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Fallout from increased emissions linked to president's 'America First' policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countriesThis article is co-published with ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.New advances in environmental science are providing a detailed understanding of the human cost of the Trump...
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Organisers claimed proposed ban on reselling tickets for more than face value would dent investment in complex, says reportBusiness live – latest updatesWimbledon will be given an exemption from the clampdown on ticket resales for its "debenture” tickets, according to a report, in what would be a victory for the organisers of the annual tennis...
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Rachel Reeves hints there will be budget measures to push down prices and Bank of England is likely to actUK inflation eases to 3.6% before crunch budgetBusiness live – latest updatesAfter three months on a high plateau, inflation is beginning to ease again. The drop from 3.8% to 3.6% in the October consumer prices index sets the UK on a downward...
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Public should be told nature of threat posed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says defence committee chairThe UK lacks a plan to defend itself from a military attack, MPs have warned as the government promised to boost readiness with new arms factories.The challenges facing the government and defence industry were laid bare in a stark report...
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Donald Trump's administration withdrew from the World Health Organization in January, prompting the agency to scale back its workThe World Health Organization has said its workforce will shrink by nearly a quarter – or over 2,000 jobs – by the middle of next year as it seeks to implement reforms after its top donor, the United States, announced...
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LAPD sources tell NBC4 singer has not been cooperative with investigation into death of Celeste Rivas, 15The singer D4vd has been identified as a suspect in the death of Celeste Rivas, a teenager who went missing and was found dead in the singer's Tesla in September, Los Angeles police department sources told NBC4 Investigates.The decomposed body...
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This blog has now closed.Senate agrees to pass Epstein files bill after near-unanimous House voteHow did your representative vote on releasing the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between...
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Luke Pollard, a defence minister, was asked about a claim that MoD officials have been told not to discuss secrets in Chinese carsHealey is now taking questions.Q: How close are are we to war?It is Labour that is the party of defence. Continue reading...
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Almost £600m was wiped off company's market value when blunder was discovered in AugustBusiness live – latest updatesWH Smith's chief executive has stepped down with immediate effect, after a review found accounting failures in its North American division, prompting the retailer to slash its profit outlook.Nearly £600m was wiped off the...
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PM Mette Frederiksen's centre-left party loses control of Copenhagen for first time in more than 100 yearsMette Frederiksen has admitted that a fall in support for the Social Democrats was "greater than we had expected” after her party suffered sweeping defeats across Denmark and lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in more than 100...
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Radosław Sikorski says Poland will respond to the weekend's incidents 'not only diplomatically', and will withdraw consent for the last Russian consulate in the countryThe Dutch economy minister said he had moved to take effective control of Nexperia to ensure Europe was not locked out of chip production "in an emergency”.He said the decision to...
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Husic, who oversaw CSIRO cuts as the former science minister, said some in government see scientific agency funding as a 'cost' not an 'investment'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEd Husic has challenged his own government to "pry open the jaws of Treasury” to boost funding for Australia's national scientific agency...
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After MI5 issues China espionage alert to parliament, Luke Pollard says message should be heeded by all citizensUK politics live – latest updatesOrdinary UK citizens need to watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, the defence minister has said, after MI5 issued an espionage alert to parliament.Luke Pollard said a warning given to...
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Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM's comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandChina has suspended imports of Japanese seafood again, as the fallout over the Japanese prime minister's comments about Taiwan continues to escalate in one of worst bilateral disputes in years.The ban was first reported on Wednesday by the...
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Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last yearA new treatment for tuberculosis could boost cure rates and shorten the time needed to treat the disease by months, trial results suggest.Globally, an estimated 10.7 million people fell ill with TB last year and 1.23 million died from it....
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If Turkey and Australia can't agree on who should host climate summit, rights will revert to a third country – if they want itGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere's a growing sense of desperation among United Nations officials in Bonn, the unofficial second capital of Germany.With a population smaller than Canberra,...
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One expert says she is 'starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories'Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton's free Clear Air newsletter hereAlmost two out of three corals across popular tourism spots at the world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef died after an unprecedented marine heatwave hit...
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Four people also rescued alive at popular Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia amid heavy snowfall and strong winds A British woman and four other foreign tourists have been killed in a blizzard at a nature reserve in southern Chile.Nine people went missing on Monday in the Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia, a popular tourist destination, amid...
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Vladimir Putin authorises the guarding of fuel sites by reservists, internet blackouts and tighter sentencing for acts of sabotageRussia has passed sweeping laws to bolster its defences at home against Ukrainian drone strikes and sabotage operations, reflecting the Kremlin's expectation of a protracted war with Ukraine.Almost four years into...
