Paraguay official resigns after signing agreement with fictional country

Arnaldo Chamorro replaced after he signed ‘proclamation’ with representatives of fugitive Indian guru’s fake country

A Paraguayan government official has been replaced after it was revealed that he signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives of a fugitive Indian guru’s fictional country, who also appear to have duped several other officials in the South American country.

Arnaldo Chamorro was replaced as chief of staff for Paraguay’s agriculture ministry on Wednesday shortly after it was revealed that he signed a “proclamation” with representatives of the United States of Kailasa.

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Israel recalls ambassador in war spat with Spain PM Pedro Sánchez

Pedro Sánchez deepens a row, saying he has "serious doubts" Israel is complying with humanitarian law.

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Australia news live: eastern states brace for more rain as landslide cuts off Victorian town

Heavy downpours could bring more flooding to eastern Victoria and southern NSW. Follow the day’s news live

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I’m Emily Wind and I’ll be bringing you our rolling coverage on the blog today.

Generative AI presents opportunities for students and teachers, but there are also risks such as the privacy and safety of school children.

This framework will help guide all school communities so they can enjoy the potential benefits to teaching and learning that generative AI offers, while mitigating the risks.

Importantly, the framework highlights that schools should not use generative AI products that sell student data.

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French-Israeli woman seen in Hamas hostage video is freed

Mia Schem was abducted from music festival on 7 October; lawyer Amit Soussana has also been released

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Mia Schem, a French-Israeli woman who was abducted from the Supernova music festival in Israel and shown in the first Hamas video of a hostage speaking from captivity, has been released.

Schem, 21, who had been training to be a tattoo artist, was shown in a 78-second video broadcast on Hamas’s Telegram channel last month with an injured arm that was being treated by an unidentified medical worker. In the clip, she asked to be returned to her family as soon as possible.

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EU hatches backup plan to lessen impact of 10% Brexit tariff on EVs

Exclusive: ‘Cushion’ for carmakers facing looming tariff under deal for vehicles traded between EU and UK from start of 2024

The European Commission has hatched confidential Plan B proposals to “cushion” the impact of a looming 10% tariff on imports and exports of electric vehicles, the Guardian has learned.

The proposal was presented to member states on Monday in response to pressure from carmakers to amend some of the conditions imposed when the UK left the EU in January 2021.

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Germany teens held for alleged Christmas market attack plot

Police are said to have intervened to be on the safe side, after a specific target was identified.

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Sticky Vicky: Legendary Benidorm dancer dies aged 80

The X-rated performer had a legendary status among Brits travelling to the Spanish resort on holiday.

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Pakistan: Woman killed after being seen with man in viral photo

Tribal elders allegedly ordered the killing after the woman appeared in a photo that was doctored.

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Yoga sect leader Gregorian Bivolaru and followers arrested in France

Police raided the group, which is being investigated for rape, kidnapping, abuse and trafficking.

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Tantric yoga guru Gregorian Bivolaru charged with human trafficking

French authorities arrest Misa leader in major raid over claims of organised kidnapping, rape and abuse

French authorities have arrested the leader of a multinational tantric yoga organisation on suspicion of indoctrinating women for sexual exploitation.

The Romanian guru was detained on Tuesday morning during a major police operation across the Paris region, according to a French judicial official, who was not authorised to speak publicly about an ongoing investigation.

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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers free 41 trapped workers

The workers were stuck for two weeks after a part of a tunnel they were working in collapsed.

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Ninety-eight Christmas trees and a gingerbread White House

Jill Biden unveils this year's White House holiday decorations, designed to evoke wonder and joy.

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Gucci design staff strike in protest at plan to relocate to Milan

About 50 workers take part in action, claiming move from Rome would be tantamount to collective dismissal

About 50 Gucci employees in Italy have gone on strike in protest against plans to relocate a significant part of its design studio team from Rome to Milan in what they claim is a “mass redundancy in disguise”.

