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Getty Images There have been protests against insurers accused of denying patient’s claims to cover health costs The “brazen and targeted” killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, outside a New York hotel this week shocked America. The reaction to the crime also exposed a simmering rage against a trillion-dollar industry. “Prior…

In a televised address, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has apologised for declaring martial law earlier this week. The order sparked chaotic scenes and was swiftly overturned by lawmakers. A vote to impeach Yoon is scheduled for Saturday and tens of thousands of people have gathered outside parliament calling for him to go. Source…

SET India/YouTube The show featured three intrepid policemen solving cases “Daya, darwaaza tod do.” (Daya, break down the door) Most Indians will instantly recognise this dialogue from the popular detective show CID, which ran from 1998 to 2018, making it one of India’s longest-running television shows. The whodunnit featured three intrepid policemen – ACP Pradyuman,…

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Election day has arrived in Ghana, where a debt crisis and high living costs mean the economy is uppermost in the minds of many voters. The West African nation is guaranteed a new president as Nana Akufo-Addo steps down after reaching the official limit of two terms in office. But he could be replaced with…

BBC A main commercial street in southern Beirut, much of which has been destroyed by Israeli air strikes Wedged into the middle of a three storey-high pile of rubble and charred possessions in southern Beirut is a twisted and cracked metal sign. “Spare parts. Jeep Cherokee,” it says. It is the only indication that the…

Reuters Emmanuel Macron plans to use the reopening of the cathedral for a political boost A gravely weakened President Emmanuel Macron hopes to win a new lease of political life from Saturday’s ceremonial reopening of Notre Dame. Joined by US President-elect Donald Trump, Prince William and other international figures, he will seek to present the…

BBC Verify has been tracking the territory captured by Syrian rebels as they move towards Homs. Source link

Romania’s constitutional court has scrapped the recent presidential election and ordered its rerun, following allegations and evidence of possible Russian interference. This is a shock ruling by Romania’s constitutional court, but it comes after two weeks of high political tension here. All predictions, any certainty, have flown out of the window. So far, the streets…

BBC Rebels have launched a major offensive against the government in Syria, seizing cities in a lightning advance that has expanded the territory under their control. The rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday in a significant new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies. Seizing Hama gives them control…