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Some of the world’s poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cut

<p>UK’s bilateral aid to African countries, which funds areas such as schools and clinics, to be cut by almost £900m by 2028-29</p><p>Some of the world’s poorest countries will lose out on UK aid that funds programmes such as schools and clinics, due to budget cuts set out by the f

The Guardian·March 19, 2026

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Microsoft’s go-to Xbox controller is selling at its best price of the year

Microsoft’s Xbox console strategy needs work, but its Bluetooth-ready controller that shipped alongside the Xbox Series X and Series S is fantastic. We think it’s one of the best Xbox controllers out there, thanks to its comfortable design, multiplatform compatibility (it works great on the Steam De

The Verge·March 19, 2026

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FCC Enforcement Chief Offered to Help Brendan Carr Target Disney, Records Show

Last year, as FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC over a Jimmy Kimmel monolog, a civil servant overseeing West Coast stations privately pledged support, according to emails obtained by WIRED.

Wired·March 19, 2026

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Huge queues for meningitis B jabs as vaccination scheme expanded

Some queueing for vaccines at the University of Kent were turned away on Thursday.

BBC News·March 19, 2026

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Can Military Excellence Save Us From Trump’s Incompetence?

It should never have come to this.

NY Times·March 19, 2026

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Reports of children as young as 11 abused in West Midlands mini-marts, BBC reveals

Child sexual abuse reports go back 10 years and were seen by safeguarding group which included police

BBC News·March 19, 2026

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All the wrong EVs are getting canceled

These past few weeks have been particularly brutal for the EV industry - and anyone who believes that electric vehicles are the future. Thanks to slowing demand and policy whiplashes, automakers are on an EV murder spree, killing a host of promising new models. The EV graveyard grows bigger by the m

The Verge·March 19, 2026