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‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds
Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchersThe envir...
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Cuban economy needs ‘urgent changes’ as US blockade deepens crisis, says president
Miguel Díaz-Canel cites China and Vietnam as possible models for opening up the country’s economyCuba’s economy needs “u...
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‘Ordinary people are being erased’: one director’s audacious fightback against AI – featuring Frinton
Marc Isaacs’ film Synthetic Sincerity may look like a documentary, but its fictional premise – a lab that scrapes movies...
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Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official jailed for spying for China
Peter Wai and Bill Yuen sentenced to 10 and eight years at Old Bailey in first convictions under National Security ActA...
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Anger at ‘send them back’ chants by rightwing MEPs after EU migration law vote
Other lawmakers respond with ‘shame on you’ in heated confrontation over passing of plan to increase deportationsRightwi...
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What went wrong for Cristiano Ronaldo in his first World Cup 2026 match?
Messi, Mbappe, Haaland and Kane began the World Cup in style, but what happened to Ronaldo and Portugal?
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Patients die in Gaza waiting for medical evacuations Israel keeps blocking
Despite having medical referrals to leave Gaza, Palestinians are not allowed to leave.
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These are the Palestinians that Israel has killed during Gaza’s ‘ceasefire’
Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians since agreeing to a US-brokered ‘ceasefire’ in its genocidal war.
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UK court convicts two men for spying for Hong Kong, China
The men, dual Chinese-British nationals, are believed to be the first people convicted of spying for China in Britain.
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Reading in Rome and a palace tour: photos of the day – Thursday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
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Girls Like Girls review – Sapphic teen romance is a precious and predictable yawn-a-thon
Singer Hayley Kiyoko misses the mark in a meandering directorial debut packed with groan-inducing dialogue On 26 June 20...