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UK Hong Kong scheme ‘funding charity with links to Chinese Communist party’
Community groups accuse leadership of Wai Yin Society of having ‘unusually close’ ties with CCP

Amy Hawkins

05, Jul, 2023 @8:54 AM

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China floods: Xi Jinping urges action as rains kill 15 and displace thousands
Scientists have warned the country to expect ‘multiple natural disasters’ this month including typhoons and high temperatures

Emma Graham-Harrison in Taipei

05, Jul, 2023 @6:11 AM

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Wednesday briefing: What really ails the NHS at 75 – and three ways to treat it
In today’s newsletter: Staff are leaving in droves, wait times have tripled and critics say it’s locked in a ‘death spiral’. But the situation might not be terminal, with some big changes

Esther Addley

05, Jul, 2023 @6:05 AM

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Emmanuel Macron’s uphill battle to achieve ‘lasting order’ in deeply divided France
Wave of unrest after teenager’s death leaves French president weighing pleas to tackle inequality against calls for tougher policing

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

05, Jul, 2023 @4:00 AM

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Shock in New Zealand at footage of ‘MMA-style’ fight at youth justice facility
Four staff members have reportedly been stood down after one filmed and others watched a violent fight between boys at the centre

Tess McClure in Auckland

05, Jul, 2023 @3:07 AM

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Chip wars: how semiconductors became a flashpoint in the US-China relationship
The fight for the 21st century’s most critical technology has become a major source of hostility between the world’s two superpowers

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

05, Jul, 2023 @2:46 AM

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Russia may be open to prisoner swap for jailed US reporter Evan Gershkovich
Kremlin spokesman says there have been ‘certain contacts on the subject’ with the US but says any discussion will be held in secret

Guardian staff and agencies

05, Jul, 2023 @12:58 AM

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France riots: prosecutors investigate death of man hit by projectile in Marseille
Inquiry comes after President Emmanuel Macron met mayors to explore ‘deeper reasons’ for violence

Guardian staff and agencies

04, Jul, 2023 @11:46 PM

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Biden decries gun violence as shootings across US mar Fourth of July festivities
At least 15 people shot dead across the country in mass shootings so far on the holiday weekend celebrating the US’s independence

Edward Helmore in New York and agency

04, Jul, 2023 @9:45 PM

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Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record, as climate crisis bites
Heatwaves sizzled around the world from the US south and the north of Africa to China and Antarctica

Guardian staff and agency

04, Jul, 2023 @6:37 PM

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Israel’s Jenin assault displaces thousands as violence spirals on
Armoured incursion in response to rising bloodshed across Israel and West Bank looks political as much as tactical

Bethan McKernan and Sufian Taha in Jenin

04, Jul, 2023 @5:58 PM

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Russia-Ukraine war: 12 children among 38 people wounded by Russian missile strike – as it happened
Missile strike targeted a military funeral in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, local official says

Tom Ambrose (now); Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

04, Jul, 2023 @5:50 PM

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