Gucci, which is owned by the French-based luxury goods group Kering, announced in October it would move 153 of its 219 design employees from the Italian capital to Lombardy city.

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Ancient Ukraine treasures returned after court battle

Golden helmets and precious gems are sent to Kyiv after a 10-year row with Russia over their ownership.

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Israeli foreign minister accuses Irish taoiseach of legitimising terror over hostage statement

Eli Cohen criticised Leo Varadkar’s description of nine-year-old Emily Hand as being ‘lost’, not ‘kidnapped’

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The Israeli government has accused Ireland’s taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, of legitimising terror and losing his moral compass by saying a freed Irish-Israeli hostage had been “lost” as opposed to kidnapped.

Eli Cohen, Israel’s foreign minister, on Sunday summoned the Irish ambassador to the foreign ministry in Jerusalem for a formal reprimand over Varadkar’s response to the release of nine-year-old Emily Hand, who was reunited with her family after 50 days as a hostage in Gaza.

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Israel-Gaza: Four-year-old girl among released hostages

Avigail Idan, who turned four while she was held hostage by Hamas, was among nine children released.

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Dozens kidnapped by motorcycle 'bandits' in north Nigeria

At least 100 are abducted over an unpaid "tax" the gunmen had imposed on villagers, residents say.

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Keir Starmer open to return of Parthenon marbles, reports say

Labour leader gives strongest hint yet of support for loan deal with Greece if his party wins next election

The Greek government has been assured by Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour party, that in the event of electoral victory next year he will not block a prospective arrangement to return the Parthenon marbles to Athens.

Speaking through aides before talks in London with the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Starmer gave his strongest hint yet of his support for a loan deal that would see the antiquities return to the country where they were carved 2,500 years ago.

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New Zealand gets two deputy PMs after marathon coalition talks

After weeks of negotiations, incoming PM Christopher Luxon announces populist Winston Peters and libertarian David Seymour will alternate as deputy

Nearly six weeks after New Zealand’s general election, the incoming prime minister, National’s Christopher Luxon, has announced the shape of the governing coalition with the libertarian Act and populist New Zealand First parties.

Luxon told a media conference in Wellington on Friday that the three parties had agreed on a “common sense” plan that reflected their values and policies.

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Intimate partner homicide data-tracker unveiled after four SA women killed in one week

Statistical dashboard with up-to-date figures on victims is ‘crucial’ in helping police and policymakers tackle domestic violence, minister for women says

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A new intimate partner homicide dashboard offering more up-to-date figures will soon be available after the deaths of four South Australian women in one week.

The government will introduce the federal statistical dashboard by mid-2024 to provide more timely reporting on intimate partner homicide. The new dashboard will enable police, governments, policymakers and all those who are working to end violence against women and children, to better understand what is happening and when. It will initially provide quarterly updates but is expected to provide more up-to-date figures as the initiative develops.

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Canada oil and gas firms to drill 8% more wells next year as emissions target slips

Producers take advantage of new shipping options, including government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline, to boost exports

Oil and gas producers say they will drill 8% more wells in Canada next year as they look to take advantage of new shipping options, including a controversial government-owned pipeline.

Amid forecasts that Canada is not on target to reach its emissions reductions goals, on Friday the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) predicted nearly 500 more wells next year, to 6,229 projects.

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Dublin riot 'saw most riot police deployed in Irish state history'

Ireland's PM says about 500 people rioted after a knife attack outside a school in the city.

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WA activists say they believe footage ABC provided to police resulted in them being charged

The activists were charged in relation to a planned protest outside the Perth home of Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill

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Three Western Australian environmental activists say they believe that footage provided by the ABC to police under a “compulsory legal process” has likely resulted in them being charged with criminal offences.

The activists were charged on Wednesday in relation to a planned protest outside the Perth home of the Woodside chief executive, Meg O’Neill, in August.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade: Annual event stars SpongeBob and minor protest

This year's Macy's event in Manhattan was briefly disrupted by a small pro-Palestinian demonstration.

