Bitcoin hits new record high, dollar dips ahead of Trump inauguration – business live

20/01/2025 09:08 The Guardian

Bitcoin rises by 4% past $109,000, reversing earlier losses; Donald Trump meme coin price tanks after wife Melania also launches tokenChina’s vice president has expressed hope of stable relations as Trump returns to the White House, keen to avoid a repeat of the damaging trade war that drove a wedge between the two countries during his first term.Chinese vice president Han Zheng, in meetings with Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and other US business leaders in Washington ahead of Trump’s inauguration, said he hoped US companies would “take root” in China and help to stabilise bilateral relations, the official Xinhua news agency and Reuters reported.is seen as someone, because of his time in Shanghai, who understands the concerns of the foreign business community, he understands the economy,” . Continue reading...

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Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in effort to guard against potential ‘revenge’ by Trump

Decision by Biden comes after Trump warned of enemies list, including people who investigated Capitol attackJoe Biden has issued pre-emtive pardons for Anthony Fauci, retired Gen Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, using the extrao...

20/01/2025 14:22 The Guardian

ICC braces for swift Trump sanctions over Israeli arrest warrants

Leadership at international criminal court fears new US administration will move quickly to shut it downThe international criminal court is bracing itself for Donald Trump to launch aggressive economic sanctions against it this week, amid fears such a move could paralyse its work and pose an existen...

20/01/2025 14:03 The Guardian

Australia exposed to modern slave labour imports and many businesses ‘ignoring the facts’, commissioner warns

The scale of Australia’s trade with blacklisted companies, revealed in Guardian investigation, prompts anger across the Uyghur communityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s new anti-slavery commissioner has called on the government to urgently address the “ina...

20/01/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Millions across US brace for dangerously low temperatures and winter storms

Much of the eastern US will endure some of the coldest temperatures this winter, and other regions will also see chillier than normal weatherResidents across the United States from the northern plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as tens of millions of residents a...

20/01/2025 13:29 The Guardian

AI tool can give ministers ‘vibe check’ on whether MPs will like policies

Parlex is one of several artificial intelligence systems being developed within the governmentA new artificial intelligence tool can warn ministers whether policies are likely to be very unpopular with their party’s MPs, using a search described as a “parliamentary vibe check”.Parlex is one of...

20/01/2025 12:53 The Guardian

Donald Trump takes power as US braces for vengeful second term | First Thing

Incoming president has promised retaliation against his opponents. Plus, billionaire wealth grew $2tn in 2024Good morning.The United States braces for a new era of disruption and division on Monday with Donald Trump scheduled to be sworn in as its 47th president, promising a blitz of executive order...

20/01/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Weather tracker: polar vortex to bring severe cold spell to much of US

Temperatures will drop by 15-20C with heavy rain and snow predicted in some statesMuch of the US is bracing for a severe cold spell this week with temperatures set to plummet. In some places maximum temperatures are expected to drop by 15-20C over just a couple of days in contrast to above average t...

20/01/2025 11:42 The Guardian

UK charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales amid ‘difficult’ market

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20/01/2025 11:36 The Guardian

US will want Chagos Islands deal reversed, Trump’s ex-national security adviser suggests – UK politics live

Westminster is preparing for Donald Trump’s second term ahead of the US president’s inauguration in WashingtonThe government is developing artificial technology (AI) that will help ministers predict how parliament will react to policy proposals, Chris Smyth reports in a story for the Times.The t...

20/01/2025 10:50 The Guardian

Ninety Palestinians released by Israel as Gaza ceasefire enters second day – live

Palestinian detainees greeted with joy in West Bank after earlier release of three Israeli hostages on Sunday Full report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freed‘I can’t believe I have survived’: the day the Gaza ceasefire finally arrivedWe have some comments from the International Committ...

20/01/2025 07:35 The Guardian

Australia news live: reporter leaves Nine after reaching confidential settlement; body of missing man found after northern NSW floods

Follow today’s news liveSmelters will close without green aluminium funding, Albanese warns as Dutton labels $2bn pledge a ‘con job’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLambie says Labor doing ‘a fair bit of clean up’ from nine years of CoalitionAsked about polling sh...

20/01/2025 06:09 The Guardian

Overhaul ‘unsustainable’ incapacity benefits system, Lords committee urges

Peers call on Labour to carry out ‘fundamental review’ amid rising concerns over retention of Tory plans for £3bn in cutsLabour must carry out a root-and-branch overhaul of the UK’s incapacity benefits system if it is to rein in rising heath-related welfare spending, an influential cross-part...

20/01/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Smelters will close without green aluminium funding, Albanese warns as Dutton labels $2bn pledge a ‘con job’

Federal government aims to encourage power-intensive producers to switch to renewables by 2036Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says smelters will close and cost many jobs without their newly announced al...

20/01/2025 02:42 The Guardian

Chrystia Freeland warns of Trump’s ‘existential risk’ to Canada in campaign launch

Freeland casts herself as ‘battle tested leader’ and most capable of negotiating with an unpredictable White HouseWho could replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal party?Chrystia Freeland has warned of the “existential risk” to Canada posed by Donald Trump, casting herself as...

19/01/2025 21:02 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire begins with release of three Israeli hostages

Hundreds of aid trucks queue to enter Gaza as territory awaits release of 90 Palestinian prisonersIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesHow will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work?Israel and Hamas have begun a long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza with the release of three Israeli female hostages in exchan...

19/01/2025 19:58 The Guardian

California wind forecast worsens as red flag fire weather warning expected on Monday

Experts say fire weather likely to return as firefighters make progress containing wildfires and Trump plans trip to stateAs firefighters in Los Angeles made progress on Sunday containing wildfires that have destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods, forecasters warned that...

19/01/2025 19:49 The Guardian

Three hostages released by Hamas reunited with mothers after ceasefire deal

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19/01/2025 19:21 The Guardian

British hostage Emily Damari arrives in Israel after being released by Hamas

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19/01/2025 18:19 The Guardian

‘Should we grieve, rejoice or cry?’: Palestinians in Gaza react to ceasefire

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19/01/2025 16:42 The Guardian

Palestinian prisoners’ families say their houses were raided by Israeli forces

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19/01/2025 16:35 The Guardian

The three female hostages released first by Hamas under the ceasefire deal

A British-Israeli citizen, a Nova festivalgoer and a veterinary nurse are the three women to be freedIsrael-Gaza war – live updates‘Should we grieve, rejoice or cry?’: Palestinians in Gaza react to ceasefire A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has taken effect, pausing...

19/01/2025 15:59 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire has come into effect but will the Israel-Hamas agreement hold?

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19/01/2025 15:58 The Guardian

Biden’s checkered foreign policy legacy looks like a blip in era of America First

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19/01/2025 10:30 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas releases names of first Israeli hostages to be freed after delay to start of ceasefire

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Israel-Gaza war live: Netanyahu says ‘if we must return to fighting, we will do that’, citing support from Biden and Trump

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Thousands attend pro-Palestine rallies in Australian cities ahead of hoped-for ceasefire

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More than 70 arrested at London protest against Israel’s war in Gaza

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18/01/2025 19:12 The Guardian

Sadiq Khan warns western democracy at risk from ‘resurgent fascism’ ahead of Trump inauguration

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