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Justice department urges court to force Google to share data with rivals as part of wide-ranging changes to end online giant’s monopoly on web searchingThe US Department of Justice has proposed a far-reaching overhaul of Google’s structure and business practices, including the sale of its Chrome browser, in a bid to end its monopoly on internet search.The DoJ proposals follow a landmark court ruling in August in which a federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly over search services. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/21/google-sell-chrome-us-court-filing-demand-competition-laws Author : Dan Milmo Global technology editor Publish date : 2024-11-21 12:02:10 Copyright

Panel met but failed to reach decision on releasing report. Plus, Senate rejects Bernie Sanders’ efforts to block arms sales to IsraelGood morning.The House ethics committee was deadlocked on releasing a report examining allegations of sexual misconduct against Matt Gaetz, the former Republican representative and Donald Trump’s choice to lead the justice department, after the panel met behind closed doors on Wednesday.How did the committee split? Susan Wild, the top Democratic representative on the ethics committee, said the committee, which is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, broke along party lines and could not reach a decision.How many children in

For the first time in over 30 years Médicins Sans Frontières halts activity leaving 2 million people in Port-au-Prince without vital healthcareMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said its aid workers are “heartbroken” after the medical NGO was forced to suspend all of its healthcare services in Port-au-Prince for the first time in three decades, leaving Haitians in the violence-ravaged capital without a critical lifeline.The international non-profit said it had no choice but to halt all operations on Wednesday after staff were repeatedly attacked and received death threats from armed vigilantes and the national police. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/21/msf-aid-workers-heartbroken-as-charity-forced-to-halt-services-in-haitian-capital-after-repeated-attacks

Use of weapon, which can carry nuclear payload, would mark its first use in any armed conflict if confirmedRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine’s air force said that Russia had fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the city of Dnipro this morning, which if confirmed would be the first time that the long-range weapon has been used in any armed conflict.It was one of nine missiles launched at enterprises and critical infrastructure in the city between 5am and 7am from the Astrakhan region of Russia, meaning that it probably travelled more than 500 miles (800km) to reach its target.

Debt interest payments push public finances deeper into the red in fresh blow to Rachel ReevesBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed more than expected in October as debt interest payments pushed the public finances deeper into the red, piling pressure on Rachel Reeves as she attempts to grow the economy.Borrowing rose to £17.4bn last month, the second highest October figure since monthly records began in 1993. City economists had expected a smaller figure, of about £12.3bn for October, after the UK borrowed more than £16bn in September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/21/uk-government-borrowing-october

Outcry after draft text contains only an ‘X’ instead of setting $1tn funding goal to support developing countriesCop29 climate summit – live updatesHopes of a breakthrough at the deadlocked UN climate talks have been dashed on Thursday morning after a new draft of a possible deal was condemned by rich and poor countries.Faith in the ability of the Azerbaijan presidency to produce a deal ebbed, as the draft texts were criticised as inadequate and providing no “landing ground” for a compromise. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/21/cop29-climate-finance-deal-setback-draft-text-global-goal Author : Fiona Harvey, Patrick Greenfield, Dharna Noor and Adam Morton in Baku

Four-day exclusion zone an improper use of Marine Safety Act, judge rules, despite ‘skilful’ submission from transport minister Jo HaylenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales supreme court has set aside a Minns government decision to cut off access to Newcastle harbour to try to prevent a four-day climate protest.The court found the notice was invalid after hearing an urgent application from climate activist organisation Rising Tide on Thursday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/21/nsw-government-bid-to-prevent-rising-tide-protest-in-newcastle-harbour-invalid-court-finds-ntwnfb Author : Lisa Cox and Jordyn Beazley Publish date : 2024-11-21

