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Norway’s national oil company profits double to $11.5bn amid war on Iran
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The Guardian · World

Norway’s national oil company profits double to $11.5bn amid war on Iran

Equinor benefits from move to increase oil and gas production during strait of Hormuz blockadesBusiness live – latest updatesProfits at Norway’s state oil company nearly doubled to $11.5bn (£8.6bn) in the three months to the end of June as the jump in oil and gas prices caused by the war against Ira...

Kalyeena Makortoff
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OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’
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The Guardian · World

OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’

Firm behind ChatGPT reveals autonomous agent powered by its tech chose to attack Hugging Face database by itselfOpenAI has revealed an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”...

Dan Milmo Global technology editor
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Middle East crisis live: US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack nuclear site ‘very heavily’
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The Guardian · World

Middle East crisis live: US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack nuclear site ‘very heavily’

US military completes 11th night of strikes as attacks overshadow diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage interim ceasefire dealHouthis threaten attacks on shipping tankers if they use Saudi ports on Red SeaWhat is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s underground nuclear facility?Donald Trump has approved an...

Vivian Ho (now) and Mark Saunokonoko (earlier)
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Burnham announces bus fares across England to be capped at £2
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Burnham announces bus fares across England to be capped at £2

Measure backed by £454m of funding, with £400m coming from switching investment in international climate finance to loansSingle bus fares across England will be capped at £2 from January, the prime minister, Andy Burnham, has announced.The nationwide cap is currently set at £3 until the end of March...

Press Association
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UK inflation falls to 2.6% in lift for Burnham’s cost of living plans
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The Guardian · World

UK inflation falls to 2.6% in lift for Burnham’s cost of living plans

Annual June figure comes after new PM pledges to reduce pressure on households and improve economyUK inflation dropped by more than expected in June to 2.6%, in a boost for Andy Burnham’s plans to reduce the cost of living.The new prime minister has pledged to bring down the cost of living to give h...

Phillip Inman
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Alleged rape victim ‘could have done a lot better’ if she had made up claims against well-connected Melbourne man, court told
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The Guardian · World

Alleged rape victim ‘could have done a lot better’ if she had made up claims against well-connected Melbourne man, court told

Prosecutor tells court that ‘gaps or inconsistencies’ in the woman’s account ‘enhances her credibility’, but the defence maintains she is lyingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman who accused a well-connected Melbourne man of rape “could have done a much better job” if...

Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter
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Iran’s foreign minister describes moment of attack that killed Khamenei
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Iran’s foreign minister describes moment of attack that killed Khamenei

Abbas Araghchi says he has kept on the move since being pulled from rubble after strike on first day of warIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has described how he was pulled from the rubble of a leadership compound after the US-Israeli airstrike that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Kh...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Rebel Wilson wins defamation case brought by co-star after bitter dispute
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The Guardian · World

Rebel Wilson wins defamation case brought by co-star after bitter dispute

Judge finds Wilson did not defame Charlotte MacInnes, lead actor in Pitch Perfect star’s directorial debut The DebFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter a blistering dispute that spanned continents and years, Hollywood A...

Australian Associated Press
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Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat
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Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat

In April Japan coined new term kokushobi for days above 40C as country advises workers to wear shorts to the office to cope with stifling heatJapan logged its first official kokushobi or “cruelly hot day” on Tuesday since the new term for when temperatures top 40 degrees Celsius was introduced in Ap...

Gavin Blair in Tokyo
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House passes spending bill to head off government shutdown before midterms
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House passes spending bill to head off government shutdown before midterms

Measure authorizes spending until 4 December as Republicans seek to avoid volatile issue in election seasonThe US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a stopgap measure to head off a government shutdown until early December, with its Republican leaders seeking to defuse a volatile issue in t...

Chris Stein in Washington
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Mamdani says New York City does not have legal authority to arrest Netanyahu
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Mamdani says New York City does not have legal authority to arrest Netanyahu

Mayor had said he was reviewing ability to execute arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israeli prime ministerZohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, acknowledged on Tuesday he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged US federal authorities to do so if the Israeli prime m...

Robert Mackey
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