Month: April 2023

Read More eSafety commissioner uses tough new powers against social media giant after complaint from Higgins’s partner David Shiraz Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s eSafety commissioner deployed tough new cyber abuse powers for the first time to force Twitter to remove severely harmful content targeting Brittany…

Read More Robert Heikka, 70, was last seen on 25 October 2020 Robert Heikka, 70, was last seen on 25 October 2020

Read More Judge chided firm’s lawyers after they revealed for the first time in nearly two years owner’s executive chairman title A judge said Fox News had a “credibility problem” as it prepares for a $1.6bn defamation trial after the company disclosed for the first time in nearly two years of litigation that Rupert Murdoch…

Read More The shooting in Louisville claimed five lives and left eight more people injured The shooting in Louisville claimed five lives and left eight more people injured

Read More MADRID, Apr 11 (IPS) – Research after research, world’s scientists renew their loud alerts against the high dangers of human-driven ‘superbugs’ – bacterias and pathogens that no longer respond to antimicrobials, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. Read the full story, “Superbugs Among…

Read MoreSteve Murdock, a former state demographer of Texas who served one year as the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, during which he helped keep the 2010 census on track, has diedSteve Murdock, a former state demographer of Texas who served one year as the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, during which he…

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Read MoreWhite House national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday amid signs that the Saudis and Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen are making “significant progress” toward finding a permanent end to their nine-year conflictWhite House national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone with Saudi…

Read More Social media users were quick to assume Tesla was coming to India Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk sparked a wave of speculation on Twitter after he began following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. Some users were quick to assume the move might portend the decision to open a Tesla production…

Read More Perennial GOP candidate Eric Early announces bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dianne Feinstein. Perennial GOP candidate Eric Early announces bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dianne Feinstein.

Read More Former PM to say in speech that any attempts by western leaders to appease Xi Jinping would be a mistake Liz Truss will say Emmanuel Macron’s recent trip to China was a “sign of weakness”, after the French president asked Beijing for support in ending the war in Ukraine. In the latest of…

Read More Radical rise in spending on trains, trams and buses needed to cut car use, reports body representing unions in England and Wales Ministers have been urged to ramp up spending on public transport in England and Wales to tackle the climate emergency, and to unlock a £50bn a year boost to the economy,…

Read More Beijing officials say they want to work on trade concerns after announcement of barley ‘pathway’, while the art world mourns the loss of a legend. Follow all the day’s news Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast John Olsen, one of Australia’s most acclaimed artists who was…

Read More Nearly three-quarters of instructors in secondary schools say the devices are negatively affecting students’ concentration The majority of teachers in the Netherlands’ General Education Union (AOb) support banning mobile phones from the classroom, a recent poll conducted by the organization revealed. While more than half of primary and trade school teachers – 54%…

Read More Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024. Griner was arrested last year at the airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained for nearly 10 months, much of that…

Read More Attorneys for Ms Vallow asked Judge Steve Boyce time to have a private conversation with their client, who was visibly upset Attorneys for Ms Vallow asked Judge Steve Boyce time to have a private conversation with their client, who was visibly upset

Read More The president was “absolutely right” to demand European independence, Bruno Le Maire has declared It was correct of French President Emmanuel Macron to distance himself from Washington’s confrontational policies on China, Finance MInister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday. Macron’s assertions of European “autonomy,” however, have been strictly rhetorical to date. Speaking to…

Read More Russia is holding two Americans. Russia has yet to give consular access to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich or to agree on a deal to release former Marine Paul Whelan. Russia is holding two Americans. Russia has yet to give consular access to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich or to agree…

Read More President Biden has landed in Belfast to visit the island of Ireland. He’ll be honoring the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended the political violence known as the troubles. President Biden has landed in Belfast to visit the island of Ireland. He’ll be honoring the 25th anniversary of the Good…

Read More Lucy Dee was laid to rest in occupied West Bank, as Rishi Sunak condemns violence Lucy Dee was laid to rest in occupied West Bank, as Rishi Sunak condemns violence

Read More The Russian invasion spread families of one kindergarten class in Kharkiv across the world and forced families to make choices about how to deal with trauma manifesting in the country’s youngest. The Russian invasion spread families of one kindergarten class in Kharkiv across the world and forced families to make choices about how…

Read More Sacked chief says he is ‘shocked’ and allegations have been ‘distorted’ The director general of Britain’s most prominent lobby group is not leaving quietly. On Tuesday morning, hours after learning of his dismissal from the Confederation of British Industry, Tony Danker posted a series of tweets in which he revealed he was “shocked”…

Read More Benice Ryley plans to display new dolls despite police investigation into an alleged hate crime The landlady of a pub whose collection of golliwog dolls was confiscated by police has assembled replacements, which she plans to display in defiance of a continuing investigation. Last week four Essex police officers and a trainee seized…

Read MoreMonday’s mass shooting in the US state of Kentucky was a ‘targeted’ attack against coworkers, says law enforcement.Monday’s mass shooting in the US state of Kentucky was a ‘targeted’ attack against coworkers, says law enforcement.

Read MoreEvan Gershkovich’s family welcomes the US government decision to formally designate reporter as ‘wrongfully detained’.Evan Gershkovich’s family welcomes the US government decision to formally designate reporter as ‘wrongfully detained’.

Read More Tommy Elliott, 63, Jim Tutt, 64, Josh Barrick, 40, Juliana Farmer, 57, and Deana Eckert, 57 were all killed in the attack Tommy Elliott, 63, Jim Tutt, 64, Josh Barrick, 40, Juliana Farmer, 57, and Deana Eckert, 57 were all killed in the attack

Read More Rep Morgan McGarvey says GOP is making Kentucky ‘a sanctuary state for weapons’ Rep Morgan McGarvey says GOP is making Kentucky ‘a sanctuary state for weapons’

Read MoreChile’s Congress has approved a law gradually reducing the work week from 45 to 40 hours, a decision hailed by the government as a breakthrough for workers’ rightsChile’s Congress has approved a law gradually reducing the work week from 45 to 40 hours, a decision hailed by the government as a breakthrough for workers’…

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Read More ‘Let us destroy illegal guns and destroy the guns that have been used to kill our friends and kill our neighbours,’ Craig Greenberg says ‘Let us destroy illegal guns and destroy the guns that have been used to kill our friends and kill our neighbours,’ Craig Greenberg says

Read MoreA former U.S. national security official says China’s C919 “looks like a knockoff.”A former U.S. national security official says China’s C919 “looks like a knockoff.”

Read More Watch live as Kamala Harris meets with Poland’s prime minister to strengthen the economic and defence cooperation between the two nations. Watch live as Kamala Harris meets with Poland’s prime minister to strengthen the economic and defence cooperation between the two nations.

Read MoreThe UK has the largest contingent of special forces in Ukraine, according to a leaked classified file.The UK has the largest contingent of special forces in Ukraine, according to a leaked classified file.

Read MoreA timeline of the Yemen crisis, from the 1990s to current day.A timeline of the Yemen crisis, from the 1990s to current day.

Read More Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company is opening a Megapack battery factory in Shanghai Republican congressman Mike Gallagher is “concerned” about Tesla’s cozy relationship with China, he told Reuters on Monday, after CEO Elon Musk announced his company was building a new Megapack battery factory in Shanghai.  “Tesla seems entirely dependent a) on the…