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13/11/2024 23:21 The Guardian

Company says Amazon Haul will mostly feature products under $10, which it plans to ship from China warehouseAmazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20, an effort to compete with discount retailers that have increasingly encroached on the e-commerce giant’s turf.In a blogpost on Wednesday, the company said the new Amazon Haul storefront would mostly feature products that cost less than $10 and offer free delivery on orders over $25. Amazon plans to ship the products to US customers from a warehouse it operates in China, according to documentation the company provided to sellers. Amazon said Haul orders could arrive within one to two weeks. Continue reading...

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Gas prices at one-year high in Europe amid Russian supply threat

Gazprom could stop flow of gas into continent as result of their legal battle with Austrian company OMVEurope’s gas market rose by as much as 5% on Thursday to its highest price in a year after one of the continent’s biggest gas traders said that there could be a halt on gas supplies from Russia...

14/11/2024 16:02 The Guardian

US states urged to find new ways to block Trump’s mass deportation plan

California and other states must mount aggressive, multipronged response to defend immigrants, advocates warnCalifornia, home to the largest immigrant population in the US, is bracing for Donald Trump’s plan to enact the “largest deportation operation in American history”, with advocates pushi...

14/11/2024 16:00 The Guardian

Salisbury novichok inquiry: container hunt like looking for ‘needle in haystack’

Counter-terrorism police chief tells of difficulty of search for vessel with poison after attack on Sergei SkripalHunting for the container of nerve agent used in the attack on the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was like “searching for a needle in a haystack”, a counter-terrorism forensics c...

14/11/2024 15:07 The Guardian

Weekend thunderstorms forecast for northern Australia with south to see temperatures drop

The BoM is warning of severe storms in the northern rivers and northern tablelands of NSW, with possible damaging winds and large hailstonesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThunderstorms are expected to continue this weekend on both sides of the country. Warm and humid cond...

14/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Conflict in Gaza an ‘Israeli terrorism creation factory’, warns Australian on UN inquiry

Former human rights commissioner Chris Sidoti says ‘there is no end in sight’ as ongoing bombardment is sowing seeds for generations of hostilitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Kids aren’t terrorists,” Chri...

14/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Trump’s ‘reckless’ attorney general choice sends shockwaves through Washington – US politics live

Republicans express shock and concern after far-right Republican congressman Matt Gaetz nominated by TrumpThe London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has accused Donald Trump of repeatedly criticising him because of his ethnicity and Muslim faith, in comments likely to renew his long-running feud with the US pres...

14/11/2024 11:24 The Guardian

First Thing: Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza

Human Rights Watch says its evidence suggests Israel has committed a war crime against civilians. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg drops a cover of Get Low with T-PainDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Israel has been accused of crimes against humanity over its use of evacu...

14/11/2024 11:12 The Guardian

Florida liberal arts college reinstates ‘wokeness’ course amid furore

Course set to be taught by controversial British ‘anti-woke’ media commentator Andrew DoyleNew College of Florida reinstated a course on “wokeness” taught by the controversial British media personality and culture warrior Andrew Doyle to its catalog, after appearing to remove it from an earl...

14/11/2024 10:00 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel accused of the ‘war crime of forcible transfer’ in Gaza

Report by Human Rights Watch says use of repeated evacuation orders against civilians amounts to crimes against humanityIsrael is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, according to a report by Human Rights Watch, whic...

14/11/2024 07:42 The Guardian

‘Different when there’s a knife raised at you’: officer feared Clare Nowland would stab her before Taser deployed

Paramedic witness tells Sen Const Kristian White’s manslaughter trial that 95-year-old Nowland ‘didn’t appear to acknowledge’ warnings or instructionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA police officer who tried to...

14/11/2024 06:33 The Guardian

Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza

Human Rights Watch says it has evidence that suggests ‘the war crime of forcible transfer’ of civiliansIsrael is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, according to a report by Human Rights Watch, which says the po...

14/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Dead drops, PR stunts and punishment beatings: the rapid rise of Russia’s powerful darknet drug industry

Tech-savvy organised crime groups profiting from billion-dollar enterprise that is spreading beyond Russian bordersAt any one moment in towns and cities across Russia, thousands of drug packages lie buried in the ground, attached by magnets to lamp-posts or taped underneath window sills, waiting to...

14/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

How a Republican trifecta makes way for Trump’s rightwing agenda

GOP majority in House and Senate could give the president-elect ability to extend tax cuts and roll back Biden-era lawsWith the confirmation that Republicans have won a majority in the House of Representatives, Donald Trump and his party will now have a governing trifecta in Washington come January,...

14/11/2024 04:15 The Guardian

Australia news live: Monique Ryan warns against putting billionaire like Gina Rinehart in Musk-style ‘government efficiency’ role

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCould Donald Trump really fire Kevin Rudd?The former prime minister’s criticism of Donald Trump has drawn the ire of those in the president elect’s inner circle, and prompted renewed debate about whether the inc...

