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Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports ‘Not another Trump sycophant’: Democrats blast Trump’s nomination of Heidi Overton for FDA chief – live Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation Second Ukrainian national arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blast Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Iran deal as Kushner meets Netanyahu – as it happened Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins The moment SpaceX Starship spotted off Christmas Island landed in Indian Ocean – video Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated over 'drip pricing' Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears ‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day Carney's final chance to convince Trump as US-Canada trade deadline looms Protests in Kyiv back ex-defence minister Fedorov’s call for elections Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports ‘Not another Trump sycophant’: Democrats blast Trump’s nomination of Heidi Overton for FDA chief – live Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation Second Ukrainian national arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blast Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Iran deal as Kushner meets Netanyahu – as it happened Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins The moment SpaceX Starship spotted off Christmas Island landed in Indian Ocean – video Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated over 'drip pricing' Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears ‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day Carney's final chance to convince Trump as US-Canada trade deadline looms Protests in Kyiv back ex-defence minister Fedorov’s call for elections
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Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports

President Trump said he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to…
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Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Stephany Hollihan among the seven people killed in the crash
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Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Iran deal as Kushner meets Netanyahu – as it happened

US president makes threat in comments to Fox News, as his son-in-law meets the Israeli leader in Jerusalem in effort to push Gaza peace plan. Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it…
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Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment

Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment

‘They call us extreme, they call us radical,’ the progressive candidate said. ‘But I think people see through that’. US politics live – latest updates. It wasn’t supposed to be…
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US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins

US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins

US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users
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The moment SpaceX Starship spotted off Christmas Island landed in Indian Ocean – video

Footage streamed by SpaceX shows the moment Elon Musk’s 52-metre Starship Flight 13 landed in the Indian Ocean west of Australia. The rocket landed in the ocean on 24 July. Nearly…
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history

At least 2,325 people have died from the virus, according to official data, with outbreak on track to be biggest in history. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated over 'drip pricing'

Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated over 'drip pricing'

The consumer watchdog said they were trying to find out if the three companies were not showing full prices upfront to customers
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Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks

Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks

President says he plans to meet dictator this year but Kim Yo-jong says Washington remains Pyongyang’s enemy. Donald Trump has said he is planning to meet North Korea’s Kim…
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Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut

Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut

Company’s robots have gained global fame via videos of them performing martial arts and as dancers for pop stars. Unitree, the world’s biggest humanoid robot maker, has made a…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears

US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears

Interest rates, now sitting at about 3.5-3.7%, expected to go up if inflation doesn’t come down to Fed’s 2% target. The US treasury is doubling its buyback of government debt in…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

Patrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speaker. The terrace of the Moon Under Water Wetherspoons pub in…
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Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought

Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought

Study finds older adults could face harmful heat stress at just 1.5C of warming above preindustrial levels. People aged 60 and over face dangers to their health from exposure to…
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Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day

Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day

Network Rail and Southern owner GTR apologise after investigators reveal picture of possible heat-buckled track. Rail operators have apologised after a report into last Thursday’s…
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Carney's final chance to convince Trump as US-Canada trade deadline looms

Carney's final chance to convince Trump as US-Canada trade deadline looms

Negotiators want a deal to avoid fresh US tariffs - though Canadians are not in the mood to offer many concessions
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World

Protests in Kyiv back ex-defence minister Fedorov’s call for elections

Ukrainians in Kyiv held a protest in support of ousted defence Minister Mykailo Fedorov
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday
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OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update

OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update

OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive
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World

Eric Trump defends Natalie Harp: A 'genuinely good person'

Eric Trump, the son of the president, said Wednesday that the conversation surrounding the relationship between longtime White House aide Natalie Harp and his father was “absolute…
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Sharks have always stoked panic in Australia. While scientific understanding grows, conservation efforts can be unseated by fear | Anna Clark

Sharks have always stoked panic in Australia. While scientific understanding grows, conservation efforts can be unseated by fear | Anna Clark

From Aboriginal rock art to colonial encounters, sharks have been a figure of fear and fascination throughout the long human history of this continent. Is there a more primal fear…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
In Big Walk, players just walk and talk – and find joy along the way: ‘Some stories we’ve heard are punch-in-the-gut beautiful’

