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Australian politics live: Canavan denies he walked out on EU trade meeting; AEC warns about ‘emerging’ risk of AI in voting

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T21:03:23+00:00

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPrivate health insurance changes ‘recalibrating precious taxpayer dollars’, says WellsThe health minister, Mark Butler, yesterday promised to reintroduce a bill to reduce private health insurance rebates for over-65s, after it was thrown out of the Senate by the crossbench and Coalition.It’s really important we reintroduce it, because we need to raise the level of support and resourcing for aged care. I was the aged care minister before being the communications minister, we need to work urgently. There’s not

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Надежным компаниям стали чаще снижать рейтинги

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T21:00:00+00:00

Крупные российские компании, которые банки традиционно считали самыми надежными заемщиками, все чаще сталкиваются с ухудшением кредитного качества. За девять месяцев 2026 г. на понижения пришлось 8,1% рейтинговых действий «Эксперт РА» по компаниям реального сектора с рейтингом ruA- и выше, говорится в обзоре агентства (есть у «Ведомостей»). За весь 2025 год этот показатель составлял всего 1,8%, в 2024 г. – 4,3%. Еще по 5,6% действий пришлось на ухудшение прогнозов и на установление статуса «под наблюдением».

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Ex-fiance of Nancy Mace and two others charged with sex crimes she detailed in House speech

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:49:48+00:00

Republican representative described the assault in a nearly hourlong speech in February 2025 that named the menNancy Mace’s former fiance and two of his business associates were charged with sex crimes and voyeurism on Wednesday over an episode the South Carolina representative described in detail during a speech last year on the House floor, about how crimes against women are not investigated thoroughly.John Douglas Osborne committed sex acts on a 23-year-old incapacitated and intoxicated woman while Mace’s ex-fiance Patrick Bryant and Eric Bernard Bowman watched, according to sworn statement

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Israeli quadcopter drone drops bomb in Lebanon

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:47:46+00:00

An Israeli quadcopter drone was filmed dropping a bomb on the outskirts of the village of Zibqin in southern Lebanon.

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Why Zelensky's meeting with Burnham matters

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:41:03+00:00

Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed President Zelensky to Downing Street on Wednesday, as Ukraine's leader looks to shore up his European allies five years into Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Sky turns orange as wildfires rage across Indonesia

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:39:59+00:00

An orange haze is blanketing Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan as wildfires rage across the province.

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Angry Youth in Aging Europe

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:34:31+00:00

A bitter generational battle over resources is boiling over as economic growth on the continent stalls.

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World’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkiye

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:33:20+00:00

Clay analysis traces recovered storage jars to early history workshops operating across the Jordan Valley.

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Student protesters attack government buildings in Tirana

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:29:05+00:00

Thousands of students in Albania are calling for better university conditions and job prospects, but buildings have been set on fire in the unrest.

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Student protesters attack government buildings in Albania

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:29:05+00:00

Buildings were set alight on the second day of demonstrations from thousands of students who want better university conditions and job prospects.

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Houthi attacks disrupt travel plans for Mecca pilgrims

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:25:04+00:00

Muslim pilgrims headed to Mecca for Umrah are facing travel disruptions as Houthi attacks hit Saudi Arabia.

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Barcola scores hat-trick as Liverpool hit LASK for six

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T20:12:20+00:00

Following a move from Paris Saint-Germain, Bradley Barcola gets first Liverpool goals with Champions League hat-trick.

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Australian politics live: Victoria Labor promises free abortion care if re-elected; Albanese criticises Hanson’s ‘monoculture’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T19:55:47+00:00

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Electoral Commissioner, Jeff Pope, has said people getting their information about voting in Australia from AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Claude is an “emerging concern”, and has forced the commission to overhaul its website to attract bots looking for the correct information.Speaking at a hearing of the joint standing committee on artificial intelligence on Wednesday night, Pope said it was “dangerous” to rely on social media platforms or AI tools as “your only source of research when it come

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US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s top legislator

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T19:53:03+00:00

Jorge Rodriguez has been removed from OFAC's sanctions list in latest US push for oil control and bilateral diplomacy.

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Sally Rooney Says Her Novels Will No Longer Be Sold in Britain

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T19:45:59+00:00

Ms. Rooney and her publisher said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in the U.K.

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Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and extreme comments

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T19:36:16+00:00

Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist viewsReform UK has been rocked by a fresh crisis after councillors and election candidates for the party were caught on film making graphic threats of extreme violence and expressing racist and misogynistic views.Three councillors have already stood down from the party, which said it was conducting an investigation over the first revelations from an ITV undercover investigation that aired on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy feels ‘betrayed’ by Donald Trump over Starlink access

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T19:35:55+00:00

Ukrainian president accused US president of picking the other side over four years of warVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he feels personally betrayed by Donald Trump after it emerged that Ukraine’s military has had its access to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite squeezed raising doubts about long-term US support for Kyiv.The Ukrainian president, on a visit to London, accused Trump of picking the other side after over four years of war, risking a breakdown in relations already strained by the US agreeing to buy diesel from Moscow. Continue reading...

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Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace board

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T19:19:52+00:00

Source tells Guardian Israel has not permitted US-led project to house 150 international troops to move forwardIsrael is refusing to allow a key military outpost project for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to proceed in Gaza, the Guardian has learned.In early August, the Board of Peace, the international organization authorized in 2025 by the UN and chaired by the US president, issued its first construction contract for Gaza: Louisiana-based Arkel International would construct a military outpost for 150 international troops that would be the vanguard of an international stabilization force. Cont

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World’s oldest known shipwreck found in Turkiye

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T19:17:48+00:00

The world’s oldest known shipwreck has been discovered off Turkiye’s coast, dating back nearly 5,000 years.

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OpenAI’s London staff receive average of £2.3m per person annually

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-10-14T19:15:14+00:00

Accounts for the Westminster-based company behind ChatGPT show that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares last yearOpenAI’s London staff each received £2,318,181 on average last year, as the ChatGPT-maker poured Premier League football salaries into its bid to dominate the global AI race.Accounts for OpenAI UK Ltd, which is based in Westminster but is opening a new HQ in London’s King’s Cross area, showed that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares in the company, which is aiming to list on the stock market at a valuation of about $1tn. Continue reading...

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