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All news for 2024-07-19

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Jo Swinson criticises ‘duplicitous’ civil servants at Post Office inquiry
Former postal affairs minister says conduct of some civil servants was ‘Orwellian’ and raises questions of objectivity
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India targets traffickers exploiting young people in Southeast Asia
Indian authorities announced Wednesday a crackdown on four suspects involved in a massive human trafficking and cyber fraud case across Laos and other Southeast Asian countries.
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Trial set for Paraguayan senator in drug trafficking case
A senator with Paraguay’s ruling party will stand trial on accusations of laundering money for an organized crime group, and providing an aircraft to cocaine smugglers, prosecutors announced Thursday.
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Manhunt under way after a prisoner escapes from hospital in west London
Graham Gomm was last seen wearing a grey t-shirt and grey tracksuit. Any members of the public who see him have been warned not to approach and call 999.
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11-year-old girl dies on her birthday after London neighbor uses bedbug pesticide
Jesmin Akter left aluminium phosphide around Tower Hamlets flat to deal with infestation, killing Fatiha Sabrin
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Russian court sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison
Reporter found guilty of spying in trial thought to have been rushed in preparation for prisoner swap
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Arrests made over Leeds rioting as new details come to light
Several people have been arrested following a night of unrest linked to a family disturbance in Leeds which led to widespread vandalism.
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Worker, 27, killed after getting ’trapped in machine’ at recycling plant
Kyle Colcomb tragically died after being ’trapped in a machine’ at a recycling plant, suffering from compression asphyxia and blunt force injuries to the lower trunk
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CrowdStrike reveals cause of Microsoft global outage and exactly how long it will take to fix
CrowdStrike has issued a statement on the global IT outage - and confirmed that a ’defect’ in their cybersecurity technology was the cause of issues which shut down banks, airports and TV stations
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International IT outage hits UK’s transport, banking and broadcasting infrastructure
Airports, banks and TV channels have all been knocked offline by a major global IT outage.