All I want is a job with a decent number of hours – why is that so hard to find? - Sharron Spice, The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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From Big Macs to Baftas: the incredible story behind the hit video game Vampire Survivors (www.theguardian.com)
Luca Galante went from flipping burgers in Thornton Heath to accidentally creating a gaming sensation in one of the few true indie developer rags-to-riches tales...
Experts warn of record US deaths from extreme heat (www.theguardian.com)
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At least 40 people killed in blast at political event in Pakistan – reports (www.theguardian.com)
What will Spotify’s price rise mean for its recording artists and songwriters? (www.theguardian.com)
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Typhoon Doksuri: ferry capsizes in Philippines, killing dozens – video (www.theguardian.com)
Ancient Roman ship carrying hundreds of jars discovered off Italian coast – video (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli parliament votes in Netanyahu’s controversial supreme court changes (www.theguardian.com)
Israel’s parliament has voted into law a controversial curb on some supreme court powers submitted by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the Knesset speaker has said....
Los Angeles developer gets six-year term for $500,000 bribe to councilman (www.theguardian.com)
‘No way out’: how video games use tricks from gambling to attract big spenders (www.theguardian.com)
Israel forces shoot dead Palestinian teen after alleged car-ramming attempt (www.theguardian.com)
It’s no great surprise, but now there’s proof that the rich get what they want | Torsten Bell (www.theguardian.com)
This article is two months old by the way....
UK budget deficit falls in June but experts say tax cuts are unlikely (www.theguardian.com)
The UK’s spending deficit fell unexpectedly last month, helped by higher income tax revenues on the back of a flurry of wage rises earlier in the year and a jump in VAT receipts....
Modi speaks out after video of sexual assault on women in Manipur emerges (www.theguardian.com)
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Indian opposition unites in attempt to oust Narendra Modi (www.theguardian.com)
Included in the coalition are India’s largest national opposition, the Congress party, as well as powerful regional parties such as Trinamool Congress, which governs the state of West Bengal under the popular chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, and the Aam Aadmi party, which governs Delhi and Punjab....
Nicaragua fails to back censure of Russia at end of EU-Latin America summit (www.theguardian.com)
EU leaders have failed to persuade all of their Latin America and Caribbean counterparts to strongly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite watering down a joint statement closing a two-day summit in Brussels....
A man and two children shield themselves with plastic during monsoon rainfall (www.theguardian.com)
EU to give Tunisia €1bn to fight trafficking and prop up ailing economy - Von der Leyen to return with Italian and Dutch PMs despite warnings over ‘breakdown’ of democracy under Saied (www.theguardian.com)
40 Years of the Nintendo Famicom (www.theguardian.com)
40 Years of the Nintendo Famicom (www.theguardian.com)
Tory MPs condemn delay to ban on LGBTQ+ conversion practices (www.theguardian.com)
Senior Conservative MPs have accused the government of a “moral failing” for delaying the long-promised ban on conversion practices that they say damage the lives of LGBT+ people....
Tunisia says it will not be ‘reception centre’ for returning migrants (www.theguardian.com)
Tunisia has said it will not be a “reception centre” for returns of sub-Saharan migrants from Italy or any other country in Europe despite a groundbreaking €1bn deal signed on Sunday.
The state of AI and social media shows capitalism is unlikely to end with a robot rebellion | Jeff Sparrow (www.theguardian.com)
We tend to think about media disruption as driven by technological innovation. But the ‘enshittification’ of our socials shows that the tech itself plays a relatively minor role
Victims of Brazil dam disaster accuse mining giant BHP of ‘environmental racism’ (www.theguardian.com)
Hollywood actors announce strike in first joint action with writers in 60 years (www.theguardian.com)
The union representing Hollywood actors formally announced a strike on Thursday, expanding the standoff between Hollywood workers and studio executives over wages, AI technology, and how to divide the profits of the new digital streaming era....
