Month: October 2022

Read MoreAustria’s liberal president is hoping to be reelected without the need for a runoff vote after a campaign in which he has cast himself as the stable option in uncertain timesAustria’s liberal president is hoping to be reelected without the need for a runoff vote after a campaign in which he has cast himself…

Read More Economists say the tax cuts are unaffordable and should be trimmed or changed, either now or in May Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Economists have urged the federal government not to squander the chance for tax reform, after the prime minister hosed down speculation about possible…

Read More Linking with pay rather than inflation would leave households worse off – but ministers must get measure past their own MPs Low-income households will be almost £400 a year worse off under No 10’s plans to increase benefits at a lower rate than inflation, new analysis for the Observer has revealed. Liz Truss…

Read More Ukraine presidential adviser says the strike ‘destroyed multi-apartment private houses’ What we know on day 228 of the invasion Some officials in Moscow and in Russian-occupied Ukraine have called for retaliation over the explosion that heavily damaged the Kerch bridge linking Crimea and Russia on Saturday. “There is an undisguised terrorist war against…

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Read MoreUkraine’s military says overnight shelling caused severe damage to residential buildings in the city.Ukraine’s military says overnight shelling caused severe damage to residential buildings in the city.

Read More Testimony from government’s first witness showed militia group’s leader had planned resistance well before election results were out It was just two days after the presidential election that his preferred candidate Donald Trump lost, and Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes fired off a text to members of his extremist group. “We aren’t getting…

Read More Disgraced producer, already poised to spend life in prison, faces 11 additional sexual assault charges Five years after the bombshell reports that ended his career, the disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein will go on trial in Los Angeles on Monday over a series of alleged sexual assaults involving five different women. It’s the…

Read More An assessment released Friday shows the population is down 38% from its peak in 2015 and 2016 US researchers say the number of gray whales off western North America has continued to dwindle during the last two years, a decline that resembles previous population swings over the past several decades but is still…

Read More Experts to assess extent of damage as limited traffic appears to resume on key bridge and Vladimir Putin orders extra security for infrastructure What we know on day 228 of the invasionSee all our Ukraine coverage Russian divers are to examine the extent of the damage caused by a powerful blast on Russia’s…

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Read MoreThe Kerch bridge was badly damaged after a truck exploded on its road section and a cargo train caught fire.The Kerch bridge was badly damaged after a truck exploded on its road section and a cargo train caught fire.

Read MoreMoscow moves to secure the key connector and repair it as soon as possible after the explosion.Moscow moves to secure the key connector and repair it as soon as possible after the explosion.

Read More Nicaraguan soldiers assist evacuations as up to 38cm of rain forecast across Central America after tropical storm strengthened into hurricane Hurricane Julia swept by just south of Colombia’s San Andres island on Saturday evening soon after strengthening from a tropical storm, as Nicaraguans rushed to prepare for the storm’s arrival on their coast…

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Read More Vladimir Putin orders extra security around Kerch bridge in Crimea as limited traffic starts to resume Putin dealt bitter blow as blast cripples key bridge to CrimeaContinue reading…Vladimir Putin orders extra security around Kerch bridge in Crimea as limited traffic starts to resumePutin dealt bitter blow as blast cripples key bridge to CrimeaContinue…

Read MoreThe launches came hours after the U.S. and South Korea wrapped a new round of naval drills off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast.The launches came hours after the U.S. and South Korea wrapped a new round of naval drills off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast.

Read More The storm is forecast to dump heavy rains across Central America. (Image credit: NOAA via AP) The storm is forecast to dump heavy rains across Central America.

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Read More The party said it would save a typical family $3,500 a year, and cost nearly $1.3bn over four years Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Victorians could pay just $2 for all-day public transport if the Liberal party…

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Read MoreEthiopia’s conflict has led to those in hospital needlessly dying, a doctor in Tigray tells the BBC.Ethiopia’s conflict has led to those in hospital needlessly dying, a doctor in Tigray tells the BBC.

Read More Gig, disability and home care workers would also gain access to a portable entitlement scheme Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Uber delivery drivers and casual employees will be able to claim compensation if injured at work and take entitlements from job to job if Labor wins…

Read MoreA live news broadcast in Iran was interrupted by messages targeting the country’s supreme leader.A live news broadcast in Iran was interrupted by messages targeting the country’s supreme leader.

Read More A massive number of Brazilians are experiencing worsening hunger, as citizens head to the polls to decide whether to re-elect President Jair Bolsonaro for another term A massive number of Brazilians are experiencing worsening hunger, as citizens head to the polls to decide whether to re-elect President Jair Bolsonaro for another term

Read More Rivers and dams are full but the rain is expected to ease on Sunday. Follow the day’s news live Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Growing number of Australians want stage-three tax cuts scrapped, poll shows Public support for the stage-three tax cuts continues to fall, with…

Read MoreThe storm could bring “life-threatening flash floods and mudslides” to several Central American countries and Southern Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.The storm could bring “life-threatening flash floods and mudslides” to several Central American countries and Southern Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Read More A psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital claimed many kids know their gender ‘seemingly from the womb’ While most children who present in Boston Children’s Hospital’s gender clinic know their gender “usually around the age of puberty,” many others come out of the womb knowing they were born into the wrong body, psychologist Kerry…

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Read More Grantham killed his mother in cold blood in 2020. He’s since been sentenced to life in prison. Bevan Hurley investigates how he got there Grantham killed his mother in cold blood in 2020. He’s since been sentenced to life in prison. Bevan Hurley investigates how he got there

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Read More After an exhaustive 11-month investigation, authorities in New Mexico appear close to filing criminal charges over the on set fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, writes Bevan Hurley After an exhaustive 11-month investigation, authorities in New Mexico appear close to filing criminal charges over the on set fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer…

Read More After an exhaustive 11-month investigation, authorities in New Mexico appear close to filing criminal charges over the on set fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, writes Bevan Hurley After an exhaustive 11-month investigation, authorities in New Mexico appear close to filing criminal charges over the on set fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer…

Read More Bryan Caplan talks about terrorists as rational actors and government responses to terrorism, plus the benefits and challenges of an open borders policy.Bryan Caplan talks about terrorists as rational actors and government responses to terrorism, plus the benefits and challenges of an open borders policy.