Cash to isolate ‘would have cut Covid deaths’
Baroness Dido Harding tells Covid inquiry Rishi Sunak blocked higher support payments. Read More
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Brazil sues China carmaker BYD over ‘slave-like’ conditions
The Public Labour Prosecutor’s Office in the state of Bahia says 220 Chinese workers were rescued. Read More
Humanoid robots fight in Chinese kick-boxing competition
The two humanoid robots traded punches while fans watched on, in a world-first humanoid robot fighting event. Read More
EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza ‘go beyond what is necessary’ to fight Hamas
Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, says the bloc also does not support a new aid distribution model which bypasses the UN and other humanitarian organisations. Read More
Verdict expected in trial of French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds
Joel Le Scouarnec, who has admitted his guilt, says he neither wants or expects to be shown leniency. Read More
German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case
Saúl Luciano Lliuya believes energy giant RWE should be held responsible for melting glaciers. Read More
Biofuel plant ‘faces closure after US trade deal’
Vivergo Fuels, based near Hull, says government support is needed within “the next few weeks”. Read More
Dozens injured in chaos at new Gaza aid site, UN says
The UN Human Rights Office says most of the injuries were due to Israeli gunfire, but the Israeli military says troops fired into the air. Read More
South Africans pay tribute to acting ‘icon’ Chweneyagae who died age 40
Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, died from natural causes, his family says. Read More
Kenyan president apologises to Tanzania over deportation row
It follows growing criticism from Kenyans targeting Tanzania’s president over the recent deportation of activists. Read More