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29  mars     05h00
Extortionate Easter eggs and shrinking sweets: fears grow of a chocolate meltdown’
Patrick Greenfield    Poor harvests in extreme weather conditions have led to a tripling of cocoa prices but farmers have seen no benefitAround the world this holiday weekend, people will consume hundreds of millions of Easter eggs and bunnies, as part of an annual chocolate intake that can exceed kg lb for every...
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45 dead as bus plunges from bridge into ravine in South Africa
Nadeem Badshah and agency    Only survivor after vehicle falls metres and catches fire is eight year old who was taken to hospital with serious injuriesAn eight year old child was the sole survivor after a bus carrying people fell metres from a bridge in South Africa into a ravine and caught fire.The child, who has...
28  mars     15h14
Staggering’ rise in women with reproductive health issues near DRC cobalt mines - study
Rosie Swash    Investigation reveals reports of miscarriages, infections and birth defects among women and girls in mining communitiesWomen and girls living in cobalt mining communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are reporting a staggering rise in serious reproductive health issues, including...
    09h30
It’s mission impossible’: fear grows in Kenya over plan to deploy police to Haiti
Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi and Tom Phillips, Latin America correspondent    Deal to send hundreds of officers to Caribbean country amid spiraling gang violence is facing intense public and legal scrutiny Haiti’s raging gang insurrection has prompted growing concern in Kenya over plans to deploy hundreds of paramilitary police officers from the East African country on a UN...
27  mars     14h25
We are finally free’: Senegal hails new anti-establishment president
Annika Hammerschlag in Dakar    Bassirou Diomaye Faye promises to overhaul democracy in west African country blighted by corruptionJust days before being elected president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was in prison.Years of political turmoil have left the west African state’s democracy teetering on the brink of collapse,...
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Recruitment of nurses from global south branded new form of colonialism’
Kat Lay, global health correspondent    African nurse leaders say poorer nations face severe shortages despite rules intended to stop wealthy countries poaching staffThe UK and other wealthy countries have been accused of adopting a new form of colonialism in recruiting huge numbers of nurses from poorer nations to fill their own...
29  mars     05h54
Macron rekindles France-Brazil relationship in widely memed Lula visit
Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro    Photos of French president’s three day trip to Brazil to reaffirm countries’ partnership delight internet observersIf the official photos are anything to go by, Emmanuel Macron’s three day trip to Brazil has been more romantic getaway than international diplomacy.The French president, who ended his...
28  mars     19h25
Potentially serious impropriety’: Labour questions Johnson’s Venezuela meeting
Peter Walker Deputy political editor    Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutinyLabour is demanding answers over what the party said was potentially serious impropriety by Boris Johnson after it emerged that the former prime minister met the Venezuelan president in his...
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Ontario moves to allow use of Indigenous languages in legislature
Leyland Cecco in Toronto    Momentous change’ will permit lawmakers in Canadian province to address chamber in first languages’Lawmakers in Ontario will now be able to address the province’s legislature using Indigenous languages, in a momentous change that belatedly recognizes the first languages of the region.The...
    15h18
Canada school boards accuse social media firms of rewiring’ how kids think
Leyland Cecco in Toronto    District education authorities launch multibillion dollar lawsuit against Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDanceFour of Canada’s largest school boards have launched a multibillion dollar lawsuit against the social media companies Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDance, accusing them of acting in a high handed,...
    12h00
Bernie Moreno says he fled socialism in Colombia for the US in 1971. What does history say?
Martin Pengelly in Washington    The Republican challenger to Democrat Sherrod Brown for US Senate in Ohio has made dubious claims in his campaignBernie Moreno, the Republican candidate for US Senate in Ohio who expected to mount a stern challenge to Sherrod Brown, the incumbent leftwing Democrat, says his family fled socialism...
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How gangs took control of Haiti - podcast
Presented by Michael Safi with Monique Clesca and Widlore Mérancourt; produced by Courtney Yusuf, Nyima Jobe and Eli Block; executive producer Phil Maynard    Haiti has erupted into violence after gangs laid waste to the capital and forced the prime minister to resign. But Haitians are wary from bitter experience of outside forces intervening to find a solution to the crisisA few weeks ago, two of the main criminal gangs in Haiti joined forces, staging a...
