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The Guardian view on the British Library: don’t privatise the reading rooms
Editorial: Cybercriminals are to blame for the current crisis. But renting out study space will not lead to recovery
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Al Jazeera.net co-founder and cartoonist Shujaat Ali dies aged 54
Ali was an award-winning pioneer of animated political caricatures and Pakistan's first court artist.
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Al Jazeera.net co-founder and cartoonist Shujaat Ali dies aged 54
Ali was an award-winning pioneer of animated political caricatures and Pakistan's first court artist.
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International
Barnsley workers strike over nursery privatisation by Reform council
Women say move will be ‘massively detrimental’ to services for vulnerable children, and hit their own pensions
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Honey Traps: sex, lies and a spy's oldest trick
AI, superchips and cyber warfare may be reshaping modern espionage, but some secrets are still won the old-fashioned way: through sex and scandal.
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Gabon: the Bloc of Five denounces the blocking of political party reform
🇬🇦 In Gabon, the blocking of the political party reform process is causing great tensions. Five months after the June 27 deadline, the Ministry of the Interior has still not issued its conclusions on the compliance of the 104 political parties concerned. Faced with this situation, the Bloc of Five, which brings together five political groups, is seeking mediation from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).
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COP31: the world faces the climate challenge
COP31 opened in Antalya, Turkey, with one objective: to accelerate the energy transition in the face of the climate emergency. Electrification, exit from fossil fuels, financing: what commitments are countries ready to make? And how can they be implemented when geopolitical tensions weigh on the negotiations? Sébastien Treyer, director of IDDRI, and Audrey Racine, environmental specialist, decipher the challenges of this summit.
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Finance
How a civil servant got away with juggling five jobs for so long
Kashim Chowdhury has been convicted of fraud after pocketing £284,000 of taxpayers' money over three years.
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Crypto
Charles Schwab Expands Crypto Trading to SOL, AVAX and LINK, XRP Not Included
Charles Schwab has expanded its crypto trading platform by adding Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink, but XRP remains conspicuously absent despite the brokerage giant's aggressive push into digital assets.
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Yemen government forces claim new advances as Houthi border attacks resume
Yemeni forces claim fresh advances across key fronts as cross-border Houthi attacks surge amid heavy clashes.
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Yemen government forces claim new advances as Houthi border attacks resume
Yemeni forces claim fresh advances across key fronts as cross-border Houthi attacks surge amid heavy clashes.
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COP31: Pacific island nations between fear and hope
The COP31 Climate opened this Monday in Antalya. It is co-chaired by Turkey and Australia, which wanted to join forces with the Pacific island nations, whose survival is threatened by rising sea levels. They intend to play a role in these 2 weeks of negotiations, in particular to demand financing of the energy transition for poor countries. Interview with Sindra Sharma from the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN)
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