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• Brazil police eye top crime faction after brazen murder at São Paulo airport

  12-11-2024 23:49 via theguardian.com
  Killing of Antônio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, 38, former First Capital Command member, spawns number of theoriesPolice investigating a brazen murder at the arrivals area of Brazil’s main airport are pursuing at least three lines of inquiry in their attempt to track down the killers – and the possible masterminds of the shocking crime.Antônio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, 38, was leaving São Paulo international airport on Friday afternoon when two hooded men jumped out o
  
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• Post Office jobs and branches at risk in shake-up

  12-11-2024 21:13 via bbc.com
  
  Hundreds of head office workers are facing cuts and loss-making branches are under threat of closure.
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over Church abuse scandal

  12-11-2024 20:48 via bbc.com
  
  His resignation comes after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.
  
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• When horror hits China, the first instinct is shut it down

  12-11-2024 20:11 via bbc.com
  
  Chinese society is reeling from a series of deadly attacks. The reaction from authorities is often suppression.
  
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• WATCH: ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant gives entertaining answer to puzzle 

  12-11-2024 20:06
  
  While contestant Will admitted that his nerves got the best of him when trying to solve the puzzle, we still think his attempt deserves a round of applause.
  
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• Germany braces under collapsing government and looming Trump trade war

  12-11-2024 20:00 via foxnews.com
  
  With the re-election of former President Donald Trump to the White House and the collapse of the coalition government under German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany is bracing for an economically and politically dubious time. From the campaign trail, Trump pledged to increase import tariffs on friends and foes alike under the "Trump Reciprocal Trade Act" which would increase all U.S. tariffs to match the taxes enforced by each corresponding country.  "If India, China, or any other countr
  
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• Why Tesla, crypto and prisons are Trump trade winners

  12-11-2024 19:53 via bbc.com
  
  As the dust settles on a post-election stock market rally, some firms have already gained.
  
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• The abuse scandal that led to the archbishop's resignation

  12-11-2024 19:53 via bbc.com
  
  Justin Welby said he had to take responsibility for failures since he was notified about abuse committed by John Smyth.
  
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• Girl dies on M5 after getting out of police vehicle

  12-11-2024 19:50 via bbc.com
  
  The 17-year-old was being transported to custody when she left the vehicle and was hit by a car.
  
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• Starmer: New UK target for 81% emissions cut by 2035

  12-11-2024 19:34 via bbc.com
  
  The PM insists the government will not "tell people how to live their lives" in achieving the aim.
  
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• Assisted dying 'expected to need Welsh vote'

  12-11-2024 19:32 via bbc.com
  
  Plans to legalise assisted dying are likely to need the approval of the Welsh Parliament, BBC told.
  
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• Flynn aims to stand for SNP at Holyrood election

  12-11-2024 19:29 via bbc.com
  
  The MP is aiming to hold seats at both the UK and Scottish parliaments, sparking criticism from colleagues.
  
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• Serving police officer arrested on suspicion of supporting Hamas

  12-11-2024 18:53 via bbc.com
  
  Counterterrorism police say the officer is suspected of expressing support for the proscribed group online.
  
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• 'I might be dead before a decision is made': Terminally-ill people on assisted dying

  12-11-2024 18:50 via bbc.com
  
  Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.
  
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• 'I might be dead before a decision is made'

  12-11-2024 18:50 via bbc.com
  
  Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.
  
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• Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks - study

  12-11-2024 18:46 via bbc.com
  
  Fixing LED lights under surfboards could stop great white sharks from attacking, Australian scientists find.
  
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• Wittich 'steps down' as F1 race director

  12-11-2024 18:36 via bbc.com
  
  Niels Wittich leaves his role as Formula 1's race director with immediate effect.
  
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• Sue Gray will not take up new nations and regions role

  12-11-2024 18:32 via bbc.com
  
  The senior official was initially appointed to the role after departing as the PM's chief of staff.
  
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• UN, Israel at odds over cause of decline in aid deliveries: 'False narratives by international community'

  12-11-2024 18:05 via foxnews.com
  
  Aid entering Gaza declined during the month of October, particularly in the northern Gaza Strip where a military offensive against Hamas is underway. The United Nations and Israel are increasingly blaming one another over the reasons for and extent of the problem. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, stated on Oct. 27 that "repeated efforts to deliver humanitarian supplies" were being "denied by the Israeli authorities." Brig. Gen.
  
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• Jury shown video of father slapping Sara Sharif

  12-11-2024 17:59 via bbc.com
  
  The home video was filmed less than 13 months before Sara was found dead with multiple injuries.
  
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• Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks

  12-11-2024 17:54 via bbc.com
  
  Nadezhda Buyanova denied making the remarks and called the case absurd.
  
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• PSNI not 'rigorous enough' in investigating Simpson death

  12-11-2024 17:20 via bbc.com
  
  For several months, Katie Simpson’s death in 2020 was treated by detectives as a suicide.
  
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• Oil and gas are a 'gift of god', says COP29 host

  12-11-2024 17:14 via bbc.com
  
  Azerbaijan's president said countries should not be blamed for having fossil fuel reserves.
  
