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'They don't need people': the workers left behind by China's robot drive
'They don't need people': the workers left behind by China's robot drive KUNSHAN, China - The park was in the center of China's richest county. Willow trees clustered around a well-manicured pond. Joggers in performance gear circled shiny new playgrounds filled with children. But in a quieter part of the park, Hu Xinbing was resting after another day of trying, unsuccessfully, to win his share of the local prosperity. After failing to find a job that morning, Hu, 31, lay behind some bushes, using a windbreaker as a pillow, and waited until he could try again the next day. Around him, about a dozen other out-of-work men had claimed their own corners of the park in Kunshan, about 30 miles outside Shanghai, dozing on benches or inside tents.
The Papers: Burnham's 'bumper Budget' and Widdecombe murder 'not political'
Image caption, Andy Burnham is exploring holding an expanded Budget this autumn to set out strategic priorities, reports the Financial Times. New strikes on Iran by the US pose biggest test for interim deal, it headlines. Image caption, As part of Burnham's Budget, the Telegraph reports he has a plan for £38bn tax raid. The paper leads with the latest in the murder of Ann Widdecombe, saying that the suspect drove 300 miles to her house. Image caption, The Metro also leads with the Widdecombe murder, leading on police comments that the killing was not political.
Nine dead as Russia and Ukraine trade drone and missile salvos
Is the war entering a new phase? Russian drones and missiles killed four people in Ukraine overnight, while Ukrainian attacks on Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine killed five. Three people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, including two at an "industrial enterprise" in the city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said on Sunday. Russia has escalated attacks in recent weeks, taking advantage of Ukraine's critical shortage of munitions for its Patriot air defence system, which has rendered it largely unable to intercept ballistic missiles flying at several times the speed of sound. NATO countries pledged at their summit in Ankara last week to provide more Patriot munitions to Ukraine, and President Donald Trump said he was willing to give Kyiv a license to manufacture the US missiles domestically.
Anthony Zurcher: From Trump critic to ally, Lindsey Graham was a political survivor of the Maga era
Lindsey Graham, who has died aged 71, was a political survivor. His career as a Republican senator served as a telling barometer for the dramatically changing climate in his political party - and America - in the Donald Trump era. While there were certain issues central to Graham's political identity - including a hawkish foreign policy that focused on containing Russian global ambitions, support for Israel and regime change in Iran - his 23-year career in the Senate was marked by a willingness to adapt to the gale-force change of political winds that accompanied Trump's rise to power. Shortly after being elected to represent South Carolina in the Senate in 2002, Graham became a close ally of Senator John McCain, the Arizona Republican who, while a staunch conservative, developed a national reputation for political independence. When Graham ran for president in 2015, the idea of cooling partisan tensions and working with political opponents was one of his central messages. If I get to be president, we're going to open up a bar in the White House, Graham said.
Israeli forces kill five Palestinians in latest attacks on Gaza
'This is an apartheid regime' Does Trump have real leverage over Netanyahu? An Israeli drone attack and gunfire in Gaza have killed at least five people, including a nine-year-old girl, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Tala Abu Matar died when Israeli gunfire targeted an encampment on the eastern side of the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, medics said. The Israeli military acknowledged striking the area, saying without elaborating that it targeted "terrorist infrastructure". Following shooting on Friday, a Palestinian man died of wounds sustained from Israeli fire near Al-Bureij camp, said a health official.
Dog rescued from Ben Nevis suspected to have eaten discarded cannabis
A dog has been rescued from Ben Nevis after it is suspected to have fallen ill from eating discarded cannabis. Christina Bluhme, a dog trainer from Esher in Surrey, was halfway up the UK's highest mountain when her black Labrador Tokyo collapsed on the trail. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team came to their aid and stretchered Tokyo down from the 4,413ft (1,345m) peak to a local vet. Bluhme said Tokyo had made a full recovery after the incident during a trip to Scotland last weekend. She said vets believe she ingested cannabis left on the trail.
Lorry driver arrested as child dies in collision
Police have appealed for witnesses after a boy who was struck by a lorry died in hospital. The collision happened in Epping Road, Chipping Ongar, Essex, at about 16:40 BST on Friday. Officers arrested the lorry's 48-year-old driver, from Derbyshire, at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He was released on bail until September while an investigation continued. The child sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital where, sadly, he died, a police spokesman said.
US Senator Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness', his office says
US Senator Lindsey Graham dies after'brief and sudden illness', his office says To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died following a brief and sudden illness. His office has released a statement saying he died on Saturday evening, adding that Graham's family asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period. Elected to the Senate in 2002, the South Carolina politician was one of Washington's most influential voices on foreign policy and a key ally of Trump. He had just returned from Kyiv, where he met the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.
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