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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s phone ‘hacked by Saudi crown prince’

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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince' Exclusive: investigation suggests Washington Post owner was targeted five months before murder of Jamal KhashoggiRevealed: the Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Jeff BezosThe Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos had his mobile phone “hacked” in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message that had apparently been sent from the personal account of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, sources have told the Guardian.The encrypted message from the number used by Mohammed bin Salman is believed to have included a malicious file that infiltrated the phone of the world’s richest man, according to the results of a digital forensic analysis. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Trump impeachment trial: senators vote against subpoena for state department – live

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Trump impeachment trial: senators vote against subpoena for state department – live Senators voted along party lines, 53-47, to kill amendment to subpoena documents from the department – get the latest live 11.57pm GMTBoth parties have two hours to debate this amendment, and then, Senate leader Mitch McConnell indicated he’ll move to table it. After a vote, the lawmakers will get a 30-minute break — which, from the looks of everyone in the chamber is much needed. Senator James Risch of Idaho was the first to nod off, according to Washington Post reporters. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand seemed to rest her eyes for a bit as well. And Senator Martha McSally had a blanket on her lap. 11.32pm GMTAs expected, senators voted along party lines, 53-47. Minority leader Chuck Sch...
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Dominic Cummings thinktank called for ‘end of BBC in current form’

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Dominic Cummings thinktank called for 'end of BBC in current form' New Frontiers Foundation said in 2004 the BBC was ‘mortal enemy’ of Tory partyWhat Cummings thinktank said about ‘propagandist’ BBCDominic Cummings’s thinktank called for the “end of the BBC in its current form” and suggested rightwingers should work to undermine the credibility of the broadcaster, branding it the “mortal enemy” of the Conservative party.Cummings, who is Boris Johnson’s most powerful adviser, was the director of the New Frontiers Foundation when it called in 2004 for a campaign to target the BBC and the creation of a Fox News equivalent that would not be constrained by impartiality rules. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Jess Phillips quits Labour leadership race

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Jess Phillips quits Labour leadership race Birmingham Yardley MP says she is not the person to unite party after election defeatLabour leadership - live updatesJess Phillips has pulled out of the Labour leadership contest to replace Jeremy Corbyn, saying she is not the person to unite the party.Her decision, two weeks into the campaign, came as she failed to secure any union or affiliate backing, although she secured 23 nominations from MPs to put her into the latest phase of the contest. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Trump impeachment: Democrats decry ‘White House-driven and rigged process’ – live

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Trump impeachment: Democrats decry 'White House-driven and rigged process' – live Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell’s ‘truncated’ schedule featuring late-night sessions is ‘not what the American people expect or deserve’ 5.50pm GMTSenate minority leader Chuck Schumer is now speaking on the floor, denouncing the press restrictions enforced on Capitol Hill for the impeachment trial.“Some may not want what happens here to be public,” Schumer said. “We do.” REPORTERS AREN’T SHEEP: View from the print/radio reporter press pen to the photographer’s pen just off the Senate floor. They’ve severely restricted our access during the impeachment proceedings pic.twitter.com/xdj6Ym3dQ1 5.45pm GMTSenate majority leader Mitc...
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Trump blasts ‘prophets of doom’ in attack on climate activism

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Trump blasts 'prophets of doom' in attack on climate activism Comment came as Greta Thunberg demanded immediate action in DavosDavos 2020 – live updatesAnalysis: Trump hails 1tn trees plan but ignores roots of problemDonald Trump told the world’s business leaders to stop listening to “prophets of doom” as he used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum to attack the teenage activist Greta Thunberg over her climate crisis warnings.The US president hailed America’s growth record and compared campaigners against global heating with those who feared a population explosion in the 1960s and mass starvation in the 1970s. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Heads could roll at PwC over Isabel dos Santos links, says chairman

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Heads could roll at PwC over Isabel dos Santos links, says chairman Exclusive: Bob Moritz says he is ‘shocked and disappointed’ by Luanda Leaks disclosuresThe global chairman of PwC has warned that heads could roll at the professional services firm over its links to Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman, who is battling allegations that she obtained her wealth through corruption and nepotism.Bob Moritz, whose firm advised companies belonging to Dos Santos and her husband across multiple jurisdictions, told the Guardian he was “shocked and disappointed” by recent disclosures about the British-headquartered accounting firm’s work for the daughter of Angola’s former president. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Iran admits it fired two missiles at Ukrainian passenger jet