Strikes come after UK lifts ban on using the British-made missiles on targets in Russia; US closed embassy in capital citing risk of ‘significant air attack’Ukraine’s military has claimed that overnight Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM) for the first time during the war.Ukraine’s air force said the launch took place from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, an area to the south-east of Vologograd, which borders on the Caspian Sea. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/21/russia-ukraine-war-live-storm-shadow-missiles-kyiv-putin-zelenskyy Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2024-11-21 08:01:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Wars have spread and intensified, with far-reaching impacts on global economic growth and food security, according to latest Conflict Intensity IndexThe proportion of the world engulfed by conflict has grown 65% – equivalent to nearly double the size of India – over the past three years, according to a new report.Ukraine, Myanmar, the Middle East and a “conflict corridor” around Africa’s Sahel region have seen wars and unrest spread and intensify since 2021, according to the latest Conflict Intensity Index (CII), published by risk analysts Verisk Maplecroft. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/21/world-conflict-zones-increased-by-two-thirds-past-three-years-report-ukraine-myanmar-middle-east-africa Author : Kaamil Ahmed Publish date :

Former trade union activist and key figure of Tony Blair’s New Labour project has died at care home surrounded by familyIn their statement, Prescott’s family said that representing Hull for 40 years in parliament was the former deputy PM’s “greatest honour”.The statement reads, in part:John spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment, doing so from his time as a waiter on the cruise liners to becoming Britain’s longest serving deputy prime minister.John dearly loved his home of Hull and representing its people in parliament for 40 years was his

New South Wales government caves to rail union demands to prevent workers striking Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA chaotic two-day shutdown of Sydney’s train network has been averted at the eleventh hour, after the state government caved to rail union demands to run 24-hour services to prevent workers striking.Sydney train services had been set to stop running early on Friday morning, as part of a Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) work ban which was set to lift on Sunday morning. Continue reading... Source link :

Everett’s novel, James, which focuses on Twain's enslaved character Jim, won the $10,000 prizePercival Everett has won the $10,000 National Book Award for fiction, one of the US’s most prestigious literary prizes, for James, his acclaimed reimagining of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.The 67-year-old author was also shortlisted for this year’s Booker prize for James, which focuses on Huckleberry Finn’s enslaved character Jim. The Guardian’s Anthony Cummins called the book “gripping, painful, funny, horrifying” in his review. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/21/percival-everett-wins-national-book-award-james-huckleberry-finn-retelling Author : Sian Cain Publish date : 2024-11-21 04:39:44 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Former ABC foreign correspondent and SMH journalist says he will put a ‘blowtorch’ to the industryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe investigative reporter and former foreign correspondent Linton Besser has been named the new host of ABC’s Media Watch.The multi-award winning journalist will take over the Monday night media program from Paul Barry, who will step down on 2 December after 11 years.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/21/linton-besser-new-media-watch-host-paul-barry-replacement-abc Author : Amanda Meade Publish date : 2024-11-21 03:30:35 Copyright for

Judge finds neither Nikola Marko Gasparovic nor Dominik Sieben’s actions at 2022’s soccer final were Nazi-related but upholds Marijan Lisica’s convictionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo of the first people convicted under laws that outlawed shows of Nazi symbolism have had their guilty verdicts overturned after a judge found their public salutes could not be definitively linked to the fascist German regime.Nikola Marko Gasparovic, 46, Dominik Sieben, 25, and Marijan Lisica, 46, were accused of performing the salute at Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium on 1 October 2022 during

Co-chair says treaty will not outline specific changes to syllabus but is ‘more about saying this is the role that First Peoples will play’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly wants decision-making powers over how the state’s Indigenous history is taught in schools but says a treaty will not outline specific changes to the curriculum.The assembly – the state’s democratically elected Indigenous body – will begin nation-first treaty talks with the Allan government in the coming days. A state-wide treaty – the first of its

Thinktank’s report says Beijing has emerged from Covid-induced lull with a ‘more competitive, politically targeted model’ of engagement in the regionChina has renewed efforts to curry favour in Pacific island nations, a new report has found, after charting a “resurgence” in Beijing-backed aid and infrastructure funding.Over the past decade, China has lavished billions of dollars on Pacific island nations, part of ongoing efforts to build influence in competition with the US and its allies. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/21/china-pacific-islands-aid-us-relationship-influence Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-11-21 01:27:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Following statement from Mike Johnson, McBride says: ‘I’m not here to fight about bathrooms, I’m here to … bring down costs facing families’US politics – live updatesSarah McBride, the incoming congresswoman and first openly transgender person elected to the US House of Representatives, on Wednesday shared a statement on social media in response to the House banning trans people from using single-sex bathrooms on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity.Earlier in the day, the House speaker, Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson, issued a statement “regarding facilities throughout the US Capitol complex”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/20/sarah-mcbride-trans-bathroom-ban Author : Léonie