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Australia news live: Perth bushfires still out of control with more homes under threat; Black Friday spend tipped to surge

Heatwave fuels fires in Perth northern suburbs; shoppers forecast to spend up to $6.7bn this weekend. Follow the day’s news live

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Students prepare to walk out of class to support Palestine

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Finland to close all but one Russia border crossing to stop asylum seekers

Helsinki accuses Moscow of guiding refugees across border in apparent act of revenge for it cooperating with US

Finland has said it will close all but one crossing point on its border with Russia in an effort to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, as Estonia accused Moscow of mounting “a hybrid attack operation” on Europe’s eastern border.

The announcement on Wednesday came after weeks of tension on the 830-mile (1,330km) border across which Helsinki accuses Moscow of guiding refugees and migrants in an apparent act of revenge for the Nordic nation’s cooperation with the US.

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Vehicle explodes on bridge between US and Canada

The FBI describes the situation as "very fluid" on the US-Canada bridge near Niagara Falls.

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Why Trump’s rivals in Iowa still think they can win

Despite trailing far behind in the polls, the former president's rivals are spending millions. Why?

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Australian electricity networks raked in $2bn in ‘superprofits’ from customers, thinktank says

The takings amounted to between $80 and $400 for each customer, including $2bn in the 2022 fiscal year alone

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Electricity network providers raked in $2bn from customers in “superprofits” in just one year, or 2.5 times the level needed to compensate shareholders for risk, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis claims in a new report.

Building on an assessment published a year ago, Ieefa found network firms had extracted about $11.1bn since 2014, including $2bn in the 2022 fiscal year alone. That sum was in addition to permitted “normal” profits of $16bn over those years.

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Video allegedly shows A$AP Rocky bearing gun

The rapper will stand trial on charges that he fired a pistol in a feud with a former childhood friend in 2021.

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Australians’ tipping habits fail to keep up with rising restaurant prices, data reveals

The average amount Australians are tipping for hospitality service drops to lowest proportion of total bill in four years

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Australians’ tipping habits are not keeping pace with higher menu prices, new research shows, as household costs soar and diners grapple with pandemic-era hospitality charges.

A report by Lightspeed Commerce, using payments platform data, found that the average tip amount dropped in August to 8.1% of a total bill.

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UK white paper raises concerns over China’s growing foreign aid role

Government paper says Britain must act robustly if interests challenged by the Chinese development model

China’s growing role in international development marks a systemic global shift that will require robust challenge by Britain if its interests are threatened, a UK government white paper on aid has warned.

With David Cameron starting as foreign secretary and under scrutiny for his previous business links with China, the document does not hold back in challenging the Chinese development model or its growing influence.

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Australia news live: search for pilot and passenger after plane collision; cybersecurity boost for small business

Two planes collided in mid-air and one crashed into waters off Melbourne’s Mornington peninsula. Follow the day’s news live

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Q: Does this matter undermine China’s position that it wants a better relationship with Australia?

Kevin Rudd answers by commenting on the relationship between China and the USA:

Well, as I have said in my own comments here in the American media, the overall impact of the meeting between president [Joe] Biden and president Xi Jinping here in the United States in the last several days, the test of that relationship will lie in what happens on the ground in the weeks and months ahead.

It’s true that both governments have sought to stabilise relationship just as the Australian government has sought to stabilise its relationship with China as well. But that is one thing. Often, what unfolds in the field, that will be subject to day by day, week by week, month by month testing.

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Child sexual abuse study finds 9.4% of Australian men report having offended against a child

UNSW findings include sexual contact with anyone under 18, as well as online offences and consuming child sexual abuse images

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Francene Reo’s step-dad told her it was therapy. In 1976, the Newcastle supreme court found it was child sexual abuse.

At that time, charging someone for incest was so unusual “they didn’t even know how to word the charges”, she said. Reo’s step-dad spent five years behind bars for his years of severe offending, which took place for 10 years when she was aged six to 16. She didn’t speak about it for decades.

