Rachel Roberts
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Rachel Roberts is a London-based journalist with a background in local then national news. She focuses on health and education stories and has a particular interest in vaccines and issues impacting children.
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US Agrees to $330 Million Sale of Fighter Jets to Taiwan
The Pentagon said that the proposed sale would improve Taiwan’s ‘capability to meet current and future threats.’
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Blood Pressure Rates Surge in Children Worldwide, Study Finds
The ‘alarming’ increase is believed to be largely related to the concurrent rise in global rates of obesity, academics said.
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Olympic Committee Moves Toward Banning Trans-Identifying Males From Women’s Sports
The IOC set up a scientific group to evaluate the persistence of male physical advantage even after testosterone suppressing treatment.
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Indigenous Activists Breach UN Security at Climate Summit
The protesters had traveled 30 days by ship to make their point on deforestation to the delegates and world leaders gathered in Belem.
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In Speech to Staff, BBC Boss Admits ‘Mistake’ Over Panorama Editing of Trump
Outgoing Director-General Tim Davie, who quit following a damning internal report on bias, urged staff to ‘fight’ against what he termed the BBC’s ‘enemies.’
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Newsreader Rapped for Changing ‘Pregnant People’ to ‘Women’
A damning internal report found serious apparent bias within the BBC’s reporting across a range of issues from President Donald Trump to transgenderism.
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Russia Considers Resumption of Nuclear Tests Following Trump’s Announcement
The Kremlin said the feasibility of nuclear testing is being looked at, as tensions between Moscow and Washington heighten following stalled talks on Ukraine.
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EU Agrees Softer Carbon Emissions Target Ahead of Brazil Summit
Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia voted against the agreement to reduce emissions by 90 percent by 2040 amid a growing backlash against Net Zero policies.
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Leaked Report Alleges BBC Misled Viewers in Editing of Trump’s Jan. 6 Speech
The UK government expects answers after a leaked report said the corporation edited a speech to make it appear Trump encouraged violence at the U.S. Capitol.
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Cybersecurity Agents Accused of Working With Notorious Blackcat Hackers to Extort Firms
Florida court filings allege three American employees went rogue and used their expertise to join forces with a gang behind worldwide ransomware disruption.
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US Agrees to $330 Million Sale of Fighter Jets to Taiwan
The Pentagon said that the proposed sale would improve Taiwan’s ‘capability to meet current and future threats.’
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Blood Pressure Rates Surge in Children Worldwide, Study Finds
The ‘alarming’ increase is believed to be largely related to the concurrent rise in global rates of obesity, academics said.
|
Olympic Committee Moves Toward Banning Trans-Identifying Males From Women’s Sports
The IOC set up a scientific group to evaluate the persistence of male physical advantage even after testosterone suppressing treatment.
|
Indigenous Activists Breach UN Security at Climate Summit
The protesters had traveled 30 days by ship to make their point on deforestation to the delegates and world leaders gathered in Belem.
|
In Speech to Staff, BBC Boss Admits ‘Mistake’ Over Panorama Editing of Trump
Outgoing Director-General Tim Davie, who quit following a damning internal report on bias, urged staff to ‘fight’ against what he termed the BBC’s ‘enemies.’
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Newsreader Rapped for Changing ‘Pregnant People’ to ‘Women’
A damning internal report found serious apparent bias within the BBC’s reporting across a range of issues from President Donald Trump to transgenderism.
|
Russia Considers Resumption of Nuclear Tests Following Trump’s Announcement
The Kremlin said the feasibility of nuclear testing is being looked at, as tensions between Moscow and Washington heighten following stalled talks on Ukraine.
|
EU Agrees Softer Carbon Emissions Target Ahead of Brazil Summit
Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia voted against the agreement to reduce emissions by 90 percent by 2040 amid a growing backlash against Net Zero policies.
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Leaked Report Alleges BBC Misled Viewers in Editing of Trump’s Jan. 6 Speech
The UK government expects answers after a leaked report said the corporation edited a speech to make it appear Trump encouraged violence at the U.S. Capitol.
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Cybersecurity Agents Accused of Working With Notorious Blackcat Hackers to Extort Firms
Florida court filings allege three American employees went rogue and used their expertise to join forces with a gang behind worldwide ransomware disruption.
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