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UN Security Council Divided in Addressing Melilla Incidents

The United Nations Security Council held a closed-door session on Wednesday to discuss last week's Melilla tragedy. At least 23 migrants died trying to cross into the Spanish enclave, amid clashes with Moroccan and Spanish security forces, and 140 security personnel were injured. About 2,000 migrants tried to storm a…

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Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Airbnb prices in the capital more than double for August

Hotels and Airbnb rates are set to skyrocket throughout Edinburgh over the summer as part of "business as usual" dynamic pricing despite global cost of living increases. Fringe Festival accommodation prices are approximately 52 percent higher in August than autumn rates.

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France, UK, Germany Hint at Taking Iran Nuclear Escalation to UN Security Council

Washington on Thursday voiced deep concerns before the UN Security Council over Tehran pressing on with demands that go beyond the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Meanwhile, major European countries involved in negotiations for reviving the Iran nuclear deal took a tougher stance on the “extremely worrying context”…

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Pedersen to Security Council: ‘Don’t Forget Syria’

Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, urged the international community on Wednesday to not to forget Syria amid the repercussions of the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine. Speaking via video teleconference, the envoy told the Security Council that renewing the resolution authorizing cross-border humanitarian…

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Council shoots down expanded protections for special character areas

Twelve hours in the Council chambers ended with a narrow defeat for adding more houses to the criteria for special character areas

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Changes in Victoria from July 1 include money for power bill comparisons and increased tolls and fines

Increases to utility bills, council rates and road tolls from today are set to add to cost-of-living woes for Victorians.

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Gateshead Quayside arena in need of £20m Levelling Up boost as construction costs escalate

Council bosses are trying for a second time to secure extra cash from the government for the huge riverside development, which is due to open in 2024

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Councillors accuse Midlothian officers of handing £22 million primary school deal to Edinburgh 'cartel'

Long-serving councillors from all parties said they had made it clear they did not want to use hub to oversee projects and preferred a more traditional approach which allowed any firm to bid but officers went against their "express will."

Edinburgh Live

GST Council meeting in August to decide on extension of compensation to States: Karnataka CM

After incurring huge revenue loss in the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, States have sought an extension of the compensation mechanism for another five years, till 2027

The Hindu

Skateboarders create their own slice of paradise on wasteland because 'there's no other place to go'

The DIY skatepark drew in hundreds on Go Skate Day

Manchester Evening News

Labor starts national culture policy talks

Consultations on Australia's national cultural policy are set to begin, with a focus on conditions for workers in the sector high on the agenda.

AAP

Rate rises, flood repairs and a 'premier dining and entertainment precinct' flagged in Ipswich Council budget

The Ipswich Council budget delivers a nearly 5 per cent rate rise for the region despite it still reeling from floods earlier this year.

ABC News

Rate tweaks to make up for inefficiencies in value chain; states conscious of inflation impact: Finance minister

CHANDIGARH: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said any increase in GST rates under the rate rationalisation exercise is intended to make up for the 'inefficiencies' in the value chain.

The Times of India

West Lothian to see new Edinburgh Monarchs stadium as the Speedway team prepare to move bases

The new stadium could finish construction in Spring 2023, if all goes according to plan

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A councillor drove at a council contractor and trapped two children

She resigned her role but failed to tell the council authorities about her criminal conviction

The Times of India

About dozen states seek extension of GST compensation; no decision taken

CHANDIGARH: About a dozen states cutting across party lines on Wednesday pitched for extending the mechanism to compensate states for revenue lost from the implementation of GST beyond June 30, but no decision was taken.

Bristol Post

Bristol City Council counter-fraud team stopped £3.6m of scams last year

The team saved taxpayers an estimated £3.1million from housing scams

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EU Countries Approve Climate Measures after Long Talks

European Union countries reached a deal backing stricter climate rules that would eliminate carbon emissions from new cars by 2035 following hard-fought talks that dragged into the early hours of Wednesday. The 27 EU members found a common agreement on draft legislation aimed at slashing EU greenhouse gases by at…

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EU countries approve climate measures after long talks

European Union countries have reached a deal to eliminate carbon emissions from new cars by 2035 following hard-fought talks that dragged into the early hours of Wednesday

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Rutherglen Football Club seeks council support for grant to upgrade women's change rooms

With all eyes on women’s football as the AFLW draft takes place today, one club in Rutherglen says they are having to deal with "outdated" change rooms where players shower in their clothes.

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Saudi Shura Approves Real Estate Contribution, Energy Supply Regulations

The Saudi Shura Council approved new laws regulating the energy supply system, real estate contributions, and the sale and lease of real estate projects. The energy supply system regulation aims to allocate all types of energy to its consumers in electricity, crude oil refining, petrochemical production, water desalination, industry, mining,…

Manchester Evening News

Girl badly injured after stepping on a hot barbecue buried in sand on beach

Alex Adenaike heard her daughter's 'horrifying scream' just moments after she began playing on the beach

The Hindu

Regrettable that still no agreement on Constitutional basis for holding elections in Libya: India

Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations said at the Security Council briefing and consultations on Libya that New Delhi notes with concern that the progress seen after the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement is not only in danger of coming to a halt, but there are also…

The Hindu

Bommai attends GST meeting; in Chandigarh; council accepts interim report

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O. Panneerselvam complains to Election Commission about AIADMK’s general council meeting

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