The four demands are keeping nuclear energy in their policy platform, a regional future fund, powers to split up the supermarkets, and regional phone service obligations for telcos.

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Britain’s real-life spies have finally caught up with James Bond, with MI6 appointing its first female chief.

Blaise Metreweli, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, will become the 18th chief of the organisation and take over from Sir Richard Moore later this year.

A career intelligence officer, Metreweli, 47, steps from the shadows into the light as the only MI6 employee whose name is made public.

"I am proud and honoured to be asked to lead my Service," she said.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the “historic appointment” comes at a time when the work of intelligence services has never been more vital. He made the announcement as he arrived in the Canadian province of Alberta for the G7 summit.

Reporting by AP.

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Spain is looking to amend its Customer Service Law to block unwelcome cold-calling from businesses, something which the government promised to implement months ago. 

Under the reform companies will have to use a specific digital code/prefix when calling customers, allowing telecom operators to block any unauthorised calls from companies without the code. 

Minister of Social Rights, Pablo Bustinduy said that blocking unsolicited calls would protect “the well-being and privacy of consumers.” 

Bustinduy said the measures would be introduced via amendments to the consumer rights bill which will be debated in parliament “in the coming weeks”.

According to a 2023 study carried out in 39 countries by US security company Hiya, 42% of calls in Spain in the third quarter were spam, the second-highest percentage in Europe.
 
So the question is, would you like to see spam calls banned in Australia?

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After the death of Pope Francis, Catholics around the world are reckoning with the future of the church. But what does Australia’s Catholic community look like?

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