Indonesia further cuts budget of president’s free meals scheme
SCMP •

Indonesia further cuts budget of president’s free meals scheme

Indonesia ⁠has further reduced its ⁠budget for President Prabowo Subianto’s ⁠signature free school meals programme to 229 trillion rupiah (US$12.81 billion) from 268 trillion rupiah and more cuts are possible, senior officials running the project said on Tuesday. The programme is Prabowo’s most important ‌and expensive election campaign pledge and has been central to wider concerns about Indonesia...

Two in five Americans believe stock market only serves the top 1%

Two in five Americans believe stock market only serves the top 1%

The Guardian •

Exclusive Harris poll for Guardian reveals Americans’ assumptions about stock market and wider economyTwo in five Americans believe the stock market isn’t for them and only benefits the top 1%, according to a new Harris Poll poll exclusive to the Guardian that surveyed investing habits and knowledge about the economy.The poll found a similar share of Americans had incorrect assumptions about the r...

Andy Burnham hosts first cabinet meeting as PM after announcing cut to VAT on electricity bills – UK politics live

Andy Burnham hosts first cabinet meeting as PM after announcing cut to VAT on electricity bills – UK politics live

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Ministers have arrived at Downing Street for the new prime minister’s first meeting with his new governmentBurnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living moveAntónio Costa, the president of the European council, said in a post on X that he held a “good” phone call with Andy Burnham last night, in which he said they agreed to “further strengthen” EU-UK relations and continue to coo...

Retrial ordered after Hong Kong judge caught plagiarising again in ruling

Retrial ordered after Hong Kong judge caught plagiarising again in ruling

SCMP •

A Hong Kong High Court judge previously reprimanded for plagiarism has been found to have done so again, after an appeal court determined that almost 95 per cent of a previous judgment was lifted from the defendant’s counsel. In a ruling dated July 15, which came to light on Tuesday, a panel of three Court of Appeal judges found that Mr Justice Wilson Chan Ka-shun had engaged in “impermissible jud...

We received no alert, say leaders of First Nations communities razed by Canadian wildfires

We received no alert, say leaders of First Nations communities razed by Canadian wildfires

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Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threatFast-moving wildfires have burned two First Nations communities in Canada to the ground, as members said they were left to self-evacuate without government help or emergency alerts.Thirteen communities in Ontario province have been ordered to evacuate because of wildfir...

First Nations groups devastated by Canada’s wildfires say government did not help

First Nations groups devastated by Canada’s wildfires say government did not help

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Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threatFast-moving wildfires have burned two First Nations communities in Canada to the ground, as members said they were left to self-evacuate without government help or emergency alerts.Thirteen communities in Ontario province have been ordered to evacuate due to wildfires, ...

Invasive snakes at German landfill: hunt for green whip snake

Euronews •

From a landfill in Germany’s West Palatinate, the green-yellow western whip snake is spreading. Reptile expert Hubert Laufer has already caught over 300 of this invasive species and tells Euronews why he is still hunting them.

What the EU wants from Andy Burnham

What the EU wants from Andy Burnham

The Guardian •

European leaders have made positive noises about the new UK PM, but he is likely to face the same restrictions as StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is unknown in Brussels, but that will soon change. In his schedule for the autumn is an EU-UK summit that may underscore the same dilemmas that have confronted previous British prime ministers in the relationship with Europe.EU leade...

From youth mobility to food exports: the outstanding EU dilemmas facing Burnham

From youth mobility to food exports: the outstanding EU dilemmas facing Burnham

The Guardian •

European leaders have made positive noises about the new UK PM, but he is likely to face the same restrictions as StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is unknown in Brussels, but that will soon change. In his schedule for the autumn is an EU-UK summit that may underscore the same dilemmas that have confronted previous British prime ministers in the relationship with Europe.EU leade...

Canada ready to ‘intensify’ trade talks as Trump reportedly prepares to hit more countries with new tariffs – US politics live

Canada ready to ‘intensify’ trade talks as Trump reportedly prepares to hit more countries with new tariffs – US politics live

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Mark Carney says Canada has made proposals to resolve dispute as tariffs are due to be imposed on wide range of goodsSign up for US Breaking News emailPresident Donald ⁠Trump is poised to unleash fresh ⁠tariffs on ⁠dozens ​of countries as soon as ⁠this week, the Financial Times reported on ⁠Tuesday, with his temporary ​10% global ‌tariff ‌scheduled to expire on ‌Friday.The FT said the most immedia...