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Friction-maxxing: could less convenience lead to much more happiness?

The conveniences of modern life such as Uber Eats and ChatGPT are robbing us of satisfaction – and worse still, infantilising us. But should we really go back to the basics?

Name: Friction-maxxing.

Age: Brand new.

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© Photograph: MoMo Productions/Getty Images

© Photograph: MoMo Productions/Getty Images

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‘A front row seat to witness history’: Ed Kashi’s astonishing global images – in pictures

From a thriving miniature city inside a Cairo cemetery to a goat sacrifice in Nigeria, the photojournalist’s eye-opening images are celebrated in a new book

•Warning: this gallery contains images that some readers may find distressing

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© Photograph: Ed Kashi

© Photograph: Ed Kashi

© Photograph: Ed Kashi

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US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals

Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%

Nearly 150 countries have agreed on a landmark plan to stop large global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but the US will be exempt from the deal, angering tax transparency groups.

The plan, finalised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, excludes large US-based multinational corporations from the 15% global minimum tax after negotiations between the Trump administration and other members of the G7.

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© Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/Reuters

© Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/Reuters

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Trump officials sue California cities over laws to restrict fossil fuels

Suit against San Francisco-area cities Petaluma and Morgan Hill latest attack on policies that seek to rein in oil and gas

The Trump administration sued two California cities on Monday, seeking to block local laws that restrict natural gas infrastructure and appliances in new construction.

The lawsuit is the administration’s latest attack on energy policies that seek to rein in the use of fossil fuels to combat the climate crisis. California, a Democratic stronghold, has among the most aggressive climate change policies in the world.

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© Photograph: Chris Carlson/AP

© Photograph: Chris Carlson/AP

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Ukraine war briefing: Russian strikes kill two and trigger hospital fire ahead of Paris peace talks

Overnight attacks trigger evacuations ‘under fire’ at Kyiv medical facility while European leaders gather to seek peace plan breakthrough. What we know on day 1,413

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© Photograph: Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images

© Photograph: Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images

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