Month: March 2023

Read More There were no immediate reports of spills after the derailment There were no immediate reports of spills after the derailment

Read More Russia-US relations in ‘lamentable’ state after drone collision as war in Ukraine continues to rage Russia-US relations in ‘lamentable’ state after drone collision as war in Ukraine continues to rage

Read More Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) marks biggest US bank failure since Washington Mutual during 2008 financial crisis Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) marks biggest US bank failure since Washington Mutual during 2008 financial crisis

Read MoreA group of 75 tool and die technicians at a Nissan assembly plant in Tennessee with thousands of workers will hold a long-delayed vote on whether to form a unionA group of 75 tool and die technicians at a Nissan assembly plant in Tennessee with thousands of workers will hold a long-delayed vote on…

Read More TikTok says disinvestment will not help national security concerns TikTok says disinvestment will not help national security concerns

Read MoreSource says Taiwan firm will invest more than $200m in the new AirPod plant in the southern Indian state of Telangana.Source says Taiwan firm will invest more than $200m in the new AirPod plant in the southern Indian state of Telangana.

Read MoreVerdicts likely to add to anguish of the victims’ families who had already questioned the fairness of court proceedings.Verdicts likely to add to anguish of the victims’ families who had already questioned the fairness of court proceedings.

Read MoreAs the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 386th day, we take a look at the main developments.As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 386th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Read More The global professional soccer players’ union says it sent a letter signed by 150 women’s national team players to FIFA calling for equal World Cup prize money. FIFPro confirmed that the letter, which also asks for equal treatment and conditions for women’s teams playing in soccer’s most prestigious tournament, was sent to the…

Read More The global professional soccer players’ union says it sent a letter signed by 150 women’s national team players to FIFA calling for equal World Cup prize money. FIFPro confirmed that the letter, which also asks for equal treatment and conditions for women’s teams playing in soccer’s most prestigious tournament, was sent to the…

Read More Train operators turn to contingency staff but fewer than half of services are expected to run Another day of blighted rail services has begun in Britain as RMT members at 14 train operating companies take part in the first in a wave of four 24-hour strikes. Commuters across England are broadly the hardest…

Read More Mayor and city council agreed to partnership with nonexistent nation invented by Indian fugitive Swami Nithyananda The city of Newark, New Jersey, has confirmed that it was duped over five days in January when Mayor Ras Baraka invited what he believed to be a delegation from the Hindu nation of Kailasa to join…

Read MoreNASA’s new spacesuits will be worn during the Artemis mission, which plans to return humans to the Moon by late 2025.NASA’s new spacesuits will be worn during the Artemis mission, which plans to return humans to the Moon by late 2025.

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Read MoreUN inspectors are trying to locate around two and a half tonnes of uranium ore.UN inspectors are trying to locate around two and a half tonnes of uranium ore.

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Read More Singapore’s Changi has regained its title as the world’s best airport, after losing its long-held crown to Qatar for two years running during the height of pandemic travel restrictions. The Asian hub edged Doha’s Hamad International Airport into second place, with Tokyo’s Haneda Airport bagging third, in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2023.…

Read More Singapore’s Changi has regained its title as the world’s best airport, after losing its long-held crown to Qatar for two years running during the height of pandemic travel restrictions. The Asian hub edged Doha’s Hamad International Airport into second place, with Tokyo’s Haneda Airport bagging third, in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2023.…

Read MoreUS General Mark Milley said the MQ-9 Reaper drone sank in an area of the Black Sea where depths are up to 1,500 metres.US General Mark Milley said the MQ-9 Reaper drone sank in an area of the Black Sea where depths are up to 1,500 metres.

Read MoreThe ICBM marks Pyongyang’s fourth round of launches in a week as South Korea and Japan leaders meet.The ICBM marks Pyongyang’s fourth round of launches in a week as South Korea and Japan leaders meet.

Read More Jiang Yanyong was a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness. (Image credit: Hu Jia/AP) Jiang Yanyong was a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed…

Read More Former Liberal staffer says he was outraged by reporting of Brittany Higgins’s rape allegations and wanted to ‘fight back’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Bruce Lehrmann says he was outraged by the reporting of Brittany Higgins’s…

Read More North Korea test-fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, hours before a planned summit between South Korean and Japanese leaders in Tokyo aimed at mending ties and bolstering security cooperation with their US ally. Japan determined the missile launched by North Korea on Thursday was likely an ICBM, national public broadcaster NHK reported in…

Read More WASHINGTON — TikTok was dismissive Wednesday of reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app, saying such a move wouldn’t help protect national security. The company was responding to a report in The Wall Street Journal that said the Committee on…

Read More After largest shareholder was unable to provide backing, Europe’s 17th largest lender says it will use government help to become ‘simpler and more focused’ Credit Suisse has announced that it will take a CHF50bn ($53.7bn) loan from the Swiss central bank, in an action it says will “pre-emptively strengthen its liquidity” as it…

Read More The company, which provides credit to JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman shoppers, says 100,000 ID documents and 225,000 customer records stolen Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Consumer lender Latitude Financial has been hit by a “sophisticated…

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Read MoreThe launch came just before South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo.The launch came just before South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo.

Read MoreChinese billionaire and CCP critic is accused of pocketing investment funds from his thousands of followers online.Chinese billionaire and CCP critic is accused of pocketing investment funds from his thousands of followers online.

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Read More Ammonia escaping from a 20,000-gallon container stoked concerns of wider contamination Workers at a Coca-Cola plant in Florida were forced to evacuate following a major chemical leak, local officials said. The spill also prompted a brief shelter-in-place order for residents in the area. A massive 20,000-gallon tank was found to be leaking ammonia…

Read MoreS Korea, Japan face need to cooperate on challenges posed by N Korea and China, but history keeps getting in the way.S Korea, Japan face need to cooperate on challenges posed by N Korea and China, but history keeps getting in the way.

Read More Reserve bank had taken steps to engineer a ‘shallow recession’ in response to high inflation but shrinkage arrives early New Zealand’s economy is shrinking, with gross domestic product down 0.6% last quarter, amid speculation a recession may be approaching. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.6% in the last three months of 2022, after…

Read More LONDON, Mar 15 (IPS) – Last October, Ales Bialiatski was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was one of three winners, alongside two human rights organisations: Memorial, in Russia, and the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine. The Nobel Committee recognised the three’s ‘outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and…

Read MoreThe third missile test this week comes as leaders of Japan and South Korea prepare to hold their first summit in years.The third missile test this week comes as leaders of Japan and South Korea prepare to hold their first summit in years.