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● New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. ● Republican Ken Paxton reportedly blames Iran war and high gas prices for campaign struggles as Trump heads to Texas – live ● Russia claims there is no epidemic risk after death of plague institute worker ● OpenAI admits misstep in handling AI agent interactions with Australian government sites – video ● Minister denies police brutality as student protests continue across France – Europe live ● Ten people linked to Kenya's first-ever Ebola case quarantined as screening concerns grow ● Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space ● France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country ● Paramount closes historic $110B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery to create Skydance ● 'Devastating year' as Swiss glaciers shed 5% of ice amid record-breaking heatwaves ● Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid restructure and fall in letter deliveries ● Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed ● Trump remarks that Iran could "take out" Los Angeles, San Diego draw backlash ● Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years ● Miles away from Argentina, Messi’s farewell hits home for his Indian fans ● Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank ● World's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbers ● Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks ● The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods ● There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll ● New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. ● Republican Ken Paxton reportedly blames Iran war and high gas prices for campaign struggles as Trump heads to Texas – live ● Russia claims there is no epidemic risk after death of plague institute worker ● OpenAI admits misstep in handling AI agent interactions with Australian government sites – video ● Minister denies police brutality as student protests continue across France – Europe live ● Ten people linked to Kenya's first-ever Ebola case quarantined as screening concerns grow ● Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space ● France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country ● Paramount closes historic $110B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery to create Skydance ● 'Devastating year' as Swiss glaciers shed 5% of ice amid record-breaking heatwaves ● Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid restructure and fall in letter deliveries ● Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed ● Trump remarks that Iran could "take out" Los Angeles, San Diego draw backlash ● Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years ● Miles away from Argentina, Messi’s farewell hits home for his Indian fans ● Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank ● World's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbers ● Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks ● The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods ● There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll
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New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.

The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger has survived court challenges, public protests and regulatory scrutiny. Now, the Hollywood heavyweight, named Skydance, begins operating
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Ten people linked to Kenya's first-ever Ebola case quarantined as screening concerns grow✓

Ten people linked to Kenya's first-ever Ebola case quarantined as screening concerns grow

The patient passed through multiple cities in DR Congo, drove to Uganda and eventually flew to Kenya
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Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space✓

Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space

The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to…
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France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country✓

France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country

More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests
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Paramount closes historic $110B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery to create Skydance

Paramount Skydance on Tuesday closed its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, ending a dramatic, yearlong process that rattled Hollywood, Wall Street and Washington. Why it…
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'Devastating year' as Swiss glaciers shed 5% of ice amid record-breaking heatwaves

Glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume in 2026 after a "devasting year" marked by intense heatwaves and low snowfall, according to a study
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Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid restructure and fall in letter deliveries✓

Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid restructure and fall in letter deliveries

Postal service says cuts will focus on head office and ‘support function roles’. Business live – latest updates. Royal Mail is to cut up to 2,500 jobs as the embattled company…
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Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed✓

Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed

Acquittals of five former bankers come year after supreme court overturned ruling against City trader Tom Hayes. Five more former traders who were jailed for rigging interest…
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Trump remarks that Iran could "take out" Los Angeles, San Diego draw backlash

California leaders blasted President Trump after he said during a Monday rally about Iran , "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.". The big picture: The…
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Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years✓

Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years

Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise. The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6%…
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Miles away from Argentina, Messi’s farewell hits home for his Indian fans✓

Miles away from Argentina, Messi’s farewell hits home for his Indian fans

Almost 15,000km away from Argentina, Messi's magical presence on the field left a lasting mark on fans across India
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Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank✓

Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their rifles. Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence…
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World's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbers✓

World's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbers

Climate change is blamed for dramatic decline of chinstrap penguins living on a remote volcanic island
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Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks✓

Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks

Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety Act. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of…
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The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods

The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?. The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for…
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There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll

There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll

Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen. You’ve just left school. What’s your future?. I…
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Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker

Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker

OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequences. Tech bros’ messianic streaks can show up in…
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more. If a third runway is built at…
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Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’

Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’

Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees ‘opportunity’ for the state – but others fear AI’s global creep. From the veranda on his bush block,…
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While British children go hungry, we waste 1.1bn meals a year. Bring on the redistribution revolution | Charlotte Hill

While British children go hungry, we waste 1.1bn meals a year. Bring on the redistribution revolution | Charlotte Hill

Food businesses and the government must make redistribution a key policy to address food insecurity. We know the surplus food is out there. Charlotte Hill is chief executive of…
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‘They take our water, our soil’: protesters fight ‘foreignisation’ as Javier Milei encourages land sales in Argentina

‘They take our water, our soil’: protesters fight ‘foreignisation’ as Javier Milei encourages land sales in Argentina

The country’s far-right president is courting billionaire investors by removing a block on foreign ownership of land and natural resources. On 19 September, Marta Sahores, an…
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It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy

It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom | Tom McIlroy

OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys

‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys

Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer. Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently”…
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Q&A: ‘Godzilla-level’ El Niño is causing extreme weather – our environment writers answer your questions – live

Guardian reporters Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon are online answering your questions on climate and extreme weather from what to expect this winter in the UK to the…
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Christa Pike’s lawyers hold press conference after she regains consciousness in hospital – latest updates

Tennessee prisoner awake and speaking after surviving state’s attempt to execute her last Wednesday. Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt,…
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Tents, night-vision goggles, bear tracking kits – and even books: America’s first nature library opens

Tents, night-vision goggles, bear tracking kits – and even books: America’s first nature library opens

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"The beginning of a new scientific paradigm": Zuckerberg's Biohub, U.S. and Google build virtual cell

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Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal

Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal

It isn’t hard to see a contradiction between the PM’s message in Fiji and his opposition to legal action to stop a NSW coalmine. Get our new political email , free app or daily…
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British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser

British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser

Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s. For Jeffrey Epstein , the billionaire…
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‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election

‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election

Campaigners set up in more than 1,200 tents in Puerto del Sol square say challenge now is to translate a groundswell of public support into concrete change. At a makeshift lunch…
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‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired Australian couple who took on a coal giant and won

‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired Australian couple who took on a coal giant and won

Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan’s four-year fight over MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine went all the way to the high court. Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam…
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Privacy watchdog launches investigation into China-based company behind Kmart ‘pervert glasses’ app

Privacy watchdog launches investigation into China-based company behind Kmart ‘pervert glasses’ app

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Detective breaks down in court as she recalls finding Beau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged murder victims

Detective breaks down in court as she recalls finding Beau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged murder victims

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in February 2024. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. A…
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Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery

The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency
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Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat

Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat

State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night
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Why do billionaires have so many children if they’re not prepared to parent them? | Arwa Mahdawi

Why do billionaires have so many children if they’re not prepared to parent them? | Arwa Mahdawi

Kim Kardashian’s revelation that she has five nannies for four children caused a ruckus. But the world of the ultra-wealthy throws up far more extreme approaches to childcare. “I…
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New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.

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Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed

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Republican Ken Paxton reportedly blames Iran war and high gas prices for campaign struggles as Trump heads to Texas – live

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Russia claims there is no epidemic risk after death of plague institute worker

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