Month: December 2022

Read More Survey finds 16% of Indigenous Australian staff experienced bullying or harassment – almost double the rate of their non-Indigenous coworkers Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates First Nations staff in the federal public service have reported higher rates of bullying and harassment in the workplace than their non-Indigenous colleagues…

Read MoreUS city of Jackson, Mississippi, is once again under a boil-water advisory after months of unsafe drinking water.US city of Jackson, Mississippi, is once again under a boil-water advisory after months of unsafe drinking water.

Read MoreAuthorities say generals took part in pay-for-promotion scheme with alleged approval of ex-President Pedro Castillo.Authorities say generals took part in pay-for-promotion scheme with alleged approval of ex-President Pedro Castillo.

Read MoreDemocratic-governed state is considering joining Republican-led efforts to limit Chinese app, records request shows.Democratic-governed state is considering joining Republican-led efforts to limit Chinese app, records request shows.

Read More Three Victorians and a South Australian woman die, while two young girls rescued in near-drowning at St Kilda beach in Melbourne Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Three Victorians and a South Australian woman have drowned on Australian waterways in a deadly long weekend. A 17-year-old Pakenham boy died…

Read More Three Victorians and a South Australian woman die, while two young girls rescued in near-drowning at St Kilda beach in Melbourne Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Three Victorians and a South Australian woman have drowned on Australian waterways in a deadly long weekend. A 17-year-old Pakenham boy died…

Read More Doctors, Coronation Street and EastEnders among credits of actor whose career included working with RSC and the National Theatre Stephen Greif, who appeared in Blake’s 7 and The Crown, has died aged 78, his representatives said. The actor had an extensive career on stage and screen and appeared in other series including Doctors,…

Read More Doctors, Coronation Street and EastEnders among credits of actor whose career included working with RSC and the National Theatre Stephen Greif, who appeared in Blake’s 7 and The Crown, has died aged 78, his representatives said. The actor had an extensive career on stage and screen and appeared in other series including Doctors,…

Read MoreIncoming minister says Brazil cannot allow ‘political terrorism’ after Bolsonaro supporter accused of bomb plot.Incoming minister says Brazil cannot allow ‘political terrorism’ after Bolsonaro supporter accused of bomb plot.

Read MoreIncoming minister says Brazil cannot allow ‘political terrorism’ after Bolsonaro supporter accused of bomb plot.Incoming minister says Brazil cannot allow ‘political terrorism’ after Bolsonaro supporter accused of bomb plot.

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Read More Surveillance Australia handed six-year extension just three months after auditor general found home affairs’ management of contract ‘not effective’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates The home affairs department must hand over a list of all expiring contracts due for renewal after it extended a contract for civil maritime…

Read More Surveillance Australia handed six-year extension just three months after auditor general found home affairs’ management of contract ‘not effective’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates The home affairs department must hand over a list of all expiring contracts due for renewal after it extended a contract for civil maritime…

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Read More Amid a deadly winter storm, heart-warming tales spring forth of neighbors assisting stranded tourists and helping deliver babies As the US reels from a winter storm that has killed nearly 50 people nationwide, stories of hope and resilience have nonetheless emerged from America’s hardest hit region, western New York state. This storm, which…

Read More Amid a deadly winter storm, heart-warming tales spring forth of neighbors assisting stranded tourists and helping deliver babies As the US reels from a winter storm that has killed nearly 50 people nationwide, stories of hope and resilience have nonetheless emerged from America’s hardest hit region, western New York state. This storm, which…

Read More Heatwave warnings have been issued in four states with temperatures 8C to 16C above average. Follows the day’s news live Sales shoppers say Australia’s cost of living crisis drives search for Boxing Day bargains My colleauge Mostafa Rachwani spent yesterday at Westfield Parramatta speaking to people about how the cost of living crisis…

Read More Police say a 30-year-old man from Tranmere has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of the beautician A 30-year-old man from Tranmere has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Elle Edwards was killed in a Christmas Eve pub shooting in Wallasey, Merseyside police have said. The 26-year-old was celebrating…

Read More Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigating after two bodies found in aircraft wreckage at Appin Follow the day’s latest updates with our live blog A light plane crash which killed two people and sparked a grassfire in south-west Sydney will be examined by the national transport safety agency. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)…

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Read More Washington would continue to assist Taipei in maintaining its self-defense capability, a White House official told AP The US is concerned over Beijing’s action in the Taiwan Strait, a White House National Security Council official told AP on Monday amid large-scale Chinese military drills in the region. Washington has an interest in keeping…

Read More Hospital staff and space are short in Beijing as a surge in COVID infections overwhelms China. Hospital staff and space are short in Beijing as a surge in COVID infections overwhelms China.

Read MoreThe United States will permit Major League Baseball players from Cuba to represent their home country in the World Baseball Classic next yearThe United States will permit Major League Baseball players from Cuba to represent their home country in the World Baseball Classic next year

Read MoreAs the year end approaches, we look back on the events and images that marked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.As the year end approaches, we look back on the events and images that marked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Read MoreThe wife and daughter of Ali Daei, who has backed protesters, are taken off a flight out of Iran.The wife and daughter of Ali Daei, who has backed protesters, are taken off a flight out of Iran.

Read MoreDecision a major step towards easing entry restrictions, which have largely closed China’s borders since early 2020.Decision a major step towards easing entry restrictions, which have largely closed China’s borders since early 2020.

Read More The elite military school is taking down monuments from its Hudson Valley, New York, site in accordance with Pentagon orders The elite US military academy at West Point is removing Confederate monuments from its Hudson Valley campus in New York state, in accordance with a congressional review and orders set in motion by…

Read More The scrapping of the quarantine requirement starting Jan. 8 is a major step toward reopening travel with the rest of the world, which the government severely curtailed in a bid to keep the virus out. (Image credit: Ng Han Guan/AP) The scrapping of the quarantine requirement starting Jan. 8 is a major step…

Read More TikToker Ashley Guillard accused history professor Rebecca Scofield of participating in a murder-for-hire plot TikToker Ashley Guillard accused history professor Rebecca Scofield of participating in a murder-for-hire plot

Read More Ukraine’s foreign minister told the AP that his government is aiming to have a summit, preferably at the United Nations with Secretary-General António Guterres as a possible mediator. (Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP) Ukraine’s foreign minister told the AP that his government is aiming to have a summit, preferably at the United Nations with…

Read More Greg Abbott’s Christmas Day tweet slammed as insensitive and tone deaf Greg Abbott’s Christmas Day tweet slammed as insensitive and tone deaf

Read More At least 49 people are now dead as a result of a “once-in-a-generation” winter cyclone The winter storm that hammered more than half of the US over Christmas weekend has killed at least 49 people, according to a tally by the Associated Press. 27 of these deaths happened in western New York alone.…

Read More Researchers used CT software to “digitally unwrap” mummy of one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt Egyptian and British scientists have unveiled a facial reconstruction of Ramses II, having used computer tomography (CT) software to “digitally unwrap” the mummy of the famous Ancient Egyptian pharaoh. The joint scientific project allowed historians for…