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ATP Finals 2023 results: Novak Djokovic beats Jannik Sinner to win title

Novak Djokovic wins a record seventh ATP Finals title with a dominant victory over Jannik Sinner in Turin

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Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack cargo ship in Red Sea

The Iran-backed rebels say the vessel is Israeli - a claim denied by Israel which blames Iran.

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Australia news live: federal government to double road funding; Assange’s father to address Melbourne pro-Palestine rally

Record crowds expected at pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne, with protests also planned in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. Follow today’s news updates live

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The federal government will double funding for the roads to recovery program aimed at improving road safety by allocating more money for local councils.

Several projects will be merged to streamline investment programs, and funding for federally recognised black spots will rise from $110 million to $150 million per year.

Big roads and metropolitan highways might get a lot of the attention, but we spend most of our driving lives on local roads around where we live and where we work.

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March reaches Jerusalem calling for release of Israeli hostages

Protesters walked from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, before demonstrating at the Israeli prime minister's residence.

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‘Straight out of Utopia’: healthcare workers denounce $558m expansion of Albury base hospital

NSW and Victoria government documents show support for push by doctors to combine the Albury and Wodonga hospitals into one new facility – but that’s not what was announced

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A $558m redevelopment of Albury Base hospital jointly proposed by the New South Wales and Victorian state governments has outraged healthcare workers and community groups, who claim both governments misled them during a years-long consultation.

“If I was going to design a system to hide the dismal plans they’ve provided us, I’d design it exactly the way they’ve done it,” says Michelle Cowan from local community group Better Border Health. “These are the oldest tricks in the book. It’s the most cynical exercise so they can say they’ve ticked the consultation box.”

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Hundreds leave Gaza's al-Shifa hospital as many feared killed at UN shelter

Israel denied forcing people out of al-Shifa on foot and did not confirm it had hit al-Fakhoura shelter.

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Russia files lawsuit to crack down on LGBTQ+ community

Supreme court to consider justice ministry request to outlaw ‘international LGBT public movement’ as extremist

The Russian justice ministry on Friday said it had filed a lawsuit with the supreme court to outlaw what it called an “international LGBT public movement” as extremist, in the latest attacks against the country’s already suppressed LGBTQ+ community.

The ministry said in an online statement that authorities had determined “signs and manifestations of extremist nature” in “the activities of the LGBT movement” in Russia, including “incitement of social and religious discord”.

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Ukraine war: Marines gain riverbank foothold but front lines barely move

Marines talk of progress on "several bridgeheads" but soldiers talk of fatigue at the front.

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EU foreign affairs chief tells Israel not to be ‘consumed by rage’ in response to Hamas attacks

Josep Borrell says ‘one horror does not justify another’ and calls for unconditional release of hostages

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The EU foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, has urged Israel not to be “consumed by rage” in its response to the Hamas attacks of 7 October as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, acknowledged splits in Europe on the conflict.

Speaking from Kibbutz Be’eri – where at least 85 of the 1,200 people killed that day died and from where about 30 of the more than 240 were kidnapped – Borrell said “Israel must be defended”, but, “one horror does not justify another: innocent civilians, including thousands of children, have died in recent weeks.

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Russian Carlsberg staff arrested after business seized

Two senior managers of Carlsberg's Russian subsidiary were arrested on Wednesday over allegations of fraud.

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Australia politics live: infrastructure projects to lose funding in major review after $33bn blowout

The Albanese government will today reveal which projects get the chop, which survive, and which get extra money. Follow the day’s news live

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The government will today introduce legislation to reform the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) to deliver a fairer return to the country from natural resources.

The bill limits the proportion of PRRT assessable income that can be offset by deductions to 90% from 1 July 2023.

The independent review found the Infrastructure Investment Program we inherited could not be delivered. With the co-operation of the states and territories we now have a forward plan of projects that are properly planned and targeted to unlock significant economic, social and environmental objectives.