29  mars     04h30
Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent    Experts say UK imposed sanctions will make no difference when hacking is part of ecosystem of dealing with BeijingWith the announcement that the UK government would be imposing sanctions on two individuals and one entity accused of targeting without success UK parliamentarians in cyber attacks...
28  mars     21h28
Russia criticised for using veto to end UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions
AP at the United Nations    Ukraine’s foreign minister calls veto guilty plea’ amid claims Pyongyang is aiding Moscow’s war against KyivRussia has blocked the renewal of a UN panel monitoring sanctions against North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang...
    02h02
Why didn’t New Zealand impose sanctions on China?
Eva Corlett in Wellington and Jonathan Yerushalmy in Sydney    New Zealand did not follow the US and UK in imposing financial restrictions after accusing Beijing of links to cyber attacksPoliticians, journalists and critics of Beijing were among those targeted by cyber attacks run by groups backed by China, western intelligence services said this week.The...
27  mars     16h22
The Oxford English Dictionary’s latest update adds 23 Japanese words
Ella Creamer    More than half of the borrowed words relate to cooking, while Kintsugi, the increasingly popular art of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer is also includedKatsu, donburi and onigiri are among Japanese words added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update.More than half of the...
    15h20
UK Libor trader Tom Hayes loses appeal against rate-rigging conviction - as it happened
Julia Kollewe    The former star UBS and Citigroup trader was convicted of conspiracy to defraud by manipulating financial benchmark and served years in prisonBritain’s financial regulator has identified shortcomings in how some motor insurance firms are valuing written off or stolen vehicles.A review by the...
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Thailand poised to legalise same-sex marriage after parliament passes bill
Michael Tatarski    Lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to make country the first in south east Asia to recognise same sex unionsLawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in south east Asia to legalise equal rights for...
29  mars     04h54
Jacqui Lambie says Tammy Tyrrell’s decision to split from the party amicable
Australian Associated Press    Tyrrell worked as Lambie’s office manager for years before being elected to the upper house in Firebrand senator Jacqui Lambie has wished Tammy Tyrrell well after she announced her decision to quit the Tasmanian’s network and go it alone on the crossbench.In a statement released on Thursday...
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Former AFL player Eddie Betts shares video of racist abuse hurled at children playing in yard
Emily Wind    Victoria police launch investigation after Indigenous star posts CCTV footage on Instagram and states Aboriginal kids deserve to be able to play safely’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police are investigating after Indigenous AFL great Eddie Betts...
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Man shot dead in very targeted’ attack in Melbourne’s north, police say
Australian Associated Press    Victoria police say victim of Glenroy shooting was known to them and had a criminal recordGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolice are treating the fatal shooting of a man at a strip of shops in Melbourne’s north as a targeted attack.The man was shot dead in a...
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Warm and sunny weather expected for most Australian capitals over Easter weekend
Daisy Dumas    Calm outlook for Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney follows extreme bouts of dry and warm weather across south and west of countryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA spectacular Easter long...
28  mars     23h55
Humility keeps you real’: Scott Morrison tells podcast he was always wary of power
Karen Middleton Political editor    Former PM, who took on five extra ministries in secret, tells Olympian Sam Fricker that listeners might say Oh, I didn’t think you were that humble’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former prime minister Scott Morrison has declared himself more into...
    23h00
AstraZeneca claims Australian rules stopped it defending its vaccine during pandemic
Josh Butler    Company says TGA regulations prevented it from responding to incorrect claims about its vaccine in Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAstraZeneca has called for reforms to Australia’s rules around discussion of medicines, saying public confusion over its...
29  mars     07h00
I was only a child’: Greenlandic women tell of trauma of forced contraception
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent    Women say being fitted with IUDs without their consent left them with pain, shame and lasting reproductive difficultiesDanish minister urged to meet Greenland coil scandal womenHedvig Frederiksen had been at her new school in Paamiut, Greenland, for only a couple of days when she was summoned from...
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Get on a plane’: Danish minister urged to meet Greenland coil scandal women
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent    Exclusive: Territory’s government calls for visit to listen to those thought to be living with consequences of forced fitting of IUDs I was only a child’: women tell of trauma of forced contraceptionThe Danish health minister should get on a plane and visit some of the thousands of women...
