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John Healey tells counterparts to ‘step up’ as he arrives at first G20 summit
The UK’s new Chancellor, John Healey, called on international counterparts to “step up” co-operation on shared economic pressures as he arrived at his first G20 summit in Asheville, North Carolina. He cited challenges including the Middle East crisis, high energy prices, the cost of living and growth, arguing that no country can tackle these shocks…
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Bond sell-off intensifies around the world as oil prices rise above $91 a barrel, stoking inflation fears – business live
Global government bond markets are selling off sharply, driving yields to fresh highs, after oil prices climbed above $91 a barrel amid renewed fighting in the Middle East. The US and Iran exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with Iran targeting American bases in Jordan and the UAE after strikes on Iranian…
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‘The Varnell Hill Show’ Review: Tommy Davidson in Paramount+’s Amiable Throwback of a ‘Martin’ Spinoff
The Hollywood Reporter reviews “The Varnell Hill Show,” a Paramount+ spinoff of the 1990s sitcom Martin that brings back Tommy Davidson as talk-show host Varnell Hill, a minor character from the original series. The workplace comedy trades on nostalgia rather than innovation, offering an old-fashioned multi-camera, laugh-track format reminiscent of the era when Martin first…
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The band Ian Anderson would play with in a heartbeat: “Tell me where you want me”
Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson has said he would happily collaborate with Metallica if the opportunity arose, describing the prospect of adding his trademark flute to a track by the thrash metal giants as an appealing challenge. The comment revisits one of rock’s more unusual footnotes: Jethro Tull’s win of the first-ever Grammy for Best…
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Georgia cop kills beloved pet donkey in his own pasture as heartbroken owner demands justice: ‘We miss him’
A police officer in Cedartown, Georgia, shot and killed a family’s pet donkey after officers searched its pasture during a search for a missing child in the early hours of Sunday morning. The donkey’s owner, Hannah Israel, says officers entered her family’s property near Rockmart without warning and killed the animal, named HeeHaw, after it…
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Mexico’s Martfilms Boards ‘Looking for Sam,’ Mariana Rondón’s Follow-Up to ‘Bad Hair’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Mexico’s Martfilms has come on board “Looking for Sam,” the new film from Venezuelan director Mariana Rondón, a follow-up to her 2013 San Sebastián Golden Shell winner “Bad Hair” (“Pelo Malo”). The docu-fiction project, being pitched at San Sebastián’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, tracks the real-life journeys of that film’s two lead actors, Sam Lange…
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The remote Nepal-China border crossing at the heart of a Himalayan tragedy
Devastating floods that tore through the remote Nepal-China border crossing on 26 August have left widespread destruction and hundreds of people unaccounted for, with authorities now piecing together who was actually present when the disaster struck. The crossing, linking Kathmandu and Tibet via the Friendship Bridge at Rasuwagadhi in Nepal and Gyirong on the Chinese…
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My abusive and aggressive partner left me but O2 insists I meet him in person
A Guardian Money reader sought help after her O2 family phone plan left her needing to remove her abusive ex-partner and his children’s numbers from her account, but O2 insisted the only way to do this was for the pair to join a joint call or meet in person. Despite her fear of contact with…
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New security footage shows the moment FBI agents confront Eric Swalwell at San Francisco Airport
Newly released airport security footage shows FBI agents confronting former US Congressman Eric Swalwell at San Francisco Airport on 15 August, as they executed a search warrant during a federal criminal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him. Swalwell, 45, who has denied the allegations, surrendered electronic devices including his phone and laptop; the footage…
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Evil killer, 15, stabbed a teenager to death in broad daylight at a busy shopping centre to prove his love – after plunging a knife into his victim’s heart in front of his girlfriend
A jury in Melbourne found a teenage boy guilty of murder after he fatally stabbed 16-year-old Oscar Hamilton at a busy shopping centre in September 2024, in an attack prosecutors said was driven by jealousy and a desire to prove his devotion to a girl. The killer, who was 15 at the time and cannot…