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Ukraine Invasion: Russian stock market crashes – while oil prices soar
Stock markets around the world have plunged in the wake of Russia’s invasion. The FTSE has seen its biggest one-day fall for almost two years, wiping £77 billion off the value of the UK’s biggest firms.
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Putin’s influence means Lukashenko has “lost his independence in decision making,” says Belarus opposition leader
I spoke to the exiled leader of Belarus’s democratic opposition Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
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Police to investigate Prince Charles’ charity over ‘cash for honours
That was last September. Today police said Prince Charles’ charity, The Prince’s Foundation, was under investigation over claims it offered honours to a Saudi citizen in exchange for cash for the charity.
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French fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies aged 73
His theatrical, form-fitting designs were the epitome of power dressing in the 1980s – the world of fashion has paid tribute to the French designer Thierry Mugler, who has died at the age of 73.
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Ghana blast: At least 13 dead as truck carrying mining explosives crashes
At least 13 people have been killed after a massive explosion in western Ghana which went off after a truck carrying mining explosives crashed into a motorbike.
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Ashling Murphy: Vigils held across Ireland after killing of young teacher
The Irish president Michael Higgins has led tributes to the teacher Ashling Murphy, who was killed earlier this week, saying she represented the best of her generation.
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‘Silicon Valley can’t completely wash their hands of Elizabeth Holmes’, says Washington Post reporter
We spoke to Gerrit De Vynck, the Washington Post’s Technology Reporter, who’s been following the case of Elizabeth Holmes and began by asking how she was able to dupe so many rich business people.
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“They tortured us” – Belarus exiles on life against Lukashenko
The husband of the exiled Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, has been sentenced to 18 years in a maximum security prison after being found guilty of organising riots and mass unrest. In what has been widely condemned as sham trials, five other bloggers and politicians have had a collective sentence of 94 years in prison.…
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At least 54 killed as lorry carrying migrants crashes in Mexico
At least 54 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a lorry carrying migrants crashed in southern Mexico.
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Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect linked to murder of Saudi journalist arrested in France
French police have reportedly arrested a former member of the Saudi royal guard, suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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FactCheck: Patel’s incorrect claim about cash to tackle violence against women
The Home Secretary said she’d tripled funding compared to “any other two-year period”.
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Greensill: £335m of taxpayers’ cash ‘at increased risk’ due to ‘woefully inadequate’ checks, say MPs
Up to £355 million in taxpayers’ money could be at risk, after a bank failed to properly scrutinise the collapsed lender Greensill Capital, according to MPs.
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Government faces backlash from Northern MPs over expected railways backtrack
The government is facing a backlash from some Conservative MPs in northern England ahead of an expected announcement to scrap part of the flagship HS2 high speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds.
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Lukashenko is showing his opponents ‘just how brutal he can be’
We have also been speaking to Anne Applebaum, writer for The Atlantic magazine and author of Twilight of Democracy.
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Belarus: Lukashenko threatens to cut off Europe gas supplies as border tensions escalate
The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has today threatened that he could cut off Europe’s gas supplies if Poland does not reopen its border with his country.