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French art expert faces trial for allegedly forging 18th-century furniture

Bill Pallot is charged with building pieces to sell at high prices to buyers including Palace of Versailles

A leading French art expert is to face trial on charges of forgery for building furniture that he falsely claimed to be from the 18th century and that was sold at high prices to buyers who included the Palace of Versailles.

Bill Pallot, an expert on 18th-century French furniture, is charged with implementing the scam between 2008 and 2015, in one of the biggest forgery scandals to rock the art world in recent years.

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Pedro Sánchez defends Catalan amnesty law as ‘demonstration of strength’

Act of clemency is needed to promote ‘dialogue, understanding and forgiveness’, caretaker Spanish PM tells parliament

Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has defended the controversial Catalan amnesty law that is set to deliver his socialist party a second term, saying the act of clemency towards hundreds of people involved in the push for regional independence is needed to promote “dialogue, understanding and forgiveness”.

Although Sánchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) was narrowly beaten by the conservative People’s party (PP) in July’s inconclusive snap general election, it has managed to succeed where the PP and its allies in the far-right Vox party failed by cobbling together enough parliamentary support to form a government.

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Ros Atkins on... Do the rules of war protect hospitals?

The BBC's Analysis editor looks at how the rules of war apply to hospitals.

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Tapfumaneyi Masaya: Abducted Zimbabwe opposition activist found dead

The targeting of Tapfumaneyi Masaya is part of a series of kidnappings of activists.

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Australia politics live: gambling industry has ‘revolving door’ with politics, study warns; fractious Q+A filmed without audience

Litany of former federal ministers have taken lobby jobs with betting firms, report shows. Follow the day’s news live

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Thank you to Martin for starting us off this morning. You have Amy Remeikis with you for most of the sitting day now, as we navigate day two of the sitting week. There are eight joint sitting days left in the year (the senate will be sitting for a few more by itself) and both the opposition and government have swung their focus to cost of living.

Once this year is done, we will be in the back end of the electoral term, which means we will be back in election mode. But first, we must get through today and the party room meetings.

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Austria puts aside millions for gay people who faced prosecution

People investigated under discriminatory laws to get €500, while those convicted will get €3,000 or more, says justice minister

Austria has set aside millions of euros to compensate thousands of gay people who until two decades ago faced prosecution, its justice minister has said.

The country decriminalised homosexuality in 1971 but certain discriminatory provisions remained in force until the early 2000s.

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Hungary theatre chief offers to quit after Romeo and Juliet accident

Two actors are in a serious condition following the accident during Romeo and Juliet.

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Australian port operator hit by cyber-attack says cargo may be stranded for ‘days’

DP World pulls plug on its internet connection after finding hackers inside its systems

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Australia’s biggest ports operator, which has been the target of a cyber-attack, says it should be up and running again within days.

DP World Australia closed its Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle port operations after detecting the breach on Friday, leaving cargo and containers stuck on the docks.

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Youth boot camps could return to Queensland, says independent MP in charge of key inquiry

Sandy Bolton raises prospect of reintroducing Newman-era policy scrapped by Labor as she helms powerful youth crime committee

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The independent Queensland MP at the helm of a crucial parliamentary inquiry into youth crime has urged the state government to consider resurrecting boot camps for young offenders, which were first introduced under the former premier Campbell Newman.

Noosa MP Sandy Bolton, Queensland’s only independent parliamentarian, was picked by the government to chair the youth justice reform committee amid significant political and media attention on the issue.

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Nigel Farage spotted in Brisbane just before start of I’m a Celebrity

Former Ukip leader has reportedly been offered large sum to appear on ITV show, which begins this month

Nigel Farage has been seen at Brisbane airport in Australia, adding to speculation that he will be joining the lineup in this year’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!.

The former leader of Ukip and the Brexit party did not confirm when asked whether he was entering the jungle as part of the ITV show, but did tell a reporter that he “might be going in”.

