Elon Musk has hit back at the Australian internet watchdog’s attempts to force his social media platform X into blocking users from seeing violent footage relating to the Sydney church stabbing.On Monday evening the Australian federal court ordered Elon Musk’s X to hide posts containing videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week from users globally, after the eSafety commissioner launched an urgent court case seeking an injunction.Some hours later the American billionaire posted on his personal X account a cartoon showing the platform as a Wizard of Oz-style path to “freedom” and...…Elon Musk has hit back at the Australian internet watchdog’s attempts to force his social media platform X into blocking users from seeing violent footage relating to the Sydney church stabbing.On Monday evening the Australian federal court ordered Elon Musk’s X to hide posts containing videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week from users globally, after the eSafety commissioner launched an urgent court case seeking an injunction.Some hours later the American billionaire posted on his personal X account a cartoon showing the platform as a Wizard of Oz-style path to “freedom” and...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPresident’s comments are the closest he has come to admitting defeat in election and set stage for college vote on 14 December Last modified on Tue 15 Dec 2020 09.27 ESTDonald Trump has said that he will leave the White House in January if the electoral college votes for Democratic president-elect Joe Biden, in the closest the outgoing president has come to conceding defeat.Biden won the presidential election – many more than the 270 required – to Trump’s 232. Biden also leads Trump by more than 6 million in the popular...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPresident’s comments are the closest he has come to admitting defeat in election and set stage for college vote on 14 December Last modified on Tue 15 Dec 2020 09.27 ESTDonald Trump has said that he will leave the White House in January if the electoral college votes for Democratic president-elect Joe Biden, in the closest the outgoing president has come to conceding defeat.Biden won the presidential election – many more than the 270 required – to Trump’s 232. Biden also leads Trump by more than 6 million in the popular...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLira could plunge 15%, analysts warn, after Turkey’s president risks destabilising fragile economy with removal of governor First published on Sat 20 Mar 2021 23.11 EDTThe Turkish lira could plunge up to 15% in an “ugly reaction” when financial markets reopen on Monday, analysts have warned, after president sacked the country’s central bank chief days after a sharp rise in interest rates.With one expert calling the decision “as bad as Brexit”, Erdoğan shocked global investors by removing the bank chief after only five...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLira could plunge 15%, analysts warn, after Turkey’s president risks destabilising fragile economy with removal of governor First published on Sat 20 Mar 2021 23.11 EDTThe Turkish lira could plunge up to 15% in an “ugly reaction” when financial markets reopen on Monday, analysts have warned, after president sacked the country’s central bank chief days after a sharp rise in interest rates.With one expert calling the decision “as bad as Brexit”, Erdoğan shocked global investors by removing the bank chief after only five...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLawmakers and the Murdoch media target wind and solar but grid operator says fossil fuel generators suffered biggest problemsFirst published on Wed 17 Feb 2021 00.16 ESTThe electricity outages suffered by millions of Texans amid sweeping across the United States have been seized upon by conservative commentators presenting a false narrative that renewable power was to blame.“We should never build another wind turbine in ,” read a Facebook post on Tuesday by the state’s agriculture commissioner, Sid Miller. “The...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLawmakers and the Murdoch media target wind and solar but grid operator says fossil fuel generators suffered biggest problemsFirst published on Wed 17 Feb 2021 00.16 ESTThe electricity outages suffered by millions of Texans amid sweeping across the United States have been seized upon by conservative commentators presenting a false narrative that renewable power was to blame.“We should never build another wind turbine in ,” read a Facebook post on Tuesday by the state’s agriculture commissioner, Sid Miller. “The...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFour people reportedly stabbed and 23 arrested in the aftermath of a march to denounce Joe Biden’s election victoryFirst published on Sat 12 Dec 2020 20.18 ESTViolence has broken out in the streets of Washington DC after far-right groups clashed with counter-protesters in the aftermath of a march by conservatives protesting against US president-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.The trouble flared as darkness fell and crowds began to disperse in the wake of a largely peaceful demonstration on Saturday by Trump...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFour people reportedly stabbed and 23 arrested in the aftermath of a march to denounce Joe Biden’s election victoryFirst published on Sat 12 Dec 2020 20.18 ESTViolence has broken out in the streets of Washington DC after far-right groups clashed with counter-protesters in the aftermath of a march by conservatives protesting against US president-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.The trouble flared as darkness fell and crowds began to disperse in the wake of a largely peaceful demonstration on Saturday by Trump...WW…

