Category: The Guardian
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China has been preparing for a global energy crisis for years. It is paying off now
As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternative energy sources like wind and solarMiddle East crisis – live updatesXi Jinping has been preparing for a crisis like this for years. China mus…
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Seven-year-old Canadian girl with autism and mother detained by ICE in Texas
Mother and child held in notorious Rio Grande Valley detention centre despite presenting visa, family saysA Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter, who has autism, have been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas sin…
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Australia news live: Queensland premier warns far north residents in Cyclone Narelle’s path to ‘stay where you are’ as storm crosses coast
Tropical cyclone expected to make landfall in far north Queensland within hours. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Eerie feeling’ as water shut off and electricity to be lost in far north QueenslandFar …
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Iran says it will show ‘zero restraint’ if energy infrastructure is targeted again
Foreign minister issues warning after Israeli attack on South Pars gasfield and as Qatar reels from retaliatory strike‘Doomsday scenario’: a visual guide to the oil and gas site attacks in the Middle EastMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran said on Th…
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Body of missing Illinois student found in waters off beach of Barcelona
James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey was at nightclub in Spanish city for spring break when he separated from friends at about 3amThe body of James “Jimmy” Gracey, a 20-year-old college student from Illinois, was found Thursday in the water off a Barcelona beach, poli…
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Bradley John Murdoch, murderer of British tourist Peter Falconio, yelled at police to ‘get out’ before he died in hospital
NT coroner ends inquest into Murdoch’s death, which heard the outback killer refused to reveal where he hid Falconio’s body right up until his deathFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new…
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Tropical Cyclone Narelle poised to hit far north Queensland as ‘high-end’ category four storm
Authorities warn of strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and coastal storm surgeHow did global heating fuel Tropical Cyclone Narelle?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSevere T…
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Nigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK
Reform party leader criticised for making comments after event held in London’s Trafalgar Square this weekMuslim leaders have condemned Nigel Farage’s call to ban public prayer by Muslims in the UK as bigoted and warned of a “growing tide of hate” afte…
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Strike on Iran gasfield exposes US-Israel rift as Trump claims he did not know
US president says he told Netanyahu ‘don’t do that’ as he distances himself from attack that has angered Gulf alliesThe US-Israeli war against Iran has exposed further divisions between the two countries after an Israeli strike on Iran’s largest gasfie…
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Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires
About a quarter of prison places are unsafe, Ministry of Justice admitsThe government has reneged on a pledge to make all prison cells fire-safe or take them out of use by the end of next year, meaning tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wale…