SAN FRANCISCO — Google cut a group of workers from the team responsible for making sure government requests for its users’ private information are legitimate and legal, raising concerns among workers and privacy experts that the company is weakening its ability to protect customer data. Google laid off about 10 members of its Legal Investigations […]
The United States military has announced it has reinstalled a temporary aid pier in Gaza that had been damaged in bad weather, saying humanitarian assistance will flow through the floating dock in the “coming days”. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday that the pier will enable the delivery of “much-needed humanitarian aid” […]
1 day ago By Vanessa Buschschlüter, BBC News Twitter/@BrunoRguezP Cuba, which is one of the guarantor nations in the peace talks, tweeted a group photo Colombia’s government and a group of left-wing rebels have said they will begin formal peace talks later this month. The group, which calls itself Second Marquetalia, split off from the Revolutionary Armed […]
A 59-year-old man in Mexico has died with a type of bird flu – H5N2 – never recorded in people before now. There is no risk to the wider public, say authorities, and none of the man’s close contacts have caught the virus. It is unclear how he got it, although there have been cases […]
8 hours ago By Kevin Peachey, Cost of living correspondent, BBC News • Lora Jones, Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Labour says it will make permanent a scheme designed to ensure low-deposit mortgages are available for first-time buyers, if it wins the general election. The mortgage guarantee scheme was introduced by the Conservatives in 2021 when Rishi Sunak was […]
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Some 113 people have become ill with E. coli in recent weeks and experts believe it is most likely linked to a nationally distributed food item. The UK Health Security Agency says testing of samples suggests all of the cases since 25 May are “part of a single outbreak”. Based on the wide geographic spread, […]
The United States pulled off one of the biggest shocks in cricket history by beating Pakistan in a super over in Dallas. Pakistan looked to be avoiding embarrassment at the T20 World Cup before Nitish Kumar hit the final ball of the US innings for four to tie the scores at 159. Sloppy for large […]
Keir Starmer is planning to use the Labour manifesto to make his strongest commitment yet on Palestinian statehood in a move to shore up the party’s core support on the left, sources have told the Guardian. People with knowledge of the document say the Labour leader is expected to include a pledge to recognise Palestine […]
2 hours ago Lucy Hooker,Business reporter, BBC News Getty images Financial markets will scrutinise ECB president Christine Lagarde’s remarks for further hints about rates The EU has become the second major global economy to cut its lending rate this week. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a cut in its main interest rate from an […]