Month: March 2023

Read More Fremantle MP Josh Wilson expresses doubts about the $368bn project as voters question value Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast As promised, here’s our defence correspondent Daniel Hurst on those comments by Labor MP Josh Wilson. A federal Labor MP has broken ranks over Aukus, saying…

Read More Washington will pull artillery shells and rockets from its own stockpiles to bolster Kiev’s military The US Department of Defense announced on Monday that it will send Ukraine another $350 million worth of military aid. The further supplies come as Ukraine reportedly gears up for a spring offensive, despite suffering heavy losses in…

Read More ‘There can be about 10 seconds of extreme pain before death at times, but I find it to be, in my personal view, more humane than lethal injection,’ lawmaker says ‘There can be about 10 seconds of extreme pain before death at times, but I find it to be, in my personal view,…

Read More Three Florida men were convicted Monday in the 2018 murder of rapper XXXTentacion. They will receive mandatory life sentences. Three Florida men were convicted Monday in the 2018 murder of rapper XXXTentacion. They will receive mandatory life sentences.

Read MoreUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hailed the “game-changing decision” from the EU.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hailed the “game-changing decision” from the EU.

Read MoreUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces committed crimes against humanity.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces committed crimes against humanity.

Read More The White House briefing room can be a very dull place, except on days when it’s not. Monday was one of those days as the “Ted Lasso” cast took over. The White House briefing room can be a very dull place, except on days when it’s not. Monday was one of those days…

Read More China is everywhere in global politics. China is “ubiquitous,” a retired Senior Colonel Zhou Bo of China’s PLA told me in a recent conversation. On March 10, in an agreement brokered by Beijing, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to normalize relations, after seven years of bitter rivalry in a deal that sidelined the…

Read More Flu season is wrapping up, and weekly COVID-19 diagnoses are declining. But if you’re currently sick with a respiratory illness, you’re not alone. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that a mixture of respiratory viruses are circulating right now, including common coronaviruses (other than SARS-CoV-2, which causes…

Read MoreThe votes came after the pension age was raised to 64 last Thursday without a vote.The votes came after the pension age was raised to 64 last Thursday without a vote.

Read More FTSE 100 rises and European banking shares are up after early jitters over what UBS takeover deal means for bondholders What are AT1 bank bonds – and why are Credit Suisse’s wiped out?First Republic’s shares drop after downgraded credit ratingNils Pratley: Swiss solve one problem at Credit Suisse, but create another for bondholdersComment:…

Read More The outrage around the invasion became a call to arms, the repercussions of which are still being felt today, writes Kim Sengupta The outrage around the invasion became a call to arms, the repercussions of which are still being felt today, writes Kim Sengupta

Read More Trade unions have led strikes against proposed rise in pension age, which is now likely to become law The French government has survived a vote of no confidence but Emmanuel Macron continues to face protests and strikes over his decision to use executive powers to push through an unpopular rise in the pension…

Read More Watch live the Ted Lasso cast joins Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby for Monday’s White House press briefing. Watch live the Ted Lasso cast joins Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby for Monday’s White House press briefing.

Read More The chain’s mutual model was once hailed as a template, but now it needs cash amid hefty losses Could breaking the staff-ownership model be the answer for the owner of John Lewis and Waitrose, which is considering bringing in outside investment of up to £2bn as a way to secure its future after…

Read More ROME / LONDON, Mar 20 (IPS) – On March 4 2023, the 193 members of the United Nations reached a major milestone. They agreed on a treaty to manage and protect the high seas– the marine areas that lie outside the 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of coastal states. The high seas…

Read More The former software tycoon has called for funding for the WHO’s Global Health Emergency Corps Preventing another pandemic like Covid-19 requires setting up a planetary response network of “firefighters,” led by the World Health Organization, billionaire Bill Gates has argued. He added that recognized experts and national public health officials should lead this…

Read MoreStorm has destroyed water systems and toilets, sparking concerns the country’s deadliest cholera outbreak will worsen.Storm has destroyed water systems and toilets, sparking concerns the country’s deadliest cholera outbreak will worsen.

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Read More Rick Allen was assaulted in Fort Laurderdale, north of Miami Beach, where officials imposed a curfew after two deadly shootings The drummer in the UK’s 1980s rock band Def Leppard, Rick Allen, has spoken publicly for the first time since he suffered a head injury during a violent attack outside a south Florida…

Read More Global banking system is under pressure amid row over who should lose out first when a bank struggles Nils Pratley: Swiss solve one problem at Credit Suisse, but create another for bondholdersComment: Bonds were seen as a safe haven – but they are central to this bank crisis The global banking system is…

Read More Anger grows at care homes still restricting visits three years on from lockdown, causing ‘extreme distress’ Families locked out of seeing loved ones in care homes during Covid have stepped up calls for a new law to prevent it happening again, amid reports of restricted visits still ”causing extreme distress”. Ahead of the…

Read More Police were called to school in Bedford, Nova Scotia, on Monday morning and found three people with stab wounds Canadian police have taken a student into custody after three people were stabbed at a high school in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia. Police said they were called about a weapons complaint at…

Read More“Only time will tell how this shotgun wedding is received,” one analyst said of merger uniting the Swiss banks.”Only time will tell how this shotgun wedding is received,” one analyst said of merger uniting the Swiss banks.

Read MoreRussia says the ICC has knowingly accused an innocent person of a crime, in another show of defiance against the court.Russia says the ICC has knowingly accused an innocent person of a crime, in another show of defiance against the court.

Read More Attorneys for former president Donald Trump have asked a Georgia court to toss out any evidence gathered by the months-long special purpose grand jury empaneled last year to investigate his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss, and to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting him. Attorneys for former president…

Read MoreIn blow to Prime Minister Sunak, Unionist leader says ‘imposition of EU law’ on Northern Ireland has not been resolved.In blow to Prime Minister Sunak, Unionist leader says ‘imposition of EU law’ on Northern Ireland has not been resolved.

Read More Stephen Smith was found dead in the middle of a road in Hampton County in 2015 and his family now plans to exhume his body for an independent autopsy Stephen Smith was found dead in the middle of a road in Hampton County in 2015 and his family now plans to exhume his…

Read More Goop founder faces civil case regarding 2016 ski crash Goop founder faces civil case regarding 2016 ski crash

Read More The “war party” in Brussels wants to push Budapest into sending weapons, Peter Szijjarto has said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said that his country won’t be pushed into supplying arms to Ukraine. Szijjarto accused the EU of a pressure campaign against Budapest, as the bloc’s ministers reportedly agreed to send $2…

Read More Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg could bring charges against former president in Stormy Daniels hush money case Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email An Atlanta-area prosecutor could bring racketeering and conspiracy charges in the investigation into Donald Trump and his allies’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election…

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Read MoreNepal’s communist prime minister has secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, enabling him to continue as long as he has the backing of his new coalition partnersNepal’s communist prime minister has secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, enabling him to continue as long as he has the backing of his new coalition…

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