3 h. ago Cloudflare down as X, Substack, Canva and more hit in major global blackout

Millions of Cloudflare users across the world are likely to see a ' 500 internet server error' message when they log onto a number of websites impacted by the issue

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3 h. ago Cloudflare down LIVE: Twitter, Substack, Canva down in major worldwide internet outage

Cloudflare is down, bringing many other websites down with it - this is a breaking story

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29 h. ago Teaching children finance more important than history or science, new report reveals

TEACHING children about financial education is more important than history or science, a major survey shows. A new global report from Santander finds that people rank financial education second only to maths in a list of the core school subjects. The study come after Ministers announced last month that financial literacy will be required in...

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50 h. ago Every Lionel Messi v Thomas Müller meeting, ranked from least to most consequential

Two major figures from the last 15 years of global soccer have largely met in big-game contexts. They’ll do so again in MLS Cup on SaturdayThis was the matchup Thomas Müller wanted.“My history with [Messi] forces me to hope for a final against Miami,” the former Bayern Munich and Germany star told Calen Carr in a recent interview previewing the MLS playoffs ahead for his new side, the Vancouver Whitecaps. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago OpenAI experiences major global outage as ChatGPT users face issues

OpenAI has confirmed it is experiencing issues this evening.

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64 h. ago ChatGPT down LIVE: OpenAI experiences major global outage as users face issues

OpenAI has confirmed they are 'experiencing issues' and 'working on implementing a mitigation'

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3 d. ago Ten of the best deals for Travel Tuesday, from hotels to cruises

We've tracked down major price cuts from global hotel brands, and huge promotions from top cruise lines

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4 d. ago This Week in History: Siege in Seattle, courtroom dramas, and the end of the Cold War

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 1 and 7 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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7 d. ago The Guardian view on city living: an urban species is still adapting to our new environment | Editorial

UN figures show that four-fifths of the global population now live in major settlements. We’re still figuring out how to copeCities have existed for millennia, but their triumph is remarkably recent. As recently as 1950, only 30% of the world’s population were urban dwellers. This week, a United Nations report suggested that more than 80% of people are now urbanites, with most of those living in cities. London became the first city to reach a million inhabitants in the early 19th century. Now, almost 500 have done so.Jakarta, with 42 million residents, has just overtaken Tokyo as the most populous of the lot; nine of the 10 largest megacities are in Asia. The UN report revealed the scale of the recent population shift to towns and cities thanks to a new, standardised measure in place of the widely varying national criteria previously used. The urbanisation rate in its 2018 report was just 55%.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a ...

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1 week ago This Week in History: A poisoned spy, street revolutions and the death of Castro

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 24 and 30 November were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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1 week ago Ukraine's allies make major concessions to the Kremlin in bid to end conflict with Russia: Trump says Kyiv has shown 'zero gratitude' while Europeans agree to Putin rejoining G8

As peace talks in Switzerland made progress, Britain and other states agreed to welcome Russia back into the G8 group of major global economies.

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1 week ago X suffers third major outage in four days as users report global disruption

Most of the issues were linked to the mobile app, though many users also ran into problems accessing the desktop site.

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2 w. ago South Africa’s Tourism Boom: Now, Two Major Awards at WTM London Highlight Its Global Appeal

South Africa’s Tourism Boom: Now, Two Major Awards at WTM London Highlight Its Global Appeal  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago Cloudflare disruption has hit major sites. But it’s not the worst outage in recent years

The global outage has affected major websites including X, ChatGPT and Letterboxd

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2 w. ago England star Henry Pollock nominated for major global award after stunning year

Pollock could walk away with a prestigious gong after bursting on to the scene in 2025 but the Springboks dominate the main award shortlist

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2 w. ago UK warned that 15% cut to health fund will force ‘impossible choices’ on Africa

Advocates fear that other donors will follow Britain’s reduction to the Global Fund for Aids, TB and malariaThe UK is undermining its legacy in fighting infectious diseases including Aids and malaria by cutting money pledged to a leading global health fund, campaigners claim.The 15% reduction in the contribution to the Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced this week – in a year when the UK, alongside South Africa, is co-host of the fund’s replenishment drive – risks encouraging other countries to cut back commitments as well, advocates fear.The Gates Foundation is a major private contributor to the Global Fund. The foundation also contributes to theguardian.org, which funds independent journalism at the Guardian Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Global trading platform boss says Rachel Reeves' cash ISA raid plan is wrong and will create nation of 'zombie investors'

The UK boss of a major global trading platform has warned Rachel Reeve's planned raid on cash ISA's is simply the wrong way to get Britons investing again.

Economics

3 w. ago Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?

Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions“It broke my heart.” Surangel Whipps, president of the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, was sitting in the front row of the UN’s general assembly in New York when Donald Trump made a long and rambling speech, his first to the UN since his re-election, on 23 September.Whipps was prepared for fury and bombast from the US president, but what followed was shocking. Trump’s rant on the climate crisis – a “green scam”, “the greatest con job ever perpetrated”, “predictions made by stupid people” – was an unprecedented attack on science and global action from a major world leader. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Former Canada coach convicted of sexual assault not included on public sanctions lists

Bob Birarda, jailed in 2022 for assaulting players, is not listed by Canada Soccer or BC Soccer. The country’s new Safe Sport director says the omission exposes a major gap — and is calling for a global registry of banned coaches.Two years after receiving an 18-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting players under his care, a former Canada women’s national team coach is yet to appear on any public sanctions list published by Canada Soccer or BC Soccer, the regional governing body for soccer in British Columbia, where the crimes took place.The revelation has prompted the executive director of the Canadian organization newly appointed to manage reports of abuse and misconduct to call for an international registry of offenders to track individuals who have been banned from sports for misconduct. Continue reading...

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