more »
  • John Healey becomes Chancellor as Andy Burnham names top Cabinet appointments
    John Healey has been appointed Britain’s new Chancellor as Andy Burnham unveils a major shake-up of key Cabinet roles. The Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, who had served as defence secretary under Keir Starmer before resigning earlier this year amid a spat over spending commitments, marks a surprise appointment for the... Read more »
  • Wealthy Brits fear Burnham tax consequences
    Wealthy Brits are bracing for a major shake-up of the tax system, as the UK’s new prime minister looks for ways to fund fresh spending commitments. Prior to taking office, Andy Burnham had already hinted at plans over how the country should be taxed. The Makerfield MP has so far... Read more »
  • Romesh Ranganathan makes it hard to defend the BBC
    There is a lot to love about the BBC. But the new Romesh Ranganathan-fronted Corporation love-in will backfire, writes Matt Kenyon I’ve been getting sentimental about the BBC lately. Two different people have separately reminded me of Merlin; I had my first encounter with Louis Theroux’s Neil and Christine Hamilton... Read more »
  • Borrowing costs jump after Burnham ‘fiscal flexibility’ remarks
    The government’s borrowing costs climbed sharply on Monday afternoon after Andy Burnham said he planned to juice government borrowing by taking advantage of “flexibility” in the current fiscal rules. The new Prime Minister told reporters that his administration would use all potential room within the self-imposed spending straitjacket, which he... Read more »
  • Burnham’s Thatcherism jibes are just tired socialist talking points
    Oasis caution against looking back in anger, yet the narrative Manchester’s other favourite son rehearsed in his first speech as Prime Minister was based on hackneyed old grievances, says Alys Denby Here we go again. Britain has gone through as many prime ministers in the last 10 years as it... Read more »
  • Why Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheatre deserves a Toast Award
    What major London gallery contains the second largest oil painting in the country, pre-Raphaelite masterpieces, mystery paintings, biting political art and an ancient Roman building in the basement?  This is The Guildhall Art Gallery, the City’s hidden gem, designed to be “a Collection of Art Treasures worthy of the capital... Read more »