‘Make Amazon Pay’ Black Friday strikes planned in 30 countries including UK (www.theguardian.com)
‘We don’t feel safe here’: Hongkongers in UK fear long reach of Chinese government (www.theguardian.com)
Ministers warn English councils not to adopt four-day working weeks (www.theguardian.com)
‘It will be slow, very hard’: can Israel achieve its aims in Gaza invasion? (www.theguardian.com)
British lawyers call on government to press for ceasefire in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 20 (www.theguardian.com)
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Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs (www.theguardian.com)
A senior Conservative MP, Crispin Blunt, has been arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs....
Al Jazeera says Israeli airstrike killed the family of its Gaza correspondent (www.theguardian.com)
Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Majority of British people found to have ‘shockingly little’ knowledge about Black British history
Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food (www.theguardian.com)
AI-created child sexual abuse images ‘threaten to overwhelm internet’ (www.theguardian.com)
AI-created child sexual abuse images ‘threaten to overwhelm internet’::Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 AI-made abuse images breaking UK law
Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food | Japan | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
The zero-waste city: what Kiel in Germany can teach the world (www.theguardian.com)
Girls in Africa quitting school over cost of living crisis, says charity (www.theguardian.com)
EU carmakers urge Von der Leyen to delay post-Brexit tariffs on electric vehicles (www.theguardian.com)
‘Pervasive and relentless’ racism on the rise in Europe, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
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‘Pervasive and relentless’ racism on the rise in Europe, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
The survey of 6,752 people of African descent in 13 countries – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden – found 45% had experienced racial discrimination, an increase of six percentage points from 39% in 2016.
Xi says China willing to cooperate with US as hopes rise for talks with Biden (www.theguardian.com)
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Xi says China willing to cooperate with US as hopes rise for talks with Biden (www.theguardian.com)
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, has said China is willing to cooperate with the US as both sides manage their differences and work together to respond to global challenges, raising hopes of a meeting between Xi and the US president, Joe Biden, this year.
Israel says it will ban UN staff after secretary general’s comments (www.theguardian.com)
US orders immediate halt to some AI chip exports to China, says Nvidia (www.theguardian.com)
Fellow tech company Intel ‘reviewing regulations’ as timing of move brought forward...
Australia sends aircraft and troops to Middle East in case ‘this gets worse’ (www.theguardian.com)
The Australian government is sending a “significant contingent” of aircraft and supporting troops to the Middle East on standby in the event “this gets worse”, as the death toll from Israel airstrikes passed 5,700....
Young people think vapes aren’t harmful because they are so easy to buy, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food (www.theguardian.com)
The rise in nuisance influencers comes as tourism numbers in Japan near their pre-pandemic levels