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Rebels withdraw in key Syrian town as pro-Assad troops advance
Insurgent groups have withdrawn from Khan Sheikhun in north-west Syria, clearing the way for pro-government forces to enter the town, in a milestone moment in the war for Idlib province, the country’s last major rebel stronghold. The development came hours after...
read moreGoogle loophole allows anti-abortion clinics to post deceptive ads
A new Google policy that was meant to rein in deceptive advertising by “crisis pregnancy centers” has a loophole that is allowing the centers to continue to post misleading ads on the search engine. Crisis pregnancy centers often seek to aggressively discourage women...
read moreEx-Sudan president Omar al-Bashir in court on corruption charges
Omar al-Bashir, the former president of Sudan, has appeared in court for the first day of a high-profile corruption trial that could result in the deposed autocratic ruler being jailed for many years. The 75-year-old has been in detention since being forced out of...
read morePig to human heart transplants ‘possible within three years’
Adapted pig hearts could be transplanted into patients within three years, accordingto a report citing the surgeon who pioneered heart transplantation in the UK. On the 40th anniversary of the first successful heart transplant, Sir Terence English told The Sunday...
read moreUK restaurant diners snub pasta for hummus and jerk chicken
Restaurant diners are turning their noses up at Indian, Italian and Chinese establishments in favour of Middle Eastern, Caribbean and specialist vegetarian rivals, figures have revealed. The sector’s woes continue, with restaurant numbers falling by 3.4% in the year...
read moreGlobal dividends hit new high but growth slows to just 1.1%
Shareholders in companies listed on the world’s stock markets pocketed more than half a trillion dollars in dividends during the second quarter of the year, a record for investors’ payouts. But despite dividends hitting an all-time quarterly high of $513.8bn (£423bn),...
read moreCall for cut in stock market trading hours to aid working parents
City lobby groups are proposing cutting stock market trading hours to help make banking and asset management more accessible to women and working parents. The Investment Association, which represents City firms with £7.7tn in assets under management, and the banking...
read moreHow to make Windows 10 recognise an external hard drive
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) connects billions of keyboards, mice, joysticks, printers, external hard drives and other peripherals to roughly 1.5bn personal computers, and more than 3bn mobile phones use the smaller Micro USB and newer USB-C versions. It generally...
read moreAmazon Kindle Oasis 2019 review: the most paper-like reader yet
Luxury model has colour-changing frontlight that gets warmer as the sun sets Amazon’s Kindle Oasis has a new colour-adjustable screen, which makes a surprisingly large difference to the reading experience. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian Amazon’s most...
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