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'Politically realistic' for UK to make financial contribution so it can access European single market, Irish minister saysThe UK must pay into the EU budget for future participation in the European single market in electricity, it has been confirmed, in what could become a major test for the post-Brexit reset.Ireland's Europe minister, Thomas...
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This blog is now closed'Pry open the jaws of Treasury' to fund CSIRO amid hundreds of job losses, Labor MP Ed Husic tells own partyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome affairs minister adds conversations ongoing to make sure laws are 'fit for purpose' after neo-Nazi rallyBurke added that officials had "significant”...
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Julieta Makintach's role in a documentary series about negligence case over football star's death led to mistrialAn Argentinian judge has been fired after causing a mistrial in the negligence case against the late football legend Diego Maradona's medical team due to her involvement in a documentary about it.A special panel of judges, lawyers and...
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Events to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator's death are intended to remind Spaniards, particularly the young, of the dangers of fascismMingorrubio municipal cemetery, which sits where the suburbs of north-west Madrid fade out into the countryside, must have been something of a comedown for a man who was originally laid to rest with a...
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John Howard, billionaire Lindsay Fox and Dawn Fraser among mourners at service for broadcaster known as 'the Golden Tonsils'Sign up for Guardian Australia's free weekly media newsletter hereIt was left to Russell Crowe, the Academy Award-winning actor and John Laws' good mate and neighbour, to bring a touch of irreverence to the traditional state...
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Home affairs minister's comments come as NSW moves to ban white supremacist chants after neo-Nazi protestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government is reviewing anti-hate laws after a neo-Nazi protest in Sydney, with the New South Wales government also...
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If it makes impact on Friday, it would be the earliest cyclone of the season to make landfall in Australia since 1973Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton's free Clear Air newsletter hereIf tropical cyclone Fina crosses the Northern Territory coast on Friday, it could equal the earliest cyclone to make landfall in Australia.Fina, a...
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Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during the second world war, sells at Sotheby's auctionA painting by Gustav Klimt has sold for a record-breaking $236.4m (£179.7m, A$364m) with fees, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction and the most expensive work of modern art...
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Australian Men's Health Forum says it is not affiliated with Dads4Kids group espousing anti-feminist, anti-LGBTQI+ viewsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group that espouses anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments is running an International Men's Day (IMD) campaign...
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UN committee to consider claim by prominent Māori leader Tureiti Moxon that alleges government policies have harmed Indigenous people The United Nations has agreed to hear an urgent complaint against New Zealand's coalition government alleging it is responsible for significant and persistent discrimination against Māori.Prominent Māori leader,...
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Prime minister says fight over hosting rights jeopardises global unity needed for action to help Pacific islandsCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in BrazilGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has said Australia will not stand in the way of Turkey hosting next year's Cop31...
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Mexico's president responds to Trump's latest warning that he could authorize strikes against drug cartels in countryMexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has again dismissed Donald Trump's threat of military action against drug cartels inside her country, telling reporters: "It's not going to happen.”Sheinbaum made the comments on Tuesday...
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New series in Lancet medical journal finds UPFs, which make up nearly half the average Australian diet, driving 'escalating' burden of many chronic diseasesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUltra-processed foods now make up nearly half of the average Australian's diet...
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This live blog is now closed.Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince's White House visitA reminder that Donald Trump's family has a strong personal interest in Saudi Arabia. In September, London real estate developer Dar Global announced that it plans to launch Trump Plaza in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.It's Dar Global's second...
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Youth wing of conservatives say younger people will be left carrying can for older generation A row over pension changes is threatening the future of the German coalition government, with a youth wing of the conservatives of the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, gaining support for an attempt to block legislation which they argue will leave younger...
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Senior aide to Mohammed bin Salman allegedly led campaign to identify users who were posting critically about Saudi regimeA senior official in Mohammed bin Salman's entourage, who is expected to travel with the crown prince on his first trip back to the US in seven years, has previously been accused by US prosecutors of playing a central role in a...
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Donald Tusk says two saboteurs crossed border from Belarus hoping to cause divisive 'catastrophe'Polish authorities have identified two Ukrainian men, allegedly working for the Russian intelligence services, as the key suspects in two cases of rail sabotage, the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said.The men are alleged to have planted a...
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Breeders welcome initiative from all-party parliamentary group on animal welfare, but question its usefulness With their huge eyes, large heads and tiny snub noses, the public perception of flat-faced dogs as "cute” and "infant-like” has driven demand over recent years.Film, TV and the greetings card industries have long capitalised on this...
