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British media and telecommunications conglomerate

Sky Group Limited is a British media and telecommunications conglomerate, which is a subsidiary of the American conglomerate Comcast, and headquartered in Isleworth. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Sky is Europe's largest media company and pay-TV broadcaster by revenue, with 23 million subscribers and more than 31,000 employees as of 2019. The company is primarily involved in satellite television, producing and broadcasting. The current CEO is Dana Strong.

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UK Drops Demand for Apple Encryption Backdoor

Following reports that the UK government ordered Apple to create a backdoor into its encryption, allowing access to user data, US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announced that the UK has dropped the demand after months of collaboration with US officials, addressing concerns over violating American...

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Trump Convenes Unscheduled Summit on Ukraine

President Trump convened an unscheduled meeting of world leaders at the White House to discuss the Ukraine conflict, following a February clash between Trump and Zelenskyy that prompted European leaders to increase defense spending and court Trump individually.

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Drug Dealer Jailed for Killing Pedestrian While Performing Wheelie on E-bike

Dylan Green, a 20-year-old drug dealer on bail, was jailed for eight years and three months for causing the death of 86-year-old Bart O'Hare by dangerous driving on March 22, 2023, in Burnley, Lancashire, after performing a 37-meter wheelie on his e-bike which was traveling 41% faster than other veh...

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Ofwat proposes allowing consumer attendance at water company board meetings

Ofwat proposes new rules to allow consumers to attend water company board meetings, aiming to improve transparency and accountability in response to public outrage over sewage pollution and rising bills; the rules are expected to take effect in April 2024.

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Zelenskyy's Risky Washington Trip Amidst Trump's Pro-Russia Shift

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's visit to Washington D.C. is fraught with tension due to President Trump's past mistreatment and recent apparent endorsement of Russia's territorial demands, raising concerns about a fair resolution to the Ukraine conflict.

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Gaza Malnutrition Crisis: 13,000 Children Hospitalized, 251 Deaths

Nine-year-old Maryam Dawas in Gaza City suffers from severe malnutrition, weighing only 9kg, a consequence of displacement and famine; the UN reports nearly 13,000 new child malnutrition admissions and 251 famine-related deaths in July, including 108 children, while aid distribution remains inequita...

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UK Woman Denied Compensation After In-Flight Assault Due to Legal Loophole

A British woman was sexually assaulted on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Gatwick in September 2023; despite the attacker's conviction in a UK court, she was denied compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme due to the plane's foreign registration.

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BlackRock Backs Controversial Liberty Steel Rescue Plan

BlackRock is providing up to £75 million in financing to Liberty Steel UK, potentially saving 1,500 jobs in South Yorkshire, as the company attempts a pre-pack administration to resolve its debt issues; however, this may face creditor opposition.

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10-Year Sentence for Sex Predator Who Abused Two Teenage Girls

A 34-year-old man, Michael McRobie, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the rape and abuse of two teenage girls in Fife, Scotland, between March 2016 and an unspecified later date. The abuse included rape, restraint, and assault with a whip, and he was also found to possess indecent images of ch...

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Putin Proposes Land Swap to End Ukraine War

During a summit in Alaska, Vladimir Putin proposed to Donald Trump a plan to end the war in Ukraine by giving up some occupied territories in exchange for control of Donetsk and Luhansk, a proposal that has been met with mixed reactions.

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Syria's Unexploded Ordnance Crisis: A Deminer's Fight for Civilian Safety

In Raqqa, Syria, mine disposal expert Sunil Thapa risks his life daily defusing unexploded ordnance left by ISIS and other combatants during the Syrian civil war, as hundreds of thousands of civilians return to homes amid over 1,100 casualties from landmines and unexploded ordnance since the fall of...

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Trump-Putin Summit Yields No Deal, Deepening Ukraine Conflict

Presidents Trump and Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska, for talks on the Ukraine conflict; no deal was reached, leaving key disagreements unresolved, particularly Russia's demands for Ukrainian neutrality, sparking outrage in Ukraine over the red-carpet treatment of Putin.

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