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EU charges TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health
TechnologyEU charges TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health

Regulator’s initial ruling says algorithm ‘can be harmful’ and led young and vulnerable viewers ‘down rabbit holes they can’t easily escape’

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Denmark’s top court to rule on ‘parallel societies’ after ‘non-western’ people evicted
WorldDenmark’s top court to rule on ‘parallel societies’ after ‘non-western’ people evicted

Government claims removal of former residents of housing complex in Helsingør is unrelated to their ethnicity

Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
Low pressure in US midwest brings unseasonable heat to New York and Boston
ClimateLow pressure in US midwest brings unseasonable heat to New York and Boston

Further south this week, severe thunderstorms affected midterms voting in Florida, Oklahoma and Colorado

Ollie Lewis for MetDesk
Global stocks plunge amid AI slowdown fears after Democrats’ midterm triumph
EconomyGlobal stocks plunge amid AI slowdown fears after Democrats’ midterm triumph

Asian and European markets follow Wall Street with sharp fall as FTSE down 1.9%

Mark Sweney and Graeme Wearden
Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis
WorldParaguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis

Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapse

Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
Peru airport officials discover 3,000 tarantulas smuggled inside dirty socks
WorldPeru airport officials discover 3,000 tarantulas smuggled inside dirty socks

Three suitcases’ worth of the spiders were on their way to Germany, where they could fetch an estimated €1.5m

Agence France-Presse
Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half-brother ‘person of interest’ in child sexual abuse inquiry
WorldDuchess of Sussex’s estranged half-brother ‘person of interest’ in child sexual abuse inquiry

Philippine official says there are ‘signs that point to Thomas Markle Jr’s involvement in crime’, but he’s not yet being treated as a suspect

Caroline Davies
K-pop group NewJeans’s contract omitted rights to ‘sleep and free choice’ – report
CultureK-pop group NewJeans’s contract omitted rights to ‘sleep and free choice’ – report

New report finds that record label Ador stripped child protections from group’s contracts when they were minors

Owen Myers
What can Britain learn from backlash to Dutch slavery apology?
WorldWhat can Britain learn from backlash to Dutch slavery apology?

In the Netherlands many felt the move, while welcome, was mishandled and exclusionary, mirroring past inequality

Jon Henley and Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
How elderly ‘unsung heroes’ powered Lula’s historic fightback in Brazil
WorldHow elderly ‘unsung heroes’ powered Lula’s historic fightback in Brazil

Older voters praised for helping tip balance in leftwing president’s favour against far-right Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
WorldHong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case

Wong, 30, in prison since 2020, is only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law

Danny Vincent in Hong Kong
UK found to be ‘dangerously’ reliant on China for critical minerals needed for defence and AI
WorldUK found to be ‘dangerously’ reliant on China for critical minerals needed for defence and AI

Delivering net zero also at risk, say MPs as they call for centralised policy and funding for mines and diversification

Lisa O’Carroll Senior staff correspondent
David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk
EconomyDavid Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk

Future of Australia’s upmarket department store in jeopardy after years of steep losses, and outer suburban and regional locations vulnerable

Jonathan Barrett Business editor
Mother and daughter killed in grizzly bear attack, Canadian authorities confirm
WorldMother and daughter killed in grizzly bear attack, Canadian authorities confirm

Conservation officers say more than one bear may have been involved in attack on women near their home

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK
WorldBritish healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK

Patient is ⁠in ​stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unit

Sarah Johnson
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