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• Man arrested over knife incident outside Parliament

  12-11-2024 17:10 via bbc.com
  
  A man wearing a red hooded top was seen handcuffed and surrounded by police outside Parliament.
  
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• Dozens killed in car rampage through Chinese stadium

  12-11-2024 17:08 via bbc.com
  
  At least 35 people are killed and 43 injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people in Zhuhai.
  
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• 'Crisis for referees & fuel for toxic fan conspiracies'

  12-11-2024 17:04 via bbc.com
  
  David Coote's alleged video on Liverpool and former manager Jurgen Klopp fuels conspiracy theorists who question referees' integrity, says Phil McNulty.
  
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• A look at the world's longest snake which measures over 32 feet, a record-breaking slithering serpent

  12-11-2024 16:51 via foxnews.com
  
  The world's largest slithering snake is sure to send a tingle down your spine. There are over 3,000 snake species found around the world, according to National Geographic, that all have their own unique characteristics. The world's longest snake is the reticulated python, according to the National History Museum, not to be confused with the world's heaviest, the green anaconda.WORLD'S BIGGEST SPIDER COMES FROM NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA, CAN MEASURE AS LARGE AS A DINNER PLATERead more abou
  
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• In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week

  12-11-2024 16:37 via bbc.com
  
  A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days.
  
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• Church of England head resigns after failing to report decades-long sexual abuse by summer camp volunteer

  12-11-2024 16:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it.Pressure on Welby had been building since Thursday, when release of the inquiry’s findings kindled anger about a lack of accountability at the highest reaches of the church."It is v
  
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• Crowds flock to quiet cul-de-sac after rare bird spotted on washing line

  12-11-2024 15:54 via bbc.com
  
  It is thought to be the first time the scarlet tanager has been seen in Yorkshire.
  
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• Driver in China kills 35 people exercising in deliberate attack

  12-11-2024 15:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Dozens of people exercising were killed, and 43 others were injured after a man drove a small off-road vehicle into a large group of people outside a sports center in Zhuhai, China, on Monday evening.The 62-year-old suspect, who is only identified by police by his family name of Fan, was upset over his divorce settlement, authorities said. He was apprehended by police at the scene after allegedly killing 35 people at 7:48 p.m. and attempting to flee.The southern Chinese city of Zhuhai is hosting
  
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• Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast

  12-11-2024 15:09 via bbc.com
  
  Two weeks after flash floods devastated eastern Spain, several areas are on alert again.
  
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• NatWest blocks staff from using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

  12-11-2024 14:47 via bbc.com
  
  Employees must stick to official channels to make sure their messages are fully retrievable.
  
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• Lineker to stop hosting Match of the Day, BBC confirms

  12-11-2024 14:05 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC has "agreed in principle a contract extension through to the 2026 World Cup," with Lineker.
  
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• Hill scores as Dolphins beat Rams to end losing run

  12-11-2024 13:27 via bbc.com
  
  Tyreek Hill scores his first touchdown since the opening week of the season, as the Miami Dolphins beat the Los Angeles Rams 23-15 to end a three-game losing streak.
  
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• Head of New Orleans’ embattled Catholic archdiocese offers to resign

  12-11-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Gregory Aymond’s offer, required because he turns 75, says he wants to stay for resolution of institution’s bankruptcy but adds it is up to Pope FrancisNew Orleans’ Roman Catholic archbishop Gregory Aymond is submitting his resignation Tuesday, on his 75th birthday, fulfilling a church requirement – though it is unclear if Vatican officials would immediately accept it with his scandal-plagued organization’s expensive, highly contentious bankruptcy case still unresol
  
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• German backpacker was probably killed by her boyfriend, NSW inquest hears

  12-11-2024 12:57 via theguardian.com
  Investigator of 2005 cold case says it was ‘probable’ Tobias Moran killed Simone Strobel, despite charges being droppedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe lead investigator in the cold case of backpacker Simone Strobel has told an inquest he still believes she was probably killed by her boyfriend.Strobel’s naked body was found hidden under palm fronds at a sports ground in Lismore in the New South
  
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• Ofgem approves five more subsea power cables

  12-11-2024 12:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Great Britain prepares to use giant offshore windfarms to become net exporter of green electricity Projects to lay five major subsea power cables capable of powering millions of homes have been given the green light as Great Britain prepares to use its giant offshore windfarms to become a net exporter of green electricity in the 2030s.The energy regulator, Ofgem, has approved three subsea cable projects linking Great Britain to power grids in Germany, Ireland and Northern Ireland to help share r
  
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• Signs of cooling UK jobs market could be a headache for Reeves

  12-11-2024 12:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour market is in pretty good shape, but all eyes will be on impact of tax rises on employers UK unemployment rises as pay growth slowsBusiness live – latest updatesFor the past few years only cursory attention has been paid to the UK unemployment figures because the jobless rate has been low and there have been plenty of unfilled vacancies for those seeking work. But, thanks to a slowing economy and decisions made by Rachel Reeves in last month’s budget, that could be about to cha
  
