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Jordan Peterson: Critics complain over ‘misleading’ book cover quotes
By Steven McIntosh and Luxmy Gopal BBC News Two critics who reviewed a book by Jordan Peterson have said their articles were quoted on its cover in a misleading way. Quotes from reviews published in the Times and the New Statesman were used on the cover of the paperback edition of Peterson’s Beyond Order. The…
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Long queues for cash after Ireland ATM glitch
Long queues formed at cash machines across the Republic of Ireland, after technical faults led to customers being able to withdraw large sums while having little or no funds in their accounts. The glitch, which affected some Bank of Ireland ATMs, lasted for several hours on Tuesday, and it now appears to have been resolved.…
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Target sales suffer after Pride month backlash
Getty Images US retail giant Target saw sales fall in-store and online for the first time in years after a backlash over its Pride Month offering. Sales dropped 5% in the April to June period compared with the same time last year – its first fall in six years. The decline followed controversy over some…
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Child scares neighbour playing on high-rise window ledge
Police in China have shared footage of a child playing on a window ledge – in an effort to urge parents to carefully watch children playing on high rise buildings. A neighbour in Zhengzhou, Henan, captured the video of the child, who was reportedly playing hide and seek, and shouted to them to go back…
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Container ship Joseph Schulte leaves Odesa amid Russia Black Sea attack fears
Reuters By Oliver Slow BBC News A merchant ship has left the Ukrainian port of Odesa, despite concerns Russia could target vessels in the Black Sea. The Hong Kong-flagged Joseph Schulte had been trapped in the port since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Kyiv has announced a “humanitarian corridor” in…
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Alec Baldwin: Report casts doubt over Rust actor’s account of shooting
Getty Images By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter A new report into the fatal shooting on the set of the movie Rust appears to cast doubt over star and producer Alec Baldwin’s accounts of events. Mr Baldwin denies pulling the trigger of the prop gun which went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Weapons experts have now…
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Bindeshwar Pathak: India’s ‘Toilet Man’ who made urinating safely a reality
Getty Images By Geeta Pandey and Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi Campaigner and social reformer Bindeshwar Pathak who died on Tuesday, aged 80, was a man who revolutionised the concept of toilets in India. In the early 1970s, he made a cheap twin-pit toilet – a design which has since been used to build clean…
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Dominican Republic blast kills at least 11, including a baby
EPA By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least 11 people have died in an explosion which rocked the small town of San Cristóbal, in the Dominican Republic, on Monday. Officials said they have identified the remains of 10 adults and a four-month-old baby, but warned “there are more corpses” likely to be found. It is…
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The Killers apologise for offending fans in Georgia with Russian ‘brother’ remark
Getty Images By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter The Killers have apologised after frontman Brandon Flowers invited a Russian fan on stage during a concert in Georgia to play drums on a song. He told the crowd to treat the Russian fan as their “brother”, drawing boos and walk-outs from parts of the arena. Georgia, which…
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Ecuador election: ‘I’m wearing a bulletproof vest 24 hours a day’
Reuters By George Wright BBC News Andrea González now wears a bulletproof vest 24 hours a day. A week ago, her Construye party’s presidential candidate in the Ecuadorean election this Sunday, Fernando Villavicencio, was shot three times in the head after a campaign rally in the capital, Quito. Ms González, 36, will remain the party’s…