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The Guardian - World

Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis

Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapseParaguay’s rightwing president, Santiago Peña, resigned on Thursday after a political and financial crisis collapsed the South American country’s banking system in recent days.At the centre of the crisis is Ueno Bank, which in just a few years under Peña went from an obscure digital bank to one of the country’s largest lenders, claiming to have about 60% of Paraguay’s adult population as customers. Continue reading...

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Al Jazeera

Why is Iran exempting India, China, Qatar, Iraq from Hormuz restrictions?

Iran has exempted ships from India, China, Iraq and Qatar from its Strait of Hormuz restrictions, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Tuesday. “Ships from these countries pass freely, and the Americans do not intercept them either,” Amir Hayat Moqaddam, deputy chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, told the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA). Iran effectively shut the strait early in the US-Israel war on Iran, which began on February 28, and the United States reimposed a naval blockade on Iran’s southern ports in July.

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BBC News - World

Did a data centre revolt affect the US mid-term election results?

A US midterms voter poll has suggested data centres were a highly motivating issue for many Americans, leading some to argue public backlash against the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure construction boom might have helped shape the election outcome. BBC Verify has looked at its role in the campaign and examined the potential consequences for the AI industry. The poll for AP and a consortium of news organisations found 56% of surveyed voters said data centres were…

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BBC News - World

Global tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to AI slowdown fears

Trillions of dollars has been wiped off the stock value of major tech firms in the US, Europe and Asia in a market rout after the US midterm elections sparked concerns of a slowdown in artificial intelligence (AI) development. Shares in firms across the tech sector plummeted following Democratic wins after election campaigns run on slowing AI. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index closed down by more than 5.5% on Thursday, losing an estimated $2.5tn (£1.9tn) in market value,…

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BBC News - World

A wildfire killed their loved ones in Spain. These British families demand to know why

Relatives of Britons killed in this summer's wildfires in Spain have told the BBC they are disgusted, after regional politicians blocked an official inquiry into the disaster. Nine British nationals were among the 15 people who died when fire ripped through the hillside village of Bédar, in the province of Almería in south-eastern Spain, on 9 July. Families have criticised the authorities' actions, including the decision not to send an emergency alert to mobile phones as the…

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The Guardian - World

Police turn to charities for help with teenagers caught up in online child abuse

As new pornography laws come into force, officers say viewing extreme content could lead young people towards abuse imagesPolice forces are turning to specialist charities and partner agencies to cope with the growing number of teenagers caught up in online child abuse.As new pornography laws come into force, frontline officers warn that young people are going down a pathway through extreme content that could lead to real-life abusive images of children. Continue reading...

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The Guardian - World

Minister tells energy suppliers to do more to help households tackle unpaid bills this winter

Bosses from Great Britain’s biggest energy companies called to meeting as part of government’s debt relief planAn energy minister has told the bosses of Great Britain’s biggest energy suppliers to do more to help households get on top of their unpaid energy bills this winter, before the government spends almost £2.5bn to help write off the country’s record high debts.Energy bosses were summoned to a roundtable meeting on Thursday to discuss the government’s plan to pay down…

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Al Jazeera

US Justice Department sues Penn State over undocumented students’ tuition

The United States Department of Justice has sued Pennsylvania State University, accusing the institution of violating federal law by offering in-state tuition rates to undocumented students while denying the same reduced rates to all US citizens. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, argues that the university’s tuition policy discriminates against citizens. Currently, undocumented students can qualify for in-state tuition if they meet Penn State’s residency standards. But prosecu…

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ABC News - International

What to know about Pope Leo XIV's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru

Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is returning home to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be a pastor, visiting Uruguay, Argentina and his second homeland of Peru. The Nov. 6-17 trip marks the longest and farthest of his papacy and is…

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ABC News - International

Officials search for the bear that killed a mother and daughter in British Columbia

Conservation officers are searching for a grizzly bear that killed a woman and her daughter in British Columbia, Canada, over the weekend Selah Reed's family first knew something was wrong when the 20-year-old missed a routine Saturday night call with her sister. When no one had heard from Reed or her mother, Jenny Balcarras, by the next morning, they asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to check on their home in Bella Coola on British Columbia's central coast. Balcarras'…

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The Guardian - World

Beau Lamarre-Condon tells double murder trial shooting of Jesse Baird wasn’t intentional but ‘it was my fault’

Former NSW police officer gives evidence for a second day after pleading not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024The day in court: Prosecution begins cross-examination of double murder accused Beau Lamarre-Condon Beau Lamarre-Condon “stands by” his decision to shoot Jesse Baird but did not intend to kill him, the New South Wales supreme court has heard.The former police officer is accused of fatally shooting Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, with his pol…

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Al Jazeera

Why one Republican won a redrawn Texas district despite blue tsunami

Dallas, Texas – Tuesday’s midterms were bruising for Republicans in Texas, a longtime right-wing stronghold. The state elected its first Democrats to statewide office in 32 years, and the left-wing party held onto four congressional districts that were recently redesigned to favour Republicans. But Republicans had one redistricting bright spot in a sea of unexpected defeats in Texas this midterm election cycle. Amid the so-called blue wave, Republican Jace Yarbrough defeated…

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Al Jazeera

Iraq’s al-Zaidi talks to Trump as Baghdad seeks to stay out of war on Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has told the United States that Baghdad will not let its territory be used to attack neighbouring countries, as his foreign minister warned that a new war on Iran would be a “disaster” for Iraq. Al-Zaidi spoke to US President Donald Trump over the phone on Thursday, according to his office, as diplomatic efforts intensify to avert renewed US attacks on Iran. The two men “discussed the evolving situation in the region, security developments,…

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Al Jazeera

Trump issues proclamation declaring Oval Office national monument

United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation designating the Oval Office and the adjacent Cabinet Room as a national monument. Signed from behind the president’s desk, topped with a red “VETO” baseball cap, the proclamation on Thursday marked Trump’s first official action since his party’s sweeping losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, which will hand Democrats control of Congress come January.

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The Guardian - World

Australia faces same issues that flipped control of US Congress in midterms, experts say

Anthony Albanese’s government has taken a blow due to Iran war but voter anxiety around cost of living and datacentres may hit harderGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe Democrats’ stunning midterm victory should broaden Australia’s alliance with the US, observers say, even as a new power base emerges in Washington, affecting Aukus, datacentre development and relations with China.Cabinet ministers, diplomats and Australia’s defence industrial sect…

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