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WhatsApp university blames foreign investors for the rupee’s slide – like blaming fever on a thermometer

On December 16, the rupee crossed the 91-per-dollar mark to touch an all-time low of 91.09. As soon as this happened a joke started going around on WhatsApp: USD (+1) = INR (+91). Finally ISD Codes and Exchange rate matched.

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How many big names have paid the price for being linked to Jeffrey Epstein? Fewer than you might think

Remarkably, most of the men connected to the convicted sex offender have barely experienced any fallout. That says as much as the scandal itself, says Emma Brockes

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Want to understand the sickness of Britain today? Look no further – a novel explained it all 20 years ago

The racism, the predatory politics, the banality and cruelty: we struggle to make sense of it, but JG Ballard foretold everything we are living through now, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fear

Violence against women is a national emergency. As a minister, but also as a father, I see Labour’s new strategy as a matter of the highest priority, says justice secretary David Lammy

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Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts

Not all of the problems of Britain’s cultural sector come down to funding, but an awful lot do. That’s where leadership comes in, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The Guardian view on another green U-turn in Brussels: going slow on car-industry targets is a road to nowhere

Editorial: The European Commission’s proposals to water down a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars will store up major problems for the future

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The Guardian view on Australia’s social media ban: dragging tech companies into action

Editorial: Children under the age of 16 needed protecting and the moral argument wasn’t winning. Government regulation can change the terms of debate

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Britain rejoining Erasmus+ won’t halt the nativist tide – but it’s a step in the right direction

In an era of rising nationalism, this move represents a brief flicker of hope for the internationalist ideal, says writer and philosopher Julian Baggini

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Everything about Paul Mescal is irresistible – with one exception

The actor has said Shakespeare’s language can be understood ‘in the body’. I couldn’t disagree more, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

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Public patience with the striking doctors is running out

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: This latest five-day walkout, over yet another double-digit pay demand, coincides with a flu epidemic and adds to already unbearable pressure on the NHS. The BMA is now pushing its luck – which will only help health secretary Wes Streeting to prevail

The Independent UK

OPINION - London is the epicentre of a child homelessness crisis. Is this how to fix it?

Councils do not have the money or resource to fix it alone, says Sally Orlopp from the charity Centrepoint

Evening Standard

AI toys are suddenly everywhere - but I suggest you don’t give them to your children

Earlier this year my four-year-old tried out an AI soft toy for a few days. New research indicates I was right to be creeped out, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Ghost jobs, robot gatekeepers and AI interviewers: let me tell you about the bleak new age of job hunting

In my six months of looking for work, I’ve found that from fake ads to AI screening software, the search is more soul-destroying than ever, says columnist for the i newspaper and Diva, Eleanor Margolis

The Guardian - UK

A Harvard scholar’s ouster exposes a crisis of institutional integrity

The dismissal of a a renowned health leader who refused to ignore Palestine highlights false claims of universality in human rights, global health and academia

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Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won

The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this president, says media commentator Jane Martinson

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A warning for Keir Starmer from his own past: if you’re not bold on Brexit and Europe, your Labour rivals will be

Leave support is falling. That’s an opportunity the PM should seize before pro-Europe challengers for the Labour leadership do, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography

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Putin thinks democracy is the west’s weakness. We have to prove him wrong

The Russian strategy of exporting chaos to provoke extremism only works if liberals succumb to cynicism and despair, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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This is Europe’s secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble

Growth in the US economy – and the president’s political survival – rest on AI. The EU must use its leverage and stand up to him, says the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ Johnny Ryan

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The Independent UK

Let us all stand up for the BBC against Donald Trump

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s $10bn defamation claim against the broadcaster is opportunistic, bullying, and almost entirely without legal merit. It should serve as a rally cry to those who seek to defend the corporation as a priceless fortress of public service journalism

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The Guardian view on Trump’s BBC lawsuit: grievance politics with a purpose

Editorial: The US president has repeatedly targeted American media in an attempt to muzzle debate and scrutiny. His attempt to export the bullying must be resisted

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The Guardian view on dentists: contractual tweaks won’t stop the rot

Editorial: New appointments for urgent and complex care should be welcomed. But NHS dentistry requires more radical surgery

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Trump’s cannabis reform would revolutionise US policy. Just don’t expect the ‘war on drugs’ to end

Rescheduling marijuana might seem an unlikely move for a Republican president – but it perfectly coheres with his ‘America First’ worldview, says academic Kojo Koram

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I spent a month trying to smile like Zohran Mamdani – it’s no easy feat

While the New York mayor-elect is constantly smiling in the face of his detractors, having a perma-grin didn’t come so easily to me, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - AU

Why does big pharma pay doctors? It raises an important question about healthcare ethics

Transactions are happening outside public scrutiny. It’s galling to think a doctor is being influenced by anything other than a patient’s best interest

The Guardian - UK

Europe is a continent soaked in economic pessimism. Until we change that, the far right will rise and rise

Since 2008, struggling communities have been told they are in competition with migrants. Only a model that gives them hope will halt the populists, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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