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The FDA required that warnings about the risks of smoking occupy the top 50% of cigarette packs and top 20% of advertisements. The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether federally mandated warnings on cigarette packs that graphically illustrate the health risks of smoking violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies opposed […]
Weather warnings and 16 flood alerts come into effect across the UK Weather warnings and 16 flood alerts have come into effect across the UK. Here are all the details we have so far on them, via the PA news agency: Yorkshire and northern England National Highways issued a “severe weather alert” for snow affecting […]
A national Status Yellow low temperature warning kicked in at 8pm. Source link
Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives a speech at the Treasury on July 8, 2024 in London, England. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Doubts are mounting over the Labour government’s flagship growth and investment agenda, with one analyst warning further tax rises could be coming as soon as next year. U.K. Finance […]
Albanese hails ‘inclusive trade and investment’ at Apec forum in Peru Natasha May The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has hailed “inclusive trade and investment” at the Apec forum in Peru where leaders are attempting to push against the protectionist policies favoured by US president-elect Donald Trump. We’ll hear from the PM on ABC Insiders shortly. […]
A short-lived heatwave is bringing hot, dry and windy conditions to much of southern Australia, with total fire bans in place and some areas experiencing catastrophic fire danger. Forecaster Jonathan How from the Bureau of Meteorology said the combination of high temperatures and gusty winds was driving up fire dangers on Saturday, particularly across South […]
The Met Office has this morning issued an urgent snow alert for parts of England and Scotland. The string of yellow weather warnings for snow and ice cover 42 hours and span a three-day period. The first comes into effect at 4pm on Sunday and covers the very far north of Scotland. However, further alerts […]
Outrage as warnings were issued late and inefficiently Credit:Shutterstock:Vicente Sargues Flooding in Valencia has caused not only widespread devastation across Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andalucía, but also deep public anger over the government’s delayed warnings and insufficient emergency response. Flash floods, which killed at least 217 people at the end of October have left not […]
Turkey secretly blocked the export of U.S. military-linked goods to Russia following warnings from Washington, the Financial Times reported, citing three anonymous sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Ankara, which originally embraced the role of Moscow’s lifeline from Western sanctions, reportedly made the move in recent weeks without a public announcement due to the […]
Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the longest blackout since the collapse of its former patron, the Soviet Union. Source link