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British Council faces more job cuts to help pay off £197m loan
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British Council faces more job cuts to help pay off £197m loan

National Audit Office says agency proposes closing operations in 11 countries as part of turnaround planThe British Council faces cutting its workforce further and closing operations in 11 countries as it struggles to repay a crippling £197m Covid-era government loan that threatens its survival, the...

Caroline Davies
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Lives and incomes lost as Ebola takes toll on Bunia’s public-facing workers
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Lives and incomes lost as Ebola takes toll on Bunia’s public-facing workers

A headteacher, a motorcycle taxi driver and a travel agent are among those who are counting the human and economic cost of the virusJustin Keno watches more than 400 pupils stream through the Nelson Mandela school’s gate each morning, and wonders which of them might be carrying Ebola.The institution...

Noella Mwanza in Bunia and Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi
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‘Enraged’ union boss defends naming and shaming Victorian Labor MPs who had ‘zero conversations’ with voters
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‘Enraged’ union boss defends naming and shaming Victorian Labor MPs who had ‘zero conversations’ with voters

Candidates must ‘work their ass off’ to stop One Nation or expect withdrawal of union support, Trades Hall Council secretary saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of Victoria’s powerful Trades Hall Council has de...

Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
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Will a ban keep the UK’s kids off social media? – podcast
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Will a ban keep the UK’s kids off social media? – podcast

Governments around the world want to keep under-16s off YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Australia has introduced a ban and now the UK is doing the same. Stephen Byrne and Chris Stokel-Walker reportKeir Starmer announced on Monday that he wanted to ban under-16s from social media. Parents were calling...

Presented by Helen Pidd with Chris Stokel-Walker and Stephen Byrne; produced by Guy Szafman, Saskia Collette, Jacob Antigha and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Homa Khaleeli
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Bluey to be available in an Australian Indigenous language for the first time
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Bluey to be available in an Australian Indigenous language for the first time

Five episodes have been dubbed into Australian language Yolŋu Matha for Naidoc Week, with Bandit voiced by a founding member of rock band King StingrayIt’s already been translated into 120 languages around the world but soon the globally loved children’s show Bluey will be available in an Australian...

Emma Joyce
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Suspect at large as two people shot inside Delaware hospital, police say
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Suspect at large as two people shot inside Delaware hospital, police say

Shooting reported at Wilmington hospital as officials decline to give details about status of victimsA suspect was still at large on Tuesday after two people were shot inside a hospital in Delaware, police said in a press conference.The hospital was locked down as police searched for the suspect. Co...

Guardian staff and agencies
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