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Proust en chinois, la belle audace d’un éditeur taïwanais

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-22T04:00:51+00:00

Sept traducteurs ont travaillé cinq ans sur une nouvelle traduction intégrale en chinois d’« A la recherche du temps perdu », pour les éditions Linking.

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Thousands of staff at Czech public broadcasters strike over funding plans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-22T04:00:50+00:00

Industrial action is biggest escalation yet in months-long dispute with populist government of Andrej BabišThousands of public service media employees in Czechia are holding a 24-hour strike after the government of the billionaire prime minister, Andrej Babiš, pushed ahead with controversial plans to change the way the country’s public broadcasters are funded.Monday’s industrial action by staff at Czech Television and Czech Radio marks the biggest escalation yet in a months-long confrontation between the broadcasters and Babiš’s populist administration. Continue reading...

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From mobile jungles to shadow art: how Dutch people try to beat the heat

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-22T04:00:50+00:00

A national heatwave plan has been activated to help people stay cool during the Netherlands’ increasingly hot summersHouseholds in Amsterdam are being urged to hang their curtains outside their windows as health experts recommend simple hacks to moderate the heatwave rolling across the Netherlands, where homes were built for old-fashioned damp and coldish northern European weather.In a viral social media post last week, Eline Coolen, the heat coordinator at the city’s public health institute, urged sweaty city-dwellers to rig up temporary curtain rails or drape curtains or sheets outside to st

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L’Italie serre les rangs derrière Giorgia Meloni, ciblée par Donald Trump, mais s’inquiète de représailles commerciales

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-22T04:00:25+00:00

Le président américain et la cheffe du gouvernement italien, autrefois alliés solides, ont spectaculairement mis en scène leurs différends ces derniers jours, après avoir déjà affiché leurs divergences sur la guerre au Moyen-Orient et le pape au printemps.

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« Le blocage d’Anthropic, pour les Etats-Unis, est une arme de dernier recours, convoquée faute de doctrine »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-22T04:00:02+00:00

L’administration américaine vient d’ordonner au géant de l’IA de couper l’accès de tout étranger à ses modèles de langage les plus avancés. Ce geste, plus qu’un acte de force ou de souveraineté, trahit l’incapacité de Washington à contrôler cette technologie, estime Stéphane Lauer, éditorialiste au « Monde ».

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Australia politics live: tests confirm second H5N1 bird flu infection as agriculture minister calls situation ‘very concerning’’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-22T03:54:37+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHume has no problem with more debate on NDIS changes, but criticises ‘horse trading’ between Labor and the GreensJane Hume is speaking to RN Breakfast now, saying the Coalition has no problem with increased scrutiny over changes to the NDIS should the Greens negotiate a longer inquiry into the scheme the week.I suppose one of our concerns is that perhaps the changes don’t go far enough in addressing the rorts and the criminal behaviour that we’ve seen embedded in the NDIS system now. We want to make sure that th

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RBI overhauls Lead Bank Scheme after review, issues new guidelines

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-22T03:51:10+00:00

The central bank said it had undertaken a "comprehensive review" of the scheme and issued revised guidelines after examining public feedback received on the draft framework released earlier this year

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China targets US rare earth and other firms with export controls

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-22T03:21:01+00:00

The ​measures are ‌a response to the "U.S. government's malicious practice" and were taken to safeguard national security and interests, as well ‌as to fulfil international obligations

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Clearance rates hit six-year low as more than half of Australian homes up for auction fail to sell

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-22T03:18:24+00:00

Preliminary data show 47.7% of homes sold at auction in the week ending 21 June. It is the lowest the rate has been since April 2020Clearance rates in Australia’s capital cities have fallen to a six-year low, with fewer than half of homes at auction finding buyers.Preliminary data from Cotality shows 47.4% of homes that went to auction sold in the week ending Sunday 21 June. That figure is a weighted average encompassing different rates in different capitals, but the numbers are striking across the board. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: Ryan accuses Labor of ‘1,000 days of harm’ on gambling reform; Greens attack ‘friendless’ NDIS cuts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-22T02:50:02+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHume has no problem with more debate on NDIS changes, but criticises ‘horse trading’ between Labor and the GreensJane Hume is speaking to RN Breakfast now, saying the Coalition has no problem with increased scrutiny over changes to the NDIS should the Greens negotiate a longer inquiry into the scheme the week.I suppose one of our concerns is that perhaps the changes don’t go far enough in addressing the rorts and the criminal behaviour that we’ve seen embedded in the NDIS system now. We want to make sure that th

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Western Australian poultry farms locked down after H5N1 bird flu discovered in wild birds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-22T02:45:18+00:00

Poultry producer Inghams announces move after brown skua confirmed to have virus and petrel being tested, in first cases seen on Australia’s mainlandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPoultry farms in Western Australia have gone into lockdown after confirmation the deadly H5N1 bird flu has arrived on the country’s mainland.On Monday, the Inghams Group – Australia’s largest poultry producer – announced a “complete lockdown” in WA, despite no commercial detections of H5N1. Continue reading...

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