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ITALIAN NAVY SHIP WITH MIGRANTS ARRIVES IN ALBANIAN PORT – A controversial plan to process thousands of asylum seekers abroad An Italian ship carrying the first group of migrants to be processed in Albania arrived in the port of Shengjin on Wednesday, October 16th, setting in motion a controversial plan to process thousands of asylum seekers abroad. Italy has built two reception centres in Albania, the first such deal involving a European Union nation diverting migrants to a non-EU country to deter irregular arrivals. The Libra, an Italian navy ship, docked at the former navy port Shengjin, Reuters footage showed.…

CHANCELLOR ANNOUNCES NATIONAL WEALTH FUND AT INVESTMENT SUMMIT – Set to deploy up to 27.8 billion pounds of capital Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she would “catalyse” billions of pounds of investment into growth sectors, such as giga-factories, green hydrogen and carbon capture, through a new wealth fund and partnerships with pension funds. Reeves said the National Wealth Fund (NWF), based on the existing UK Infrastructure Bank, would work with industry partners, including mayors, to deploy up to 27.8 billion pounds of capital. Reeves also announced a new partnership that could boost pension fund investment in UK companies. The announcements came…

ARGENTINA TRAIN AHEAD OF WORLD CUP QUALIFIER – The reigning World Cup champions will face Bolivia on Wednesday Inter Miami star Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentina squad gathered at the Argentine Soccer Association (AFA) facilities) to train ahead of their next World Cup qualifier, which will be played on Wednesday against Bolivia. The Argentine players jogged around the field and engaged in a series of passing combinations and dribbling drills under the watchful eye of coach Lionel Scaloni. The reigning World Cup champions will face Bolivia midway through the qualification campaign on Wednesday. Bolivia will visit Argentina…

TALKTALK AUDITOR QUITS – Broadband provider narrowly avoids going bust TalkTalk’s auditor has quit as the broadband firm faces a fresh squeeze on its finances.  Deloitte, which has served as TalkTalk’s auditor since August 2002, has resigned from its role, according to company filings. A spokesman for TalkTalk said the resignation was a result of a planned rotation following a break-up of the group last year. RSM has been appointed as Deloitte’s replacement.  It comes after billionaire founder Sir Charles Dunstone and other shareholders were recently forced to pump another £235m into the struggling broadband firm to stave off collapse.…

PROTESTERS IN SPAIN DEMAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING- The Spanish Government says 12 thousand people participated in the protest Thousands protested on Sunday in Madrid to demand more affordable housing amid rising anger from Spaniards who feel they are being priced out of the market. Under the slogan “Housing is a right, not a business”, residents marched in the Spanish capital to demand lower housing rental prices and better living conditions. Twelve thousand people took to the streets, according to the Spanish government. In a separate demonstration in Barcelona on Sunday against the America’s Cup yachting race, protesters blamed the international sporting…

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…