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Watchdog investigating whether Defra breaking laws on cleaning up English rivers | Rivers newsthirst.

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog has launched an investigation into the UK government over potential failures to clean up England’s rivers under EU-derived laws. The OEP published a report last year saying that plans to clean up waterways were too generic and did not address specific issues at individual sites. It said plans…

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Trump says the Fed should cut rates to ease the economy’s transition to his tariffs newsthirst.

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured), in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 13, 2025.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters After largely staying out of the Federal Reserve’s business during his first two months in office, President Donald Trump is pushing…

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Swiss National Bank makes quarter-point interest rate cut, cites ‘low inflationary pressure’ newsthirst.

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) in Bern, Switzerland, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Swiss National bank on Thursday trimmed its key interest rate by a further 25 basis points as the country’s economy grapples with depressed inflation. “With today’s rate adjustment, the SNB is ensuring that monetary…

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Stefanik Will Be Released From the House Soon for UN Ambassador Confirmation newsthirst.

Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, is set to be released from the House on April 2 and head toward a confirmation vote to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, after weeks of waiting to join President Trump’s cabinet. Senate Republicans have been slow-walking Ms. Stefanik’s confirmation because of the too-tight margins in…

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China executed four Canadians for drug crimes this year newsthirst.

Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities have confirmed. All of them were dual citizens and their identities have been withheld, Canada’s foreign minister Mélanie Joly said. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Canada reportedly urged Ottawa to “stop making irresponsible remarks”, as pundits feared a further…

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