In Big Walk, players just walk and talk – and find joy along the way: ‘Some stories we’ve heard are punch-in-the-gut beautiful’

After their hit Untitled Goose Game, Australian studio House House is back with a new game where your only goal is to go exploring with friends – so we took them on a big walk…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
World

'Don't rape, sexually assault or make kissing noises' at people, asylum seekers warned in new guidance about living in UK

A guide for asylum seekers published by the Home Office has told them not to rape or sexually harass people, including partners and children
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan

Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan

Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution. Ulez led to better lung size and…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘Even its loos are on the outside’: hi-tech, inside-out marvel the Lloyd’s building is partying with the public

‘Even its loos are on the outside’: hi-tech, inside-out marvel the Lloyd’s building is partying with the public

It has been likened to a monster, an oil rig – and the Parthenon. Now, for its 40th birthday, the astonishing London landmark has joined the Open House festival, to grant admirers…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
A ‘shiny, dangling carrot’ lured Jesse into gambling. He says Labor’s reform won’t stop others being sucked in

A ‘shiny, dangling carrot’ lured Jesse into gambling. He says Labor’s reform won’t stop others being sucked in

The government says it’s stopping ‘the most toxic’ gambling company strategies. Former addicts say it will do ‘absolutely nothing’. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?

Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?

The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexist.…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why is Seoul so uneasy?

In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why is Seoul so uneasy?

Lee Jae Myung has long pushed for stronger homegrown defences, yet Donald Trump’s move has sparked alarm in some quarters. At their first summit , in August last year, the South…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hears

Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hears

Dallas McInerney tells inquiry he wiped data from his devices over the weekend after receiving a security warning from his bank. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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‘The ultimate gamers’ mascot’: Sonic the Hedgehog at 35 – from 2D to 3D to a billion-dollar film franchise

‘The ultimate gamers’ mascot’: Sonic the Hedgehog at 35 – from 2D to 3D to a billion-dollar film franchise

Sonic’s creators explain how the speedy scamp has kept on running through generations as an enduring avatar of ‘attitude in the face of adversity’. One day in the early 1990s, I…
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A fifth of older Australians who contested AI-determined home support funding got more after human review

A fifth of older Australians who contested AI-determined home support funding got more after human review

Exclusive: Greens say department of health’s integrated assessment tool is ‘under-assessing’ far more people who may not know how to contest. Get our breaking news email , free…
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World

Watchdog contacting TikTok over 'joyriding content' after five teens die speeding wrong way on motorway

The Irish media regulator is to contact social media giant TikTok over its efforts to tackle videos of reckless and illegal driving
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Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears

Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were made up by AI. Follow our…
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The Guardian view on the Grenfell Tower fire: Britain is letting companies pass the buck | Editorial

The Guardian view on the Grenfell Tower fire: Britain is letting companies pass the buck | Editorial

Victims received less compensation than shareholders in the company behind its flammable cladding. Parliament must make corporations pay for harm caused. There is something…
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‘I see the incredible promise’: on set of an AI film shoot as new studios embrace controversial tech

‘I see the incredible promise’: on set of an AI film shoot as new studios embrace controversial tech

Amid fears for jobs, some film-makers say AI could enable them to bypass studio giants and take more creative risks. Near the collonaded entrance to Sony Pictures’ historic Culver…
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Avoid rare species and only take what you need: how to forage and save money on your food shopping

Avoid rare species and only take what you need: how to forage and save money on your food shopping

While there are fears that people harvesting their food could put pressure on habitats, some ecologists suggest responsible foraging can boost conservation and biodiversity. Angus…
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World

Zelenskyy sacks deputy head of his office amid reported corruption investigation – as it happened

Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies said they uncovered group responsible for money laundering $3.35m but did not name individuals involved. The rise in Germany’s ⁠borrowing costs…
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Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports

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Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation

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Second Ukrainian national arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blast

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‘Not another Trump sycophant’: Democrats blast Trump’s nomination of Heidi Overton for FDA chief – live

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US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins

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OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update

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