Month: December 2022

Read More Australia holds first restriction-free party since Covid struck, with more than 1m revellers flocking to harbour Celebrations around the world – liveFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia celebrated its first restriction-free New Year’s Eve after two…

Read More WA department of justice says detainees lit fire, threatened staff and climbed on to rooftops Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Detainees have climbed on to roof tops, fences and lit a fire at the controversial Banksia…

Read More Mr Kohberger’s public defender has said the suspected murderer is “eager to be exonerated” Mr Kohberger’s public defender has said the suspected murderer is “eager to be exonerated”

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Read MoreWorld leaders pay tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died at 95 in the Vatican.World leaders pay tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died at 95 in the Vatican.

Read More Indigenous Australians minister says Albanese government will introduce enabling legislation in March Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and happy new year. The Indigenous Australians minister, Linda Burney, has told Nine newspapers that Australia will vote on the Indigenous voice to parliament as early…

Read More Suspect, 28, accused of killing four students will waive his extradition hearing and will be brought to Idaho to face charges Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old criminology graduate student charged first-degree murder in the macabre killings of four University of Idaho students, plans to waive an appearance in court in Pennsylvania on Tuesday where…

Read MoreThe head of the Catholic Church pays his respects to his predecessor Benedict, who resigned from his post in 2013.The head of the Catholic Church pays his respects to his predecessor Benedict, who resigned from his post in 2013.

Read More 48-year-old man pronounced dead at scene and 40-year-old taken to hospital in Fort William A man has died and another has been injured after an avalanche on the north face of Ben Nevis. Police Scotland said they were made aware of the avalanche at about 3.35pm on Friday. Continue reading…48-year-old man pronounced dead…

Read MoreAsia celebrates a restriction-free New Year after two years of COVID disruptions, as the world enters 2023.Asia celebrates a restriction-free New Year after two years of COVID disruptions, as the world enters 2023.

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Read More Kami Carpenter, 21, and Remy Gordon, 22, have been charged over Boxing Day killing of footballer Two men have been charged with the Boxing Day murder of footballer Cody Fisher. Kami Carpenter, 21, and Remy Gordon, 22, have been charged with killing the 23-year-old at the Crane nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham, just before…

Read MoreThe year 2022 saw the Taliban imposing restrictions on women’s rights, bringing back the memory of its past rule.The year 2022 saw the Taliban imposing restrictions on women’s rights, bringing back the memory of its past rule.

Read More Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly flown to Florida after vowing not to hand the presidential sash to rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly flown to Florida rather than sticking around for Sunday’s ceremonial handoff of the presidential sash to his hated leftist rival and successor, Luiz Inacio Lula…

Read More Metropolitan police launch investigation and appeal to anyone with information to come forward Police are investigating the death of a man who was stabbed in the chest in a London park. Officers found the 29-year-old on Straker’s Road in Peckham Rye Park, south London, at about 8.30pm on Friday after reports of a…

Read More Friends of Mr Kohberger have come forward with details about his personality and troubled past marked by a heroin addiction and weight struggles Friends of Mr Kohberger have come forward with details about his personality and troubled past marked by a heroin addiction and weight struggles

Read MoreThe vote has been hailed a victory by Palestinians and described as “despicable” by Israel.The vote has been hailed a victory by Palestinians and described as “despicable” by Israel.

Read More The International Court of Justice will study how Israel’s policies and actions affect the illegal occupation of Palestine The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution seeking an official legal opinion from the International Court of Justice regarding the consequences of Israel’s ongoing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Adopted on…

Read More 31-year-old man from Tranmere, Wirral, had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder Detectives investigating the murder of Elle Edwards on Christmas Eve have released the third person arrested in connection with her shooting. Two other people have also been held over her death but no one has been charged. Continue reading…31-year-old…

Read More ALBANY, N.Y. — Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and composted into rich, fertile soil. Maybe his composted remains could be planted outside the family…

Read More Washington State University criminology student Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested on Friday Washington State University criminology student Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested on Friday

Read More Jared Kushner wanted it done ‘ASAP’ Jared Kushner wanted it done ‘ASAP’

Read More Herd struck by semi-truck on Montana highway, with some of the bison needing to be euthanized ‘due to severe injuries’ Thirteen bison have died as a result of a road crash in the dark on a Montana highway near Yellowstone national park, authorities have announced. In a statement released on Facebook, the West…

Read More Ukrainian President Zelensky responds by saying Moscow is in league with the devil Ukrainian President Zelensky responds by saying Moscow is in league with the devil

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Read More At the same time, the British PM pledged to continue working to bring out the “very best of Britain” PM Rishi Sunak shared his first in-office New Year message on Saturday, admitting that “it’s been a very tough year for the UK” and that the country’s problems “won’t go away” in 2023 either.…

Read More Tony Blair described the Russian leader as a ‘patriot’ and wanted to give him a place at the ‘top table’ of nations Former UK prime minister Tony Blair believed Russian President Vladimir Putin should be encouraged to embrace Western values and allowed “a position on the top table” after he was elected in…

Read MoreAt 11 Savile Row in London, Huntsman & Sons makes some of the best suits in the world. But as “CBS Saturday Morning” co-host Jeff Glor notes, bespoke clothing adjusts with the times, with the storied high-end tailor now employing robotics.At 11 Savile Row in London, Huntsman & Sons makes some of the best…

Read MorePope Francis is set to celebrate Benedict’s funeral Mass on Thursday, the first time in the modern age that a current pope will eulogize a retired one.Pope Francis is set to celebrate Benedict’s funeral Mass on Thursday, the first time in the modern age that a current pope will eulogize a retired one.

Read More ‘Revolutions’ in nuclear fusion and artificial intelligence offer cause for optimism in the New Year, writes Bevan Hurley ‘Revolutions’ in nuclear fusion and artificial intelligence offer cause for optimism in the New Year, writes Bevan Hurley

Read More ‘Revolutions’ in nuclear fusion and artificial intelligence offer cause for optimism in the New Year, writes Bevan Hurley ‘Revolutions’ in nuclear fusion and artificial intelligence offer cause for optimism in the New Year, writes Bevan Hurley

Read More KYIV, Ukraine ) — At least one person was killed and 14 others hospitalized as multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine Saturday. Some Ukrainians defied the danger, however, to return to the country to reunite with families for the New Year’s holiday. Ukrainian officials claimed Russia was deliberately targeting civilians,…

Read MoreAs the festivities get under way, here is a snapshot of some of the events happening across the globe.As the festivities get under way, here is a snapshot of some of the events happening across the globe.

Read More The pandemic shifted the way people work, live and socialize, while online tools and social media have boomed. In some cases it has led to the creation of new jobs altogether. Jobs related to COVID-19 are certainly a development of the past two years, but as we live our lives increasingly online, many…

Read More The post-Cold War world had long been crumbling, and after this year, it’s finally gone The year 2022 is coming to an end. It has been a year which has significant consequences for the future of global geopolitics, and will be remembered as such in the history books. Specifically, it marked the closing…