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2024-11-15 01:36:20

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Victorian premier criticises protesters as unveiling of festive season attraction in Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall scrappedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA “furious” Jacinta Allan has accused a pro-Palestine group of stoking division after a planned demonstration in Bourke Street Mall led Myer to cancel the launch of its Christmas window display.A person claiming to be an organiser from Disrupt Wars, identified only as Amy by 3AW Radio, said the “Crash the Christmas Windows” action outside the launch of the display on Sunday would not be going ahead in light of Myer’s decision to abandon its event. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/victoria-myer-christmas-windows-cancelled-pro-palestine-protests-disrupt-wars

2024-11-15 01:36:19

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Billionaire mining executive made headlines earlier this year when he said of workers ‘I want to hold them captive all day long’ in officeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMineral Resources has conceded its processes to manage related party transactions “were not as good as they could have been” after revealing the miner provided rent relief to corporate entities linked to the daughter of its embattled chief executive, Chris Ellison.MinRes said in an ASX notice late on Thursday that it had now cancelled the rent subsidies and required the repayment of $158,000 from the companies. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/mineral-resources-rent-relief-chris-ellison-asx-notice-ntwnfb

2024-11-15 01:06:56

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Independent senator David Pocock ‘deeply concerned’ legislation designed to cap donations and electoral spending would lock out community independentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependents have accused the Albanese government of attempting to “rig” electoral rules in a “major party stitch-up” designed to reduce the chances of a hung parliament.On Friday the special minister of state, Don Farrell, announced details of Labor’s electoral reform bill including raising public funding to $5 per vote, a $20,000 cap on individual donations and an $800,000 cap on spending per electorate. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/labor-and-coalition-accused-of-cooking-up-secret-deal-to-rig-electoral-rules-with-new-bill

2024-10-29 02:05:01

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys
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Lawsuits are latest in wave of accusations in which people allege they were assaulted by Combs over last two decadesSean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed on Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005.The second lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old would-be contestant on the reality television series Making the Band in 2008. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/28/sean-diddy-combs-sexual-assault-teenage-boys-lawsuits

2024-10-28 10:00:01

Weather tracker: ‘Cold drop’ to cause heavy rain in Spain
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Eastern regions such as Valencia and Catalonia could see seven times the typical monthly rainfall on TuesdaySpain is set to experience an extraordinary weather event this week, with severe rainfall forecasted, particularly along the eastern coast. Regions such as Valencia, Catalonia, Murcia, and eastern Andalucía could see more than 150mm of rain within just 24 hours on Tuesday, which is more than seven times the typical average for this month. Gibraltar is also expected to experience significant rainfall, with totals exceeding 40mm.The intense downpour is likely due to a phenomenon known as a gota fría, or “cold drop”, which occurs when cold air moves over the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This seasonal occurrence creates atmospheric instability, causing warm, saturated air to rise rapidly, leading to the formation of towering cumulonimbus clouds in a matter of hours, dumping heavy rain across eastern parts of Spain. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/28/weather-tracker-cold-drop-to-cause-heavy-rain-in-spain

2024-10-28 04:20:00

Man who killed and robbed two women in 24 hours in Melbourne avoids murder trial with manslaughter plea deal
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Xiaozheng Lin faces court after striking deal to plead guilty to manslaughter of Yuqi Luo and Hyun Sook Jeon in 2022Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn enraged Xiaozheng Lin strangled a woman in her apartment after she asked for more money while performing sex work.“I did bring her under my control and force,” he told police after his arrest. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/28/xiaozheng-lin-manslaughter-charges-sex-workers-yuqi-luo-hyun-sook-jeon-ntwnfb

2024-10-23 13:05:01

Pedro Almodóvar among Spanish stars urging PM to ban arms trade with Israel
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Letter signed by more than 250 cultural figures calls for comprehensive arms embargo and ‘an end to this horror’Middle East crisis – live updatesMore than 250 cultural figures from across Spain, including the film director Pedro Almodóvar and the Money Heist actor Alba Flores, have signed a letter calling on the Spanish government to urgently impose a “comprehensive arms embargo” on Israel.The letter, made public this week on social media and addressed to the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, calls on Spain to formally ban the export and import of military material to and from Israel and says: “History will judge us by our actions at critical moments like this. Let us put an end to this horror.” Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/23/spanish-stars-almodovar-letter-arms-embargo-israel

2024-10-23 12:35:01

Plan to put solar panels on all new English homes could be scrapped
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Long-delayed regulations may ‘encourage’ housebuilders to equip homes with solar panels, rather than requiring themLabour is considering making solar panels optional on new homes in England, after pressure from housebuilders, in a move that would weaken low-carbon regulations, the Guardian has learned.Ministers are preparing to publish long-delayed regulations for new homes, known as the future homes standard, which would ensure that all newly built homes are low-carbon. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/23/labour-considering-weaker-rules-on-solar-panels-for-new-homes-in-england

