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Global oil supply returns to surplus for first time since start of Iran war, says IEA

Supplies outstripped demand by almost 2m barrels a day in October as market shows ‘tentative signs of rebalancing’ The world’s oil supply is swinging back to a surplus for the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. Oil supplies outstripped demand by almost 2m barrels a day in October, the Paris-based agency said, as “Gulf exports recovered much faster than global oil demand”. Continue reading...

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Entertainment

‘You can’t train to be chucked in a box full of rats!’ Ade Adepitan on fear, facing down sharks and being I’m a Celeb’s first wheelchair user

His upcoming appearance on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! is already causing a huge stir. As he heads to Australia, the paralympian talks leeches, evil taxis – and snakes round his nether regions ‘If you spend enough time in the TV industry, at some point you’re going to end up in the jungle, eating animal genitalia, with Ant and Dec watching you!” Paralympic medallist and TV presenter Ade Adepitan is in the building, and he’s ready to cause a stir. The 53-year-old is set to become the first wheelchair user on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!. His participation has already ignited a

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Finance

The datacenter industry is using propaganda to fight opposition | Samuel Woolley, Dean Jackson and Maia Woluchem

Big tech has used misdirection, disinformation and jargon to obscure the harm the facilities can cause to communities “Antifa”. “Commies”. “Chinese bots”. Everyone from tech leaders to the president has called datacenter resistance a “documented psyop” and a “Chinese PR thing”. But why do they make these claims? Our new research finds that the datacenter industry uses propaganda, disinformation, and information control to mold public opinion and undermine community opposition. Continue reading...

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Politics

The dark side of reselling apps: ‘If you include your pants, I’ll pay more’

Ministers consider banning under-16s from online marketplaces amid reported misuse of messaging functions and users’ photos In June, Hannah* listed her seven-year-old daughter’s pink swimming costume for sale on Vinted, hoping other parents surfing the reselling site would snap up the £1 offer. Her inbox pinged. “So a little girl wore this yh [yeah]?” wrote a user with a male handle. Continue reading...

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