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Spain's conservatives rally against deal with Catalan separatists

Protests denounce a deal with Catalan separatists aimed at securing a new term for the Socialist PM.

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Donald Trump: Legal experts see uphill battle in fraud case

Two weeks of testimony from Donald Trump and his family has hurt his case, say lawyers watching.

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Shooters MP calls for hunted deer meat to be given to homeless Victorians and charities

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party MP Jeff Bourman says ‘Hunters for the Hungry’ proposal will help deal with ballooning deer numbers

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The lone Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party MP in Victoria’s parliament has made one of his first major policy pushes of the year – to give deer meat to food banks and homeless shelters due to the high numbers being hunted.

State parliament will on Wednesday debate a motion from upper house MP Jeff Bourman to set up a pilot program to distribute venison from government-controlled culls to food charities.

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As the federal government prepares to scrap road and rail projects – find out what is being funded in your area

The government is backing hundreds of infrastructure projects across Australia, however some may now be cancelled due to cost overruns. This is unlikely to happen without a fight from the states

The Australian government has committed to hundreds of infrastructure projects around the country, mostly road and rail projects.

However, as many as 250 projects that have yet to begin construction may be scrapped or delayed as a cost-saving measure to pay for at least $33bn in cost overruns.

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Gucci and Moschino designer Davide Renne dies aged 46

Davide Renne, ex-head of women's wear at Gucci, joined Moschino as creative director just nine days ago.

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Melbourne man first to be charged under new law banning Nazi salute in Victoria

The 24-year-old has been accused of performing the outlawed gesture outside a Melbourne court on 27 October

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A Melbourne man has been charged under a new Victorian law banning Nazi salutes and symbols.

The 24-year-old North Melbourne man is accused of performing the outlawed gesture outside a Melbourne court on 27 October.

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Belgium detains two far-right terror suspects

Allegations against the pair include "recruiting people with the aim of committing terrorist crimes".

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Carles Puigdemont: from self-exile to unlikely kingmaker of Spanish politics

The architect of the illegal Catalonian 2017 referendum has signed a deal to support Spain’s socialists back into government in return for amnesty

Despite the fast-moving, wildly unpredictable and frequently improbable turns Spanish politics has taken of late, very few pundits could have predicted the scenes that played out in Belgium on Thursday.

A little after 2pm, a 60-year-old Catalan politician and fugitive from Spanish justice addressed a packed conference at the Brussels press club. As reporters brimmed with questions that would go unanswered, Carles Puigdemont appeared to be relishing his moment.

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Ecologist tracks birds of prey to find Israeli dead

Ohad Hatzofe said he is using his knowledge of bird behaviour to recover corpses after Hamas's attack.

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Pacific Islands Forum: Australia under pressure to rein in fossil fuel subsidies

A fraction of $11bn federal handouts could be used to fully fund the shift to clean energy in eight island countries, report claims

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Australia is facing fresh pressure to rein in fossil fuel subsidies, with new figures showing just a fraction of that spending could fully fund the shift to clean energy in eight Pacific island countries.

The climate crisis is one of the biggest issues on the agenda at the Pacific Islands Forum’s top political gathering this week, with Vanuatu demanding “radical” action to end the world’s fossil fuel addiction.

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Hamburg: Children detained over threats at two schools

Four children aged 12 to 14 are picked up by police in Germany along with two apparent toy guns.

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EU expected to start process of Ukraine and Moldova becoming member states

Key report will be first official stocktake of progress of nations in aligning themselves with the bloc

The EU is expected to fire the starting gun on the process of Ukraine and Moldova becoming member states with a report expected to recommend formal negotiations on accession.

Moldova’s deputy prime minister, Nicolae Popescu, said such a move would be a big milestone for his country. “It will be a truly historical achievement and a truly historical chance to make sure that Moldova consolidates its place in the EU,” he said.

