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Willy Wonka experience: Actors lift the lid on ‘shambolic’ event

The woman in a viral photo taken at a ‘Willy Wonka experience’ so “shambolic” the police were called has broken her silence, saying she is embarrassed and remains unpaid. Kirsty Paterson was among the actors hired for the Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday. What was sold as an “immersive and enchanting” event

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MEPs vote to update EU rules on driving licences to improve road safety

Mobile driving licences, self-assessment of fitness to drive and a probationary period for novice drivers are some of the changes MEPs voted on ADVERTISEMENT The European Parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of plans to update driving licence rules to improve road safety. The proposals include introducing mobile licences and mandatory health checks for the issuing

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Bill criminalizing LGBTQ community advances in Ghana

Ghana’s parliament passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade. The bill was introduced to parliament three years ago and criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its supporters, including promotion and funding of related activities and public displays of affection.

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Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says, after president undergoes annual physical

President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that is being closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection in November. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician, wrote that the president is adjusting well to a new device that helps control his sleep apnea and has experienced some hip discomfort but

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Bitcoin stock surpasses €55,000 mark

Bitcoin stock has surged to its highest since 2021, on its way to breaking a two-year record. ADVERTISEMENT The price of cryptocurrency’s flagship stock has shot above the €55,000 ($60,000) mark for the first time since November 2021, when it hit a record-high of what today would be the equivalent of above €60,000 ($68,991).  Bitcoin

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Trump to Meet Next Week With Orban, Hungary’s Leader

Former President Donald J. Trump will meet privately with Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, at Mr. Trump’s club in Florida next week, according to a person briefed on the plans. Mr. Orban is a right-wing nationalist who has waged an aggressive campaign against immigration and has declared that the West “is at war

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German navy repels Huthi attack in Red Sea

The United States is spearheading its own naval coalition in the area and has conducted strikes on the Huthis in Yemen along with Britain. A German frigate sent to help secure merchant shipping in the Red Sea has successfully repelled an attack by Huthi rebels, the army said overnight to Wednesday. The “Hesse” navy frigate

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Moldovan breakaway region seeks Russia’s help amid escalating tensions with pro-Western government

Transnistria is one of numerous European regions where Moscow claims ethnic Russians are under threat. ADVERTISEMENT Officials in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Moscow for protection on Wednesday, as tensions escalate with the country’s pro-Western government. On Wednesday, members of the Transnistrian congress used a rare meeting in the regional capital, Tiraspol, to

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