Month: January 2023

Read More Participant in BusyBeans program told the disability royal commission the training left her with a ‘broken life’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A company that received nearly $1m in federal government funding has been advised by…

Read More An entire family was murdered in a suspected cartel-related attack in Tulare County, California At least six people, among them a 6-month-old baby, her teenage mother and an elderly woman, were fatally shot in southern California, with police suggesting the massacre was linked to a violent drug cartel operating in the area.  The…

Read MoreAlbuquerque police on Monday night announced an arrest in a recent series of drive-by shootings targeting Democratic elected officials’ homesAlbuquerque police on Monday night announced an arrest in a recent series of drive-by shootings targeting Democratic elected officials’ homes

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Read MoreAnju Khatiwada was co-piloting the Yeti Airlines flight when it smashed into a gorge near Pokhara.Anju Khatiwada was co-piloting the Yeti Airlines flight when it smashed into a gorge near Pokhara.

Read More PM Rishi Sunak’s government has vowed to stop Edinburgh’s new gender recognition legislation from enactment The UK government has taken an unprecedented step to intervene in Scottish legislation, for the first time using its veto powers to block implementation of a controversial new law that would make it easier for Scots to officially change…

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Read MoreSome 135 people died in the disaster last October prompting questions over safety standards and the use of tear gas.Some 135 people died in the disaster last October prompting questions over safety standards and the use of tear gas.

Read More Prices have gone up $100 per tonne in some markets as Victoria and South Australia reduce the area cut for hay by up to 50% Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia is facing severe fodder shortage…

Read More Move comes after fan displays Russian flag during Kamilla Rakhimova’s first-round match against Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl on Monday Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Russian flags have been banned from the Australian Open after a fan’s decision…

Read More As the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 53rd annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland kicked off Monday, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva urged leaders not to let the global polycrisis distract from the urgent need for greater cooperation. “I see the world…

Read More Finland is waiting for approval before sending any Leopard 2s to Kiev While Helsinki is willing to give some of its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, their delivery will ultimately depend on the German military industry and the government in Berlin, Finland’s defense minister Mikko Savola said on Monday. “It depends very much…

Read More A reparations committee in San Francisco has recommended huge cash payouts and debt forgiveness to correct “racial disparities” Black San Franciscans who are longtime residents of the Golden Gate City could receive a financial windfall, including a $5 million lump-sum payment, under a reparations committee’s proposed blueprints for righting racial sins of the…

Read MoreFlight data recorders have been retrieved from a plane crash in Nepal that killed everyone on board. Video taken by one of the passengers on board appears to show the final moments before the disaster. Elizabeth Palmer shares more. Warning: Some may find the video disturbing.Flight data recorders have been retrieved from a plane…

Read MoreDozens of people, including children, were killed over the weekend in a Russian attack on an apartment building in Dnipro. Debora Patta has the latest.Dozens of people, including children, were killed over the weekend in a Russian attack on an apartment building in Dnipro. Debora Patta has the latest.

Read More The US president appeared to forget the name of Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter-in-law US President Joe Biden attempted to sing “Happy Birthday” to the daughter-in-law of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday– but couldn’t recall her name as he stood in front of a crowd at an event honoring…

Read MoreOfficials believe everyone on board was killed when the Yeti Airlines passenger plane, flying from India to Nepal, went down suddenly on approach to landing.Officials believe everyone on board was killed when the Yeti Airlines passenger plane, flying from India to Nepal, went down suddenly on approach to landing.

Read MoreThe boss of Yara says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up the price of fertilisers and food.The boss of Yara says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up the price of fertilisers and food.

Read More Former president’s relationship with network has been fraying for years Former president’s relationship with network has been fraying for years

Read More James Comer is set to chair House’s prime investigative committee James Comer is set to chair House’s prime investigative committee

Read More The slain student had voiced concerns that she ‘might not ever find another Jack’ and was considering getting back together with him, her family believes The slain student had voiced concerns that she ‘might not ever find another Jack’ and was considering getting back together with him, her family believes

Read More Data shows Republicans playing to their base on culture war issues Data shows Republicans playing to their base on culture war issues

Read MoreTrial on Tesla boss Musk’s old tweets that he had raised money to take the auto firm private is set to start on Tuesday.Trial on Tesla boss Musk’s old tweets that he had raised money to take the auto firm private is set to start on Tuesday.

Read More Sheila Jackson Lee’s bill would criminalize commentary that advances white supremacy if it influences someone to commit a hate crime A bill introduced in Congress earlier this month would expand the definition of “hate crime” so wide it could potentially include content that is found to have “inspired” a racially-motivated crime. Critics of…

Read More ‘I remain caged in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, holding that long overdue IOU along with the unenviable title of the longest held Iranian-American hostage in history’ ‘I remain caged in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, holding that long overdue IOU along with the unenviable title of the longest held Iranian-American hostage in history’

Read MoreA total of 86 journalists and media workers were killed globally in 2022, a sharp increase from the average of 58 killings per year from 2019–2021.A total of 86 journalists and media workers were killed globally in 2022, a sharp increase from the average of 58 killings per year from 2019–2021.

Read MoreEven as Venezuela’s inflation reached an estimated 305 percent last year, gov’t did not adjust employee salaries.Even as Venezuela’s inflation reached an estimated 305 percent last year, gov’t did not adjust employee salaries.

Read More Sending Challengers to Kiev will make the UK weaker but is worth it, General Sir Patrick Sanders has warned While applauding the promised delivery of Challenger 2 tanks to the government in Kiev, the chief of the general staff of the British Army warned on Monday that the move will have an adverse…

Read More Rising floodwaters have cut north Queensland’s main transport corridor, the Bruce Highway, with more rain on the way. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Today the attorney-general, Mark Dreyfus, will open consultation for the creation of a federal judicial commission, to…

Read MorePolice say six people, including the baby’s 17-year-old mother, were killed in a targeted attack.Police say six people, including the baby’s 17-year-old mother, were killed in a targeted attack.

Read More More than 20 injured in incident involving a truck, after 40 died in two-bus collision in Kaffrine region A collision between a truck and a bus in northern Senegal has killed 22 people, firefighters have said, a week after a crash between two buses left 40 people dead. More than 20 people were…

Read MoreRepublicans had demanded a list of visitors to the Delaware home where some classified files were found.Republicans had demanded a list of visitors to the Delaware home where some classified files were found.

Read More Producers argue Albanese government’s price cap intervention has ‘paralysed the market’ Strains in the gas market have not been eased by the Albanese government’s price caps imposed late last year, with an industry group claiming supply shortages remain while the peak gas lobby is warning the sector has become “virtually paralysed”. One month…

Read More While Stockholm says it’s in a “good position” regarding accession, Ankara is less enthusiastic Top Swedish and Turkish officials have made contradictory statements on negotiations to unblock Stockholm’s NATO bid. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the country was in a “very good position” – hours after Turkish…