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Fugitive property developer won’t give evidence this week to Icac – as it happened

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast43 Australians still missing, with concerns growing ‘every day, every hour’ that goes by, Wong saysThe foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says there are still 43 Australian missing after the flooding in Nepal, saying the government holds grave concerns for their safety that only gets worse as the days go by.This i...

Meet Aditi Paudel, a 17-year-old high school student appointed as Japan's first literacy ambassador

Aditi Paudel, at just 17 years old, has been honored as Japan's inaugural literacy ambassador by the World Literacy Foundation. Her commitment to promoting literacy is inspiring, as she views it as a pivotal tool for empowering youth and creating pathways to success worldwide. Her vision includes donating books to Asian nations facing literacy challenges, thereby enhancing the foundation's mission...

Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme

FCA chief, Nikhil Rathi, warned of ‘adverse consequences’ if challenge made to settlement, court filings allegeThe boss of the UK’s financial regulator is accused of threatening a consumer group with “adverse consequences” if it blocked a £9.1bn compensation scheme meant to settle the motor finance scandal.Legal documents reviewed by the Guardian said the alleged comments by the Financial Conduct ...

Shein shares slide on fast-fashion retailer’s stock market debut

Hong Kong flotation at $26bn by firm once valued at $100bn follows failure to list in US and UKShares in the fast-fashion brand Shein slumped by as much as 10% as the China-founded company made its long-anticipated trading debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange.The Singapore-headquartered company, once valued at almost $100bn (£74bn), went public on Tuesday pricing shares at HK$48.56, valuing the b...

Melinda French Gates' father worked for NASA, and the women engineers there inspired her work

Ex-gang boss guilty of orchestrating 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted over the drive-by shooting of the rap superstar 30 years ago.

Palestine weekly: Israel’s rightwing campaigns on anti-Palestinian abuses

Israeli ministers escalate campaign rhetoric with AI ads as Gaza strikes widen ahead of tight October election.

Number of young people with no close friends has soared since 2014 in England

Data paints sobering picture of 11- to 24-year-olds growing up in ‘bleak world’ shaped by pandemic and social mediaThe number of young people with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014 as a result of growing up in a “bleak world” dominated by austerity, the pandemic and social media.New research paints a sobering picture of how 11- to 24-year-olds in England are increasingly lonely, isola...

One in 20 young people in England say they have no close friends, report finds

Data paints sobering picture of 11- to 24-year-olds growing up in ‘bleak world’ shaped by pandemic and social mediaThe number of young people with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014 as a result of growing up in a “bleak world” dominated by austerity, the pandemic and social media.New research paints a sobering picture of how 11- to 24-year-olds in England are increasingly lonely, isola...

Almost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past year

Increase coincides with proscription of Palestine Action last year which has led to thousands of arrests for allegedly supporting the protest groupAlmost half of all terrorism arrests in Great Britain since the 9/11 attacks on the twin towers in 2001 have come in the past year, official data shows.There have been 6,539 arrests for terror-related activity in Great Britain since the 2001 attacks and...

Thinktank reports epidemic of loneliness among England’s ‘disconnected’ young

Youth club closures, unaffordable housing and social media cited as factors contributing to a sharp decline in wellbeingThe number of young people with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014 as a result of growing up in a “bleak world” dominated by austerity, the pandemic and social media.New research paints a sobering picture of how 11- to 24-year-olds in England are increasingly lonely, ...

Beveridge revisited: Simon Callow film celebrates the radical co-founder of Britain’s welfare state

Christine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan tours the country with a timely message about tackling want, disease, squalor, idleness and ignoranceA new film that addresses issues fundamental to the new prime minister’s declared mission will star Simon Callow as a historical British political figure.The hero of The Man With the Plan is William Beveridge, who helped to lay the foundations of the postwar...

‘Unprecedented’ path: eastern and southern China braces for revived Typhoon Saudel

Parts of eastern and southern China are bracing for heavy to torrential rain over the next three days, with authorities warning of floods, landslides and mudslides, as Typhoon Saudel re-forms over the South China Sea. Several airports could be affected, including Guangzhou Baiyun, Shenzhen Baoan, Zhuhai Jinwan, Xiamen Gaoqi, Fuzhou Changle, Wenzhou Longwan, Ningbo Lishe and Hong Kong International...

‘Unprecedented’ path: revived Typhoon Saudel eyes eastern and southern China

Parts of eastern and southern China are bracing for heavy to torrential rain over the next three days, with authorities warning of floods, landslides and mudslides, as Typhoon Saudel re-forms over the South China Sea. Several airports could be affected, including Guangzhou Baiyun, Shenzhen Bao’an, Zhuhai Jinwan, Xiamen Gaoqi, Fuzhou Changle, Wenzhou Longwan, Ningbo Lishe and Hong Kong Internationa...

Scientists use deep-sea robots to discover huge lava fields around an active volcano

Scientists mapped enormous lava flow fields on an underwater volcano. These flows are significantly larger than any previously recorded eruptions. Molten rock pooled beneath a hardened crust, swelling to extraordinary thickness. This process reshaped the ocean floor and offers clues about caldera collapse. Researchers estimate the next major caldera-forming eruption may occur thousands of years fr...

Munich's defence tech boom: How Germany's rearmament is reshaping a Bavarian city

Behind the record budgets and drone contracts lies a story of ex-carmakers retraining for the battlefield and a city racing to build faster than its own permitting system will allow.

Munich's defence tech boom: How Germany's rearmament is reshaping a Bavarian city

Behind the record budgets and drone contracts lies a story of ex-carmakers retraining for the battlefield and a city racing to build faster than its own permitting system will allow.

Montenegro is approaching EU membership. Serbia may try to stop it

Montenegro leads the EU accession race, but Serbia may try to spoil the process to protect Belgrade's regional influence and avoid awkward questions about its own progress, officials tell Euronews.

Nepal death toll nears 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels

Thousands are still missing as Chinese state media report the official number of fatalities in Tibet at 16.

Death toll passes 1,000 from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, officials say

The 26 August disaster began with a chain of events high in the Himalayas. A glacial collapse sent large amounts of rock, ice and meltwater into valleys below, triggering powerful floods downstream.

Japan relaxes overtime rules under workaholic Takaichi: ‘unacceptable shift’

Japan eased overtime regulation starting on Tuesday in a move meant to help spur economic growth but criticised as a relapse into the country’s ingrained workaholic culture. The move comes after the government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi – a self-proclaimed workaholic – adopted a growth strategy in July, calling for revisions to the current oversight of work hours. The change in part refl...

Zambia's president to be sworn in for second term while opponent detained

Hakainde Hichilema swept to victory, but his main rival is now in detention charged with treason.

Man, 23, charged with murder after fatal Teesside house fire

Seven-year-old girl and aunt, 34, killed while four others injured in incident near Middlesbrough last WednesdayA 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after a house fire killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt, police said.Officers were called to reports of a blaze at Birchington Avenue in Grangetown at 5.23am on 26 August. Continue reading...

Teen faces life over livestream of San Diego mosque attack

A 17-year-old girl has been indicted in North Carolina on murder and conspiracy charges

Citigroup boosts headcount by 25% on north Asia desk, Invesco names new Asia-Pacific head

US financial institutions Citigroup and Invesco have separately announced that they would continue to expand their presence in Asia, even as the financial industry faces geopolitical uncertainties and Beijing tightens its control on overseas investment. Citi would boost the headcount of its north Asia and Japan corporate banking desk network by 25 per cent following double-digit growth in client a...