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Facebook asks US supreme court to dismiss fraud suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6fd44beb8d5bf2d47ef1c7251526419884d551a7/0_0_2584_1672/master/2584.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Facebook Facebook asks US supreme court to dismiss fraud suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal Securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders accuses … Read more

Lloyds shareholders could take £1bn hit over car finance crisis

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/30932e28b02e707a0c8bedb48861e7467ebb6e7a/41_355_5422_3255/master/5422.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Lloyds could be left to cover a compensation bill of £3.2bn, according to RBC Capital. Photograph: Pietro Recchia/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Lloyds could be left to cover a compensation bill of £3.2bn, according to RBC Capital. Photograph: Pietro Recchia/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Lloyds Banking Group … Read more

Belgian intelligence investigating logistics hub of China’s Alibaba at local airport

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/90b64ae91d83ff25907fff37bac4fef3732a65f4/0_199_6105_3663/master/6105.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] A man walks past a logo of Alibaba Group at its office building in Beijing. Belgian officials are investigating the company’s logistics hub at Liège airport. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters A man walks past a logo of Alibaba Group at its office … Read more

‘The first thing I did was poke it’: Canada beach blobs mystery solved by chemists

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ce73bc4df6462569ce00773f2716a8e9321d3dfc/0_575_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Mysterious white blobs have been washing up on beaches across Newfoundland for over a month, sparking an investigation by Canadian authorities. Photograph: Philip Grace via Facebook Mysterious white blobs have been washing up on beaches across Newfoundland for over a month, … Read more

‘Was I drugged and raped? I’ll never know’: partners of accused share fears at Pelicot trial

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fe1d44361837110e7c3264b208ba33bf792309ba/0_184_5459_3276/master/5459.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Gisèle Pelicot has become a feminist hero after insisting that the rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men be held in public to raise awareness of the use of drugs and sedation to rape women. Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images … Read more

Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other business leaders congratulate Trump

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c78a8b38c9d700211cd0542d2298faeaa7a1460c/0_0_3000_1800/master/3000.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos both called Trump’s win a ‘decisive victory’. Photograph: Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos both called Trump’s win a ‘decisive victory’. Photograph: Getty Images US elections 2024 Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other business leaders … Read more

Boots says it will ‘draw lessons’ from research into links to slavery

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2704687717feb8a3485c494dda0b91324db45862/0_350_3504_2102/master/3504.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Jesse Boot had 560 Boots branches by the eve of the first world war, with the help of banks linked to the slave trade. Photograph: Science & Society Picture Librar/SSPL/Getty Images Jesse Boot had 560 Boots branches by the eve of … Read more

David Beckham becomes ambassador for Chinese tech group sponsoring Euro 2024

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d15acb8fc2d8f2066a881297b8d54d9086715a64/24_161_4231_2540/master/4231.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] David Beckham has signed a deal with AliExpress, the exclusive e-commerce platform partner of Uefa, which oversees Euro 2024. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images David Beckham has signed a deal with AliExpress, the exclusive e-commerce platform partner of Uefa, which oversees Euro … Read more

Outrage as fifth beluga dies this year at Canada’s Marineland

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/74204e7361787de4479c22d9fb5dd4bf233c8e56/0_0_2000_1243/master/2000.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Beluga whales at Marineland’s underwater viewing area in Arctic Cove on 20 July 2012. Photograph: Tara Walton/Toronto Star/Getty Images Beluga whales at Marineland’s underwater viewing area in Arctic Cove on 20 July 2012. Photograph: Tara Walton/Toronto Star/Getty Images Seascape: the state … Read more

‘Did he drug me too?’: how daughter of Gisèle Pelicot feared she had also been a victim of her father

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f57a9d0cd1a45e6b001e0052bb7c7a34e74ae048/0_56_5417_3250/master/5417.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Caroline Darian, left, with her mother Gisèle Pelicot, outside the court in Avignon. Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA Caroline Darian, left, with her mother Gisèle Pelicot, outside the court in Avignon. Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA The ObserverGisèle Pelicot rape trial ‘Did he drug me … Read more