Investigation of alleged gang-rape at Cornell University fraternity house reopened
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·16d ago
Prosecutors in New York said on Monday that they have reopened an investigation into the alleged gang-rape of a student at Cornell University after an outcry over “leniency” shown to seven...
Queensland anti-corruption commission investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints in a year
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Messenger·16d ago
Queensland’s anti-corruption commission has investigated just 20 of more than 6,000 complaints of suspected corruption in the past year, as the state government comes under renewed pressure to...
Further interest rate hikes could ‘devastate’ property market without easing unaffordability
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Commins Economics editor·16d ago
Two or even three more Reserve Bank interest rate hikes would be “devastating” for the property market but still leave housing more unaffordable than ever as higher borrowing costs trump lower...
‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’: How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution
World news | The Guardianby Pippa Neill Environment reporter·16d ago
Last February, I got a call from a woman called Sam Hammond. We had been speaking on and off for a while over her growing concern that her garden could be affected by pollution from a nearby...
‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time
World news | The Guardianby Ian Sample Science editor·16d ago
SpaceX has sent its enormous Starship rocket into Earth’s orbit for the first time on a milestone flight intended to pave the way for future missions to the moon and Mars.
Farmer who alerted police to RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot says there was ‘no follow-up’
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson and Press Association·16d ago
A farmer who claims to have alerted the police to a suspected terrorist bomb plot at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire has said she has had “no follow-up at all” from the authorities.
Foie gras, live dolphins and toasters: China and US cut reciprocal tariffs on $30bn each of goods
World news | The Guardianby Rebecca Bailey China correspondent·16d ago
The US and China have released reciprocal lists of goods worth about $30bn each on which they plan to cut tariffs, ranging from consumer electronics and agricultural products to artificial flowers...
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
World news | The Guardianby Julia Kollewe·16d ago
Sales of residential heat pumps jumped across Europe in the first six months of the year as the Iran war sent oil and gas prices rocketing and some countries lowered electricity taxes.
Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·16d ago
John Healey cheered the Labour faithful with his first conference speech as chancellor, offering an upbeat vision of a reindustrialised Britain with fresh opportunities for young people – but gave...
Base jumper dies in Utah after wingsuit fails in remote mountainous region
World news | The Guardianby Victoria Bekiempis·16d ago
A Base jumper died on Sunday in Utah after his wingsuit failed while he plunged from a 700ft height, according to authorities.
Stevie Wonder releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
World news | The Guardianby Ben Beaumont-Thomas·16d ago
Stevie Wonder has expanded the scope of what was already the most epic studio album in his catalogue, 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life.
Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’
World news | The Guardianby Sandra Laville·16d ago
Schools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in England were hit by a Thames Water outage on Monday, from a burst water main reportedly leaking 750 litres a second.
US response to UN pandemic talks ‘severely weakens’ global planning, says leading health expert
World news | The Guardianby Kat Lay·16d ago
The United States government’s decision to block a major global declaration on pandemic preparedness “severely weakens” the effort, and signals intent to disrupt international cooperation, says...
Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope
World news | The Guardianby Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent·16d ago
John Healey has pledged to use next month’s budget to inject hope into Britain’s economy while sticking to the government’s fiscal rules, arguing there is “nothing progressive” about losing control...
Nor’easter storm floods coastal areas from New Jersey to New England
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·16d ago
Residents of coastal communities in the US’s north-east slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful storm known as a nor’easter pummeled the shoreline on Sunday, knocking out power...
Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work
World news | The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor·16d ago
Teachers at Euan Blair’s £1.6bn tech training company, Multiverse, have blown the whistle about “horrendous stress” and feeling constantly watched after bosses started using AI models to surveil...
Five men arrested at RAF Fairford are all UK nationals from London, say police
World news | The Guardianby Helena Horton·16d ago
Five men arrested on suspicion of terror offences at RAF Fairford are all British nationals in their 20s from London, counter-terrorism police have said.
Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘kelvin’ wave heading for California
World news | The Guardianby Nick Visser·16d ago
Concerns are mounting about an ocean phenomenon known as a kelvin wave that could raise sea levels along the California coastline by up to a foot, as scientists say El Niño is supercharging the...
As the US midterms approach, Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters
World news | The Guardianby Steven Greenhouse·16d ago
Donald Trump has taken to repeating a familiar boast: “We have the greatest economy in history,” Trump said recently at a White House press gaggle.
‘Contract between humans and river’: Bristol Avon’s rights enshrined in charter
World news | The Guardianby Samuel Firman·16d ago
One Monday morning in spring last year, 12 people gathered in the morning drizzle at Joyce’s Pool, one of the sources of the Bristol River Avon, and took the first steps of the inaugural Avon...
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