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Boss of theatre hosting Chinese dance group Shen Yun in Sydney won’t be intimidated by ‘outrageous’ threats

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T01:00:19+00:00

Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: ‘Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of the theatre hosting the Shen Yun dance troupe in Sydney says the company would not be intimidated to pull the shows by any “outrageous” anonymous threats and that the publicity had increased interest in the show.On Monday, the Gold Coast venue for the Shen Yun performances was forced to evacuate after a bomb threat, with a simil

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Watch: Key moments from Hillary Clinton's Epstein deposition

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:53:31+00:00

The BBC's North America correspondent Nada Tawfik, reporting from Chappaqua, New York, explains what we know about Clinton's closed-door testimony.

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Pakistan strikes Kabul hours after Afghanistan attack on border troops

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:41:17+00:00

Escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours makes a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shakyPakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, Afghanistan’s government spokesperson said, hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan in the latest escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours that made a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky.At least three explosions were heard in Kabul, but there was no immediate information on the exact location of the strikes in the Afghan capital, or of any po

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U.S. and Iranian Officials Wrap Up Latest Round of Talks

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:23:49+00:00

Representatives of the countries were in Geneva this week to discuss the fate of Iran’s nuclear program.

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Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:23:20+00:00

OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlashFrom hospitality workers to retail employees, the exaggerated “customer service voice”, often mocked in internet memes as wildly different from someone’s real voice, has long been a cultural trope. Fast-food giant Burger King is now taking that voice one step further, saying it will detect whether employees are using words like “please” and “thank you” through the assistance of artificial intelligence.On Thursday, Burger King announced it is rolling out a new AI chatbot connected t

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Australia news live: Ley says ‘I hope I have paved the way’ as she formally quits parliament, triggering Farrer byelection

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:03:18+00:00

Former opposition leader resigns as MP for Farrer. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSarah Mitchell, the NSW shadow minister for health, said revelations two people had died after an outbreak of fungal infections at a major Sydney hospital were “shocking”, calling for more transparency from the Minns government.As reported yesterday, the Sydney local health district said the two deaths and four other infections resulted in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital closing its transplant unit temporarily. The infections occurred between October and December, and t

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Kinship carers in England to be given financial support in government pilot

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:01:25+00:00

Charities hail ‘groundbreaking’ scheme for grandparents and others who take full parental responsibility for a childGrandparents who step in to provide full-time care for their grandchildren to prevent them being taken into care will be given guaranteed financial support under a government pilot scheme.Charities welcomed the trial as groundbreaking and said if fully rolled out across England it had the potential to transform the lives of tens of thousands of children looked after under “kinship care” arrangements. Continue reading...

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Domenico, le testimonianze dai verbali: “Il cuore era una pietra”. E il primario: “Non batterà più”

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:01:00+00:00

Le voci dal Monaldi nelle carte dell’inchiesta su cosa accadde prima e dopo il trapianto fallito: “I corsi di formazione per l’uso dei nuovi contenitori iniziati solo dopo la tragedia”. L’ira del cardiochirurgo contro un’infermiera durante una riunione: “Ho a che fare con gente di m...”

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Assunzioni e salario fisso. Così Just Eat volta pagina sui rider

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Contratto firmato da Cgil, Cisl e Uil. Chi lavora 30 ore a settimana prende 1.500 euro con tredicesima, ferie, malattia e infortuni. Pesa la concorrenza del contratto pirata Ugl

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Crisi Kabul-Islamabad: missili e vittime civili

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Accuse su confini e terroristi. Il ministro della difesa del Pakistan: “È guerra aperta”. Raid talebano oltreconfine, in serata il contrattacco dei jet sulle città

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Iran-Usa, niente accordo ma si tratta

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

A Ginevra Teheran non cede sul programma nucleare. Lunedì muovo round nella sede Aiea di Vienna

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Observers raise concerns over secret ballot breaches at Gorton and Denton byelection

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-26T23:53:29+00:00

Democracy Volunteers say they saw 32 cases of apparent collusion – the highest levels in its 10-year historyAn election observer group has raised concerns over people appearing to collude on voting in the Gorton and Denton byelection.Democracy Volunteers, an organisation founded by Dr John Ault, and supported by Conservative peer and psephologist Prof Robert Haywood, deployed four accredited election observers across the constituency. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Sussan Ley formally quits parliament, saying ‘I hope I have paved the way’ for next female Liberal leader to succeed

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-26T23:46:52+00:00

Byelection to follow after former opposition leader resigns as MP for Farrer. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSarah Mitchell, the NSW shadow minister for health, said revelations two people had died after an outbreak of fungal infections at a major Sydney hospital were “shocking”, calling for more transparency from the Minns government.As reported yesterday, the Sydney local health district said the two deaths and four other infections resulted in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital closing its transplant unit temporarily. The infections occurred between

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Hillary Clinton says she answered every question in Epstein testimony and confirms Republican asked about UFOs and Pizzagate – live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-26T23:40:18+00:00

Former state secretary says she wants to see ‘the truth come out’ and voices confidence that her husband Bill Clinton didn’t know of Epstein’s crimesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxCindy McCain announced today that she will step down from her role as executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme to focus on her health.McCain, the widow of the late US senator John McCain, suffered a mild stroke last October and had returned to Italy to resume her work after that, but the demands of the job were affecting her recovery, the organization

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Netflix declines to match Paramount offer for Warner Bros Discovery

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-26T23:28:39+00:00

Company walks away from planned takeover as co-chiefs say deal ‘no longer financially attractive’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxNetflix has walked away from its planned takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, declining to raise its offer for the media conglomerate’s storied Hollywood studios and streaming business after it determined a sweetened rival offer from Paramount Skydance to be “superior”.In a statement on Thursday evening, Netflix co-chief executives Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said that “at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s la

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Hillary Clinton speaks after testifying about Epstein: ‘I want to see the truth come out’ – live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-26T23:28:35+00:00

Former first lady, US senator and secretary of state says ‘I answered every one of their questions’ after testifying before House committeeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxCindy McCain announced today that she will step down from her role as executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme to focus on her health.McCain, the widow of the late US senator John McCain, suffered a mild stroke last October and had returned to Italy to resume her work after that, but the demands of the job were affecting her recovery, the organization said. She

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Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-26T23:28:14+00:00

Pete Hegseth has threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it is given unfettered access to Claude modelAnthropic said Thursday it “cannot in good conscience” comply with a demand from the Pentagon to remove safety precautions from its artificial intelligence model and grant the US military unfettered access to its AI capabilities.The Department of Defense had threatened to cancel a $200m contract and deem Anthropic a “supply chain risk”, a designation with serious financial implications, if the company did not comply with the request by Friday. Continue reading...

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After a Speedboat Shootout in Cuba, There are More Questions Than Answers

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-26T23:06:21+00:00

The Cuban government’s account of a supposed armed raid into its territory was called into question after one of the men identified as being on the boat turned up in Miami.

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