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Donald Tusk warns Polish parliament of an 'escalation' of Russian intelligence activities 'across the whole of Europe'. This live blog is closedPoland's prime minister Donald Tusk has just told lawmakers that the authorities investigating the rail sabotage incidents over the weekend identified two main suspects.He says the suspects are Ukrainian...
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German pop duo who last year said their wish was 'to leave together' had joint assisted death at their home in GrünwaldAlice and Ellen Kessler, the pop singing sisters who were famous in Europe in the 1960s, especially in Italy where they were credited for bringing glamour to the country's TV network, have died aged 89.The identical twins had...
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Kingdom's de facto ruler to arrive on first White House trip since killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018Donald Trump is to welcome Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman to Washington on Tuesday, in a red-carpet visit expected to result in the sale of highly advanced US F-35 fighter jets to the Gulf monarchy.The crown prince's...
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Director Joachim Trier's family drama has five nominations, including best actor for Skarsgård, while Oliver Laxe's techno thriller Sirāt has four nominationsNorwegian director Joachim Trier is leading the race for a triumph at the European film awards, with five nominations in key categories for his family drama Sentimental Value.The Cannes...
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María Corina Machado pens a 'freedom manifesto' as plan to force Nicolás Maduro from power remains unclearVenezuela's top opposition leader, the Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, has declared her country "at the edge of a new era” as Donald Trump refused to rule out a ground invasion to topple its authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, but...
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Exclusive: Tshering Tobgay says his country is doing 'a lot more than our fair share' on climate and west must cut emissions 'for the happiness of your people'The wealthy western countries most responsible for the climate crisis would improve the health and happiness of their citizens by prioritising environmental conservation and sustainable...
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Parliament approves law giving police powers to raid and surveil homes in what are demarcated as security risk areasSlovenia's government has been accused of turning Roma neighbourhoods into "security zones” after the passing of a law giving police powers to raid and surveil homes in so-called "high-risk” areas.At midnight on Monday, the...
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Men aged 20 to 23 convicted at trial that showed pattern of far-right activists assembling in gymsFour men from the Swedish branch of the international far-right "active club” network have been sentenced to prison after they were found guilty of several racially motivated assaults in Stockholm.In a verdict handed down on Tuesday, Stockholm...
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It is one of the world's most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and fundingIn October 2023, leaders, scientists and policymakers from three of the world's great rainforest regions – the Amazon, the Congo, and the Borneo-Mekong basins – assembled in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic...
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Australia's national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savingsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia's national scientific agency is expected to cut up to 350 more research roles from next year as it looks for savings and...
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Security minister Dan Jarvis says scrapping immunity scheme would give relatives a renewed chance for answersThe families of more than 70 people killed by the IRA and other paramilitaries in unsolved attacks on English soil can once again hope for justice under the new Northern Ireland Troubles bill, the UK government has claimed.As MPs in the...
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Jim O'Callaghan says he will closely monitor changes proposed by Britain amid concerns over impactAttempts to toughen up asylum rules in the UK could have significant implications for relations with Ireland, Dublin's justice minister has said, amid concerns that this could increase migration flows to Ireland.More than 80% of people who use...
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Chinese airlines offer free cancellations and film releases postponed after Japanese PM's comments on TaiwanChinese travellers are estimated to have cancelled hundreds of thousands of tickets to fly to Japan amid reports of suspended visa processing and cultural exchanges as a diplomatic dispute over Japan's stance on Taiwan continues.Under...
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Rapper to give address on Tuesday after supporting Trump's post condemning Nigerian governmentThe US-based Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj will work alongside the White House to highlight claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria.Minaj is expected to deliver a speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, according to a Time...
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The Coalition is preparing to thrash out the design of a policy to significantly reduce immigration placesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal MPs say skilled migration and international student numbers must be cut to reduce overseas arrivals into Australia, but have warned colleagues against demonising multicultural...
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In today's newsletter: Shabana Mahmood is pitching radical new limits on whether asylum seekers can ever gain settled status – but it may come with political consequencesGood morning. In September, Nigel Farage floated a Reform UK policy of ending indefinite leave to remain that critics said would eject hundreds of thousands of people from the...
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Suppliers would not have previously been obliged to test the products at any point in the supply chain, ABF confirmedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastColoured sand products which have been contaminated with asbestos and used widely in Australian schools were not...
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This blog is now closed'Sad day for publicly funded science': up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIROGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW premier, Chris Minns, says a $60 toll cap for Sydney's roads will be extended beyond its expiry date at the end of this year, and the government is considering two-way tolling on the...
