"At some point, they will kill you and kill all of us," environmental leader Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco was told.
"At some point, they will kill you and kill all of us," environmental leader Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco was told.
"At some point, they will kill you and kill all of us," environmental leader Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco was told.
Explosions were seen in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, as Israel warned it planned to hit a 'large number of targets'. Israel's military announced it was taking aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah's financial arm and planned to strike in Beirut and elsewhere at buildings belonging to al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-run banking system that provides loans and banking services primarily to people who live in areas where Hezbollah is popular. Israel says the institution finances Hezbollah and 'its terrorist activities'
Microsoft is to provide AI agents to business users as part of its Copilot tool (PA)Microsoft AI tools for businesses that allow users to create “agents” to carry out specific work tasks are set to begin rolling out publicly next month, the company has said. AI agents are smaller, more focused versions of AI assistants which can be programmed to carry out a single task or have a specific area of focus, which can operate autonomously. Jared Spataro, chief marketing officer for AI at work at Microsoft, said: “Copilot is your AI assistant— it works for you — and Copilot Studio enables you to easily create, manage and connect agents to Copilot. “New autonomous agents enable customers to move from legacy lines of business applications to AI-first business process,” Mr Spataro said. “These new agents are designed to help every sales, service, finance and supply chain team drive business value — and are just the start.
On their second day of royal engagements, King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a visit to Canberra where they were greeted with a welcome to country and smoking ceremony. They then laid wreaths at the Australian War Memorial and attended a reception at Parliament House, where King Charles was heckled by an Indigenous Australian senator, who called for a treaty and accused the crown of stealing Aboriginal land
Israel has launched a wave of attacks on buildings belonging to Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a US-sanctioned financial organisation that has more than 30 branches across Lebanon. Fifteen of those branches are in densely populated parts of central Beirut and its suburbs. Israeli airstrikes hit southern Beirut, as well as the eastern Bekaa valley. The Israeli military had earlier issued a warning that it would attack infrastructure belonging to the association and ordered people to evacuate. Panicked crowds and traffic jams clogged the streets of Beirut as hundreds of residents tried to evacuate
(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelA woman in UK, who was fired from her job when she came back from maternity leave pregnant again, was awarded a compensation of 28,000 pounds by an employment tribunal . The woman Nikita Twitchen , 27, was preparing to return to her office after having a baby when she found out she was expecting again. Left with no options to make her ends meet, Nikita was forced to take cleaning jobs while pregnant to support her family. Towards the end of the meeting, Twitchen revealed she was pregnant again although it was only at the eight-week stage. The tribunal ordered First Grade Projects and Morgan to pay Twitchen £28,706 in compensation.
The monthly Freshwater Strategy poll in the Financial Review has the Coalition with a lead of 51-49, a slight improvement for Labor on a 52-48 result last time. The primary votes are all but entirely unchanged, with Labor steady on 30%, the Coalition down one to 41% and the Greens steady on 13%. Despite the headline result, the changes on personal ratings favour the Coalition, with Anthony Albanese’s lead as preferred prime minister narrowing from 45-41 to 44-43. I have also yet to make note of last week’s Roy Morgan result, which should be superseded later today. The poll was conducted October 7 to 13 from a sample of 1697.
Sarah, 65, was diagnosed with breast cancer in the Summer of 2023, and underwent a single mastectomy procedure to remove the tumour. Clearly a cause close to her heart, the royal even shouted out the organisation on TikTok in her debut video. How it felt hearing my breast cancer diagnosis," Fergie wrote with the video. The poignant post came as countries all around the world mark Breast Cancer Awareness month this October, a global initiative to raise awareness for the condition which affects roughly 2.3million women a year. However, although they do not currently have accounts of their own, both Prince William and Prince Harry have appeared on the platform in the past in collaboration with two causes close to their respective hearts - Prince William and the Earthshot Prize, and Prince Harry and the Invictus Games tournament.
The next generation fighter jet would replace Japan’s retiring F-2s that it jointly developed with the U.S. and Britain’s Tempest. The ministers met on the sidelines of the Group of Seven defense ministers meeting in Naples, Italy. In Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy had a 1/10th model of the joint fighter jet on display for the first time and attracted visitors at a major aerospace exhibit last week. Akira Sugimoto, MHI’s Japan program senior representative for GCAP, said that the joint fighter jet development will be meaningful for Japanese suppliers and for the country’s industrial base. “Our basic position is to bring our strengths together to develop a high quality fighter jet.
I have spent many years advocating for apprenticeships, first as an apprentice, now as chair of the UK’s Science Apprenticeship Forum. So I can’t help but feel a mix of concern and frustration about the new Labour government’s proposed changes to the apprenticeship levy. I understand that funding a single level 7 apprenticeship might cost more than multiple level 2 (GCSE level) or level 3 (A level) apprenticeships. Level 7 apprenticeships allow those already in the field to upskill or move into new areas. Apprenticeships at all levels have vital roles in creating a well-rounded, highly skilled workforce, and I urge us all to find ways to support them.
From The Times, October 21, 1924Book of the Day. Miss Annie Kenney’s life has been so bound up with the women’s suffrage movement that her reminiscences give as clear an account of the history of “The Cause” as anyone could hope to offer. With Miss Christabel Pankhurst she may claim to have been the pioneer of militancy. The old Suffrage Society, under the steady leadership of Mrs Fawcett, had plodded on for more than forty years using constitutional methods, and Miss Kenney says, it was their failure to extract more than vague and dubious promises from those in power which led to the adoption of the militant policy. Miss Kenney writes with unfaltering conviction.
Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, Your report that the chancellor is about to throw yet more money at the NHS (Oct 19) before fundamental reforms are in place induces a renewed sense of despair for the welfare of the country. In 43 years of continuing work for the NHS, I have never once been appraised on the basis of productivity, even though I have done my best against huge odds to maximise my own. I recently became involuntarily familiar with the life-saving excellence of the South Korean health system, which thrives on the disciplines of a state-backed insurance model, after the Koreans scoured the globe for best-in-class exemplars of national healthcare provision. My advice to Wes Streeting is clear: look east, young man.
Part of me started to wonder if perhaps I’d acted rashly. Was that enough to send me racing to the airport to catch the last flight to New York? But then I saw a flight attendant exit the cockpit, tears streaming down her cheeks. As she hesitatingly made her way down the aisle, I reached out and touched her arm. “They murdered John Lennon.”For a long moment I found it impossible to process what I’d been told.
More infoPep Guardiola insisted this was the way he wanted Manchester City to play against deep-lying defences after John Stones rescued a win for the team. "I’m sorry to disagree but I thought we played really really good," he said. Guardiola was not happy with the Fulham performance and spoke with the team about how he wanted them to play. Actions from the wingers, good cross, good shot. Be patient and be patient, good actions from the wingers, making dribbles, good runs from the people in front.
