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Freeland casts herself as ‘battle tested leader’ and most capable of negotiating with an unpredictable White HouseWho could replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal party?Chrystia Freeland has warned of the “existential risk” to Canada posed by Donald Trump, casting herself as a “battle tested leader with the scars to prove it” during the formal launch of her bid to be the country’s next prime minister.Freeland, who has presented herself as the figure most capable of negotiating with a protectionist and unpredictable White House, held her formal campaign launch the day before the incoming president’s inauguration and pledged “dollar to dollar” retaliation for any tariffs that would amount to the “largest trade blow the US has ever endured”. Continue reading…



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Author : Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Publish date : 2025-01-19 21:02:01

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Anthony Albanese to announce green aluminium production credit scheme. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe deputy prime minister Richard Marles is speaking with ABC RN about the hostage deal and ceasefire in the Middle East, describing this as “very positive and very constructive in the context of the tragedy that we have watched unfold over the last 15 months”.It is a wonderful thing to see hostages reunited with their families. It is also, obviously, wonderful to be seeing the beginning of humanitarian assistance start to flow into Gaza, and there’s clearly a long way to go in terms of the rebuilding of Gaza.Australia [will] continue to lend our voice to the promotion of peace, to seeing this arrangement fulfilled, and to seeing the return of all the hostages, and to seeing the rebuilding of Gaza.Australians rely on local bank branches and no amount of corporate spin from banks can deny that fact … The removal of branches and ATMs are designed to boost profits while reducing services. The absence of minimum standards allows banks to cut services on a whim with no regard to local needs or preferences.Logan Central was announced to staff on 3 January and will close on 7 FebruaryWerribee, VIC – announced in late 2024 and will close on 13 FebruaryNewtown, NSW- to close on 19 FebruaryBella Vista, NSW- to close on 20 FebruaryApplecross, WA- to close on 27 FebruaryMoonee Ponds, VIC- to close on 27 FebruaryRichmond, VIC- to close on 27 FebruaryDocklands, VIC- to close on 27 FebruaryHampton, VIC- to close on 27 FebruaryRockdale, NSW- to close on 27 FebruaryCaloundra, Qld- to close on 27 FebruaryCarindale, Qld- to close on 27 FebruaryElanora, Qld- to close on 27 FebruarySherwood, Qld- to close on 27 FebruarySpringwood, Qld- to close on 27 FebruaryToowong, Qld- to close on 27 February Continue reading…



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Author : Emily Wind

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Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo’s five-year jail term increased after prosecutor’s objection, according to reportsAn Iranian court has sentenced the popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, according to local media reports.“The supreme court accepted the prosecutor’s objection” to a previous five-year jail term on offences including blasphemy, the reformist newspaper Etemad reported on Sunday. Continue reading…



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Author : Agence France-Press in Tehran

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Bronze statue put in back in Lima 22 years after removal in apparent attempt to rehabilitate Francisco Pizzaro’s legacyAn imposing bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, Peru’s Spanish conqueror, has been returned to a spot near its former location in Lima’s main square, 22 years after it was removed, in an apparent attempt to rehabilitate the conquistador’s controversial legacy.Weighing 7 tonnes and standing 5 metres tall, the Italian Renaissance-inspired sculpture of Pizarro astride a horse with his sword drawn was re-inaugurated on Saturday as part of celebrations marking the 490th anniversary of the Peruvian capital city’s foundation. Continue reading…



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Author : Dan Collyns in Lima

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Israel says it will prevent ‘public displays of joy’ by families when Palestinian prisoners are released as part of Gaza ceasefireIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesThe family of Zina Barber, a 24-year-old Palestinian woman held in a jail for more than a year, were preparing for her to be released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal when a group of Israeli policemen came to their door late on Saturday.“They raided our house, and seized flags and symbols associated with Palestine,” said her mother, Amal. Continue reading…



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Author : Lorenzo Tondo and Sufian Taha in Ramallah