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Hamas leader refuses to acknowledge killing of civilians in Israel

Deputy political leader Moussa Abu Marzouk says Hamas will release hostages only if Israel stops fighting.

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Children of dictatorship military urge Argentinians to reject ‘fascist’ Milei

Open letter from offspring of officials convicted of crimes against humanity warns that democracy is at risk in presidential election

The offspring of military officials convicted of crimes against humanity and genocide during Argentina’s dictatorship have urged voters not to back the far-right candidate Javier Milei in the imminent election, warning that the country’s very democracy is in danger.

In an open letter published ahead of the 19 November run-off between Milei and his centrist rival, Sergio Massa, the Historias Desobedientes (Disobedient Stories) collective voiced “great concern” that the rightwing radical and his running mate Victoria Villarruel had a chance of winning power.

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Israel-Gaza: The devastating effects of war on Gaza's children

The BBC's Fergal Keane reports on the children suffering in Gaza, and the impact the war is having on them.

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Unopened 18th-century love letters to French sailors read for first time

Letters from loved ones of captured ship’s crew during seven years’ war lay forgotten for centuries

A forgotten bundle of love letters sent to French sailors more than 260 years ago – but never before opened or read – has been discovered among British naval archives, revealing intimate details of 18th-century marital and family life.

The remarkable stash of more than 100 letters was discovered by chance at the National Archives in Kew by Renaud Morieux, professor of European history at the University of Cambridge, who asked archivists if they could be opened so he could read them for the first time.

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Israel Gaza war: Hamas-run health ministry says Gaza death toll passes 10,000

Israel started bombing the Palestinian territory after coming under attack from Hamas on 7 October.

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Foreign Gaza evacuees have 72 hours to leave Egypt

The deadline means people with non-British family who need to apply for UK visas risk overstaying.

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Legal action attempts to force Australia to reveal if arms exports are supporting Israel assault on Gaza

Palestinian human rights groups allege Israel may be using Australian technology in serious human rights abuses

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Palestinian human rights groups have launched a landmark legal bid to determine whether Australian-made weapons and ammunition are being sent to Israeli forces amid its attacks on the Gaza Strip.

The three groups, Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, the latter two of which are based in Gaza, say transparency over who is supplying weaponry and ammunition is crucial as the besieged strip faces its fourth week of bombardments by the Israeli military.

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Musk says his new AI chatbot has 'a little humour'

The AI tool, designed to have a cheeky tone to its writing, is not yet widely available.

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Albanese arrives in China for landmark visit, says it’s in ‘our national interest’

Albanese will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping and premier Li Qiang, on the first visit to China by an Australian prime minister since 2016

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Anthony Albanese has declared Australia will “cooperate with China where we can, disagree where we must, but ... also engage in our national interest” as the prime minister arrived in the People’s Republic for a landmark three day official visit.

Albanese touched down in Shanghai on Saturday evening. After being received at the airport by senior diplomats from both countries, the prime minister went immediately to a banquet hosted by China’s premier Li Qiang to open China’s International Import Expo in downtown Shanghai.

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Israel-Gaza war: Ceasefire would allow Hamas to regroup, says Blinken

The US Secretary of State says such a step would allow Hamas to carry out further attacks.

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Air fares likely to stay stubbornly high as travel-hungry Australians’ tastes change

Higher prices see the phenomenon of ‘revenge travel’ turn into a willingness to spend more on bigger trips, industry watchers say

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International air fares are set to remain stubbornly high throughout the first half of next year, but the preferences of travel-hungry Australians are shifting.

After the broad reopening of borders by mid-2022, international airlines have largely enjoyed bumper profits by operating fewer flights than an average pre-pandemic year, all while Australians’ pent-up demand for travel meant they were able to charge eye-watering amounts for tickets.

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Consultancy firms paid $40m to review safety of aged care homes did not meet government standards

KPMG was among the four firms to have had reports rejected, a Senate inquiry heard, putting pressure on abandoning future outsourcing altogether

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Four consultancy firms that were paid more than $40m to audit quality and safety in aged care homes have had reports rejected because they did not meet the standard required by the federal government.

