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Why are wealthy countries failing developing nations?

UN report warns climate adaptation funding is falling far short of needs.

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After sweeping midterm wins, here's what Democrats hope to get done in the majority

Democrats ran on lowering costs and stamping out corruption. Now that they've won, party leaders will have to unite a sometimes fractious caucus to fulfill those pledges.

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Was Elon Musk the US midterms' biggest loser? – Stateside with Kai and Carter

The tech industry spent big on the midterms, but it turned out to be a poor investment. Elon Musk poured a staggering $446m dollars into Republican-aligned political action committees (Pacs) and groups since last year, but his efforts didn’t pay off. Democrats won every one of the five Senate races where Musk’s America Pac spent the most money backing Republican candidates. Carter Sherman and Kai Wright are joined by the Guardian’s US tech editor, Blake Montgomery, to ask what the ‘blue tsunami’ will mean for Musk and the wider tech industry. Will this spell the end of AI datacenters? And if s

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Was Elon Musk the US midterms' biggest loser? – Stateside with Kai and Carter

The tech industry spent big on the midterms, but it turned out to be a poor investment. Elon Musk poured a staggering $446m dollars into Republican-aligned political action committees (Pacs) and groups since last year, but his efforts didn’t pay off. Democrats won every one of the five Senate races where Musk’s America Pac spent the most money backing Republican candidates. Carter Sherman and Kai Wright are joined by the Guardian’s US tech editor, Blake Montgomery, to ask what the ‘blue tsunami’ will mean for Musk and the wider tech industry. Will this spell the end of AI datacenters? And if s

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Carers deserve a new, fairer social contract

Letter: Academics question the purpose of the carer’s allowance and say we can learn from the Scottish government’s reform process

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Top Japan FA official to stand against Infantino for FIFA presidency

Kozo Tashima second person to declare he will challenge Infantino, after former Spurs defender Ramon Vega.

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Tell us: how are you celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights?

We’d love to hear from people in India and around the world about how they are celebrating Diwali

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Betfred to end sponsorship of British Classics after tax hike

Gambling firm Betfred said Thursday it had "no choice" but to end its sponsorship of all five British horse racing Classics following a tax increase announced in last week's budget.

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Can Iran’s new supreme leader make peace from behind the scenes?

Mojtaba Khamenei’s consultations suggest a new system of decision-making is taking shape.

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Champions League review: comebacks, thrashings and a Mauritanian first

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain flexed their muscles, Manchester United fought back and an unlikely star stole the show for AEK Athens

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Russell Brand guilty of rape, three sexual assaults: UK court

British comedian Russell Brand was on Thursday found guilty by a London jury of one rape and three sexual assaults, involving a total of four women.

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