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Fleeing Xi’s China: following the trail of migrants trying to reach Australia through Indonesia
Paul, an Indonesian fisherman, says he was working as a rideshare driver in the dusty streets of Kupang in West Timor when he came across half a dozen Chinese men on the side of the road. They were wet up to their waist, carrying a backpack each, and spoke no …
Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds
Shoe Zone blames tax rises in budget for decision to close some stores
The low-cost footwear retailer Shoe Zone has blamed extra costs resulting from
changes to wages and national insurance contributions (NICs)
in October’s budget and weakening consumer confidence for its decision to close stores.Shoe Zone said it had experienced “very challenging trading conditions” between the start of …
The Spin | Women’s cricket team of the year: from Smriti Mandhana to Sophie Ecclestone
The Spin’s women’s all-format team of the year has historically been dominated by England and Australia – yawn. Fortunately, with Australia’s perpetual-world-champions tag finally removed by New Zealand at October’s T20 World Cup, things look a little different this time.
This year, history was made by Scotland, who qualified for …
Chinese AI chip firms blacklisted over weapons concerns gained access to UK technology
Chinese engineers developing chips for artificial intelligence that can be used in “advanced weapons systems” have gained access to cutting-edge UK technology, the Guardian can reveal.
by analysts as “China’s premier AI chip designers”, Moore Threads and Biren Technology are subject to US export restrictions over …Giannis in bloom and the elephants in the room: seven NBA Cup takeaways | Claire de Lune
Antetokounmpo is having an MVP season
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s NBA Cup final opponent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokić have deservedly been garnering a lot of MVP buzz a quarter of the way through the regular season. But over three days in Las Vegas, Antetokounmpo added to what is already a …
‘Everything is so bad’: Argentina’s poor hit hard by Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ measures
Late at night, a young father stands in a dumpster in Buenos Aires, passing scraps and discarded food to his wife and two young children. In a subway station, a homeless couple sleep in an unoccupied corner, their heads sheltered by cardboard boxes. On the streets of the city’s slums …
UK inflation data leaves Starmer miles off goal of growth ‘felt in people’s pockets’
Keir Starmer’s latest “milestone” for the economy is growth that can be “felt in people’s pockets”. News that inflation hit 2.6% in November, and is heading in the wrong direction, underlined just how far there is to go.
extinguished any lingering expectations of …Energy firms to spend £70bn to rewire Great Britain’s electricity grid
Victorian review of NDAs gets strong support for outright ban in sexual harassment cases
About 90% of submissions to a Victorian government-led consultation have recommended restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of sexual harassment, with a legal centre revealing pressure was put on a 15-year-old girl to sign one while she was working at a supermarket.