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Russian police detain journalist who filmed last video of Alexei Navalny alive
Agencies    Rights groups say Antonina Favorskaya is accused of links to Alexei Navalny’s extremist organisation’ and is one of six journalists held this monthA journalist who filmed the last video of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny before he died, Antonina Favorskaya, has been detained by...
28  mars     18h30
Latvia’s top diplomat steps down after flights scandal
Agence France-Presse in Riga    Kri jÄ nis Kari allegedly spent up to . m on private jet rentals for official tripsKri jÄ nis Kari , the Latvian foreign minister, has said he will step down after a scandal over his use of state funds to pay for private flights during his time as prime minister.Last week, Latvia’s...
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US repeatedly warned Russia ahead of Moscow attack, White House says
Staff and agencies    National security spokesperson says US passed on warnings and dismissed Russian allegations Ukraine was involved as nonsense’The US repeatedly alerted Russia that extremists were planning to attack large gatherings in Moscow ahead of last week’s concert hall attack that claimed more than ...
    17h25
Russia-Ukraine war: White House says US passed written warning of Moscow attack to Russia - as it happened
Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Amy Sedghi and Lili Bayer (earlier)    US describe Russian’s allegation that Ukraine was involved in attack as nonsense’ and says it passed warning to Russian security servicesThe Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has restricted access to channels in the Telegram messaging app with terrorist content over the past two...
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Famine is setting in’: UN court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aid
Peter Beaumont, and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem    Judges issue unanimous decision and say Palestinians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistanceThe international court of justice has ordered Israel to allow unimpeded access of food aid into Gaza, where sections of the population are facing imminent starvation, in a significant legal rebuke to...
    18h32
Queer artists call on Olly Alexander to boycott Eurovision over Israel participation
Nadeem Badshah    Maxine Peake and Sarah Schulman among signatories of open letter asking singer to withdraw from contest More than queer artists, individuals and organisations have called on the UK’s Eurovision contestant, Olly Alexander, to boycott this year’s competition in solidarity with Palestine.The actor...
    15h32
Heavy fighting reported around Gaza’s al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals
Peter Beaumont    Israeli forces also blockading al Amal hospital amid mounting concern for the safety of patients, civilians and medical staffHeavy fighting took place around two key hospitals in Gaza on Thursday, while a third was reportedly under Israeli siege, amid mounting international concern for the safety...
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Middle East crisis: US and Israel in talks to revive Washington trip to discuss Rafah - as it happened
Rachel Hall (now) and Sammy Gecsoyler (earlier)    Israeli PM had cancelled officials’ US visit to discuss planned offensive in southern Gaza after the US refused to veto a UN security council vote on a ceasefireSee all of our Israel Gaza war coverage hereThe Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces...
27  mars     22h25
Ireland backs bid to include blocking of aid in definition of genocide
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent    Dublin joins South Africa’s case in the international court of justice, arguing that stopping delivery of essentials may constitute genocidal intent’Ireland is to seek to widen the definition of genocide to include blocking humanitarian aid in a landmark international court of justice ICJ case...
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Middle East crisis: Israel intensifies strikes on southern Gaza as eight killed in fighting on Lebanese border - as it happened
Amy Sedghi and Lili Bayer    Attacks around Rafah come despite growing pressure for ceasefire. This live blog is closedSee all our Middle East coverageThe UK is facing legal action over its pause in funding for Unrwa, after Israel’s allegations that staff at the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees were involved...
28  mars     20h57
India summons envoy after US criticises Delhi chief minister’s arrest
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi    Calls for fair legal process for opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal amid claims rivals to Modi are being targeted before elections Arvind Kejriwal: the Delhi chief minister jailed by Modi’s governmentThe chief minister of Delhi has been remanded in custody for a further four days amid international...
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Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror
Ruchi Kumar and Rukhshana reporters    Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is no one to hold them accountable’ for abuses, say activistsThe Taliban’s announcement that it is resuming publicly stoning women to death has been enabled by the international community’s silence, human rights groups have...
