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Philippines set to be hit by fifth major storm in less than a month

Philippines set to be hit by fifth major storm in less than a month
Tropical Storm Usagi is days away from making landfall, after Typhoon Toraji, Severe Tropical Storm Trami, Typhoon Yinxing and Super Typhoon Kong-reyThe Philippines issued new weather warnings on Tuesday as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Toraji.Now a weakened tropical storm, Toraji blew out to sea overnight after causing relatively limited damage and no reported deaths. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/typhoon-usagi-the-philippines-weather-path-tracker Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-11-12 04:19:16 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Coles unfairly targeted by ‘politicised’ cost-of-living attacks, chair says, while calling was/is allegations ‘significant’

James Graham defends alleged illusory discounts, saying suppliers had asked for higher prices and then supermarkets discounted themFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastColes has hit out at “politicised” attacks on the company amid rising grocery prices, and defended itself amid allegations of illusory was/is discount prices.The supermarket’s chair, James Graham, used his address at the company’s annual general meeting on Tuesday to argue it was wrong to blame supermarkets for rising prices because inflation is a complex, global issue.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue
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‘Days of severe storms’ to rumble across Australia, with hail and millions of lightning strikes expected

Low pressure troughs sitting over swaths of the country are being charged by warmer-than-average ocean temperatures, weather expert saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDays of severe storms have been forecast for every mainland state and territory in Australia this week, with possible wind gusts, heavy rain, large hail and flash flooding on the cards.Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said “millions of lightning strikes” were also expected across the country.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/12/australia-weather-forecast-bom-thunder-storms-hail Author : Petra Stock Publish date
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Domestic airfares surge by 13% following collapse of Rex flights between capital cities

Average cheapest economy tickets increased dramatically on routes formerly serviced by Rex, with Adelaide to Melbourne services up 95% to $296Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDomestic airfares have increased by 13% following the collapse of Rex’s flights between capital cities, the consumer watchdog has found, as Qantas and Virgin’s duopoly has surged to 98% market dominance.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found that since Rex suspended its jet operations between metropolitan cities across 11 routes and entered administration, the average airfare on all major city routes
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Israel says ‘certain progress’ made in Lebanon ceasefire talks

Foreign minister says talks continuing over Israel’s stated objectives of pushing Hezbollah away from Israeli borderIsrael’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said on Monday that “certain progress” had been made on ceasefire talks in Lebanon, where Israel has been engaged in fighting Hezbollah for more than 13 months.“We will be ready to be there if we know, first of all, that Hezbollah is not on our border, is north of the Litani River, and that Hezbollah will not be able to arm with new weapons systems,” Saar said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/israel-says-certain-progress-made-in-lebanon-ceasefire-talks Author : William Christou in Beirut Publish
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Assisted dying bill’s ‘strict’ safeguards to include long jail terms for coercion

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s proposed legislation also includes powers for judges to cross-examine patientsA historic bill to legalise assisted dying will set out hardline safeguards, including lengthy prison sentences for coercion and powers for judges to cross-examine patients.The Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said she believed she had put forward “the best possible legislation” but warned wavering MPs that parliament may not get another chance to vote again on the issue for another decade.Patients must be over 18, have the mental capacity to make a choice about the end of their life and must be terminally ill and expected to die
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Man charged with murder after multiple stabbings in south London

Ali Musse, 66, charged after Hilkiah McLeggan, 77, pronounced dead at scene in East Street, WalworthA man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in south London.Police were called at about 10.40am on Sunday after reports of a number of people stabbed in East Street, Walworth. Three people were found with injuries and Hilkiah McLeggan, 77, from Southwark, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/11/man-charged-with-after-multiple-stabbings-in-south-london Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-11-11 21:57:33 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Wreck of lost US second world warship known as ‘the dancing mouse’ found

Australian navy discovered USS Edsall late last year near Christmas Island, 80 years after its 1942 sinking by JapanThe wreck of the long-lost US warship USS Edsall, sent to the bottom of the sea during the second world war by the Japanese, has been discovered, US and Australian officials announced on Monday.The warship was sunk on 1 March 1942, three months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The Edsall was traveling across the Indian Ocean south of Java when it was sunk by Japanese dive bombers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/uss-edsall-ship-wreck-found Author : Marina Dunbar Publish date : 2024-11-11
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Australia news live: Qantas faces inquiry over use of airport slots; Chalmers warns ‘nobody wins from a trade war’

Senate examines proposed laws on flights at Sydney airport. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCharlotte Wood, who has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, “is a writer of the most intense attention”, according to the British screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s review of her shortlisted book, Stone Yard Devotional.The book’s protagonist is a woman retreating from the world to a convent in New South Wales and is the story, Cottrell-Boyce writes, “of a small group of people in a tiny town, but its resonance is global. This is a powerful, generous book”. Continue reading...
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Italian judges strike another blow against Meloni’s Albania asylum deal