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Asset triples in price from $20 per token to more than $70, with at least $24bn in trading as of Sunday morningDonald Trump has launched a cryptocurrency “meme coin” ahead of his inauguration for a second term as US president, called $Trump.He announced the launch on Truth Social and X on Friday night. The asset has since soared in value, more than tripling in price from about $20 per token to more than $70, with at least $24bn in trading volume as of Sunday morning and more than $14bn in market capitalization. Continue reading…



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Author : Michael Sainato in New York

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Financial analysis shows clubs took $2.1bn in gambling revenue over 10-year period but spent 12 times more on business expenses than support programsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnly 1.5% of the money lost by gamblers in poker machines in Victorian RSLs over several years went towards improving veteran welfare, new research shows.The study, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, analysed records submitted to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission over a 10-year period.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Donna Lu

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Shipments fell nearly 10% last year with French firms blaming economic and political anxiety, and cheaper drinksChanging habits and the gloomy state of the world are taking the fizz out of French champagne sales, the producers’ association has said, with shipments down nearly 10% last year.Consumers in crucial markets such as the US and home country France cut down on the luxury beverage, as economic and political anxiety dampened the party mood. Continue reading…



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Author : Deborah Cole and agencies

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A British-Israeli citizen, a Nova festivalgoer and a veterinary nurse are the three women to be freedIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesA ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has taken effect, pausing a 15-month war that has brought devastation and political change to the Middle East.As part of the deal, three Israeli hostages are due to be released later on Sunday, named by Hamas as Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. Continue reading…



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Author : Peter Beaumont

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The outgoing US president rallied support for Ukraine but his stance on Gaza delighted no oneWhen asked about his foreign policy doctrine in 2014, Barack Obama described it as an attempt to “avoid errors”.“You hit singles, you hit doubles; every once in a while we may be able to hit a home run,” he said. Continue reading…



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Author : Andrew Roth in Washington

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Hamas says it will free Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher after Israel delayed start of ceasefire until named releasedIsraeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a brief televised address on Sunday that the political echelon had directed the military to delay implementation and that it retained freedom to continue attacks in the Gaza Strip as long as the ceasefire had not taken effect. Continue reading…



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Author : Yohannes Lowe (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)

Publish date : 2025-01-19 09:19:01

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Collection of seven shorts due out in 2025 tells story of conflict from perspective of animalsThe occupying Russian soldiers paid little attention to the elderly woman shuffling through the farmland surrounding the villages outside Kyiv, taking her goat to pasture. But she was focused closely on them. After locating their positions, she headed back home with the goat, and later called her grandson, a soldier in the Ukrainian army, to give the coordinates.The story is one of seven episodes, based on real events from the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion but lightly fictionalised, that make up a feature film about the war in Ukraine, due out later this year. All seven of the shorts have one thing in common: they tell the story of the conflict from the perspective of animals. Continue reading…



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Author : Shaun Walker in Kyiv

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Facilities giant called ‘uncaring’ by low-paid cleaners, who believed they were covered by a fair-pay pledgeLow-paid cleaners have accused the Living Wage Foundation of giving accreditation to an “uncaring” outsourcing company paying less than the living wage.Facilities services giant OCS is accredited under a bespoke scheme for outsourcing firms. But the company has only committed to paying a living wage to its centrally employed staff. The scheme does not cover the majority of OCS’s 50,000 workforce, who are tied to external contracts. Continue reading…



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Author : Tom Wall

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Small businesses would be able to claim tax deductions on food and entertainment expenses for up to $20,000 under a Coalition policyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTax breaks for work lunches are on the cards as part of a push by the Coalition to win over small businesses, as Peter Dutton looks to regain ground in inner-city Brisbane seats.The opposition leader used a campaign rally to unveil a plan to allow tax deductions of up to $20,000 for meal and entertainment expenses for small businesses.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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App no longer available on US Apple and Google stores after supreme court upholds lawmakers’ banTikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app was due to take effect.The app was no longer available on Apple’s iOS App Store or Google’s Play Store. The US Congress passed a law in April mandating that parent company ByteDance either sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner or face a total shutdown. It chose the latter. Continue reading…



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Author : Blake Montgomery

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