13/11/2024 22:43 The Guardian

Sanders and Warren push Democrats to fight for workers and ‘unrig’ economy

Progressive senators urge party to ‘learn the right lessons’ from election defeat and take fight to US billionaire classElizabeth Warren delivered a rallying cry to Democrats in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, calling on the party to show it stands ready to “unrig this economy...

13/11/2024 21:50 The Guardian

Schools closed and people evacuated as torrential rain returns in Spain

Large parts of east and south under alerts as schools are shut and riverside neighbourhoods evacuated in AndalucíaAuthorities in eastern and southern Spain have closed schools and begun evacuating some residents as the country is pounded by further torrential rains two weeks after the catastrophic...

13/11/2024 18:24 The Guardian

Legalisation of assisted dying may force NHS cuts, Wes Streeting warns

Minister has asked officials at Department of Health to analyse implications for other servicesCivil servants are looking at the extra costs that assisted dying would impose on the NHS amid a warning from Wes Streeting that some services may be cut to fund expanded end-of-life care.The health secret...

13/11/2024 17:12 The Guardian

‘Minuscule’ amount of novichok could have been fatal, scientist tells inquiry

Witness from Porton Down laboratory says ‘many lethal doses’ of nerve agent were applied to Sergei Skripal’s doorA “minuscule” amount of the nerve agent used in the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal – as small as a sixth of a grain of salt – could have been enough to prove fata...

13/11/2024 17:10 The Guardian

Outgoing FDA head warns of sweeping policy changes in second Trump term

Robert Califf says Trump and RFK Jr could bring disruption and uncertainty to Food and Drug AdministrationSweeping changes to health policy under the incoming Trump administration, and at the likely direction of vaccine denier Robert F Kennedy Jr, will bring disruption and uncertainty to an agency c...

13/11/2024 15:21 The Guardian

Russian naval officer accused of ‘war crimes’ killed in Crimea car bombing

Valery Trankovsky had ordered missile strikes from Black Sea on civilian targets, a Ukrainian official saidA senior Russian naval officer was killed in a car bombing in Crimea on Wednesday, the latest in a series of targeted attacks on Russian military personnel and pro-Kremlin figures in occupied U...

13/11/2024 14:30 The Guardian

Senator compares Labor’s social media bill to ‘banning children from libraries’ amid calls for more scrutiny

Nationals’ Matt Canavan warns ban ‘could go way too far’ while Greens’ Sarah Hanson-Young says big tech should not be let off the hookFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenators from the left and right have demande...

13/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Australia’s high-speed rail dream is doomed if stations are built in wrong place, ex-MP says

Exclusive: John Alexander pleads with the rail authority to maximise future land value capture by placing Sydney and Gosford stops otsides CBDsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s push for high-speed rail is ignoring expert advice and parliamentary findings, accor...

13/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Unrwa shutdown by Israel would add to Gaza suffering, says top official

Sam Rose warns of severe consequences amid weakened US stance and points to ICJ demand to protect aid effortsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s plan to close the UN Palestinian relief agency, Unrwa, within three months is impossible and unrealistic without causing further untold suffering...

13/11/2024 12:04 The Guardian

Oregon hospital sued for $35m by family of security guard shot dead in hallway

Suit claims Legacy Good Samaritan hospital ignored signs that could have prevented Bobby Smallwood’s deathThe family of an Oregon hospital security guard who was shot to death while protecting a maternity ward from an attacker during the summer of 2023 is suing the medical facility for $35m in dam...

13/11/2024 11:00 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Aid groups condemn Israel as US ultimatum over Gaza expires

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13/11/2024 08:48 The Guardian

BoM issues severe weather warnings across eastern Australia as thunderstorms bring power outages

Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Lismore forecast to receive worst of wild weather, BoM saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLithgow hospital briefly lost power on Wednesday as “dangerous” thunders...

13/11/2024 07:12 The Guardian

Sydney trains to run 24 hours a day this weekend as government caves to union demand while warning of delays

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13/11/2024 07:09 The Guardian

News live: future of Australian fashion week uncertain after IMG cuts ties; severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of NSW, Victoria and Queensland

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13/11/2024 04:52 The Guardian

Fears for local news diversity if rightwing startup buys Southern Cross regional TV network

Fringe news streaming channel ADH TV, which launched with Alan Jones at the helm, confirms offer for 93 regional free-to-air stationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDiversity of local news may be at risk if a rightwing...

13/11/2024 02:59 The Guardian

Australian high court rules Catholic church not liable for child abuse by priest it didn’t directly employ

Church wins case reversing 2023 decision of Victorian court that it was vicariously responsible for abuse suffered by five-year-old at hands of assistant priestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Catholic church has won...

13/11/2024 00:22 The Guardian

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