Far-right government angrily condemns ruling that seven men detained in Albania must be transferred to Italy Italian judges have ordered seven men detained in a migration hub in Albania to be transferred to Italy, in another blow to a controversial deal between the far-right Rome government and Tirana aimed at curbing the arrival of asylum seekers.The men arrived at the Albanian port of Shëngjin aboard a military vessel on Saturday after being rescued in international waters while trying to make their way to Europe. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/italian-government-condemns-judges-ruling-to-return-migrants-from-albania Author : Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Publish date : 2024-11-11
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Trump to reportedly appoint immigration hardliner Stephen Miller to top White House job – live

The architect of Trump’s immigration policy is expected to become the deputy chief of staff for policy, CNN reportsWho else could be in Trump’s cabinet?Live results tracker – Republicans close to House majorityUS president-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), will be in charge of the country’s borders in his new administration.Homan’s areas of control will include “the southern border, the northern border, all maritime, and aviation security”, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump added that “border czar” Homan will be in charge
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Rays’ Wander Franco arrested in DR over incident in which ‘guns were drawn’

Shortstop held by police over incident on SundayPlayer facing separate charges over sexual abuse claimsPolice in the Dominican Republic have arrested Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco after an altercation involving firearms.ESPN reported that authorities held Franco and an unnamed woman for questioning on Monday after an incident in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Sunday “in which guns were drawn.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/11/rays-wander-franco-arrested-in-dr-over-incident-in-which-guns-were-drawn Author : Reuters Publish date : 2024-11-11 17:03:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Man who allegedly disguised killing as bear attack captured in South Carolina

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett arrested almost one month after police found body of Steven Lloyd of TennesseeAuthorities in South Carolina have captured a man who allegedly murdered a hiker in woodlands in Tennessee then attempted to disguise the killing as a bear attack.Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was arrested in Columbia on Sunday night almost one month after police found the body of the hiker, Steven Lloyd of Knoxville, Tennessee, close to the Cherahola Skyway in Monroe county, 80 miles north-east of Chattanooga. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/11/south-carolina-arrest-murder-bear-attack Author : Richard Luscombe Publish date : 2024-11-11 16:02:23 Copyright for syndicated content belongs
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Louisiana governor criticized over live tiger show at university football game

Jeff Landry outrages animal activists after importing Bengal tiger from Florida for on-field traditionA caged Bengal tiger was wheeled onto the field of Tiger Stadium in Louisiana’s capital of Baton Rouge for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff of Saturday night’s football game between the state’s flagship university and its Alabama counterpart, fulfilling the wishes of the state’s Republican governor Jeff Landry.The tiger involved in question – whose forced participation outraged animal rights activists – was not the one which lives on the Louisiana State University (LSU) campus, Mike VII. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/11/louisiana-live-tiger-alabama Author
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Woman, 87, died after being blown over by helicopter at Plymouth hospital, inquest told

Jean Langan suffered fatal head injuries while leaving Derriford hospital in Plymouth, jury hearsAn 87-year-old woman suffered fatal head injuries when she was blown over by a search and rescue helicopter as it landed at a hospital, an inquest jury has heard.Jean Langan had attended Derriford hospital in Plymouth, Devon, to have a hearing aid fitted and was walking with a relative back to their vehicle in the hospital car park. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/11/woman-87-died-blown-over-helicopter-plymouth-hospital-inquest-told Author : Steven Morris Publish date : 2024-11-11 14:18:29 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Hybrid working much more likely if staff have a degree, says ONS

New figures show ability to work from home differs greatly by factors such as age, job type and educationBusiness live – latest updatesWorkers with degree-level education are 10 times more likely to hybrid work than those with no qualifications, according to official figures that suggest a new societal divide has formed since the first Covid lockdowns.Almost five years since the start of the pandemic, the Office for National Statistics said hybrid working – part travelling to work, and part at home – appeared to be “here to stay” for some workers more than others. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/11/hybrid-working-ons-social-divisions-work-from-home
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Macron to attend ‘high risk’ France-Israel football match

French president offers ‘fraternity and solidarity’ as Israel discourages wearing of ‘recognisable Jewish symbols’ abroadEmmanuel Macron will attend the France-Israel football match at the Stade de France on Thursday in a gesture of “fraternity and solidarity” after attacks on Jewish fans in Amsterdam last week.Thousands of extra police will be on duty for the game taking place against a backdrop of high tension caused by the conflict in Gaza. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/emmanuel-macron-to-attend-high-risk-france-israel-football-match Author : Kim Willsher Publish date : 2024-11-11 12:18:52 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Kremlin says reports of Trump-Putin call about Ukraine are ‘pure fiction’ | First Thing

