Month: March 2023

Read More The head of the bureau accused Beijing of attempting to “thwart” investigations into the source of the global pandemic FBI Director Christopher Wray has claimed Covid-19 “most likely” originated due to a leak from a Chinese government laboratory, citing a bureau assessment. The assertion follows reports regarding a classified briefing by the Energy…

Read More Official say multiple train cars derailed and at least three burst into flames Official say multiple train cars derailed and at least three burst into flames

Read More Party joins chorus of super funds and crossbenchers who want to use government’s tax concessions bill to call for broader changes Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Greens will seek to push Labor to increase paid…

Read MoreSix countries issue joint statement over clashes around town of Lascanood between Somaliland and Puntland forces.Six countries issue joint statement over clashes around town of Lascanood between Somaliland and Puntland forces.

Read MoreTinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the popular vote in the disputed election.Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the popular vote in the disputed election.

Read More A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country’s north early Wednesday, leaving dozens dead and more than 80 injured. (Image credit: Vaggelis Kousioras/AP) A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in…

Read MoreNew committee’s efforts to counter Beijing are likely to put pressure on US President Joe Biden to take a firmer line.New committee’s efforts to counter Beijing are likely to put pressure on US President Joe Biden to take a firmer line.

Read MoreManufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index hits its highest reading since 2012 after Beijing’s lifting of COVID curbs.Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index hits its highest reading since 2012 after Beijing’s lifting of COVID curbs.

Read More ‘We do not want a war within the PRC, a clash of civilizations,’ says ranking Democrat as new committee holds first hearing The US Congress must act urgently to counter the economic and national security threats posed by the Chinese government, a bipartisan chorus of lawmakers on a newly created special House committee…

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Read MoreAs corporations fail to deliver on climate pledges, environmentalists turn to litigation.As corporations fail to deliver on climate pledges, environmentalists turn to litigation.

Read More“China’s Communist leaders are masters at disguising their true intentions,” former deputy national security adviser and China expert Matthew Pottinger told the committee.”China’s Communist leaders are masters at disguising their true intentions,” former deputy national security adviser and China expert Matthew Pottinger told the committee.

Read MoreOfficials say 29 people were killed and at least 85 injured when a passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early Wednesday.Officials say 29 people were killed and at least 85 injured when a passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early Wednesday.

Read More Former Lagos governor polled ahead of Abubakar and Obi in Nigeria’s most competitive election since end of military rule in 1999 Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was on Wednesday declared winner of the weekend presidential election by the electoral commission, after defeating two of his closest rivals. Tinubu’s victory extends the ruling…

Read More Opposition leader acknowledges ‘divergence of views’ but says the Liberal moderate represents the constituents in her marginal seat Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton has declared the outspoken Liberal moderate Bridget Archer is “an important…

Read More For Tinubu, it’s the culmination of a deeply held ambition. But the elections have been criticized over logistical failings and violence that suppressed the vote. (Image credit: Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images) For Tinubu, it’s the culmination of a deeply held ambition. But the elections have been criticized over logistical failings and violence…

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Read MoreBola Tinubu, 70, is declared the winner of Nigeria’s election despite opposition calls for a rerun.Bola Tinubu, 70, is declared the winner of Nigeria’s election despite opposition calls for a rerun.

Read More Comments come amid divide within US intelligence community even as scientists say evidence points toward natural origins Christopher Wray, the FBI director, has weighed in on the debate over the origins of the Covid-19 virus, using an appearance on Fox News to endorse the theory that the virus potentially originated from a leak…

Read MoreRemarks come as legislation to ban the Chinese-owned app in the United States is making its way through Congress.Remarks come as legislation to ban the Chinese-owned app in the United States is making its way through Congress.

Read More The head-on crash between passenger and cargo trains happened outside the city of Larissa in central Greece Sixteen people have been killed and at least 85 injured after two trains collided outside the city of Larissa in Greece, the fire brigade said. The two trains – a passenger train travelling from Athens to…

Read MoreChristopher Wray says the FBI has “for quite some time” settled on a potential lab incident in Wuhan.Christopher Wray says the FBI has “for quite some time” settled on a potential lab incident in Wuhan.

Read MoreTop-down policy initiatives fail to account for a society whose attitudes towards women have changed little over time.Top-down policy initiatives fail to account for a society whose attitudes towards women have changed little over time.

Read MoreWatchdog releases report on why Afghan security forces fell to the Taliban so quickly.Watchdog releases report on why Afghan security forces fell to the Taliban so quickly.

Read MoreMurdoch’s testimony has been unsealed as part of a defamation lawsuit brought by a US-based voting machine company.Murdoch’s testimony has been unsealed as part of a defamation lawsuit brought by a US-based voting machine company.

Read More Construction begins on fence along part of 1,340km boundary amid fears Moscow could weaponise mass migration against Helsinki Finland has started construction of a fence along parts of its 1,340km (830-mile) border with Russia to boost security and tackle any attempt by Moscow to weaponise mass migration as a result of its invasion…

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Read More On Fox News, the FBI director reiterated the agency’s assessment that COVID was unleashed after a potential lab incident. That’s not the consensus among intelligence and scientific communities. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP) On Fox News, the FBI director reiterated the agency’s assessment that COVID was unleashed after a potential lab incident. That’s not…

Read More A Learjet on Monday was directed to wait for passenger plane to land but began to take off, forcing JetBlue craft to ‘climb out’ US aviation authorities are investigating a near miss at Boston’s Logan international airport after a JetBlue pilot had to take “evasive action” while landing when another aircraft crossed an…

Read More US officials and media speculate that Iran is less than two weeks away from having enough material to make a bomb Iran is just 12 away from making enough uranium for an atomic bomb, the Pentagon’s top policy official told Congress on Tuesday. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl was asked…

Read More Lower than expected inflation rate suggests worst of the price increases may be over Australia’s annual inflation rate in January eased, implying the worst of the price increases may be over as the economy absorbs a record run of interest rate hikes. The consumer price index for the month was 7.4%, compared with…

Read MoreAt least six people are said to have died after two trains collide near the northern city of Larissa.At least six people are said to have died after two trains collide near the northern city of Larissa.

Read More Beijing – which itself blocks access to Facebook, Twitter and many others – hits out at ban on Chinese-owned software on US government devices US government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has said. China, though,…

Read MoreThe plan requires firms that want subsidies to share future profits with government and provide childcare for employees.The plan requires firms that want subsidies to share future profits with government and provide childcare for employees.

Read More President Biden’s debt cancellation isn’t popular with Republicans, but the conservative justices will have to get around their own orthodoxy to strike it down. President Biden’s debt cancellation isn’t popular with Republicans, but the conservative justices will have to get around their own orthodoxy to strike it down.