Following hot-on-the-heels of Rewilding Portugal, and backing up stiff opposition from local people and quite a few celebrities, several environmental organisations have spoken out today against the revised Sophia solar

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The midterms are the first elections in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every major social media platform. Efforts to blunt its harms are uneven.

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Portugal’s planned 15% subsidy for obesity medicines will leave treatment beyond the reach of many patients, their national association has warned, accusing the government of introducing restrictions that will further

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He had an unlikely rise, from modeling agent to presidential special envoy. After his firing, he was unrepentant: “I need to make money.”

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President Emmanuel Macron said the move was necessary “so that calm prevails.”

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Democrats hold a 52% to 45% edge on congressional control in the CNBC survey, a 3-point gain since July, with midterms on Nov. 3

Turnaround initiated by Andy Burnham and led by Steve Coogan could provide blueprint for other neglected areas

• Save high street by taxing online sales at higher rate, Burnham urged

• What makes a good town? Here are five key ingredients

The former England footballer Paul Scholes and the actor Steve Coogan stare out from beside a fish and chip shop in Middleton, near Manchester. Looming over a mural of the pair – and the whole town – is an enormous former cotton mill that powered its economy a century ago.

The deafening looms and spindles of Warwick Mill fell silent decades ago, replaced in recent years by TikTok “urban explorers” who share videos of themselves crawling through its abandoned shell.

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For weeks, the Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking the kingdom’s aviation and energy sectors.

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In the turbulent wake of current protests, PS Socialists have announced that they are preparing an alternative government. The party’s new General Assembly kicks off on November 14; its objective

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The Trump administration’s plan to supercharge scientific discovery.

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Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.

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Coalition parties want even stronger curbs on the judiciary in the next Knesset, while the oppositions seeks to repeal judicial overhaul laws and fortify the bodies that oversee the government

Plus, America’s newest national park.

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New surveys show that increases in premiums and deductibles are forcing people to forgo treatments or doctor’s visits while budgets are strained by higher food and gas prices.

In the new Times/Siena poll, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way — a jump from just two years ago.

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He described himself as a progressive fighter. Now, he is seeking Republican votes.

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Officials in France are pressing online platforms like eBay and Vinted to remove items that were stolen during public disturbances over the weekend.

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Since high school students began protesting in France in September, they’ve been joined by young demonstrators in at least seven other European countries.

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The island adopted quotas for women running for public office decades before other countries. The upshot? Today, few of them need quotas to get elected.

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The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.

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