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A week into the fragile Israel-Iran peace agreement, here’s what we still don’t know

A week into the fragile Israel-Iran peace agreement, here’s what we still don’t know
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Pennsylvania judge considers if witnesses must testify in trial over Idaho students’ stabbings

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Jacinta Allan rubbishes claims Queensland GST revenue is keeping Victoria’s ‘hospital lights on’

Premier hits back at Queensland treasurer, saying sunshine state’s ‘budget black hole’ has nothing to do with Victoria

A war of words has broken out between two state governments over GST revenue, after Queensland’s treasurer claimed his state was keeping Victoria’s “hospital lights on”.

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, hit back with blunt language on Monday morning, rubbishing the claims as “just bullshit”.

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Trump aims to change the nation and further cement his power as deadline looms for ‘big, beautiful bill’

President Donald Trump has the chance to accelerate his political momentum and tighten his power grip on the country by driving his most significant piece of second-term legislation through Congress and taking a July Fourth victory lap.
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People having IVF should get time off work for appointments, say UK campaigners

Report finds more than a third have considered leaving their job due to the physical and emotional strain

People undergoing fertility treatment should have the legal right to take time off for their appointments, according to research that finds over a third have considered leaving their job due to the physical and emotional strain.

The campaign group Fertility Matters At Work is calling for IVF to be recategorised as a medical procedure, rather than an elective treatment equivalent to cosmetic surgery, in guidance for employers under the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) code of practice.

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More than 25% of UK businesses hit by cyber-attack in last year, report finds

Exclusive: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says lack of action leaves firms at risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into problems

More than one in four UK businesses have been the victim of a cyber-attack in the last year and many more risk “sleepwalking” into such disruption unless they take urgent action, according to a report.

About 27% of companies said their building had suffered a cyber-attack in the last 12 months, according to a survey of facilities managers, service providers and consultancies undertaken by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) and shared with the Guardian. The figure is up from 16% a year ago.

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Pioneering project releases more lost Irish records spanning 700 years

Newly restored material from vast archive destroyed in civil war takes in Anglo-Norman conquest and 1798 rebellion

Seven centuries of lost historical records covering espionage, political corruption and the lives of ordinary people in Ireland have been recovered and are being released.

A pioneering project to fill gaps in Irish history is making 175,000 more records and millions more words of searchable content freely available to researchers and members of the public.

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