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‘Sexist’: Gillard and Albanese condemn ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T06:32:59+00:00

Trucks with billboards depicting phrase alongside Jacinta Allan wearing a black pointed hat have been seen around Melbourne for about six weeksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJulia Gillard and Anthony Albanese have joined a chorus of politicians criticising a truck-mounted billboard featuring Victorian premier Jacinta Allan alongside the phrase “ditch the witch”.The billboards, which have been seen travelling through Melbourne for about six weeks, also ran AI-generated images of Allan wearing a black pointed hat a

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At least 15 killed as powerful earthquake strikes southern Philippines

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T06:32:39+00:00

Residents warned not to enter damaged homes or other buildings due to threat of aftershocks following 7.8 earthquakeA magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early on Monday, collapsing buildings and killing at least 15 people.“Many buildings were affected, but I cannot enumerate them now because we are busy with ongoing rescues,” Robert Dagon, of the General Santos City police, told Agence France-Presse. Continue reading...

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India Inc hikes prices, shrinks packs as Iran war squeezes margins

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-08T06:32:08+00:00

Sectors with high global exposure, including aviation, oil and gas, chemicals, logistics and capital goods, may remain under margin pressure, say analysts

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IMF chief warns world isn’t ready for shocks that are piling up

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-08T06:32:04+00:00

“I am worried that we are not completely internalizing yet that this is how the world is going to be,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

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Israel bombardea Irán aunque Trump pidió a Netanyahu no hacerlo

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-08T06:14:13+00:00

Los dos países se enzarzan en un fuego cruzado por vez primera desde el inicio del alto el fuego en abril. Los hutíes de Yemen se suman a la escalada con un misil contra Israel

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В Армении объявили результаты голосования. Главное

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-08T06:12:14+00:00

7 июня в Армении прошли парламентские выборы. По итогам голосования в стране будет сформировано новое правительство. Правящая партия Никола Пашиняна лидирует с чуть меньше 50% голосов, но по предварительным результатам подсчета голосов со всех участков выборы могут признать несостоявшимися. Подсчет голосов на утро 8 июня продолжается.

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Итоги выборов в Армении

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-08T06:12:14+00:00

7 июня в Армении прошли парламентские выборы. По итогам голосования в стране будет сформировано новое правительство. Правящая партия Никола Пашиняна лидирует с результатом чуть меньше 50% голосов. На данный момент подведены итоги голосования на 2005 избирательных участках, число участников голосования составило 1 млн 476 916 человек. Подсчет голосов завершен.

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Australia news live: Andrew Hastie accuses Pauline Hanson of being ‘Maga first’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T06:01:11+00:00

Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIs Australian music at risk of extinction? Here’s what the data tells usThe music that charts in Australia has changed considerably over the past couple of decades – rock is out, country is in and old tracks are new again.Because of Richard’s brilliant research, advanced Melanoma went from a death sentence to a curable disease. As a result of that breakthrough, in a country with the highest melanoma rates on earth, thousands of Australians are alive today. …After being diagnosed with brain cancer, Australians got to know Ric

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More than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T06:00:20+00:00

Senior medical staff call for solutions to tackle root causes of excess deaths amid tenfold increase in a decadeMore than 1,300 patients a month in England are dying needlessly due to long A&E waits, a tenfold rise in a decade, figures suggest.There were more than 300 deaths linked to long waits every week in 2025, up from 30 a week in 2015, according to analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Continue reading...

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Сбербанк: доля зарплат в конвертах у малого бизнеса достигла 20-25%

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-08T06:00:00+00:00

Сбербанк, как крупнейший игрок платежного рынка, фиксирует, что вместе с ростом платежей наличными растет и зарплата в конвертах, рассказал «Ведомостям» в кулуарах ПМЭФ зампред правления, финансовый директор банка Тарас Скворцов. Среди малого бизнеса доля зарплат в конвертах выросла примерно до 20-25% от общих объемов с прежних 10-15%. А у индивидуальных предпринимателей (ИП) с тех же 10-15% взлетела до 40%, сказал банкир. 

