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Swiss wait to hear result of ballot on capping population at 10 million

The far-right proposal would require the government to put restrictions in place to limit the population by 2050 A national ballot on an unprecedented far-right proposal to limit Switzerland’s population to 10 million concludes this weekend, amid warnings of devastating consequences for the country’...

Jon Henley Europe correspondent 2 months ago

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Jessie J’s triumphant return puts lucrative Chinese market in spotlight

Other western acts have attempted to crack country’s music scene since singer’s breakout success in 2018One week after announcing she was “cancer free”, the British pop star Jessie J did what any recovering patient would do and travelled thousands of miles around the world to perform for an audience...

Amy Hawkins in Beijing 2 months ago

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‘Fast-track’ regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, say campaigners

Exclusive: Fighting Dirty taking legal action against government over proposal it says could import weaker standardsAn environmental campaign group is taking legal action against the government over proposals that it claims could fast-track chemical hazard classifications from other countries with l...

Pippa Neill 2 months ago

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Riots and racism: why is the UK burning?

Claims of two-tier policing and uncontrolled immigration may not be borne out by the facts, but that has not stopped them being played up for political endsAs the people of Glengormley, on the northern edge of Belfast, tidied up and prepared for more violence in the midst of what has been described...

Daniel Boffey Chief reporter 2 months ago

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Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI

Geert Wilders’ PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacingA Dutch court artist has received damages after an MP for the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) used one of her drawings without permission and manipulated it with AI to make the subjects look more menacing.Pe...

Senay Boztas in Amsterdam 2 months ago

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Trees may store less planet-heating carbon than hoped, study suggests

Photosynthesis does not always result in wood growth, a key factor in carbon dioxide sequestrationTrees may not be able to store as much planet-heating carbon as hoped, a study suggests, with researchers finding photosynthesis does not always lead to wood growth.Scientists studied 137 sites across t...

Ajit Niranjan 2 months ago

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Woman in critical condition after shark attack at Coogee beach

A woman in her 30s has been transported to hospital with arm and leg injuries after the attack at the popular Sydney beachGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman in her 30s is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark at Coogee beach on Saturday.A spokesperson...

Lisa Cox 2 months ago

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Trump says leader of Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang killed in US strike

President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from VenezuelaThe US military has killed a leader in the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, with the help of Venezuela, Donald Trump announced on Friday.“A...

Uwa Ede-Osifo and agencies 2 months ago

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Judge orders restoration of national park plaques removed under Trump directive

Officials given 21 days to comply with order after Angel Kelley condemns administration for ‘telling half-truths’A US district court judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate any history or science materials it removed from the nation’s public monuments, finding that the White House’s...

Uwa Ede-Osifo 2 months ago

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Spencer Pratt concedes LA mayor race, but declares ‘war’ against advancing candidates

In video, The Hills actor, who did not contest the outcome of the election, said his campaign to ‘save’ LA was just startingSpencer Pratt appeared to concede the Los Angeles mayor’s race on Friday in a new video where he says “the campaign portion of my mission to save Los Angeles is coming to a clo...

Cecilia Nowell 2 months ago

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Gene Shalit, longtime Today show movie critic, dies at 100

Beloved movie critic and arts reporter was known for bushy hair and mustache and affection for groan-inducing punsGene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the Today show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, h...

Associated Press 2 months ago

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Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president

Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissionsAustralia will find exporting fossil fuels increasingly difficult but can switch to exporting clean energy products, the president of the next UN climate negotiations has declared....

Fiona Harvey in Bonn and Adam Morton 2 months ago

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Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish rejoinders

Data analytics company loses on 22 out of 23 counts in lawsuit disputing how Swiss government rejected firm’s servicesThe US technology company Palantir has lost a legal challenge to force a Swiss independent magazine to publish its responses to articles about how the Swiss government rejected the f...

Guardian Staff 2 months ago

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US justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery

Deal still under UK scrutiny with new investigation, and could face lawsuit from state attorneys generalDonald Trump’s Department of Justice has decided to approve the $111bn merger of Paramount Skydance, controlled by the Ellison family, and Warner Bros Discovery, the parent company of networks lik...

Jeremy Barr 2 months ago

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Blood test can find thousands of genetic conditions in pregnancy, say scientists

Technique that examines fragments of foetal DNA in mother’s bloodstream could limit need for invasive screening, according to researchersA new maternal blood test that can detect thousands of serious genetic conditions in the developing foetus could limit the need for invasive screening during pregn...

Hannah Devlin Science correspondent 2 months ago

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Trump officials cut federal funds to LA homeless services agency

Housing and urban development department alleges fraud in administration’s latest clash with CaliforniaThe Trump administration has suspended federal funding to Los Angeles’s beleaguered homelessness agency.The announcement is the administration’s latest move rescinding funding to California, where...

Cecilia Nowell 2 months ago

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How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?

He’s now the world’s first trillionaire, after his rocket and AI company broke IPO records on its way to a $2.1tn valuationElon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire. SpaceX’s historic debut on the stock market on Friday launched the CEO to unprecedented levels of wealth; his personal fortune n...

Sanya Mansoor 2 months ago

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Merope Mills awarded CBE in king’s honours list for Martha’s rule campaign

Journalist and healthcare campaigner was driving force behind patient safety initiative after death of 13-year-old daughterThe healthcare campaigner and journalist Merope Mills has been made a CBE in the king’s birthday honours list for services to patient safety.Mills, a senior editor at the Guardi...

Kevin Rawlinson 2 months ago

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Fraudster jailed after scamming London renters out of £77,000

Frederic Priestley, 32, falsely advertised property he did not own for rent on Facebook, obtaining payments and depositsA man has been jailed after defrauding more than 30 people out of more than £77,000 in a rental scam, police said.Frederic Priestley, 34, from Southwark, London, falsely advertised...

Nadeem Badshah 2 months ago

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Police arrest suspect in shooting at Ohio festival that wounded 12

Eljay Crisp-Carr was arrested on Thursday, and police are still searching for another suspect in Toledo shootingPolice in Ohio have arrested a suspect in a recent shooting that wounded 12 people at a crowded weekend neighborhood street festival.Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, was taken into custody on Thursda...

Associated Press 2 months ago

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Police officer under criminal investigation over alleged use of AI

Unidentified officer removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UKA police officer is under criminal investigation over the alleged use of artificial intelligence and has been removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UK.The officer, who h...

Nadeem Badshah 2 months ago

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FBI raid at office of Ohio voting rights group raises concerns of crack downs before midterm elections

Agents seized phones and laptops of Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group that does voter registration workThe FBI raided the office of a voting rights group in Ohio on Thursday, prompting immediate concerns the Trump administration is cracking down on such organizations ahead of the midterm electi...

Sam Levine 2 months ago

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Ant Middleton backs Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in Makerfield byelection

Endorsement by former soldier, despite party’s apparent efforts to distance itself from him, is likely bid to attract Restore Britain votersReform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection has been criticised for welcoming an endorsement by Ant Middleton, the former soldier and TV presenter who th...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent 2 months ago

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Belfast riots trigger renewed scrutiny over loyalist paramilitary influence

The violent disturbances occurred in a nationalist area yet played out against a backdrop of union jacksAs the racially motivated violence unfolded in Northern Ireland this week, a striking dissonanace could be seenbehind the mobs and flames and smoke.The knife attack that triggered the disturbances...

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent 2 months ago

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