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Our obsession with spoiling pets has gone too far: your dog doesn’t care if its collar is from Burberry | Van Badham

2 juin 2025 à 05:23

From luxury pet-friendly accommodation to chartering a private plane for your pooch, the indulgences of late-stage capitalism are extreme

A delightfully fluffy expenses controversy emerged in Queensland in the past week. The ABC reported that the chair of a Queensland government-owned company “faced questions” after billing the taxpayer for a hotel stay with a luxury accommodation package for his dog.

The energy company chair, his “fur-baby Vito” and his wife (unnamed) allegedly enjoyed a $500-a-night stay at the Ovolo hotel in Fortitude Valley when a board meeting obliged his attendance in Brisbane, 100km away from his Sunshine Coast home. The “luxury pet-friendly accommodation” offered at the five-star Ovolo includes a “super comfy” dog bed, treats, premium dog food, mealtime mat and water bowl, as well as a take-home dog toy “because who doesn’t love a present?”

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Magnus Carlsen slams table after shock loss to Gukesh Dommaraju in Norway

2 juin 2025 à 02:33
  • Gukesh defeats Carlsen in classical for first time ever

  • Carlsen punches table, storms out after late blunder

  • World champion rises to third in Norway Chess table

World champion Gukesh Dommaraju earned his first classical victory over Magnus Carlsen on Sunday at the Norway Chess tournament, toppling the longtime world No 1 in dramatic fashion and prompting the Norwegian to punch the table in frustration before storming out of the venue.

The win in round six of the double round-robin event marked a milestone moment in Gukesh’s young career, not for its stakes but for who it came against. Under pressure for much of the contest, the 19-year-old Indian grandmaster turned the tables in the final phase, capitalizing on a rare Carlsen blunder in time trouble to steal the point and shake up the standings in Stavanger.

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© Photograph: Michal Walusza/Norway Chess

© Photograph: Michal Walusza/Norway Chess

Poland: right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki ahead in presidential election runoff

Victory for Nawrocki would be a blow to government led by Donald Tusk, with right-wing candidate narrowly leading liberal Rafał Trzaskowski

Overnight projections from Poland’s crucial presidential run-off showed a narrow lead for the right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki, as votes continued to be counted.

A set of preliminary results combining exit polls and counted ballots, published at 1am local time on Monday morning (midnight BST), gave Nawrocki a 51-49% lead over liberal contender Rafał Trzaskowski, an ally of the ruling government led by Donald Tusk.

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© Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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