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Japanese city shuts down nearly 100 schools after unprecedented bear sighting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T05:56:19+00:00

Police and hunters in Utsunomiya, 100km north of the capital, resume their search for animal that is not usually seen so close to TokyoA city in Japan has closed all its 94 primary and secondary schools after a bear was spotted in the municipality for the first time.Officials in Utsunomiya, a city of half a million people about 100km (62 miles) north of Tokyo, took action after a medium-sized black bear – estimated to be about one-metre-long – was seen near a park in the city on Saturday. The bear was spotted again on CCTV running just in front of two startled young men in the city centre, in

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Trump reportedly tells Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran - as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T05:54:15+00:00

This blog is now closed – our live coverage of the Middle East crisis continues hereDonald Trump also aggressively pushed back against claims that he broke a key campaign promise to keep the US out of new foreign conflicts.“Well, well, first of all, I didn’t guarantee no war,” Trump said during the Meet the Press interview. “Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?” Continue reading...

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Queensland magistrate suppresses identity of man with ‘high public profile’ in extortion case

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T05:52:31+00:00

Media outlets argue man’s name should be made public and police acting to protect him from ‘embarrassment’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland magistrate has suppressed the name of a man with a “high public profile” during an ongoing extortion case in Cairns.The man – referred to in court as MM – is not a party to the case, which was back before the Cairns magistrates court on Monday. Continue reading...

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Goldman sees rupee weakness capped after steps to boost inflows

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-08T05:52:03+00:00

Goldman now sees the dollar/rupee cross at 96 in three months, from 97 previously; it has kept its 6-month forecast unchanged at 96, while seeing the currency at 97 in 12 months, from 96 previously

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Что известно об атаке дрона на поезд в Крыму

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-08T05:51:54+00:00

Утром 8 июня украинский дрон атаковал пассажирский поезд Москва – Симферополь. Ранен машинист, его помощник погиб. Движение поездов в крымском направлении нарушено. Пассажиров всех поездов на территории Крымского полуострова эвакуировали.

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Middle East crisis live: Israel and Iran exchange fresh round of strikes as attacks intensify

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T05:51:31+00:00

Despite Donald Trump’s calls for calm, Israeli military says it struck military targets in central and western Iran in response to attacks by TehranIsrael strikes Iran despite Trump plea as Middle East crisis threatens to escalateHello and welcome to our live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.Israel launched airstrikes early on Monday targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran, attacks that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war.Iran’s attacks appeared to be in retaliation for Israel strikes on Beirut’s Dahiyeh southern suburb

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Govt bonds slip as US-Iran risks derail post-policy rally

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-08T05:42:08+00:00

The yield ⁠on the benchmark 6.48% 2035 note was at 6.9758% as of 10:30 a.m. IST, after closing at 6.9772% on Friday after ‌the policy decision. Yields move inversely to bond prices.

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Odisha SHG exports Amrapali mangoes to London

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-08T05:22:07+00:00

Maa Kalijai group’s 7.5 quintal consignment highlights growing success of farmer collectives in agri-exports under PSFPO project

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Extra £174m earmarked for ‘spiralling’ bill for Lower Thames Crossing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T05:00:20+00:00

More than £3bn is due to be spent on the proposed road tunnel between Kent and Essex, which is estimated to have higher costs per mile than HS2Ministers have earmarked more than £170m extra to help build the Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel, fuelling concerns over the “spiralling” costs of one of the UK’s largest planned infrastructure projects.The proposed £11bn route under the Thames between Kent and Essex is already estimated to cost more each mile than the HS2 high-speed rail link from London to Birmingham. It was given the funding boost as part of a plan to spend £3.1bn of public money o

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Top chefs back Andy Burnham for prime minister to cut VAT on hospitality

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-08T05:00:19+00:00

Tom Kerridge says ‘whole of hospitality’ should get behind Burnham who has called for VAT cut from 20% to 10%Chefs and restaurateurs have said they hope Andy Burnham becomes prime minister after he backed calls to cut VAT tax for hospitality businesses.Burnham, who is standing as the Labour candidate in the Makerfield byelection and is expected to launch a challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership if he wins, has called for the rate to be cut from 20% to 10% to be in line with European rates. Continue reading...

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