Northern Powergrid apologized for the mistake over Storm Arwen compensation Energy distributor Northern Powergrid sent 74 customers checks for £2.3 trillion – each – last week. The firm was issuing compensation to thousands of homes which were left without power when Storm Arwen hit Britain with record wind speeds in November. Northern Powergrid confirmed that […]
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French envoy given 72 hours to leave African country over ‘hostile’ comments
Mali’s junta expelled the French envoy over what it said were ‘outrageous comments’ Mali’s government has given France’s ambassador 72 hours to leave the country after “hostile and outrageous” comments made by French authorities regarding the country’s junta. The message was broadcast on state television on Monday evening. French envoy in Bamako, Joelle Meyer, was […]
Non-whites given preferential access to rare Covid treatment – lawsuit
Utah is facing legal action over its move to include race as a determining factor in treatment decisions Health authorities in Utah and Minnesota have come under pressure after claims emerged that non-whites were given two extra points on a risk-based scorecard for deciding whether patients would receive Covid antibody treatment. On Wednesday, Fox News […]
Israeli soldiers given ‘prizes’ for helping compile database of Palestinians’ pictures – reports
The Israeli military has reportedly compiled a digital surveillance database to monitor Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank using invasive facial recognition tech integrated into a network of cameras and soldiers’ phones. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) even incentivized soldiers to compete against each other to take photos of residents “with prizes for the […]
Macron’s ex-security aide given 3-year sentence over protester assaults
Alexandre Benalla, former security adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron, has been handed a three-year jail term for assaulting May Day protesters three years ago. However, he reportedly won’t spend even a night behind bars. Benalla was charged with assault and unauthorized interference with police action. He was also found guilty on separate charges of […]
Afghan refugee given 30 months in jail, only a third mandatory, after sexual abuse of 7-year-old in scandal that shocked Austria
A court in Austria has sentenced a teenage refugee from Afghanistan to 30 months in prison, of which he is only obliged to serve 10 months, after he sexually abused a girl, age seven. The victim was awarded €500 in compensation. On Wednesday a court in Ried, Upper Austria reached a verdict concerning the shocking […]