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Top The Independent News

Elon Musk Claims Donald Trump ‘Is in the Epstein Files’: ‘That Is the Real Reason They Haven’t Been Made Public’

Elon Musk · United States

Elon Musk Claims Donald Trump ‘Is in the Epstein Files’: ‘That Is the Real Reason They Haven’t Been Made Public’

35% Center coverage: 172 sources

Executive bonuses banned at six UK water companies over pollution

Environment · United Kingdom

Executive bonuses banned at six UK water companies over pollution

48% Center coverage: 27 sources

Trump and Musk to speak Friday in bid to thaw relations after public feud: Report

Donald Trump · United States

Trump and Musk to speak Friday in bid to thaw relations after public feud: Report

46% Right coverage: 26 sources

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Jennings slams ‘Free Palestine’ movement as ‘domestic terror organization’

Jennings slams ‘Free Palestine’ movement as ‘domestic terror organization’

Jennings slams ‘Free Palestine’ movement as ‘domestic terror organization’

US Declines to Label China a Currency Manipulator, but Blasts Its Transparency Policies

US Declines to Label China a Currency Manipulator, but Blasts Its Transparency Policies

US Declines to Label China a Currency Manipulator, but Blasts Its Transparency Policies

David Beckham to Be Honoured with a Knighthood in King’s Birthday Honours

Coverage: 23 sources

David Beckham is reportedly set to receive a knighthood in the King's upcoming Birthday Honours list. The former England football captain was awarded an OBE in 2003, but is now set to receive further recognition.David Beckham · United Kingdom See the Story

UK secures action from Amazon to tackle fake reviews

47% Left coverage: 15 sources

UK Economy · United Kingdom See the Story

US Declines to Label China a Currency Manipulator, but Blasts Its Transparency Policies

48% Left coverage: 27 sources

The U.S. declined to label China a currency manipulator in a new Treasury report released Thursday, but accuses Beijing of standing out among America’s major trading partners for lacking transparency in its exchange rate policies. Treasury’s semi-annual report to Congress — called Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States— comes as the Trump administration seeks to strike a trade deal with China, averting a trade war that has been brewing between the two nations.Scott Bessent · United States See the Story

Cutting Off Rhinos' Horns Is a Contentious Last Resort to Stop Poaching. A New Study Found It Works

45% Center coverage: 58 sources

Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in Africa for more than 30 years as a necessary evil to save the iconic endangered species from poaching. Now, a study published Thursday in the academic journal Science has found that dehorning rhinos has led to a large reduction in poaching in game reserves in and around the Kruger National Park in northern South Africa — an area that’s home to 25% of the world’s rhinos and is especially vulnerable to poaching.Conservation · South Africa See the Story

Japanese court rejects damage claims against utility executives over Fukushima disaster

48% Left coverage: 21 sources

A Japanese court ruled former executives at the utility managing the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were not accountable for the 2011 meltdown crisis and do not need to pay damages to the company. The Tokyo High Court ruling on Friday reversed a lower court decision in 2022 ordering four former executives of the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings to pay 13 trillion yen ($90 billion) to the company, saying they had failed to take the utmost safety precautions despite knowing the risks of a serious accident in a major tsunami.Fukushima · Fukushima See the Story

Jury deliberations to resume in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial

53% Left coverage: 17 sources

Harvey Weinstein · New York See the Story

UK steps up drought response after driest spring in over a century

57% Left coverage: 7 sources

Drought · United Kingdom See the Story

UK construction firms shed most jobs since August 2020, PMI shows

60% Left coverage: 5 sources

UK Economy · United Kingdom See the Story

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