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New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker
Polls show neither major party will have enough seats to form government, meaning the fate could fall on centrist minor party, Opportunity
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 more years in jail for foreign collusion
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 more years in prison on Thursday for colluding with foreign powers, a court summary said. Wong, 30, pleaded guilty in September to seeking…
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Gaza turns rubble into power with homemade wind turbines
Above a maze of tents in a crowded displacement camp in Gaza, homemade wind turbines made from scrap metal and salvaged debris spin in the sea breeze, bringing electricity to struggling Palestinians.
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What’s delaying the US Senate election results in Mississippi and Alaska?
Ranked-choice voting may decide Alaska's Senate outcome, while Mississippi's race hangs on a knife's edge.
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What’s delaying the US Senate election results in Mississippi and Alaska?
Ranked-choice voting may decide Alaska's Senate outcome, while Mississippi's race hangs on a knife's edge.
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David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk
Future of Australia’s upmarket department store in jeopardy after years of steep losses, and outer suburban and regional locations vulnerable
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James Ashby denies pursuing One Nation preference deal with Labor ahead of Victorian election
Exclusive: Calls between Ashby and Carroll campaign revealed as One Nation’s Victorian leader pictured meeting with Labor operative
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More asbestos found in Parliament, as MPs urged to get on with revamp
MPs told it's crunch time for a decision on refurbishment amid warnings of a Notre Dame-style fire.
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Chris Bowen on how he’ll reach consensus at the UN climate summit Cop31 – Full Story podcast
Speaking with Guardian Australia’s climate and environment editor Adam Morton, climage change and energy minister Chris Bowen responds to criticisms about Labor’s credibility – owing to the country’s huge fossil fuel export industries – and explains the government’s commitment to advocate for our Pacific neighbours at Cop31
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Trump has been humbled. Now what? - podcast
Journalist Molly Ball reports from Washington DC after the Republicans’ resounding midterms defeat. Will the party finally distance itself from Donald Trump? And what will the Democrats do with the power they’ve just gained? Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.com
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Australian F1 great Alan Jones dies aged 80: reports
Alan Jones, one of only two Australians to win the Formula One world championship, died on Thursday days after his 80th birthday.
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Bank of England set to raise rate as inflation jumps
The Bank of England is expected to raise on Thursday its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years as soaring energy costs push up global inflation.
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