WHO tells countries ‘not to give up’ as virus fatigue sets in; street clashes in Barcelona; US daily deaths rise 10% in two weeksFirst published on Mon 26 Oct 2020 23.06 EDTPolice in Italy have fired teargas to disperse angry crowds in the northern cities of Turin and Milan after protests against the latest round of anti-coronavirus restrictions flared into violence.As the head of the urged countries “not to give up” in their fight to contain the virus, luxury goods shops, including a Gucci fashion shop, were ransacked in the centre of Turin as crowds of youths took to the streets after...…WHO tells countries ‘not to give up’ as virus fatigue sets in; street clashes in Barcelona; US daily deaths rise 10% in two weeksFirst published on Mon 26 Oct 2020 23.06 EDTPolice in Italy have fired teargas to disperse angry crowds in the northern cities of Turin and Milan after protests against the latest round of anti-coronavirus restrictions flared into violence.As the head of the urged countries “not to give up” in their fight to contain the virus, luxury goods shops, including a Gucci fashion shop, were ransacked in the centre of Turin as crowds of youths took to the streets after...WW…

US study says 300,000 Americans could die from coronavirus, Bolsonaro urges Brazilians to ‘get on with life’; Africa passes 1m casesLast modified on Fri 7 Aug 2020 07.56 EDTThe has warned against “vaccine nationalism”, cautioning richer countries that if they keep treatments to themselves they cannot expect to remain safe if poor nations remain exposed.As global cases of Covid-19 , WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it would be in the interest of wealthier nations to help every country protect itself against the disease.“Vaccine nationalism is not good, it will not help us,” Tedros...…US study says 300,000 Americans could die from coronavirus, Bolsonaro urges Brazilians to ‘get on with life’; Africa passes 1m casesLast modified on Fri 7 Aug 2020 07.56 EDTThe has warned against “vaccine nationalism”, cautioning richer countries that if they keep treatments to themselves they cannot expect to remain safe if poor nations remain exposed.As global cases of Covid-19 , WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it would be in the interest of wealthier nations to help every country protect itself against the disease.“Vaccine nationalism is not good, it will not help us,” Tedros...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldFrance reports , Spain reports ; Greek health officials since 22 April. This blog is now closedWe’ve launched a new blog at the link below – head there for the latest: Hi, joining you now. I’ll be bringing you the latest for the next few hours. Get in touch on Twitter or via email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com. Here are the latest coronavirus-related stories from the past few hours:New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is cutting a further 353 staff as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll on museums around the...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldFrance reports , Spain reports ; Greek health officials since 22 April. This blog is now closedWe’ve launched a new blog at the link below – head there for the latest: Hi, joining you now. I’ll be bringing you the latest for the next few hours. Get in touch on Twitter or via email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com. Here are the latest coronavirus-related stories from the past few hours:New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is cutting a further 353 staff as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll on museums around the...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldUN health body says it found out about the outbreak itself, not via Chinese officials; US cases increase 53,000 on Friday; English pubs reopenFirst published on Sat 4 Jul 2020 02.12 EDTAuthorities in Melbourne have ordered 3,000 people to stay in their tower block homes for at least five days, in the harshest shutdown of Australia’s coronavirus pandemic, and in northern Spain 200,000 people have been put back into lockdown.The latest battles against a virus that has proved able to spread stealthily and fast, even in...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldUN health body says it found out about the outbreak itself, not via Chinese officials; US cases increase 53,000 on Friday; English pubs reopenFirst published on Sat 4 Jul 2020 02.12 EDTAuthorities in Melbourne have ordered 3,000 people to stay in their tower block homes for at least five days, in the harshest shutdown of Australia’s coronavirus pandemic, and in northern Spain 200,000 people have been put back into lockdown.The latest battles against a virus that has proved able to spread stealthily and fast, even in...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldFTSE100 expected to fall 6.3% on opening on Monday after Asian shares are battered by growing fears of a worldwide recessionFirst published on Mon 9 Mar 2020 02.00 EDTStock markets in Europe and the US are braced for their biggest falls since the 2008 financial crisis after the trading week began with panic selling amid the double threat of a coronavirus-driven global recession and an oil-price war.The FTSE 100 was projected to plunge by 6.3% when trading begins on Monday, while the Dow Jones industrial average was on...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldFTSE100 expected to fall 6.3% on opening on Monday after Asian shares are battered by growing fears of a worldwide recessionFirst published on Mon 9 Mar 2020 02.00 EDTStock markets in Europe and the US are braced for their biggest falls since the 2008 financial crisis after the trading week began with panic selling amid the double threat of a coronavirus-driven global recession and an oil-price war.The FTSE 100 was projected to plunge by 6.3% when trading begins on Monday, while the Dow Jones industrial average was on...WW…