2024-10-22 20:05:01

Iranian general charged in plot to murder US-based dissident journalist
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Justice department says eight were charged ‘for their efforts to silence and kill a US citizen because of her criticism of the Iranian regime’A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been charged in New York in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a dissident Iranian American journalist.The target of the alleged assassination plot was not named in unsealed court documents, but she has been widely identified as Masih Alinejad, who lives in New York. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/iranian-general-charged-murder-american-journalist

2024-10-22 09:03:14

Barbecue, kangaroo pies and Jimmy Barnes: Charles and Camilla go quintessentially Australian for final day of tour
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The royals get on the tongs, banter with surf lifesavers and meet massive crowds at the Sydney Opera HouseAustralian senator Lidia Thorpe confronted King Charles with string of claims. How do they stack up?Just as King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at a barbecue picnic in western Sydney, the strains of the Jimmy Barnes anthem, Working Class Man, wafted mysteriously and humorously above the crowd.As Barnsey rasped out the opening lyrics of the Aussie classic, Charles and Camilla greeted hundreds of invited guests in the punishing Parramatta Park heat. Muster dogs waited patiently atop barrels and a windmill slowly twirled above a pile of hay. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/22/barbecue-kangaroo-pies-and-jimmy-barnes-charles-and-camilla-go-quintessentially-australian-for-final-day-of-tour

2024-10-22 09:01:59

Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reports
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An official in Argentina, where the boy band star died last week, has spoken anonymously ahead of the final toxicology results being releasedFormer One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to anonymous Argentinian sources familiar with the initial toxicology reports.The British singer and former One Direction member died last week at the age of 31 after plunging from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/22/liam-payne-cause-of-death-toxicology-reports-cocaine-methamphetamine

2024-10-22 09:01:57

Efforts continue to rescue cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket
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NSW environment minister reassures public ‘Mickey will be freed’ after false rumours of ‘kill order’ spread onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildlife services are working to rescue a cockatoo called Mickey that has been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks.The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, on Tuesday promised the bird was “not going to be shot” after false rumours of a “kill order” had spread online. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/22/efforts-continue-to-rescue-cockatoo-living-on-brioche-for-four-weeks-inside-sydney-supermarket

2024-10-22 09:00:50

One in four English councils ‘may seek bankruptcy bailout in next two years’
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Survey finds one in 10 have discussed emergency support with government amid funding gap of over £2bn next yearOne in four English councils could go bankrupt unless they are bailed out by the government in the next two years, a survey has revealed.Councils are warning of a “worsening crisis” that could result in cuts to vital public services amid a funding gap of more than £2bn next year, according to the survey of chief executives conducted by the Local Government Association. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/22/councils-england-bankruptcy-bailouts-local-government-association-survey

2024-10-21 10:15:02

Moldovans back joining the EU by razor-thin majority
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Result after nearly 99% of votes counted in referendum shows 50.18% back enshrining path toward EU in constitution Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favour of joining the European Union, nearly final results showed on Monday after a pivotal referendum clouded by allegations of Russian interference.On Sunday, Moldova held key votes in a presidential election and a referendum on EU membership, marking a critical moment in the continuing struggle between Russia and the west for control over the small, landlocked nation in eastern Europe, home to 2.5 million people. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/moldova-vote-join-eu-razor-thin-majority

2024-10-21 04:10:01

Starmer urged to open reparations talks at Commonwealth summit
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Five Labour MPs call on PM and foreign secretary to address issue of reparatory justice for slavery and colonialism Keir Starmer is under pressure from Labour MPs and Caribbean governments to open the door to reparatory justice when he travels to Samoa this week.The UK prime minister is due to visit the small Pacific island state for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm), which starts on Monday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/starmer-urged-to-open-reparations-talks-at-commonwealth-summit

2024-10-20 08:50:01

Tributes pour in for Chris Hoy after terminal cancer diagnosis
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Olympic cycling champion says doctors have told him he has two to four years to liveTributes have poured in for the Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy after he revealed he had received a terminal cancer diagnosis.In an interview with the Sunday Times, Hoy, who won six golds and one silver medal for Team GB, said doctors had told him he had between two and four years to live. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/20/chris-hoy-tributes-pour-in-terminal-cancer-diagnosis

2024-10-17 06:10:01

‘Shop like our nan!’ Call for supermarket ban on plastic packaging for fresh goods
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Anti-waste charity Wrap wants ban on 21 items including tomatoes, apples, potatoes, bananas and carrotsSupermarkets should be banned from selling fresh produce such as bananas, apples and potatoes in plastic packaging so we can go back to shopping “like our nan”, according to the influential anti-waste charity Wrap.It is calling for the government to ban packaging on 21 fruit and vegetables sold in supermarkets, including salad tomatoes, carrots and avocados, by 2030. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/17/shop-like-our-nan-call-for-supermarket-ban-on-plastic-packaging-for-fresh-goods