Liz, from Harrogate, Yorkshire, had been battling desmoplastic small round cell tumour, a rare and extremely aggressive form of the disease.

Wallace, 60, is also accused mimicking a sex act in front of a member of the show's production staff who was kneeling down to clean his trousers during filming, according to the lurid claims.

The European Union on Thursday confirmed it would give Ukraine 18.1 billion euros ($19 billion) as part of a bigger G7 loan backed by profits from frozen Russian assets. The Group of Seven advanced economies last month finalised an agreement on a $50 billion loan to Kyiv to help prop up the country as it struggles to fight back against Moscow's invasion. The United States committed to providing $20 billion of the money, while the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan also agreed to contribute. The funds for Ukraine come at a crucial juncture for Kyiv as questions swirl over the future of US support once Donald Trump returns to power. The EU had originally said it was willing to provide up to $38 billion before its G7 partners announced their shares. Senior EU official Valdis Dombrovskis wrote on X that he had signed a memorandum of understanding with Kyiv on the 18.1 billion euros «to help Ukraine cover immediate needs». Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal welcomed what he called a «bold step» by the EU. «This is not just aid -- it's a precedent for holding Russia accountable for its crimes and ensuring it pays for its brutal war of aggression,» Shmygal wrote on X. The EU has frozen roughly $235 billion of Russian central bank funds since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the vast bulk of immobilised Russian assets worldwide. About 90 percent of the funds in the EU are held by international deposit organisation Euroclear, based in Belgium. The latest EU funds come on top of roughly 120 billion euros of support that officials say the EU and its member states have provided Kyiv since Russia's invasion. © Agence France-Presse

Namibia's opposition called for extended voting and ballot counting to be suspended Thursday after the national election was thrown into disarray by logistics failings and massive delays. The presidential and legislative polls are a key test for the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) party that has governed the mineral-rich country since independence 34 years ago and is facing its toughest election challenge yet. Some voters queued through the night after authorities allowed polling stations to remain open beyond the scheduled closing time of 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) Wednesday because of the long lines of people still waiting to cast their ballots. Polling stations that processed all their voters meanwhile began tallying the votes. «We've got polling stations that are releasing results, we've got polling stations that are telling us that they were told to stop with the counting of votes,» said Christine Aochamus of the main opposition party, Independent Patriots for Change (IPC). «We've got polling stations that are still allowing people to cast votes, and we've got polling stations where people are lining up and there are no ballots,» she said. «We are going to demand the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to cease the counting of votes and also to stop the current voting process that is taking place at various polling stations across the country,» she told a press conference with 18 other opposition parties. Armed with folding chairs and umbrellas to cope with the slow-moving lines and blazing sun, Namibians among the 1.5 million registered voters spent hours waiting outside polling stations on Wednesday, some for up to 12 hours. At the University of Science and Technology in the capital Windhoek, voting stopped at 5:00 am on Thursday, polling officers told AFP. «It's absolutely disappointing,» said Reagan Cooper, a 43-year-old farmer among the hundred or so voters outside the town hall polling station in Windhoek. «The voters have turned out, but the electoral commission has failed us,» Cooper told AFP. - 'Frustrate voters' - The IPC is among those who have blamed the electoral body for the long lines and have raised suspicions of foul play. «We have reason to believe that the ECN is deliberately suppressing voters and deliberately trying to frustrate voters from casting their vote,» said Aochamus. The IPC's leader, former dentist and lawyer Panduleni Itula, is perhaps the strongest challenger to SWAPO's candidate, vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who could become the first woman to lead the sparsely populated nation. Analysts have said Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, could be forced into a second round if she does not win more than half of votes. The long queues were «a signal that people really want a change», said Ndumba Kamwanyah, lecturer in the Department of Human Sciences at the University of Namibia. «For me, it seems it's not good news for the incumbent party,» he told AFP. - Youth unemployment - SWAPO has governed since leading Namibia to independence from South Africa in 1990 but complaints about unemployment and enduring inequalities are undermining its standing. Namibia is a major uranium and diamond exporter but not many of its nearly three million people have benefited from that wealth in terms of improved infrastructure and job opportunities, analysts say. Young people are particularly frustrated with unemployment among 15- to 34-year-olds, estimated at 46 percent, almost triple the national average, according to the latest figures from 2018. © Agence France-Presse

A region in northern Ontario has been chosen as the site to hold Canada's nuclear waste in a deep geological repository.

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying striking employees off as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers approaches the two-week mark.

A man died after being pinned under a vehicle while trying to help another motorist in northwest Calgary.

Wallace, 60, is also accused mimicking a sex act in front of a member of the show's production staff who was kneeling down to clean his trousers during filming, according to the lurid claims.

