Would you drink toilet water? California wastewater approved for recycling (www.theguardian.com)
Nobel peace prize awarded to Barack Obama (www.theguardian.com)
US president in surprise win for ‘extraordinary efforts’ to improve world diplomacy and co-operation
China rights activist goes on trial for ‘inciting subversion of state power’ (www.theguardian.com)
Li Qiaochu, a human rights activist detained for nearly three years in China, has gone on trial in Shandong province charged with “inciting subversion of state power”....
Google agrees to pay $700m after antitrust settlement with consumers and US states (www.theguardian.com)
Google has agreed to pay US$700m and to allow for greater competition in its Play app store, according to the terms of an antitrust settlement with US states and consumers disclosed in a San Francisco federal court....
UK telecoms firms told to safeguard at-risk customers in switch to digital landlines | Telecommunications industry | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Russian courts halt cases against Alexei Navalny after jailed activist disappears | Alexei Navalny | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Texas governor signs bill allowing police to arrest migrants entering US illegally (www.theguardian.com)
Hard-up this holiday? Amazon flyer tells workers to ask company mascot for help (www.theguardian.com)
Yeah, definitely don’t put any of those profits toward a living wage though. Make your employees trauma dump for the chance at a few extra bucks! Probably comes as an Amazon gift card, too.
Virginia Confederate memorial to be removed despite Republicans’ objection (www.theguardian.com)
X to be investigated for allegedly Not Complying with EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
X to be investigated for allegedly Not Complying with EU laws on hate speech and fake news::EU launches proceedings against Elon Musk’s social media platform under new Digital Services Act
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
Imran Khan deploys AI clone to campaign from behind bars in Pakistan (www.theguardian.com)
PTI party uses ‘voice clone’ of imprisoned opposition leader to give impassioned speech in ‘virtual rally’...
BP halts oil and gas shipments through Red Sea after rebel attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Energy company follows decisions by five big shipping firms as Houthi militants step up attacks on vessels...
Serbia’s ruling populists claim sweeping victory in election amid vote-rigging accusations (www.theguardian.com)
[2022] ‘Publishing is not a crime’: media groups urge US to drop Julian Assange charges. First outlets to publish WikiLeaks material, including the Guardian, come together to oppose prosecution (www.theguardian.com)
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Meta’s Threads app launches across EU in blow to competitor X (www.theguardian.com)
Meta’s Threads app launches across EU in blow to competitor X::The tech giant’s app, which launched in July 2023, first needed approval from the European Commission over privacy provisions
US man charged in four murders lured victims with promise of buried gold (www.theguardian.com)
Victims fell for alleged serial killer’s tale that he needed help finding gold in area of his Washington state farm, authorities say
Israeli army says it has uncovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet (www.theguardian.com)
The Israeli army has said it has uncovered the biggest Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip so far, just a few hundred metres from a key border crossing....
Vase woman buys for $3.99 at Virginia thrift shop sells for more than $100,000 (www.theguardian.com)
A woman who bought a glass vase for $3.99 at a local Goodwill charity shop has seen the piece auctioned off for more than $100,000 after it turned out to be a rare and valuable piece of Italian glassware....
‘Prison or bullet’: new Argentina government promises harsh response to protest (www.theguardian.com)
Like Putin, Viktor Orbán is learning he can act with impunity: the cash keeps flowing | Katalin Cseh (www.theguardian.com)
The EU’s capitulation to the Hungarian PM’s blackmail is a grave mistake. He seeks to reshape the bloc in his image...
State supreme court dismisses Ohio’s effort to enforce abortion ban (www.theguardian.com)
Abortion clinics have asked judge to block ban after amendment to state constitution was passed enshrining right to procedure...
So why did a jury find that Google held a monopoly but Apple didn’t? (www.theguardian.com)
“Google has taken great pains to appear more open than Apple, licensing the Android operating system to third parties like Samsung and allowing users to install apps via other methods than the Play store. Apple does neither. When it comes to exclusivity, Apple has become synonymous with “walled garden” in the public...
Details of thousands of individuals referred to the government’s controversial anti-radicalisation Prevent programme are being shared far more widely than was previously known (www.theguardian.com)
The stated aim of Prevent, which is a voluntary programme, is to divert people from terrorism before they offend. Most people do not even know that they have been referred, with about 95% of cases resulting in no further action.