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Iran admits it fired two missiles at Ukrainian passenger jet Tehran issues first acknowledgement of precise number of rounds fired at planeIran says its armed forces mistakenly launched two surface-to-air missiles at a Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed with 176 people onboard earlier this month, its first acknowledgement of the precise number of rounds fired at the airliner.Assessments by western intelligence agencies and video footage from the launch site had pointed to two missiles being fired at the Boeing 737-800 on the morning of 8 January, but Iranian officials had so far referenced only one until the release of preliminary report on Tuesday by the country’s civil aviation authority. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Davos 2020: Donald Trump hails US recovery and UK trade deal hopes – day one live

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Davos 2020: Donald Trump hails US recovery and UK trade deal hopes – day one live Rolling coverage of the first day of the World Economic Forum, including Donald Trump’s special address and Greta Thunberg’s panel sessionLatest: Young activists demand action at DavosThunberg: Listen to the scienceComing up: Donald Trump’s special addressThe agenda 11.50am GMTThe United States has joined https://t.co/vMJ0FdlVqA 1 Trillion Tree Initiaitve. Together we will plant 1 Trillion Trees sequestering over 200 gigatons of carbon in 10 years. We must be carbon negative & sequester existing carbon now. Join us. @wef https://t.co/JEYRRKv7Q5 pic.twitter.com/DLKk44oDqgTrump gets what I think is his first applause line announcing the US will join the 1 trillion trees initiative 11....
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Justice secretary denies government is rushing in new anti-terror laws

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Justice secretary denies government is rushing in new anti-terror laws Robert Buckland rejects claims tougher sentences politicise London Bridge attackThe justice secretary, Robert Buckland, has claimed the government is not politicising the death of the London Bridge terror attack victims by unveiling tougher prison sentences for the most serious offenders.Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones were killed in November 2019 in an attack at Fishmongers’ Hall in central London by the Usman Khan, a convicted terrorist who had been released halfway through his jail sentence. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Trump impeachment: Senate prepares to hear opening arguments in trial

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Trump impeachment: Senate prepares to hear opening arguments in trial Mitch McConnell unveils resolution to move trial forward with unanticipated speed, consigning key proceedings to late-night hoursAs Donald Trump prepared on Tuesday to address the billionaires in Davos, the US Senate prepared to hear opening arguments in an impeachment trial that could remove Trump from the presidency, if not from his seemingly unassailable perch in the public eye.For only the third time in history, prosecutors sent by the House of Representatives will rise on the Senate floor to charge the president with “high crimes and misdemeanors” and declare that he must be turned out of the White House. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Study finds shock rise in levels of potent greenhouse gas

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Study finds shock rise in levels of potent greenhouse gas Scientists had expected fall in levels of HFC-23 after India and China said they had halted emissionsEfforts to reduce levels of one potent greenhouse gas appear to be failing, according to a study.Scientists had expected to find a dramatic reduction in levels of the hydrofluorocarbon HFC-23 in the atmosphere after India and China, two of the main sources, reported in 2017 that they had almost completely eliminated emissions. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Ofsted boss hits out at schools for continuing to ‘game’ league tables

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Ofsted boss hits out at schools for continuing to 'game' league tables Amanda Spielman says some schools in England putting own interests ahead of their pupils’The head of Ofsted has issued a sharp rebuke to schools in England that continue to “off-roll” vulnerable pupils and force others to take “sham qualifications” in order to maximise results and improve league table positions.The schools watchdog introduced a new inspection framework last year aimed at encouraging schools to move away from a purely results-driven culture and focus instead on a broad, rich curriculum. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Lie-detector tests planned for convicted terrorists freed on licence

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Lie-detector tests planned for convicted terrorists freed on licence Monitoring and reporting requirements tightened in wake of London Bridge attackConvicted terrorists will face lie-detector tests under a raft of measures drawn up in the wake of the most recent London Bridge attack to toughen up the monitoring of offenders in the community.The number of counter-terrorism specialist probation officers will double and they will work to a set of updated national standards for managing terrorists on licence, with closer monitoring and reporting requirements including polygraph tests, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice said in a joint announcement. Continue reading... Go to Source
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