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Rai journalists strike over ‘suffocating control’ by Meloni’s government
Union calls for end to politicians’ interference in state broadcaster amid debate over censorship
3-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
John Swinney becomes new SNP leader
John Swinney has become the new SNP leader after the party confirmed he was the only candidate for the role.
6-min read - NewsRFI
Kenya and Tanzania face 'humanitarian crisis' amid disastrous floods
The death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 in Kenya, as authorities in the country and in neighbouring Tanzania warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis. Kenya and neighbouring Tanzania escaped major damage from a tropical cyclone that weakened after making landfall on Saturday, but the rains continue to pour.The country continued to endure torrential downpours and the risk of further floods and landslides, the government in Nairobi said.In western
1-min read - NewsThe National
John Swinney hits back at 'controversy' over lack of SNP leadership contest
JOHN Swinney has responded to criticism over him being the sole candidate to put themselves forward to be SNP leader ...
1-min read - NewsFrance 24
Columbia University cancels main graduation ceremony due to Gaza protests
Columbia University is cancelling its main, university-wide commencement ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests but will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next, the university announced Monday. “Based on feedback from our students, we have decided to focus attention on our Class Days and school-level graduation ceremonies, where students are honored individually alongside their peers, and to forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15,” officials at
1-min read - NewsSouth Wales Argus
'Emergency' protest to be held at the Aneurin Bevan statue this evening
An 'emergency' protest is being held this evening in the hopes of altering the course of the situation in the Middle East.
1-min read - NewsStoryful
VideoOfficials Rescue Armadillo From Floodwaters in Southeast Texas
A Texas sheriff helped rescue an armadillo from floodwaters in southeast Texas on Sunday, May 5, as several areas were under mandatory evacuation orders.Video posted by Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace on May 5 shows another person, who local news identified as Game Warden Sam Shanafelt, grabbing an armadillo as they pass in the boat after the two spotted the animal struggling in the water.“Poor little fella … now we gotta name the armadillo. I think we’ll call him Sam,” Wallace says in the