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Pan Europe found several pesticide residues in 85% of apples, with some showing traces of up to seven chemicalsEnvironmental groups have raised the alarm after finding toxic “pesticide cocktails” in apples sold across Europe.Pan Europe, a coalition of NGOs campaigning against pesticide use, had about 60 apples bought in 13 European countries – including France, Spain, Italy and Poland – analysed for chemical residues. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

Xavier Bettel was not happy with the Ukrainian president’s repeated requests to allow Ukraine by 2027EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos also strongly criticised Russia for its continuing attacks on Ukraine.Arriving for the EU foreign affairs council this morning, she said:“The news we are getting from Ukraine nearly every morning are horrific. What Russia is doing. There is a state terror. It’s far beyond the war [as] they are bombing people […]

World no 1 Aryna Sabalenka to meet former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in first women's grand slam final of 2026.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

China has executed 11 members of a mafia family for killing 14 people and running a crime syndicate worth more than $1bn, authorities said. Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Serving in Senate in 2007, Klobuchar ran in 2020 Democratic presidential primary before endorsing BidenAmy Klobuchar, the Democratic US senator and one-time presidential candidate, announced she will run for governor of Minnesota, an expected move after the incumbent governor, Tim Walz, dropped out of the race in early January.“Minnesota, we’ve been through a lot,” Klobuchar said in a video posted on X on Thursday morning, calling out political violence across […]

New video shows the Minneapolis ICU nurse being tackled by federal agents in a previous confrontation. Plus, is this the end of gentle parenting?Good morning.Footage emerged on Wednesday of a previous altercation between Alex Pretti and federal agents, 11 days before federal officers fatally shot the ICU nurse in Minneapolis.Trump administration officials initially claimed Pretti was “brandishing” a gun when he was killed – is that true? No, video evidence […]

Border czar Tom Homan is being sent to take reins on Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in MinnesotaVideos show altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killedUnder Donald Trump, the White House has filled its social media with AI-generated memes, wishcasting, nostalgia and deepfakes. Here are some of the photos of the ‘slopaganda era’:The first AI image posted by the White House X account sets the […]

China's former football chief and national team coach are among 73 to receive lifetime bans for match-fixing.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article