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Many have little or no income after the closure of crossings into Israel and restrictions on workers, according ILO Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank have lost their jobs or had their salaries frozen after the Israeli authorities cancelled their work permits and imposed severe restrictions on crossings after the 7 October…

Guyana considers poll on Essequibo by Nicolás Maduro’s government a step toward annexation Venezuelans are voting in a referendum to supposedly decide the future of a large swath of neighbouring Guyana of which their government claims ownership, arguing the territory was stolen when a north-south border was drawn more than a century ago. Guyana considers…

Israel continues to ignore calls for putting a stop to the war and civilian deaths – here are the major updates.  

We’ve been eagerly following [ProjectsInFlight]’s stepwise journey toward DIY semiconductors, including all the ups and downs, false leads, and tedious optimizations needed to make it possible for the average hacker to make chips with readily available tools and materials. Next up is metallization, and spoiler alert: it wasn’t easy. In a real fab, metal layers…

The journalism foundation board did not say it would withdraw Seven’s shortlisting for the 2023 scoop of the year award for Liam Bartlett’s interview with Lehrmann Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Walkley board will review its rules on “chequebook journalism” after it emerged that the Seven…

Few rushed to buy the book, despite hype over claims two royals discussed skin colour of Prince Harry and Meghan’s first child In the last two centuries London’s oldest bookshop, Hatchards on Piccadilly, has sold stories of royal scandals, ructions and rifts. The latest book in the royal genre, Endgame by journalist Omid Scobie, was…

The former prime minister will come under scrutiny and these are the pressing issues It is expected that Johnson will make an apology at the inquiry, conceding that the government was too slow in realising the severity of the virus, and blaming a lack of preparation. Continue reading…  

Survey found stores put foods high in fat, salt or sugar in prominent locations despite government regulations Some supermarkets are flouting “pester power” rules aimed at tackling childhood obesity, a new report has found. In a survey, Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) and Food Active found that about a quarter of the 25 stores they visited…

Ukraine says Russian troops committed war crime as video appears to show two men surrendering before being shot Kyiv accused Russia on Saturday of committing a war crime by executing Ukrainian soldiers who had signalled their intention to surrender. A short video posted on Telegram shows two men coming out of a shelter, one with…

Local media say the right-wing ruling party ahead in key states in boost for PM Modi months ahead of national elections.