The aged care quality and safety commissioner, Janet Anderson, has told a Senate inquiry the firms were “held to account” for their work and that there is an ongoing review about whether to rely on them as heavily in the future.

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Ozempic overdoses: data reveals Australians sent to emergency after misuse of diabetes drug

Exclusive: NSW poisons information centre received more than 120 calls related to the diabetes drug in a year, 83% of them about medication errors

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Patients have been referred to hospital emergency departments after unintentionally taking a higher dose of Ozempic than prescribed, data obtained by Guardian Australia has revealed.

The drug semaglutide, sold under the brand name Ozempic in Australia, is subsidised under the pharmaceutical benefits scheme for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

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Tycoon Kaoru Nakajima hires iconic Palermo opera for birthday bash

Japanese businessman Kaoru Nakajima has reportedly spent a fortune renting the Sicilian city's swankiest spots.

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Gaza reporter removes protective vest after learning of colleague's death

A journalist working for Palestine TV was killed in a strike on Gaza, his network said.

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The great powers signed up to Sunak’s AI summit – while jostling for position

Even China is part of the UK’s ‘Bletchley declaration’ – but Britain is not the only country ambitious to lead on the issue

Sitting in a purpose-built hut in the grounds of the historic Bletchley Park country estate, British officials believed they had pulled off a diplomatic coup.

On stage in front of them was the UK’s technology secretary, Michelle Donelan, and behind her were high-level representatives from the US and China, together for the first time to discuss the international regulation of artificial intelligence.

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Australia news live: Erin Patterson to face court on mushroom murder charges; hope for new Gaza border crossings

Australians trapped in Gaza may get another chance to flee soon; Morwell magistrates court will hear murder charges against Erin Patterson

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Trapped Australians in Gaza might have a second opportunity to flee the besieged territory, as local authorities flag another reopening, AAP reports

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Large-scale warfare occurred in Europe ‘1,000 years earlier than previously thought’

Reanalysis of skeletal remains in Spain suggests conflicts took place about 5,000 years ago in neolithic period, say researchers

The earliest period of warfare in Europe might have occurred more than 1,000 years before what was previously thought to be the first large-scale conflict in the region, researchers have suggested.

Reanalysis of more than 300 sets of skeletal remains uncovered in Spain – radiocarbon dated to between 5,400 and 5,000 years ago – indicates that conflicts took place long before powerful states formed in the region.

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US President Joe Biden calls for 'pause' in Israel-Gaza conflict

He was responding to a heckler's demand for a ceasefire in a war which has claimed thousands of lives.

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‘We never thought we’d have a Monet on our farm’: $174m artwork heads to regional Australian gallery

An impressionist masterpiece is being displayed in the Tweed Valley as the National Gallery shares its collection around the country

In late October an armoured van traveled through the flat cane fields of the Tweed Valley, in northern New South Wales. Carrying its precious cargo past tractors ploughing the earth after the cane burn-off, the fortified van came to a stop in what was, until relatively recently, a cow paddock.

It was here in this bucolic setting that a $174m impressionist masterpiece, in a specialised crate to insulate it from heat and vibration, was unloaded into the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre.

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Streaming giants cut spending on Australian dramas by $47m ahead of incoming local content rules

Companies like Netflix, Disney+, Binge and Stan still spent more on Australian content than free-to-air broadcasters

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The amount spent on Australian dramas by streaming companies including Netflix, Foxtel and Disney+ has fallen by 11% or $47m ahead of the federal government’s promised introduction of local content obligations in the new year.

Labor has vowed to impose tougher rules on streamers to ensure Australian stories are told by the international platforms, but the legislation has been delayed until the new year.

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Why France's Emmanuel Macron is courting Central Asia

Uranium is of interest to Paris, unsure about its supply of the fuel after a coup in Niger in July.

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