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Thousands attend pro-Palestine protests across Australia (www.theguardian.com)

Protesters marched through the Sydney CBD on Saturday after police green-lit the event, with similar rallies held in Perth, Hobart and Brisbane

Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses (www.theguardian.com)

Amazon is experimenting with humanoid robots for warehouse work.

Russia’s Avdiivka offensive is failing, says top Ukrainian officer (www.theguardian.com)

A top Ukrainian commander has claimed that Russia’s biggest offensive in months – involving tanks, thousands of soldiers and armoured vehicles in an attack on the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka – is failing, as he admitted Kyiv’s own attempts to advance in the south were proving “difficult”....

US has seen increase in domestic threats since Hamas attacks in Israel, FBI says (www.theguardian.com)

‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)

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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game (www.theguardian.com)

Climate activists condemn oil giant for paying influencers to showcase marketing game from new gasoline campaign

Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money (www.theguardian.com)

Pope Francis suggests gay couples could be blessed in Vatican reversal (www.theguardian.com)

Conservative cardinals had challenged the pope to confirm teachings on LGBTQ+ issues...

Chinese video games are on the rise, but I wish they got more respect (www.theguardian.com)

Strikes aren’t bad for the US economy. They’re the best thing that could happen (www.theguardian.com)

America is in the midst of the biggest surge in labor activity in a quarter-century....

California sues oil companies claiming they downplayed the risk of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)

Civil lawsuit filed by the state targets Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP...

US economy going strong under Biden – Americans don’t believe it (www.theguardian.com)

Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands (www.theguardian.com)

What Modi won’t show the G20: Muslims killed, harassed by the police and abused in school (www.theguardian.com)

The PM is keen to show India as the ‘mother of democracy’, but this is one of the most undemocratic periods in its history, says the journalist Rana Ayyub

‘Autobesity’ on course to worsen air pollution caused by motoring (www.theguardian.com)

Mexico set for first female president in 2024 election (www.theguardian.com)

Mexico will almost certainly have its first female president in 2024, after the governing Morena party and the opposition coalition both chose women as their candidates....

Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of legal recognition for same-sex couples (www.theguardian.com)

Hong Kong must provide an alternative to marriage in order to legally recognise the rights of same-sex couples, the city’s highest court has declared, opening the way for civil unions....