26  mars     14h00
I noticed nothing strange’: suspect’s colleagues express shock at Moscow attack
Pjotr Sauer    Limited details have emerged about background of Muhammadsobir Fayzov and three other Tajik men accused of carrying out atrocityFormer colleagues and clients at the small barber shop where Muhammadsobir Fayzov once worked were stunned when they saw the news.They knew the year old as a promising,...
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Minister told to name sources in Afghan inquiry or face potential jail term
Ben Quinn Political correspondent    Johnny Mercer given days to reveal source of claims British troops engaged in war crimesThe minister for veterans’ affairs, Johnny Mercer, has been given days to reveal the source of allegations British troops engaged in war crimes in Afghanistan, or face a potential prison sentence.Mercer in...
22  mars     16h54
Delhi chief minister to be held for six days after arrest on corruption charges
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi    Judge says Arvind Kejriwal can be held until next Thursday, as his party’s leaders condemn accusations as politically motivated An Indian court has ruled that Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, will be kept in custody for six days after his dramatic arrest on corruption charges.Kejriwal, the...
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Everest climbers prepare to pick up their own poo as season gets under way
Reged Ahmad    Authorities are now mandating that climbers remove their waste from the mountain using biodegradable bagsIt’s one of the more unedifying challenges involved in scaling to the highest point on Earth how best to relieve oneself in the freezing, inhospitable environment of Mount Everest.That...
29  mars     07h00
Inside the battle for trophy asset’ the Telegraph - and for the soul of Tory Britain
Eleni Courea and Jane Croft    Traditional affinity between Conservatives and the newspaper has given way to a complex, splintered drama, and the attempted acquisition by Gulf backed RedBird IMI lies in limboWith the Conservative party trailing Labour by nearly points in the polls, it needs all the help it can get if it is...
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Tory MP faces lobbying questions over Treasury committee role
Richard Partington and Kalyeena Makortoff    Co owner of investment management firm called for urgent’ post Brexit changes to City rules at committee meetingsA senior Tory MP is facing questions over whether he used his Commons Treasury committee role to lobby for post Brexit changes to City rules, which stand to benefit the industry where...
28  mars     22h59
Man charged over 50 dead hares dumped outside village shop
Nadeem Badshah    The year old man from Totton, near Southampton, was arrested on suspicion of seven offences A man has been arrested by police investigating the discovery of dead hares that were scattered in front of a community shop in a Hampshire village.The dead mammals, along with the bodies of a barn owl...
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Andrew Bridgen must pay Matt Hancock legal fees of 40,000 in libel claim
Nadeem Badshah    High court strikes out part but not all of Bridgen’s case and orders him to pay Tory MP’s costsThe MP Andrew Bridgen has been ordered to pay Matt Hancock more than , in legal fees after an early stage of their libel battle.The MP for North West Leicestershire is bringing a libel claim against...
    20h05
Orkney shop owner raises 3,000 for charity after Easter egg error
Aneesa Ahmed    Dan Dafydd, who accidentally ordered cases of eggs, aims to raise , for the RNLI by Easter SundayFor a small shop owner on a small island as far as mistakes go, Dan Dafydd’s was a pretty big one leaving him with quite a dilemma: how do you get rid of cases of Easter eggs when you meant...
    19h58
Garrick Club asked to consider membership for seven leading women
Amelia Gentleman    A group of men at the club who hope the male only rule will change have nominated a set of possible new membersSeven women with leading positions in the British establishment have been nominated as prospective female members of the Garrick in the event that the club agrees to change its rules so...
29  mars     02h09
Crystal Mason: Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted
Sam Levine in New York    Appeals court rules Mason, now , did not know she was ineligible when she voted in and throws out convictionA Texas appeals court has thrown out a five year prison sentence for Crystal Mason, a Texas woman who was sentenced for trying to cast a provisional ballot in the presidential...
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Biden campaign raises 25m money bomb’ at event with Obama and Clinton
Martin Pengelly in Washington    Chuck Schumer and Lizzo made appearances before the presidents talked onstage in event that widens fundraising lead over TrumpJoe Biden and his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, headlined a star studded fundraiser with Bill Clinton on Thursday that organizers said raised more than m for the...