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U.S. TO SEND TROOPS  TO AID ISRAEL- Pentagon says the U.S will also send anti-missile system The United States says it will send U.S. troops to Israel along with an advanced U.S. anti-missile system, in a highly unusual deployment meant to bolster the country’s air defenses following missile attacks by Iran. U.S. President Joe Biden said the move was meant “to defend Israel” Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder described the deployment as part of “the broader adjustments the U.S. military has made in recent months” to support Israel and defend U.S. personnel from attacks by Iran and Iranian-backed groups.…

UK INQUIRY INTO NOVICHOK POISONING DEATH BEGINS – Dawn Sturgess who died following the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal The public inquiry into the death of a British woman who was killed by the Novichok nerve agent in 2018 will start on Monday, October 14. In November 2021, Britain said it would hold a public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess who died following the attempted murder of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal. Sturgess died from exposure to Novichok in July 2018 after her partner Charlie Rowley found a counterfeit perfume bottle which police believe had been used…

DRUGMAKER GSK TO PAY  £1.7BN OVER ZANTAC CANCER CLAIMS – 80,000 cases alleging cancers were linked to drugs  British drugmaker GSK has struck an agreement to make a payment of up to $2.2bn (£1.7bn) to resolve litigation brought in the US over its heartburn treatment Zantac. The company said it had struck agreements with 10 plaintiff law firms who represent about 93%, roughly 80,000, of the US state court product liability cases pending against it. The claimants had alleged their cancers were linked to Zantac, known generically as ranitidine. GSK had argued there was no evidence to suggest an increased…

FRANCE PRODUCES 2025 BUDGET – Budget Minister proposes cutting 2,200 jobs in ministries and state operators France’s government delivered its 2025 budget on Thursday (October 10) with plans for 60 billion euros ($65.68 billion) worth of spending cuts and tax hikes on the wealthy and big companies to tackle a spiralling fiscal deficit. Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s new government is under increasing pressure from financial markets and France’s European Union partners to take action after tax revenues fell far short of expectations this year and spending exceeded them. But the budget squeeze, equivalent to two points of national output, has…

EU DELAYS NEW BIOMETRIC TRAVEL CHECKS – Germany, France and Netherlands say border computer systems are not yet ready The European Union has delayed the introduction of a new biometric entry-check system for non-EU citizens, which was due to be introduced on Nov. 10, after Germany, France and the Netherlands said border computer systems were not yet ready. The Entry/Exit System (EES) would create a digital record linking a travel document to biometric readings confirming a person’s identity, removing the need to manually stamp passports at the EU’s external border.  A spokesperson for the German interior ministry said the three…

KING CHARLES TO HOST QATAR’S EMIR FOR STATE VISIT-Qatari investment in the UK is estimated to be over £40 billion King Charles and Queen Camilla will host Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Buckingham Palace for a state visit from Dec. 3-4. This comes after the King hosted a Commonwealth event at St James Palace last week ahead of his forthcoming visit to Samoa. London is seeking a trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council, of which Qatar is a member.  The government says a deal could boost the UK economy by some £1.6 billion ($2.1-billion) and…

AMAZON ALEXA SAYS HURRICANE HELENE WAS ARTIFICIALLY CREATED – Cloud seeding used to control and manipulate the weather  The US state of Florida faced back-to-back major hurricanes in September and October, which has led to many theories pinning the natural disasters on weather manipulation. Some social media users shared videos of their Amazon smart speakers appearing to confirm the claims about Hurricane Helene, but a company spokesperson said Alexa’s answers were incorrect and that it is working to resolve the issue. One user said online “I asked my daughter’s Alexa this question,” says an October 5, 2024 X post sharing…

MESSI TRAINS WITH ARGENTINA FOR QUALIFIER AGAINST VENEZUELA – Argentina captain Lionel Messi trained with his team in Fort Lauderdale Argentina captain Lionel Messi trained with his team in Fort Lauderdale a day before their match against Venezuela in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers. The team by the return of Messi for their World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia after Messi recovered from a right ankle injury, which he picked up during the Copa America final against Colombia in July. Argentina are set to face Venezuela at the Monumental Stadium of Maturin, and with the team training at Inter…

MAJOR MCDONALD’S CHIPS SUPPLIER CLOSES PLANT IN WASHINGTON – 375 employees, or 4% of Lamb Weston’s workforce, would be laid off A major chips supplier is cutting jobs as customers continue to count their pennies amid inflated prices at fast-food chains. Lamb Weston, the largest producer of chips in North America, announced last week it was closing its plant in Connell, Washington, meaning 375 employees, or 4% of its workforce, would be laid off, according to an earnings report released last week.  The company’s president and CEO, Tom Werner, said that restaurant traffic and the demand for frozen potatoes relative…

BROADBAND PROVIDERS SAID TO HAVE TO HAVE ‘MISLED’ CUSTOMERS – BT, EE, Plusnet, TalkTalk, O2 & Virgin Media Broadband accused of misleading ads The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said BT, EE, Plusnet, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media Broadband misled consumers by placing important information about price rises separately to headline prices and in areas of less prominence on their websites. The ASA ruled the ads must not appear again and told all six providers to ensure they make sufficiently clear that their broadband contracts would be subject to mid-contract price increases, and that information about the nature of such rises…