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HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery

The government is in thrall to the sunk-cost fallacy. Scrap the project, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Feeling the dance of age, I join a pottery class. It isn’t until I let go of expectations that I truly begin to learn how to create

It has become less about the finished product and more about the process itself

The Guardian - AU

Britain’s politicians need to worry less about the bond markets – and more about the Bank of England

A new model of central banking would weaken the power of bond vigilantes – and help progressive politicians pay for transformative change, says academic Daniela Gabor

The Guardian - UK

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Trump has created a slush fund of taxpayer money to give to his friends

The ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is an extraordinary example of bald self-dealing

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Ring of concrete: The seven flyovers that will cost Hyderabad a national park

At dawn, the Indian Grey Hornbill cruises over the Jubilee Hills police checkpost, five to 12 metres above the road, following a flight corridor that hornbills have used for longer than the city has existed. By 2028, if the Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure (HCITI) project proceeds as tendered,…

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Struggling with the nine times table? I have a failsafe method

Apparently, nines are the hardest to grasp for primary school children. If only they’d learned how to cheat like me, says Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

Ebola returns: How to fight outbreak amid defunding of global health?

Can border walls keep out pandemics? The World Health Organization is officially branding the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo a "public health emergency of international concern". As the death toll from the rare strain climbs, so does the number of contact cases. Ituri province may seem remote on a…

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All this talk about ‘difficult’ cuts, yet the largest part of Britain’s welfare bill is never mentioned. Why?

Pensioners vote and young people don’t, so the truism goes. That’s no longer any reason to avoid dealing with the triple lock, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Have no doubt: the campaign to sack Misan Harriman is part of an assault on black figures in public life

The move against the boss of London’s Southbank Centre sends a forbidding message about who is and isn’t seen as fit to lead in UK culture, says writer Afua Hirsch

The Guardian - UK

Pedro Sánchez is loved everywhere – but not so much in Spain. Here’s why

The PM’s socialist party was crushed in its former Andalusian stronghold. With a general election in 2027, time to turn things around is running out, says journalist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK

While rightwing Australia scapegoats immigrants, the country directly benefits from our skills and labour

The idea that Australia is being mobbed by selfish foreigners is both entirely untrue and impossible

The Guardian - AU

The Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks warn us we must be better prepared if we are to prevent the next pandemic

Surveillance that misses a haemorrhagic fever or fails to consider endemic risks at a departure port will be blind to something far more dangerous

The Guardian - AU

Before we let AI run the public service, we need to know the full impact

New Zealand is badly under-prepared for mass deployment of AI in the public sector - and the latest Budget measures are being made without safeguards, writes Professor Alexandra Andhov

Newsroom.co.nz

Lifting lid on economic imbalances

Global imbalances are again dominating international economic debates, and with good reason. Large and persistent imbalances often end badly, whether in abrupt capital-flow reversals, exchange-rate volatility, geopolitical conflict, or, as in 2008, financial crisis. And with the United States now running significant current-account deficits, and China having returned to substantial…

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No free ball, here

Re: "End the free football habit", (Editorial, May 18).

Bangkok Post

Bhumjaithai's charter confusion

After months of kicking the can down the road on constitutional reform, the ruling Bhumjaithai Party has finally made a move -- one that appears to bring charter rewriting back to square one rather than move the process forward.

Bangkok Post

Thaksin no longer a political talisman?

Thaksin Shinawatra will complete his parole period in September, finally removing the last visible reminder of his legal troubles: the electronic monitoring bracelet fastened to his ankle. Yet for political observers, the greater question is not his freedom, but what role he might still play in a political order that…

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The Guardian view on Britain and Europe: international upheaval demands new terms of debate

Editorial: The world has changed dramatically since the Brexit referendum and politics needs to catch up

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The Guardian view on tackling Ebola: pathogens aren’t the only things that kill

Editorial: Conflict and aid cuts are hampering the fight against an outbreak of the deadly virus centred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Guardian - UK

John Hancock obituary

Other lives: Long-serving GP in a Warwickshire village who loved climbing and led the local Venture Scout troop

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I didn’t think it was possible to love Kylie Minogue any more – her new Netflix series changed that

After the glut of brand-building shows from other celebrities, the Kylie documentary is radical for simply allowing the star to come across as human, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Misery loves company: so allow me to tell you about the agony of my corn

If any teenagers out there are considering their future careers, I’d suggest chiropody. It’s AI proof and you’d never be out of work, writes Adrian Chiles

Evening Standard

OPINION - What’s growing at Chelsea Flower Show? Signs of British inequality

RHS’s showpiece should prune prices if it’s serious about becoming less exclusive

The Guardian - UK

The lesson from John Travolta’s dramatic new look: always dress for the job you want

The first-time director admitted he wore a beret to channel ‘old school’ auteurs at Cannes – though mimicry can only take you so far, says Guardian fashion and lifestyle editor Morwenna Ferrier

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And, lo! The latest fad diet is upon us – and it’s called ‘eating biblically’

Some Christian conservatives are only eating foods mentioned in the Bible. At least Jesus wasn’t devouring ultra-processed sausage rolls, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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