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• Dozens killed in China after car driven into sports centre, state media reports

  12-11-2024 12:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Man detained after incident on Monday night in Zhuhai, in which 35 people were reportedly killed and 43 injuredThirty-five people have died and 43 have been injured after a car was driven into people exercising at a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, state television CCTV reported on Tuesday.A 62-year-old man was detained after the incident on Monday night, on the eve of the country’s premier aviation exhibition by the People’s Liberation Army, hosted annually in t
  
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• The White Stripes drop lawsuit against Trump campaign for unauthorised Seven Nation Army use

  12-11-2024 12:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The move follows a bitter Instagram post byJack White condemning what the US can expectfrom choosing ‘a known, obvious fascist’The White Stripes have dropped their federal lawsuit against Donald Trump for unauthorised use of their song Seven Nation Army in a video posted by campaign deputy director of communications Margo Martin in August.Jack and Meg White are dismissing the case without prejudice and therefore could refile, Pitchfork reports. A lawyer for the band offered the websi
  
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• Only hundreds of people a year expected to use assisted dying law, says campaigner – UK politics live

  12-11-2024 12:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Kim Leadbeater says initial numbers should be low but fellow campaigner Charlie Falconer says they will increaseLeadbeater introduces the next speaker, Nat Dye, who has terminal cancer. She says she thinks his views are the most important for people to hear at this press conference.He says he has known “positive” experiences of death. His fiance and his mother both had relatively peaceful deaths. He says palliative care can work for some people. Continue reading...
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon as new defence minister dismisses talk of ceasefire

  12-11-2024 12:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Reports of strikes in Beirut and elsewhere in south of country after Israel Katz warns there will be ‘no respite’Images sent over the news wires show smoke billowing over Beirut after Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital.Lebanese media is reporting that two people have been killed and six wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Hermel, which is in the north-east of the country near the border with Syria. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump poised to appoint Rubio; judge decides whether to overturn criminal conviction – US politics live

  12-11-2024 12:24 via theguardian.com
  Former Republican challenger likely to become secretary of state as further developments expected in Trump’s legal battlesSteve Bannon is due in court today ahead of his trial on criminal fraud charges over a push to fund Trump’s border wall, weeks after he was released from prison on a separate conviction. Bannon, the 70-year-old former Trump adviser, is scheduled to stand trial starting on 9 December in New York state court in Manhattan.Prosecutors allege that he deceived donors wh
  
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• Trump expected to appoint China critics Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz | First Thing

  12-11-2024 12:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Rubio is reportedly in line for secretary of state, with Waltz expected to be made national security adviser. Plus, what’s behind all the celebrity lookalike contests?Good morning.Donald Trump has reportedly picked China critics Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz for the respective roles of secretary of state and national security adviser.Who has been confirmed for Trump’s cabinet? The immigration hardliner Stephen Miller (as deputy chief of staff for policy); Susie Wiles (chief of staff); L
  
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• Curzon cinema chain acquired by Poundstretcher owner Fortress

  12-11-2024 12:03 via theguardian.com
  
  US private equity group buys company’s 16 UK cinemas, distribution arm and online streaming serviceThe British arthouse cinema chain Curzon has been acquired by the US investment firm that owns Poundstretcher and Majestic Wine.Fortress Investment Group has bought the chain, which has more than 350 employees at 16 cinemas across the UK, for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading...
  
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• UK grocery inflation picks up to 2.3%; unemployment rises while regular wage growth slows – business live

  12-11-2024 11:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Consumers started their Christmas shopping early, Kantar says; UK jobless rate rises to 4.3% while wage growth excluding bonuses is at a two-year lowMetro Bank has been fined nearly £17m by the UK’s financial watchdog for failings in its money-laundering controls over four years.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued the £16.7m penalty after finding failures in monitoring 60m transactions over a four-year period that risked a “gap being left in the defence against t
  
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• Unemployment rises as pay growth slows again

  12-11-2024 11:29 via bbc.com
  
  The rate of unemployment stood at 4.3% in the three months to September, up from 4% the previous quarter.
  
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• AstraZeneca says it takes China investigation ‘very seriously’

  12-11-2024 11:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Britain’s biggest pharmaceutical company raises 2024 profit forecast and announces $3.5bn US investmentBusiness live – latest updatesAstraZeneca has said the drugmaker is taking investigations by Chinese authorities into its business in the country “very seriously” and will “fully cooperate” with them.Authorities are thought to be investigating the importation of two cancer treatments manufactured by Britain’s biggest pharmaceutical company into China. C
  
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• Iran cites 19th century British maps in row over ownership of islands

  12-11-2024 11:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Tehran cites 1888 charts in effort to prove ownership of islands near strait of Hormuz that are also claimed by UAEMaps drawn up more than 130 years ago on the instruction of the Marquess of Salisbury, the then British foreign secretary, have been cited by Iran in its deepening dispute with the Gulf states over the ownership of three strategic islands at the entrance to the critical strait of Hormuz waterway.The dispute is threatening to damage Iran’s current efforts to form closer relatio
  
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