Edward Kelley created a ‘kill list’ of FBI agents and others who investigated his role on January 6, prosecutors sayA Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot in 2021 was convicted on Wednesday of planning to kill federal investigators.Edward Kelley, 35, was found guilty in Knoxville of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat, the US attorney’s office said in a news release. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/20/tennessee-man-capitol-riot-convicted Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-20 23:51:08 Copyright for syndicated

Agreement resolves Socialists’ threats to block Brothers of Italy nominee and EPPs opposition to Spain’s deputy PMEuropean parliament leaders have reached a deal to approve Ursula von der Leyen’s top team, paving the way for the new European Commission to take office on 1 December.Leaders of the centre-right European People’s party (EPP), the Socialists and the centrist Renew group – who between them have 56% of the parliament’s 720 seats – forged a compromise on Wednesday intended to ensure that von der Leyen’s nominees would be approved in a vote next week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/20/european-parliament-reaches-deal-on-approving-von-der-leyens-top-team Author :

Poisoning can overload the body with acid, causing vomiting, abdominal pain, unconsciousness and vision lossTwo Australian teenagers are severely ill in hospital in Thailand after experiencing suspected methanol poisoning while travelling in Laos.The pair are among several foreign nationals to become ill after unknowingly consuming alcoholic drinks containing methanol in the south-east Asian country. Three deaths have reportedly been linked to the mass poisoning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/21/what-is-methanol-how-does-it-get-into-alcoholic-drinks-and-why-is-it-so-dangerous Author : Ian Musgrave for the Conversation Publish date : 2024-11-20 21:55:42 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The club on Chapel Street was engulfed in flames early on ThursdayA Melbourne nightclub has been razed after a suspicious blaze broke out in the middle of the night.Lux Nightclub on Chapel Street in South Yarra was engulfed in flames early on Thursday, with about 50 firefighters and 15 fire trucks called to battle the blaze. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/21/police-suspect-arson-behind-overnight-fire-that-destroyed-melbournes-lux-nightclub Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-20 21:39:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Panel met on Wednesday but didn’t reach a decision on releasing the report on Trump’s controversial AG pickThe House ethics committee did not reach a decision on releasing a report examining allegations of sexual misconduct against Matt Gaetz, the former Republican representative and Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US justice department, after the panel met behind closed doors on Wednesday.Emerging from the meeting after roughly two hours, most members of the panel declined to offer details on their discussion, but the Republican chair, Michael Guest, told reporters that there was “not an agreement by the committee to release the

Vice-president-elect making rounds as ethics committee weighs releasing report on Gaetz over sexual misconduct claimsJD Vance has said Donald Trump “deserves a cabinet that is loyal” as he pleaded with senators on Wednesday to support the incoming president’s most controversial nominee, the former representative Matt Gaetz, who faces allegations of sexual misconduct and doubts over his qualifications to be attorney general.Vance, the vice-president-elect and Republican senator for Ohio, met up with Gaetz on Capitol Hill as the House of Representatives’ ethics committee met to decide whether to release a report that could make or break his chances of confirmation in

Communications minister says laws forcing social media companies to keep under-16s off their platforms are about ‘protecting young people’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe controversial ban on social media for under-16s will be introduced into parliament today, and will be accompanied by a proposal to massively increase fines on social media companies which breach the legislation – up to $50m. Communications minister Michelle Rowland’s office sprinkled out some sparing details of the legislation overnight. “This reform is about protecting young people and letting parents know we’ve got their backs,” Rowland said

Storm Shadow missile attack comes day after Kyiv used US-supplied long-range weapons to strike within RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, multiple sources have told the Guardian.The decision to approve the strikes was made in response to the deployment of more than 10,000 North Korean troops on Russia’s border with Ukraine, which UK and US officials warned was a significant escalation of the near three-year conflict. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/20/ukraine-uk-missiles-strike-russia Author : Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv and Andrew Roth in