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For the first time in over 30 years Médicins Sans Frontières have suspended activity leaving over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince without vital healthcareMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said its aid workers are “heartbroken” after the medical NGO was forced to suspend all of its healthcare services in Port-au-Prince for the first time in three decades, leaving Haitians in the violence-ravaged capital without a critical lifeline.The international non-profit said it had no choice but to halt all operations on Wednesday after staff were repeatedly attacked and received death threats from armed vigilantes and the national police. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-21 10:32:57

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Debt interest payments push public finances deeper into the red in fresh blow to Rachel ReevesBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed more than expected in October as debt interest payments pushed the public finances deeper into the red, piling pressure on Rachel Reeves as she attempts to grow the economy.Borrowing rose to £17.4bn last month, the second highest October figure since monthly records began in 1993.

City economists had expected a smaller figure, of about £12.3bn for October, after the UK borrowed more than £16bn in September. Continue reading…



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Author : Phillip Inman

Publish date : 2024-11-21 09:29:20

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Ukraine’s air force said the launch took place from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, an area to the south-east of VologogradRussia’s foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has been given details of Ukrainian attacks on Russia in the last week.She claimed that between 13 November and today “more than 530 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed over nine Russian regions.” Continue reading…



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Author : Martin Belam

Publish date : 2024-11-21 08:09:59

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Former trade union activist and key figure of Tony Blair’s New Labour project has died at care home surrounded by familyBritish prime minister Keir Starmer says he is “deeply saddened” to hear that Prescott has died, and called him a “true giant of Labour”.In a statement on X, he said, “I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of John Prescott. John was a true giant of the Labour movement. On behalf of the Labour Party, I send my condolences to Pauline and his family, to the city of Hull, and to all those who knew and loved him. May he rest in peace.”He possessed an inherent ability to connect with people about the issues that mattered to them – a talent that others spend years studying and cultivating, but that was second nature to him.He fought like hell to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol and was an unwavering champion of climate action for decades to come. I’m forever grateful to John for that commitment to solving the climate crisis and will miss him as a dear friend.” Continue reading…



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Author : Helen Sullivan

Publish date : 2024-11-21 07:19:52

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NSW government caves to rail union demands to prevent workers strikingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA chaotic two-day shutdown of Sydney’s train network has been averted at the eleventh hour after the state government caved to rail union demands to run 24-hour services to prevent workers striking.Sydney train services had been set to stop running early on Friday morning, as part of a Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) work ban which was set to lift on Sunday morning. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-21 06:12:22

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At least 17 state agencies to be created or overhauled, a challenge the IfG says will require major investmentLabour is creating or overhauling at least 17 public bodies, a move which is likely to come with high costs, an Institute for Government report has found.Launching a new “tracker” of public bodies, the thinktank warned of some of the pitfalls when setting up government agencies from scratch, saying: “Successfully creating a new public body is difficult and entails high fixed costs in terms of time, budget and leadership focus.” Continue reading…



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Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Publish date : 2024-11-21 05:00:37

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Former ABC foreign correspondent and SMH journalist says he will put a ‘blowtorch’ to the industryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe investigative reporter and former foreign correspondent Linton Besser has been named the new host of ABC’s Media Watch.The multi-award winning journalist will take over the Monday night media program from Paul Barry, who will step down on 2 December after 11 years.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Amanda Meade

Publish date : 2024-11-21 03:30:35

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Judge finds neither Nikola Marko Gasparovic nor Dominik Sieben’s actions at 2022’s soccer final were Nazi-related but upholds Marijan Lisica’s convictionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo of the first people convicted under laws that outlawed shows of Nazi symbolism have had their guilty verdicts overturned after a judge found their public salutes could not be definitively linked to the fascist German regime.Nikola Marko Gasparovic, 46, Dominik Sieben, 25, and Marijan Lisica, 46, were accused of performing the salute at Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium on 1 October 2022 during the match between Sydney United 58 and Macarthur FC.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-21 02:55:45

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Co-chair says treaty will not outline specific changes to syllabus but is ‘more about saying this is the role that First Peoples will play’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly wants decision-making powers over how the state’s Indigenous history is taught in schools but says a treaty will not outline specific changes to the curriculum.The assembly – the state’s democratically elected Indigenous body – will begin nation-first treaty talks with the Allan government in the coming days. A state-wide treaty – the first of its kind in Australia – will tackle problems affecting First Nations Victorians.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-21 01:46:02

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Following statement from Mike Johnson, McBride says: ‘I’m not here to fight about bathrooms, I’m here to … bring down costs facing families’US politics – live updatesSarah McBride, the incoming congresswoman and first openly transgender person elected to the US House of Representatives, on Wednesday shared a statement on social media in response to the House banning trans people from using single-sex bathrooms on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity.Earlier in the day, the House speaker, Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson, issued a statement “regarding facilities throughout the US Capitol complex”. Continue reading…



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Author : Léonie Chao-Fong in Washington and Joanna Walters in New York

Publish date : 2024-11-21 00:22:53

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Edward Kelley created a ‘kill list’ of FBI agents and others who investigated his role on January 6, prosecutors sayA Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot in 2021 was convicted on Wednesday of planning to kill federal investigators.Edward Kelley, 35, was found guilty in Knoxville of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat, the US attorney’s office said in a news release. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-20 23:51:08

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales MPs condemned for ‘part-time’ parliamentary yearScores of NSW MPs will earn the equivalent of more than $10,000 per sitting week in 2025 after a bid to increase the year’s 16-week calendar was rejected, AAP reports.To do this, government MPs have to turn up to parliament and discuss matters. Voters won’t be happy that government MPs would prefer to hide in their electorate offices rather than turning up to parliament, where they face scrutiny. Continue reading…



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Author : Emily Wind

Publish date : 2024-11-20 22:39:26

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The club on Chapel Street was engulfed in flames early on ThursdayA Melbourne nightclub has been razed after a suspicious blaze broke out in the middle of the night.Lux Nightclub on Chapel Street in South Yarra was engulfed in flames early on Thursday, with about 50 firefighters and 15 fire trucks called to battle the blaze. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-20 21:39:39

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Storm Shadow missile attack comes day after Kyiv used US-supplied long-range weapons to strike within RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, multiple sources have told the Guardian.The decision to approve the strikes was made in response to the deployment of more than 10,000 North Korean troops on Russia’s border with Ukraine, which UK and US officials warned was a significant escalation of the near three-year conflict. Continue reading…



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Author : Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv and Andrew Roth in Washington

Publish date : 2024-11-20 20:38:04

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Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is accused of swindling thousands from victims before killing themA Thai woman alleged to be among the worst serial killers in the kingdom’s history has been convicted and sentenced to death for poisoning a friend with cyanide, in the first of 14 murder trials.Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, described as an online gambling addict, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with the chemical. Continue reading…



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Author : Agence France-Presse in Bangkok

Publish date : 2024-11-20 19:20:09

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