TV star Phil Spencer, 54, and his three siblings have been left £18million, probate documents have revealed.

India reassured the US of its robust legal framework for export controls following US sanctions on 19 Indian firms. The MEA emphasized compliance with non-proliferation obligations and assured action against violations. Affected firms, Shreegee Impex and TSMD Global, downplayed the impact, citing no US trade links. India aims to strengthen its strategic partnership with the US.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands police found Myanmarese smugglers using Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet for navigation while transporting 6,000 kg of methamphetamine. The Indian Coast Guard apprehended six smugglers and seized Myanmar currency, a portable Inmarsat mobile, multiple SIM cards, and a Starlink dish. Investigations are ongoing, including inquiries with SpaceX regarding the purchase details.

India has launched its first auction for offshore mineral exploration blocks, offering 13 blocks comprising lime mud, construction sand, and polymetallic nodules. The move aims to bolster the country's mineral wealth, with a significant rise in critical minerals demand anticipated, particularly for lithium. This initiative follows recent amendments to streamline offshore mineral resource allocation.

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The Opposition is demanding public disclosure of the reasons for the discontinuation of prosecution by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) against Trade Winds Citrus Limited in relation to the pollution of the Rio Cobre in...

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The Industrial Relations Court (IRC) in Blantyre has ordered the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to compensate former Flames coach Meke Mwase with K440 million for unlawful termination of his contract, redeployment, and constructive dismissal. IRC Deputy Chairperson Edna Bodole stated that the compensation accounts for Mwase’s remaining 36 months on his contract, pegged at the same […] The post Windfall! Court orders FAM to pay Meke Mwase K440 million for unlawful dismissal appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The additional quota volume will be distributed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade among foreign trade participants and the decision will remain in force until December 31, 2024

The head of state also named another traditional areas of cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan which include space and high technology

The Russian leader admitted that he was surprised at the courage and firm character which the Georgian authorities displayed recently in defending their position on the Transparency of Foreign Influence law

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According to the report, 48 Palestinians were killed and 53 were injured by Israeli bombings in the past 24 hours alone

Since its creation in the 1950s, the European Economic Community, and today's European Union, has had the power to promote equality between women and men, in employment and other areas of life. EU action has driven significant progress, even if disparities persist in many areas. To secure this progress, the EU has enabled Member States to implement positive action measures in favour of women and has adopted ground-breaking legislative and non-legislative measures, such as its recent legislation on gender-based violence. Although consensus on EU gender equality policy is long established, a minority array of civil society and political actors are increasingly voicing their opposition to some aspects of gender equality policy. Recent surveys in EU countries show that some citizens have also started questioning a policy that, in their view, has fulfilled its mission. However, perennial gender inequalities in many areas of life suggest that this is a hasty assumption. Fears that gender equality is a zero-sum game that disempowers men highlight a need to dispel misunderstandings about EU gender equality policy. The policy focuses on women as the primary subjects of sex-based discrimination but is formulated in gender-neutral language. Any discrimination is strictly forbidden, although the policy enables Member States to conduct positive action on behalf of women. The Court of Justice of the EU upholds rigorous enforcement of positive action, which has to remain exceptional, limited and non-discriminatory against men. Changing realities meanwhile suggest that men too can benefit from the data collection and the tools developed by the EU, for instance with regard to health and education. Here, some EU countries display the biggest gender gaps in life expectancy in the world, as well as a notable gap in tertiary educational attainment in favour of women. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The EU and its Member States have signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and use its definition of disability as a common reference at EU level. There is no other harmonised definition of disability in the EU. The recent introduction of the Global Activity Limitation Instrument indicator (GALI) in most of Eurostat's social and economic surveys offers the opportunity to have a clearer assessment of disability in the EU than before. It confirms that in 2023 the prevalence of disability was higher among female, older and less educated respondents. The EU combats all forms of discrimination alongside and in support of its Member States. To improve the situation of people with disabilities, it has introduced a series of initiatives, programmes and strategies over a number of decades. The European Parliament has been highly active in the bid to end all forms of discrimination against people with disabilities, since the early 1980s. In 1997, Article 13 of the Treaty establishing the European Community on the human right not to suffer discrimination on grounds, in particular, of disability, paved the way for a genuine disability policy. The first step in this regard was the adoption of a 2001-2006 action programme to combat discrimination. Later, the 2010-2020 European disability strategy sought to enable people with disabilities to exercise their rights and participate fully in society and the economy. The 2021-2030 strategy, incorporating lessons learned from its predecessor, seeks to ensure that all persons with disabilities in the EU, regardless of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation: enjoy their human rights; have equal access to participation in society and the economy; can decide where, how and with whom they live; can move freely in the EU regardless of their support needs; and no longer experience discrimination. This is an update of a briefing published in November 2023. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

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