January, 2025 - Key Global Update

Biden awards Wintour, Bono and Soros with Medal of Freedom

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Campaigners, politicians and athletes are among those receiving the US’s highest civilian award.

Give and take: I went on a volunteering holiday in Dorset – and learned stone masonry in return

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A stay near Bridport with a community group offers friendship and the chance to learn new, useful skillsPlus: how to find a volunteering break I climb the ladder leading to the scaffold tower and haul myself on to the platform, followed by the bucket of cement I have mixed myself. I am about to “lay…

Briton among dead in New Orleans vehicle attack

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The family of London man Edward Pettifer mourn a “wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend”.

Marie Winn, Who Wrote of a Famous Central Park Hawk, Dies at 88

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She chronicled the melodrama of Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who became an avian sensation as it took up residence atop a Manhattan apartment building.

Police say Tesla explosion and New Orleans attack are unrelated

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Similarities between the two incidents appear coincidental, with no evidence the alleged perpetrators knew each other.

Johnson re-elected as House Speaker in razor-tight margin

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Republican Mike Johnson could only lose two votes from his own party in his bid for speaker re-election, and he nearly did.

Travel

Vande Bharat sleeper trains achieve 180 km/h speed in successful trial runs

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The Vande Bharat sleeper trains are set to offer world-class travel for long-distance commuters, following successful trials achieving speeds of 180 km/h. After further testing and certification, these trains will provide a faster, safer, and more comfortable travel experience, reducing travel times significantly on major routes like Delhi-Mumbai and Howrah-Chennai.