Putin’s spokesperson says he has no concrete plan yet to speak to the president-elect. Plus, 100,000 Chinese students bike in search of soup dumplingsGood morning.The Kremlin has denied reports that Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin in recent days, and said the Russian president did not yet have concrete plans to speak to the US president-elect.How has Ukraine reacted to Trump’s win? Ukrainian politicians say they are tentatively hopeful that it will not necessarily mean their country is simply forced to surrender.Do we have the full election results yet? Not quite. While we know the Republicans control the Senate, a
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Bitcoin price tops $81,000 for first time amid ‘Trump pump’

Traders hope president-elect will favour cryptocurrencies when he returns to the White HouseBusiness live – latest updatesThe price of bitcoin has risen above $81,000 for the first time as it benefited from traders’ hopes that Donald Trump will favour cryptocurrencies when he returns to the White House.Bitcoin touched a record high of $81,899, before dropping back to about $81,100, a gain of about 2.7% on Monday. The price has more than doubled from about $37,000 12 months ago. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/11/bitcoin-price-tops-81000-trump-cryptocurrencies Author : Jasper Jolly Publish date : 2024-11-11 10:01:12 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the
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Trump ‘right’ to speak to Putin over Ukraine war, says UK defence secretary – UK politics live

Comments by John Healey come as Starmer is in Paris to meet Macron and discuss implications of Trump’s victoryGood morning. Keir Starmer is in Paris this morning for talks with the French president, Emmanuel Macron. The prime minister is visiting to attend the French Armistice Day service, but the real interest will lie in what the leaders of Europe’s two military powers have to say as they discuss the implications of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.Here is Jessica Elgot’s overnight preview story.Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in
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Israel claims to have intercepted projectile from Yemen as firefighters battle blazes – Middle East crisis live

IDF says fires in Bet Shemesh area, west of Jerusalem, were sparked by debris from intercepting missile fired from YemenIsrael’s military reports on its official Telegram channel that overnight it “successfully intercepted four UAVs that approached Israel from the east.”When IDF statements say generically “from the east” they usually mean from the direction of Iraq. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/11/israel-claims-projectile-yemen-gaza-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2024-11-11 07:43:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Scottish sex work strategy ‘a mess’ as charity ditched after ‘occult’ claim

Scottish government drops proposed partnership with charity after backlash from violence against women sectorThe Scottish government’s strategy to support women working in the sex industry has been cast into disarray after it was forced to ditch a proposed partnership with a charity whose founder has suggested most sex workers have had exposure to “occult” activities, citing yoga as one example.The Scottish government abandoned plans to partner with the Luton-based Christian charity Azalea, which offers “practical, emotional and spiritual support to women sexually exploited through prostitution”, after a backlash from the violence against women sector. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/11/scottish-sex-work-strategy-a-mess-as-charity-ditched-after-occult-claim
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Riddells Creek truck crash: adult dead and child seriously injured at Victorian kindergarten

Police say one person died at the scene after a truck crashed into the facility at about 2.20pm MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne person is dead and a child has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a truck crashed into a kindergarten in a regional Victoria town, police say.Victoria police said the truck was believed to have crashed into a kindergarten in Riddells Creek, about 45km north-west of Melbourne, at about 2.20pm on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/11/riddells-creek-truck-crash-victoria-kindergarten-ntwnfb Author : Guardian staff
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Lib Dems plan to force vote on replacing Lords with elected upper chamber

Party wants to amend government’s bill that would end tradition of hereditary peers to make reforms go furtherThe Liberal Democrats will attempt to hijack the government’s bill to ban Lords from inheriting their seats in parliament this week in an attempt to force a vote on an entirely elected upper chamber.The government’s hereditary peers bill, which is heading for its committee stage on Tuesday and is likely to clear the House of Commons the same day, will put an end to the tradition and ban the the current 92 lords who inherited their titles from sitting in the second chamber.
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Haiti’s interim prime minister fired as security crisis mounts

The firing of Garry Conille is the latest blow to political stability in Haiti, which has been wracked with worsening violenceA transitional council created to restore democratic order in Haiti has fired its interim prime minister Garry Conille and is set to replace him with businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, in a further sign of escalating turmoil in the Caribbean nation.The decision, outlined in a decree by the council that was seen by the Associated Press, is expected to be published on Monday in the official gazette. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/haiti-interim-prime-minister-fired-gary-conille-replacement-alix-didier-fils-aime Author : Agencies Publish date : 2024-11-11 03:39:39
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