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GIROUD AND LLORIS RELISH CHANCE TO MAKE THE CLUB WORLD CUP – Los Angeles FC faces Club America in a Club World Cup qualifier on Saturday Los Angeles FC takes on Club America this Saturday at BMO Stadium in a crucial playoff for a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup. LAFC striker Olivier Giroud says the team is fully focused on qualifying and will give everything on the pitch. The playoff was set after Mexico’s Club Leon was disqualified for breaching FIFA’s ownership rules. Their appeal was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. LAFC keeper Hugo Lloris…

US CANCELS MORE THAN $700 MILLION FUNDING FOR MODERNA BIRD FLU VACCINE – Shares of Moderna were flat in after-market trading The Trump administration has cancelled a contract awarded to Moderna for the late-stage development of its bird flu vaccine for humans, as well as the right to purchase shots, the drugmaker announced on Wednesday. Shares of Moderna were flat in after-market trading. Moderna in January was awarded $590 million by the Biden administration to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine and support the expansion of clinical studies for up to five additional subtypes of pandemic influenza. This…

US COURT BLOCKS MOST TRUMP TARIFFS – Says President Exceeded His Authority  A U.S. trade court blocked most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in a sweeping ruling that found the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from U.S. trading partners. The Court of International Trade said the U.S. Constitution gives Congress exclusive authority to regulate commerce with other countries that is not overridden by the president’s emergency powers to safeguard the U.S. economy. “The court does not pass upon the wisdom or likely effectiveness of the President’s use of tariffs as leverage,” a three-judge panel said…

HONG KONG ACTIVIST, AMONG SECOND GROUP FREED FROM JAIL – Reflects on bittersweet release Four people jailed in a landmark Hong Kong national security trial of “47 democrats” were freed today after more than four years behind bars. They were the second group to be released in a month. The group of 47 had been accused of conspiracy to commit subversion. Among those freed on Friday was Jimmy Sham, a long-time activist who headed the Civil Human Rights Front. This major pro-democracy group spearheaded large-scale protests in 2019 before disbanding in 2021. Speaking to the media outside his home in…

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF HEYSEL STADIUM DISASTER – Italian Supporters remember the day in 1985 and the 39 victims who died Officials, supporters and families of victims gathered on Thursday, May 29th, in Brussels to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster, where 39 people died in 1985. The fans, mainly Italian Juventus supporters, were killed when a wall collapsed after Liverpool fans charged them before the European Cup final in Brussels in 1985. Over 600 people were injured, leading to a five-year ban on English clubs from European competitions. “English supporters charged,” recalled Paolo Bruno, a 76-year-old Italian…

MAN CHARGED BY UK POLICE OVER LIVERPOOL CAR COLLISION IN COURT TODAY – Paul Doyle, from the West Derby area of Liverpool, was charged with seven offences British police charged a 53-year-old man on Thursday, May 29th, after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during a victory parade earlier this week, injuring dozens. Paul Doyle, from the West Derby area of Liverpool, was charged with seven offences, including dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.  The attempted murder charge was dropped. He was arrested on Monday, May 26th and will appear before Liverpool Magistrates’…

REEVES UNVEILS £25BN PLAN TO CREATE PENSION ‘MEGAFUNDS’ – Wider drive to channel more investment into the UK economy Some UK pension schemes will be told to merge into so-called “megafunds” worth at least £25 billion by 2030. It’s part of the government’s plan to drive more investment into the British economy. The reforms target smaller pension schemes, pushing them to consolidate, similar to systems in Australia and Canada, where larger funds can invest more effectively. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves says the changes will deliver better returns for workers and unlock billions for clean energy and high-growth industries. It’s the…

TECH TYCOON ELON MUSK LEAVES GOVERNMENT ROLE- Billionaire was advisor to President Donald Trump & led Department of Government Efficiency Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced he’s stepping down from his role as an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump. The move comes just four months after Musk took charge of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency — or DOGE — a controversial agency created to cut federal spending through widespread job reductions. He leaves his role as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, just four months after taking the job. The agency was created…

CONGO’S NEIGHBORS CONDEMN ‘FOREIGN ARMED GROUPS’ IN COUNTRY’S EAST – The current situation risked destabilising the wider region Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his Burundian counterpart Evariste Ndayishimiye urged an end to foreign interference in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning it risked destabilising the wider region. Speaking during a Great Lakes summit of foreign ministers from countries that signed the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region, Museveni said political will was needed to resolve the crisis.“We know what the problem is and it can be solved, but…

ISRAEL PREPARES GAZA-BOUND AID TRUCKS AT KEREM SHALOM CROSSING – Israel ended an 11-week-long aid blockade on Gaza 10 days ago Aid trucks and sacks of aid lined up on pallets on the ground were seen, as the media was invited by the Israeli army to film the preparation of Gaza-bound aid at the Kerem Shalom crossing. Under growing international pressure, Israel ended an 11-week-long aid blockade on Gaza 10 days ago. It has allowed a limited amount of relief to be delivered via two avenues – the United Nations or the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The United Nations said…