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Six people killed in unprecedented Hawaii wildfires fanned by hurricane winds (www.theguardian.com)

Six people were killed in the unprecedented wildfires that tore through the Hawaiian island of Maui overnight, authorities said....

Rishi Sunak considers tax cut for top earners after byelection defeats (www.theguardian.com)

Apple shares fall after China reportedly bans iPhone use by government officials | Apple (www.theguardian.com)

Apple shares fall after China reportedly bans iPhone use by government officials | Apple::The move suggests that China, which is one of Apple’s biggest markets, is unwilling to spare any US company in fight to boost homegrown technology

Decades of mercury exposure has been linked to the high youth suicide rates in an Indigenous community in Canada (www.theguardian.com)

Researchers who studied three generations of mothers and their children from the community of Grassy Narrows, Ontario, have concluded that sustained exposure to the toxic metal helped cause a suicide rate three times higher than any other First Nations community – which are already far higher than among the country’s general...

Possibility of arrest grows for Bolsonaro over jewellery scandal (www.theguardian.com)

‘Despair is settling in’: female suicides on rise in Taliban’s Afghanistan (www.theguardian.com)

First, her dreams of becoming a doctor were dashed by the Taliban’s ban on education. Then her family set up a forced marriage to her cousin, a heroin addict. Latifa* felt her future had been snatched away....

Plant diversity in urban green spaces led to sevenfold increase in insect species, study finds (www.theguardian.com)

The benefits of urban greening initiatives are increasingly well documented: they can help mitigate the effects of urban heating, and improve physical health and mental wellbeing. And even small greening actions in cities can significantly improve local biodiversity, new research suggests....

Armenia’s parliament defies Russia in vote to join international criminal court (www.theguardian.com)

Moscow criticises ‘inappropriate’ decision that would oblige former ally to arrest Putin if he visits...

Children in Gaza ‘developing severe trauma’ after 16 days of bombing (www.theguardian.com)

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Far-right populist Javier Milei fails to win first round of Argentina’s presidential election (www.theguardian.com)

The eccentric far-right populist Javier Milei has failed to win the first round of Argentina’s presidential election, with the centrist finance minister Sergio Massa unexpectedly beating his radical challenger.

Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates (www.theguardian.com)

Analysis shows at least $2.8tn in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heatwaves...

Doctors in England told not to start new patients on ADHD drugs due to shortage (www.theguardian.com)

Prehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wild (www.theguardian.com)

Nissan vows to go all-electric by 2030 despite Sunak delay on petrol ban (www.theguardian.com)

Carmaker says it will ‘press ahead’ with plans to achieve 100% EV in Europe and all new models will be entirely electric

AI-focused tech firms locked in ‘race to the bottom’, warns MIT professor (www.theguardian.com)

Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests (www.theguardian.com)

Marginal improvements to agricultural soils around the world would store enough carbon to keep the world within 1.5C of global heating, new research suggests....

Israeli diplomat pressured US college to drop course on ‘apartheid’ debate (www.theguardian.com)

Gaza becoming ‘a graveyard for children’, says UN secretary general (www.theguardian.com)

Biden names Harris to lead first federal gun violence prevention office (www.theguardian.com)

Effort continues administration’s work to prevent mass shootings and homicides that primarily affect Black and Latino communities...

‘Trump show is over,’ says New York attorney general as third day of fraud trial ends (www.theguardian.com)

Letitia James calls former president’s appearance at civil trial a ‘political stunt’ and a ‘fundraising stop’...

US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network (www.theguardian.com)

US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network::Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to properly dispose of satellite and violating the FCC’s anti-space debris rule

George Santos will not seek re-election after House details ‘pervasive’ fraud (www.theguardian.com)

The New York Republican congressman, fabulist and criminal defendant George Santos said he would not seek re-election next year, after the US House ethics committee issued a report detailing “grave and pervasive campaign finance violations and fraudulent activity” and recommended action against him....

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