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What is included in the Iran ceasefire deal?
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The Guardian · World

What is included in the Iran ceasefire deal?

Proposed framework hinges on a 60-day truce, reopening strait of Hormuz, and revived talks on limiting Iran nuclear programme• Middle East crisis: live updatesDonald Trump has said a “memorandum of understanding” in talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran “has been largely negotiated”.Official detail...

Yohannes Lowe
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UK supply chain unprepared for major shocks such as war, report warns
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The Guardian · World

UK supply chain unprepared for major shocks such as war, report warns

Research by National Preparedness Commission calls for ‘worst-case scenario’ planning by European statesBritain’s vital supply chains are unprepared for the prospect of a major shock such as war with Russia, and bold steps are needed to catch up with “worst-case scenario” planning by European states...

Ben Quinn Political Correspondent
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Irish gangland figure fails in Dublin byelection bid for seat in parliament
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The Guardian · World

Irish gangland figure fails in Dublin byelection bid for seat in parliament

Gerry ‘the monk’ Hutch comes fourth in contest won by Daniel Ennis of Social DemocratsThe Irish gangland figure Gerry “the monk” Hutch has failed in his bid for a parliamentary seat in a Dublin byelection.The 63-year-old came fourth in a contest won by Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats, a victory...

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
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Treasury rejected ministers’ plan to cut VAT on public EV charging to 5%
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The Guardian · World

Treasury rejected ministers’ plan to cut VAT on public EV charging to 5%

Department for Transport is understood to back reducing levy, which critics have called a ‘pavement tax’Business live – latest updatesGovernment officials considered cutting the VAT charged on electricity used at public EV chargers from 20% to 5% at the last budget, but the Treasury under chancellor...

Jasper Jolly
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‘AI washing’: firms are scrambling to rebrand themselves as tech-focused
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The Guardian · World

‘AI washing’: firms are scrambling to rebrand themselves as tech-focused

PR executives say UK companies are forcing them to present ordinary automation as artificial intelligence UK companies are performing “yoga-level” stretches to describe themselves as AI specialists in an attempt to capitalise on the buzz around the technology, public relations firms have said.Weary...

Aisha Down
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£600 for cheese? The Brazilian beach scams that cost visitors dear
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The Guardian · World

£600 for cheese? The Brazilian beach scams that cost visitors dear

Travellers warned to beware of debit card cons after one was charged £1,500 for a kebab and another £3,000 for corn on the cobWhen Lisa Selby* used her debit card to pay for two slices of barbecued cheese from a beach vendor in Rio de Janeiro, she expected to pay 40 reais (£5.90) for the snack.But s...

Anna Tims
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Shark attack: man dies on Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland
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Shark attack: man dies on Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland

The 39-year-old was reportedly fishing at Kennedy Shoal between Cairns and Townsville when emergency services alerted about middayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died after a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef south of Cairns.The 39-year-old had reportedly be...

Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent
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