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It’s no great surprise, but now there’s proof that the rich get what they want | Torsten Bell (www.theguardian.com)

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Certificate to own car in Singapore rockets to $106,000 (www.theguardian.com)

Russia-Ukraine war: current US funds for Ukraine are 96% depleted, says White House – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)

Georgia refuses to release evidence from police shooting of Cop City activist (www.theguardian.com)

Georgia refuses to release evidence from police shooting of Cop City activist...

‘They don’t want to give power to girls’: the women shaking up Colombia’s graffiti scene (www.theguardian.com)

US sued over nearly 20-year-old federal terrorist list by Muslim rights group (www.theguardian.com)

Council on American Islamic Relations (Cair) argues list is used for ‘humiliation and harassment’ and should be withdrawn

Thames Water pumped at least 72bn litres of sewage into Thames since 2020 (www.theguardian.com)

Exclusive: Lib Dems call for water companies to be more transparent with their data on sewage spills

Vietnam: 56 people dead after fire at nine-floor apartment building (www.theguardian.com)

About 70 people have been rescued, according to Hanoi authorities, with nearly 40 injured...

"It serves no purpose, it is unjust:" 63 Australian politicians urge US to let WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walk free (www.theguardian.com)

The Australian federal politicians have explicitly called on the US to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange, who remains in Belmarsh prison in the UK, warning of “a sharp and sustained outcry in Australia” if the WikiLeaks founder is extradited.

Shark nets to return to NSW beaches despite calls from councils to abolish practice (www.theguardian.com)

Environmentalists say nets’ bycatch unacceptable but premier Chris Minns says alternative technologies not as good a replacement

Tory plan to expand free childcare is ‘undeliverable’, nurseries in England warn (www.theguardian.com)

Survey reveals vast majority of childcare providers won’t increase capacity because of staff, cost or space concerns

Federal judge blocks Biden administration’s restrictive asylum rule (www.theguardian.com)

Severe burns cases on rise in US south-west as extreme heatwave takes toll (www.theguardian.com)

Doctors report busy burns units with some patients having passed out and collapsed on superheated outdoor surfaces

FTX sues founder Sam Bankman-Fried and three others for $1bn (www.theguardian.com)

FTX sues founder Sam Bankman-Fried and three others for $1bn::Lawsuit by cryptocurrency exchange, which collapsed in November, is attempt to recoup assets sought by creditors

Apple and Google face block on taking cut from in-app purchases in Australia (www.theguardian.com)

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‘Pervasive and relentless’ racism on the rise in Europe, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)

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Frustrated China steps up warship and fighter plane activity around Taiwan (www.theguardian.com)

China has sent a carrier strike group and dozens of warplanes into the region around Taiwan in one of its biggest operations in months. The activity comes as Beijing accuses the US and Canada of “inciting conflict” by sailing through the Taiwan Strait, and as Xi Jinping calls for “comprehensive” military combat readiness...

Meta to end news access in Canada over publisher payment law (www.theguardian.com)

Move comes in response to Canadian legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers

‘Into brain and the heart’: how China is using apps to woo Taiwan’s teenagers (www.theguardian.com)

China has made clear that it wants to take control of Taiwan, by force if necessary; and the two share a common language. That makes Chinese apps, music and drama particularly attractive and accessible to the Taiwanese and Taiwanese users a particularly important audience for Beijing. “The similarities in language make the...

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