California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 31 minutami Newsom launched a review of the platform, despite TikTok saying a systems failure was responsible for the issueCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom has accused TikTok of suppressing content critical of president Donald Trump, as he launched a review of the platform’s content moderation practices to determine if they violated state law, even as the platform blamed a systems failure for the issues.The step comes after TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, said last week it had finalised a deal to set up a majority US-owned joint venture that will secure US data, to avoid a US ban on the short video app used by more than 200 million Americans. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Scotland-France ferry could relaunch amid £35bn Dunkirk regeneration plan pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 32 minutami French port’s green energy push, evoking second world war spirit of resilience, is seen as a testing ground for reindustrialisationA new cargo and passenger ferry service directly linking Scotland and France could launch later this year as the port of Dunkirk embarks on a €40bn (£35bn) regeneration programme it claims will mirror the second world war resilience for which it is famed.The plans could include a new service between Rosyth in Fife and Dunkirk, eight years after the last freight ferries linked Scotland to mainland Europe, and 16 years after passenger services stopped. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer v Burnham: will it split Labour? – podcast pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 32 minutami The prime minister may have seen off the challenge for the moment – but what will be the cost to his leadership? Peter Walker reportsEver since Andy Burnham abandoned Westminster to become Greater Manchester’s first ever mayor in 2017, he has been dogged with questions about returning to parliament for the top job. He never hid his ambition to become prime minister one day – he couldn’t, really, given that he tried and failed twice to become Labour party leader. But he insisted time and again that he was perfectly happy back in his beloved north, and had no plans to get back to London.Then on Saturday night, he finally cracked. He wrote to Labour’s ruling body to ask for permission to stand in Gorton and Denton, promising a “hopeful and unifying campaign”, in what he admitted was a risky move. Winning the byelection was not a given and he would have to give up being the mayor if he succeeded. But instead he was blocked by the committee, including Keir Starmer, from standing at all. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two killed in plane crash near Gold Coast, igniting bushfire pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 59 minutami A 73-year-old pilot and a male passenger died after the wreckage caught fire on impact, with emergency services now working to contain the bushfireFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have been killed in a light plane crash near the Gold Coast, sparking a bushfire.Emergency crews rushed to Heck Field, a private airstrip north of the Gold Coast, after the plane went down in nearby bushland about 6am on Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
French lawmakers vote to ban social media use by under-15s pred 1 dnevom, 21 urami in 9 minutami Legislation, which also bans mobile phones in high schools, would make France the second country after Australia to take such a stepFrench lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by president Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.The lower national assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a lengthy overnight session from Monday to Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash pred 1 dnevom, 21 urami in 27 minutami Widely circulated video of Pretti’s killing by federal agents undercut earlier assertions of him being a gunmanWhite House officials sought to rapidly distance Donald Trump and top officials from their initial portrayals of the man fatally shot by federal officials in Minnesota as a gunman, as they faced a deepening backlash after video footage was widely seen to undercut their assertions.The move came as Trump advisers appeared to realize that the caustic portrayals of the man, Alex Pretti, who was reportedly licensed to carry a gun, had turned the killing into an even larger political liability for the president. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police allege man charged with hate speech at Sydney protest has links to disbanded neo-Nazi group pred 1 dnevom, 21 urami in 33 minutami Brandan Koschel was denied bail after appearing virtually before the court on Tuesday on charges of publicly inciting hatred on the grounds of raceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have alleged in court that there is information online that suggests a man charged under hate speech laws after an alleged antisemitic comment during a speech at an anti-immigration rally yesterday has links to or may have been a member of a now disbanded neo-Nazi group.Brandan Koschel was refused bail and remanded in custody after he appeared before the NSW bail division court on Tuesday from custody before magistrate Daniel Convington. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump says he will impose new tariffs on South Korea, sending shares in carmakers tumbling pred 1 dnevom, 22 urami in 1 minuto US president says tariffs on automobiles, lumber and pharmaceuticals will rise to 25%, accusing Seoul of not living up to a trade deal struck last yearDonald Trump has said he is raising tariffs on South Korean goods including automobiles, lumber and pharmaceuticals, accusing the country of not living up to a trade deal struck last year and sending shares in Korean carmakers tumbling.In a post on social media, the US president said the tariffs paid on South Korean exports into America would rise from 15% to 25% because the “Korean Legislature hasn’t enacted our Historic Trade Agreement, which is their prerogative”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NHS England to trial AI and robotic tools to detect and diagnose lung cancer pred 1 dnevom, 23 urami in 31 minutami Pilot comes at same time as pledge to offer all smokers and ex-smokers lung cancer screening by 2030NHS England is to trial a combination of AI and robot-assisted care to speed up the detection and diagnosis of lung cancer, the UK’s most lethal form of the disease.The trial comes at the same time as the health service pledges to offer all smokers and ex-smokers the chance to be screened for lung cancer by 2030. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bernardine Evaristo renews call to diversify school curriculum in England pred 1 dnevom, 23 urami in 31 minutami Author says pace of change in GCSE English literature texts is too slow and tide is turning against inclusionThe Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo has called for renewed efforts to diversify the school curriculum in England, warning that young people are growing up in a society where “doors are closing” and the tide is turning against inclusion.There has been progress in the diversity of texts on offer in the GCSE English literature curriculum, but uptake in schools is still low with just 1.9% of GCSE pupils in England studying books by authors of colour, up from 0.7% five years ago, according to a report. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
