Australia news live: gasps in NSW State Library as AusAlert blares; some users report not receiving test emergency warning
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Australia news live: gasps in NSW State Library as AusAlert blares; some users report not receiving test emergency warning

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat you need to know about today’s AusAlert testIt’s also well worth watching this video of Guardian Australia’s community affairs reporter Adeshola Ore’s interview with Barnaby Joyce about Armidale’s refugee resettlement program and One Nation’s policy positions on immigration.One Nation’s policy is that immigra...

North Korea sending 30,000 troops to Russia is a ‘win-win’: analysts

North Korea sending 30,000 troops to Russia is a ‘win-win’: analysts

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North Korea is rumoured to be sending tens of thousands more troops to Russia in support of its war in Ukraine, marking a deepening of the two countries’ defence ties and a major escalation of Pyongyang’s involvement in the conflict, if confirmed. Late on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that preparations had been under way in Russia’s Voronezh region to receive another 30...

Apple leak in India, China eyes Indonesia for mineral access: 5 weekend reads you missed

Apple leak in India, China eyes Indonesia for mineral access: 5 weekend reads you missed

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We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. After Apple leak, has India lost ground in its supply chain race with China? In the wake of a cyberattack on a local Apple partner, insiders say India has a long way to go before challenging China a...

Australia news live: gasps and surprised murmurs in NSW State Library as AusAlert emergency test alarm blares

Australia news live: gasps and surprised murmurs in NSW State Library as AusAlert emergency test alarm blares

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Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat you need to know about today’s AusAlert testIt’s also well worth watching this video of Guardian Australia’s community affairs reporter Adeshola Ore’s interview with Barnaby Joyce about Armidale’s refugee resettlement program and One Nation’s policy positions on immigration.One Nation’s policy is that immigra...

Pauline Hanson loses bid to overturn Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination finding

Pauline Hanson loses bid to overturn Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination finding

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Judges find in Faruqi’s favour after One Nation leader launched an appeal against judgement she had breached Racial Discrimination ActA court has upheld the finding that Pauline Hanson engaged in racial discrimination against Mehreen Faruqi when she tweeted the Greens senator should “pack your bags and piss off back to Pakistan”.The One Nation leader launched the appeal in November, almost a month...

IT企業「はてな」資金流出で報告書公表 特殊詐欺による被害

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ブログサービスなどを運営するIT企業「はてな」は、ことし4月に11億円余りの資金が流出した事案について調査報告書を公表し、経理担当の社員が警察官を名乗る詐欺グループに、捜査協力だと信じ込まされた特殊詐欺による被害だったことを明らかにしました。

Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds

Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds

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Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper showsExpanding Heathrow airport will take thousands of jobs from other regions of the UK, including almost 10,000 from the West Midlands alone, according to an analysis of the government’s own forecasts.An economic paper published by the Department for Transport last month shows t...

Food security: can drones and BeiDou put an end to ‘paper farming’ in China?

Food security: can drones and BeiDou put an end to ‘paper farming’ in China?

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China’s agriculture sector needs more advanced technology and innovation to boost yields and improve food security – not more farmland and crops, according to a rural policy expert. The remarks came after a state media investigation alleged that officials in central China had inflated the size of mandatory rice crops to hit their targets. CCTV programme Focus Report aired its investigation on July...

Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France

Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France

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Blazes near Madrid coming under control but efforts to contain huge fire near Bordeaux hampered by windy conditionsAuthorities in France battled to contain a huge wildfire near Bordeaux as the forecast of another heatwave threatened to deepen the crisis and the Spanish prime minister, Pédro Saánchez, warned Spain and the Iberian peninsula were suffering the effects of the climate emergency.Windy c...

Two dead in shootings at Bite of Seattle food festival, say authorities

Two dead in shootings at Bite of Seattle food festival, say authorities

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At least four people taken to hospital after gunfire at Seattle Center near Space Needle, with one reported to be in a critical conditionTwo people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting on Sunday evening during a food festival at an events complex near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said.The Seattle Center was hosting the Bite of Seattle food festival ...

Shooting at Seattle food festival leaves 3 dead, 4 wounded

Shooting at Seattle food festival leaves 3 dead, 4 wounded

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Police arrested one suspect and were looking for another after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others injured, including a toddler. Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other and, although one remained on the loose, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis told a news conference Sunday night th...

Shooting at Seattle food festival leaves 2 dead, 5 injured

Shooting at Seattle food festival leaves 2 dead, 5 injured

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Two people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening during a food festival at an events complex near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said. Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area just northwest of downtown. The gunfire erupted around 6pm at the Seattle Centre during the Bite of Seattle festival. Harborv...