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9 August 2023

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News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: "Threat to quit rights treaty if Rwanda blocked again" and the headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: "Have we finally turned corner on mortgage misery"

'Threat to quit ECHR' and 'mortgage price war'

Calls to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and mortgage rates being cut make Thursday's papers.

News imageDelivery workers of Swiggy, an Indian food-delivery startup, hold placards during a demonstration demanding a hike in their remuneration, in Kolkata, on November 22, 2022. They also demanded that the company should guarantee health and accidental benefits for the delivery workers.

India's overworked gig workers see hope in new law

Rajasthan state recently passed a law that aims to give social security benefits to gig workers.

News imageGeneral Abdourahmane Tiani (has also been referenced as Abdourahmane Tchiani and Omar Tchiani) makes a televised address to the nation of Niger explaining the reasons for the coup, 28 July 2023. President Mohamed Bazoum is being held captive by his own guards

The ex-UN peacekeeper who staged the coup in Niger

Gen Tchiani has triggered a major crisis by overthrowing the president he was meant to guard.

News imageRangers v Servette

Rangers 'complicate' game to leave Ibrox 'sombre'

Rangers earn comfortable Champions League qualifying first-leg win over Servette but leave fans frustrated inside Ibrox.

News imageLocal residents stand outside an apartment building damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine August 8, 2023.

Russia still gets key war kit despite sanctions

An elaborate network of intermediaries means Russia can lay its hands on vital bits of Western technology.

News imageTyler Coats and his family left New Orleans in 2020, worried about the long term risks from climate change

'Who will buy my house if they can't get insurance'

Extreme weather and climate change are driving up home insurance costs, forcing some into desperation.

News imageTatyana Mostyko

Russian prisoner freed to fight arrested for woman’s murder

Victims' families are distraught that Russian prisoners released to fight in Ukraine are reoffending.

News imageCarl Fisher

Is AI a threat to the world of fabric design?

You can now ask an artificial intelligence system to design you a fabric pattern and get it printed.

News imagePeople wearing underwear

Calls to drop 'unfair' tax on period pants

Marks & Spencer and the brand Wuka are asking the government to remove a 20% tax on period pants.

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