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US plan to provide 15bn cubic meters of natural gas to EU alarms climate groups
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A major deal that will see the US ramp up its supply of gas to Europe in an attempt to shift away from Russian fossil fuel imports risks “disaster” for the climate crisis, environmental groups have warned. Under the a...
Capitol attack panel expects to hear how militia groups coordinated plans before insurrection
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Behind closed doors in a nondescript conference room at the foot of Capitol Hill, the House select committee investigating 6 January next week expects to hear testimony about the connections between the Oath Keepers a...
Myanmar’s military ruler vows to ‘annihilate’ resistance groups
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Myanmar’s top general has vowed to intensify action against homegrown militia groups fighting the military-run government, saying the armed forces would “annihilate” them. Gen Min Aung Hlaing, speaking at a military p...
Saudi bid for Chelsea fails as Boehly and Broughton groups remain frontrunners
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The process of deciding upon a new owner for Chelsea took a step forward on Thursday after a Saudi Arabian consortium was removed from the running. The Saudi Media Group, led by the Chelsea fan Mohamed Alkhereiji, era...
The Wagner Group’s shadow mission in Ukraine – podcast
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Officially, it does not exist. But reporter Pjotr Sauer has traced the notorious Russian mercenary group’s activities in Syria and Africa – and recently spoke to one of its members ...
The Wagner Group’s shadow mission in Ukraine
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Officially, it does not exist. But reporter Pjotr Sauer has traced the notorious Russian mercenary group’s activities in Syria and Africa – and recently spoke to one of its members ...
Refugee groups criticise gaps in UK’s Ukraine response
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There are significant gaps in Michael Gove’s refugee scheme that could exclude vulnerable people from coming to the UK and increase the chance of homelessness for those who do, humanitarian experts have said. The Home...
Canadian pipeline groups spend big to pose as Indigenous champions
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Oil and gas companies and lobby groups in Canada are heavily investing in campaigns to present themselves as defenders of Indigenous interests in the face of high-profile protests against a controversial natural gas p...
‘Consent was never given’: indigenous groups oppose restarting Guatemala nickel mine
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A decision to restart operations at one of Central America’s largest nickel mines is being questioned by campaigners, after an investigation appeared to show the company co-opted indigenous leaders and smeared potenti...
Wildlife groups urge MPs to back protest amendments to crime bill
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Bumblebee and butterfly conservationists are among dozens of environmental groups calling on MPs to back amendments removing powers to curtail protest from the government’s crime bill. They are among 32 signatories to...
Lobbying fears as MPs’ interest groups receive £13m from private firms
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More than £13m has been poured into a growing network of MPs’ interest groups by private firms including healthcare bodies, arms companies and tech giants, fuelling concerns over the potential for backdoor influence. ...
Historic funding could transform gun violence prevention efforts. But can smaller groups get hold of it?
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Per anni, local gun violence prevention programs have struggled to get long term funding. The people who look out for students on and off US school campus, sit at the bedsides of gunshot wound survivors, and embrace ...
‘Anything to stop the massacres’: peace still eludes DRC as armed groups proliferate
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For the past three months, Ugandan forces have been bombarding Islamist rebels in its border region with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The offensive, in the Rwenzori mountain range that straddles both countrie...
Norway’s wolves ‘saved for this year’ as animal rights groups fight cull
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Norway has halted a major hunt of wolves after campaigners secured a court injunction. Twenty-five animals, within four packs, are in the “wolf zone”, an area of nature set aside to protect the predators, and these ha...
Women’s groups seek end to UK courts’ powers to jail people for own protection
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A coalition of women’s rights organisations has called on the UK government to abolish a law that gives courts the power to send people to prison for their own protection, as part of a 10-point plan to tackle inequali...
‘We are desperate for new people’: inside a hate group’s leaked online chats
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Leaked chats of the US white supremacist group Patriot Front have revealed the day-to-day organizing of a far-right gang desperate for new members as it seeks a higher profile in the US with provocative public marches...