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Australia politics live: furious Lambie warns Hastie cartoon shows Hanson’s ‘true colours’; ‘no graver accusation’ than traitor, Paterson says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T23:03:14+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveLabor introducing new laws to crack down on illegal tobaccoLabor will introduce new laws to make it easier to prosecute criminals involved in the illicit tobacco trade, as the government fights an uphill battle against the exploding black market.The new laws think about it as a list of observable indicators, very simple, fact-based things like: is the tobacco appropriately packaged? Is it a menthol cigarette even hiding in plain packaging? Is it being concealed? Does it have paperwork at the border?Or my personal favourite: is the retail price of this packet of cigare

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Teachers say holidays in term can be worth more than time in school

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T23:01:08+00:00

School staff tell focus groups they believe school system in England and Wales cannot deal with attendance crisisTeachers have so little belief in the importance of pupils’ full school attendance that they would take their own children on term time holidays if they could, staff have told a three-year research programme.Frontline staff do not believe the school system is set up to deal with an ongoing attendance crisis in England and Wales, where nearly one in five children are now missing at least 10% of school, according to a report based on in-depth conversations with teachers. Continue read

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UK chancellor urged to remove £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ prompting parents to cut work hours

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T23:01:08+00:00

Critics say threshold pushes higher-paid staff to cut back on work and often mothers to stop working to avoid losing entitlementJohn Healey has been urged to fix the £100,000 childcare “cliff edge”, that means some higher-paid employees cut back on work to avoid losing their entitlement.Since the latest expansion of taxpayer-funded childcare in 2024, families with young children in which both parents earn less than £100,000 a year can be entitled to 30 hours a week of care - or none at all, if one of them cross that threshold. Continue reading...

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Quel giorno di cielo azzurro

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-09T23:00:00+00:00

Non abbiamo bisogno di un anniversario per ciò che non possiamo dimenticare. Il ricordo dell’11 settembre continua a scuotere l’anima di New York. L’universalità di quella esperienza è sbalorditiva: è forse il primo evento globale vissuto quasi simultaneamente da chiunque, ma da nessuna parte con l’intensità con cui è stato vissuto qui, in questo splendido cumulo di immondizia che, a quanto si dice, non dorme mai

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : un drone russe a violé l’espace aérien moldave peu avant le décollage de l’avion de Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-09T22:53:43+00:00

L’espace aérien moldave a été fermé durant près d’une heure, mardi après-midi, alors que le président ukrainien allait décoller de Chisinau vers Oslo. Selon les autorités, le drone est tombé et a explosé à environ 160 km de l’aéroport de la capitale moldave.

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Australia politics live: Hanson showing ‘true colours’ and contempt for veterans over Hastie cartoon, furious Lambie says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T22:48:08+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveLabor introducing new laws to crack down on illegal tobaccoLabor will introduce new laws to make it easier to prosecute criminals involved in the illicit tobacco trade, as the government fights an uphill battle against the exploding black market.The new laws think about it as a list of observable indicators, very simple, fact-based things like: is the tobacco appropriately packaged? Is it a menthol cigarette even hiding in plain packaging? Is it being concealed? Does it have paperwork at the border?Or my personal favourite: is the retail price of this packet of cigare

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Republican convention kicks off as Democratic senator John Fetterman reportedly set to praise Trump in video message to crowd – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T22:47:07+00:00

The senator from Pennsylvania who has found himself increasingly estranged from his party will thank Trump for helping US steel industry, Axios reportsRepublicans look to ‘midterm convention’ to overcome Trump unpopularitySign up for US Breaking News emailStefany Shaheen, the daughter of a longtime New Hampshire senator and former governor, has won the Democratic nomination in the race for Chris Pappas’s former House seat.Stefany Shaheen’s mother Jeanne Shaheen is a former governor who has represented New Hampshire in the Senate since 2009. The younger Shaheen’s family ties to the Democratic e

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Люди, які відчувають невпевненість в житті, використовують ці 8 фраз під час розмови

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-09T22:45:00+00:00

Коли людина перебуває у стані розгубленості, не маючи жодної впевненості щодо того, куди рухається її життя, вона часто починає говорити речі, які свідчать про те, наскільки їй важко.

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Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T22:19:25+00:00

Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics traffickingThe US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump administration expands its campaign against narcotics traffickers it says are destabilising Latin America.US secretary of state Marco Rubio made the announcement in Quito, where he met Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa, one of several rightwing allies of Donald Trump whom Rubio is courting as a security partner during a thr

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Australia politics live: Hastie ‘not after legal action’ following One Nation ‘traitor’ cartoon citing Rinehart backing party

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T22:12:13+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveLabor introducing new laws to crack down on illegal tobaccoLabor will introduce new laws to make it easier to prosecute criminals involved in the illicit tobacco trade, as the government fights an uphill battle against the exploding black market.The new laws think about it as a list of observable indicators, very simple, fact-based things like: is the tobacco appropriately packaged? Is it a menthol cigarette even hiding in plain packaging? Is it being concealed? Does it have paperwork at the border? Or my personal favourite: is the retail price of this packet of cigar

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See how Canada is shifting its trade beyond the U.S.

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-09-09T22:04:52+00:00

Strife with the U.S., including Trump's tariffs, has pushed Canada to find new trading partners. That could ultimately raise prices for U.S. businesses.

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Missouri’s Trump-backed voting maps approved by federal panel challenged in supreme court

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T22:04:44+00:00

Opponents requested an emergency filing as state’s elections plunged into uncertainty over redrawn districtsOpponents of congressional redistricting in Missouri appealed to the US supreme court on Wednesday after a federal panel let stand a ruling allowing the state to use a new map backed by Donald Trump in November’s midterms.The map’s challengers, including a group ‌opposed to the Republican-drawn map called ​People Not Politicians, made the request in an emergency ⁠filing, moving swiftly ​after Stephen Clark, a St ​Louis-based chief ​US district ​judge, ‌ ​issued his ​decision on Tuesday.

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Trump says he would consider pardon for former attorney Michael Cohen

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T22:03:00+00:00

Cohen has not personally asked Trump for a pardon, but he submitted an application to the White House after his request was denied by the Biden administrationDonald Trump on Wednesday said he would consider pardoning Michael Cohen, the former fixer whom he once branded a “rat” for testifying against him in court and before Congress, but with whom he has recently staged a stunning public reconciliation.Asked by a reporter whether he would grant Cohen’s appeal for presidential clemency, Trump said: “If everything is checking out, it’s something I would consider.” Continue reading...

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11 settembre 2001: il prima e il dopo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-09T22:01:00+00:00

Quel giorno finì un mondo e ne cominciò un altro. Dal pomeriggio di Roma alle macerie di Manhattan, il viaggio verso New York diventò una corsa contro il tempo. E intanto l’America cercava di capire cosa fosse accaduto. Questo è il racconto di quelle prime ore dopo l’attacco. E del momento esatto in cui cominciò il dopo.

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Il Ground zero di tutti i complotti

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-09T22:01:00+00:00

L’11 settembre fu anche l’inizio di una nuova era: quella delle false verità. Dalle Torri minate al missile sul Pentagono, fino ai complotti di oggi. Una storia di bugie virali senza fine

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