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The hazy UN resolution dictates that Trump's 'board of peace' will supervise an International Stabilisation Force, whose membership is as yet undeterminedThe resolution passed by the UN security council on Tuesday evening, aimed at turning the precarious Gaza ceasefire into a real peace plan, is one of the oddest in United Nations history.It puts...
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The Victorian Liberals' first female leader will focus on the budget, health and housing, relegating crime to a second priorityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWithin minutes of becoming the first woman to lead the Victorian Liberals, 35-year-old Jess Wilson made a...
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Commonwealth Bank Australia– which reported a record cash profit of $10.3bn in most recent financial year – charged $270m in 'excessive fees' over five yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of Australia's biggest and most profitable bank says reimbursing...
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Yvette Cooper makes first public comments by minister over issue linked to bombing campaign in CaribbeanUK politics live – latest updatesUS politics live – latest updatesBritain's foreign secretary has downplayed reports that the UK had stopped sharing intelligence with the US that could be used by the Americans to conduct deadly attacks...
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Three women tell of blacking out, feeling dazed and dizzy, and of ongoing memory issues and fatigueUK survey shows 'choking' becoming normalised in sexWarning: this article includes graphic contentWhen Sophie* woke up on the floor after having a seizure, it took a while before she could comprehend that it had been caused by a man strangling her...
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UN logs 260 attacks in October alone, its highest monthly tally, as settlers attack farmers and burn olive treesViolence has increased across the occupied West Bank as Palestinian farmers try to harvest their olive trees before the end of the season, in the face of a concerted campaign of harassment by groups of armed and aggressive Israeli...
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Eminem claims consumers may mistakenly think he is linked to the Sydney beach brand – but Australia is no stranger to lawsuits from US rappersEminem has launched legal action against the Australian beach brand Swim Shady, alleging its name is too close to that of his trademarked alter ego, Slim Shady.The 53-year-old rapper, real name Marshall B...
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White Australia, formerly known as the National Socialist Network, have raised $20,000 for Matthew GruterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA South African man whose visa was cancelled after attending a neo-Nazi rally in Sydney was detained by immigration agents in a...
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Communications undersecretary Claire Castro says claims from the president's sister may be an attempt to distract from investigations into a corruption scandal Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has denied accusations made by his estranged sister that he is longtime drug addict, whose alleged cocaine dependence has led to governance issues,...
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Lachlan Young, 23, sentenced after court heard he later impersonated McGuire in text messages to her motherFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA killer has been jailed for 28 years for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hannah McGuire, and burning her body in a brutal attack in...
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Early investigations suggest device was using software incompatible with emergency calls on TPG networkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTPG – the parent company of Vodafone – has said a Lebara customer who tried to dial triple zero on an incompatible Samsung device...
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'AI slop', 'Australian sushi' and 'ate (left no crumbs)' are also among the shortlist, which is open for voting until Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast"Attention economy”, "bathroom camping” and "Ozempic face” have little in common – except for being...
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This blog is now closed. See our full report hereThe US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a "green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a "red zone” to be left in ruins.Foreign forces will initially deploy alongside Israeli soldiers in the east of Gaza, leaving the...
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Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence useThe books of two award-winning New Zealand authors have been disqualified from consideration for the country's top literature prize because artificial intelligence was used in the creation of their cover designs.Stephanie Johnson's...
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The resolution, which includes references to an independent Palestine, was passed by a vote of 13-0 with China and Russia abstaining The UN security council has endorsed proposals put forward by Donald Trump for a lasting peace in Gaza, including the deployment of an international stabilisation force and a possible path to a sovereign Palestinian...
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Groth had sued the Herald Sun for defamation, while his wife Brittany had launched the first test of a new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacyThe Herald Sun has apologised to Victorian Liberal MP Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany, for a series of articles earlier this year that suggested their relationship had begun when Brittany was...
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'It's a massive cost-of-living relief measure for hundreds of thousands of people who live in western Sydney,' premier Chris Minns saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government plans to make permanent a $60 weekly cap for tolls on Sydney's roads,...
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First-term Kew MP elected leader after Battin lasted less than a year in roleFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirst-term MP Jess Wilson has become the first woman to lead the Victorian Liberal party after defeating Brad Battin in a leadership challenge on Tuesday...
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Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutritionNestlé is still adding sugar to most baby cereals sold across Africa, according to an investigation by campaigners who have accused the company of "putting the health of African babies at risk for profit”.The...
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Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia's reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has been urged to prepare for a shift away from thermal coal exports and accelerate...
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As the summit entered its second week, complex issues remain with anxiety growing over conference outcomesColombia will host a first international conference on the phase out of fossil fuels in April next year, according to advocates of more ambitious action to eliminate the main source of the gases that are heating the planet.The South American...
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