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Buyout barons extracting millions from our dentists: Private equity firms exploit broken system, patient care is suffering and costs are spiralling out of control
This Is Money
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August 2, 2025
Private equity sharks are cashing in on the crisis in NHS dentistry with debt-fuelled firms taking big bites out of the sector – including one advised by a former Health Secretary. The latest entrant is Bridgepoint, which previously owned care...
Meet the UJS officer running to unite Europe’s Jewish student voice
The Jewish News
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August 4, 2025
When Matty Fisher talks about his campaign for Vice President of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), one phrase comes up again and again: “Matty makes it happen.” It’s more than a slogan for the 22-year-old former UJS officer – it’s how...
Starting signal for Anuga Alternatives: Anuga’s new trade show attracts global exhibitors
Food Business Gulf & Middle East
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August 4, 2025
Renowned brands like Beyond Meat and Oatley are banking on Anuga Alternatives +++ Manifold innovations from plant-based, algae-based, cultivated or microbial-based protein products +++ Specialised programme on the Anuga HORIZON Stage to highlight...
European Golf Championship ends, BiH National Team in 11th Place
Sarajevo Times
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August 4, 2025
The European Golf Championship, within the Men’s Team Shield category (3rd division), has officially ended. The Bosnia and Herzegovina national team finished the competition in 11th place. In the last match, the Bosnian national team was defeated...
September could be a decisive moment for Palestine
Gulf Today
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August 4, 2025
Next month could be a major turning point for Palestine as France, Britain, Canada and six other countries are set to extend recognition of a virtual Palestinian state. While enjoying three of the four attributes that define statehood — a...
Freedom by Relocation: Americans Choosing Privacy Over Patriotism
Justice News Flash
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August 4, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A silent but steady wave of American citizens is making the ultimate declaration of independence—not by political protest or social activism, but by simply leaving, not in exile, nor defiance, but in pursuit of...
10 frequently asked questions about Schengen visa-free travel — answered
The Times of India
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Europe has long been a dream destination for travellers, and the Schengen visa is the golden ticket that makes borderless travel across much of the continent possible. The Schengen Area is a unique agreement between certain European countries that...
EU R&D budget reaches €127.9 billion in 2024
Cyprus Mail
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August 4, 2025
Total government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD) across the European Union reached an estimated €127.91 billion, equivalent to 0.71 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). Eurostat reported that this represented a 3.4 per...
The Shadow Empire Funding Global Crime
The American Spectator - Virginia
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August 4, 2025
Three separate police raids in Italy recently uncovered nearly €1 billion in narco cash, linked to the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta, Colombian cartels, and the Albanian crime groups mafia. Shocking, yes. But not half as shocking as who laundered it. Not...
These Countries Eat the Least Meat, and Here’s What We Can Learn From Them
Sentient Media
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July 31, 2025
As the environmental costs of industrial meat production become increasingly undeniable, reducing global meat consumption has never been more urgent. But although global meat consumption has been on the rise for over half a century, some countries...
Opinion: Dying babies. Starving adults. Even Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling it a ‘genocide.’
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Palestinians mourn during the funeral of people who were killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel, at Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)...
Morning Roundup: Trump sets new tariffs, origin of Post cyberattack still unknown and national football league games live on RTL
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Friday, 1 August. Luxembourg POST CYBER ATTACK – The Minister of the Economy Lex Delles says it is not yet known who was behind the cyberattack on Luxembourg’s Post network last week,...
Interview with Fatima Rougi: Secure abortion rights, urges Planning Familial president
RTL Today
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July 31, 2025
New Planning Familial president Fatima Rougi appeared on RTL Radio on Thursday, reiterating the need to secure abortion rights before "conservative men" begin questioning them. The Family Planning charity is pushing for the right to abortion to be...
Over the weekend: Several driving bans issued for drink driving
RTL Today
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August 3, 2025
The authorities report several instances of drink driving between Saturday and early Sunday morning, resulting in temporary driving bans being issued. A first case was recorded at around 12.30am in Esch, where a driver was swerving noticeably. At...
Two reasons why UK passport holders may be refused entry to EU
Leicestershire Live
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July 26, 2025
If you are heading on holiday soon - or travelling for business - you will need to sure you can legally travel to one of 29 countries. Whilst UK passport holders may have a passport to hand, it may not be suitable, even if you think it is. When...
Hamas hostage videos intensify EU calls for Gaza ceasefire
EurActiv
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August 3, 2025
Videos of emaciated Israeli hostages released by Hamas have ignited outrage in Europe and Israel, intensifying EU calls for a ceasefire and immediate release amid Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas described...
Hamas hostage videos intensify EU calls for Gaza ceasefire
EurActiv
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August 3, 2025
Videos of emaciated Israeli hostages released by Hamas have ignited outrage in Europe and Israel, intensifying EU calls for a ceasefire and immediate release amid Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas described...
Public discourse still imagines Cyprus as frozen in 1960
Cyprus Mail
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August 3, 2025
But both sides are now multi-cultural and it’s time we realised it Every year, on “national” days of celebration and remembrance, marked separately in the northern and southern Cyprus, politicians regurgitate dusty old speeches that portray the...
Thomas "Tom" Bowe
Cannon Falls Beacon - Minnesota
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Thomas Francis "Tom" Bowe, 76, unexpectedly died in his sleep on July 30th, 2025 in Red Wing. Tom was born at the Red Wing hospital on September 27, 1949 to Daniel Ralph Bowe and his wife Alice Louise (Ellingson) Nilsson Bowe of Welch. Tom grew up...
Middle East: Canada set to recognize Palestinian state
Deutsche Welle
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July 30, 2025
Skip next section Canada to recognize Palestinian state, says PM Carney 07/30/2025July 30, 2025Canada to recognize Palestinian state, says PM Carney Canada "intends" to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime...