Month: February 2024

Read More St John Ambulance WA spokesperson says two rescue crews dispatched to town 220km north of Perth Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A woman in her 40s has been attacked by a tiger shark at a small island…

Read MoreTech giant’s head of EU affairs says team will bring together experts from across the company.Tech giant’s head of EU affairs says team will bring together experts from across the company.

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Read More Journalist is suing broadcaster for allegedly ‘sacking her without a proper basis and without due process’, adding to existing claim at Fair Work Commission Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The journalist Antoinette Lattouf has escalated her fight against the ABC to the federal court, suing…

Read MoreOfficials say striking young doctors have until the end of February to return to work or risk being punished.Officials say striking young doctors have until the end of February to return to work or risk being punished.

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Read More Nuffield Foundation to also recommend longer half-term breaks in proposed overhaul of calendar ‘in place since Victorian times’ England should ditch its school calendar “stuck in place since Victorian times” and replace it with shorter summer holidays and longer half-term breaks to improve the lives of pupils and teachers, according to a new…

Read More Suffolk-based schools trust also found that pupil absences for illness fell 25% after extending autumn holiday When Unity Schools Partnership decided to double the length of its half-term break last autumn, it was hoping to improve attendance and staff wellbeing. But Tim Coulson, the trust’s chief executive, said he was “blown away” by…

Read More Russia’s casualties when wounded soldiers are included stretch to some 500,000, Ukrainian president says Russia’s casualties when wounded soldiers are included stretch to some 500,000, Ukrainian president says

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Read MoreHundreds mistakenly accused the woman of wearing a dress adorned with Quran verses.Hundreds mistakenly accused the woman of wearing a dress adorned with Quran verses.

Read More Email containing private information of about 30 year 11 students was case of ‘unfortunate human error’, P&C chair of Sydney Secondary College says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A Sydney high school has accidentally emailed confidential information…

Read More Ex-premier’s barrister says ‘notion that having an attachment is itself a standing potential for impropriety can only be regarded as a black view’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Gladys Berejkilian’s barrister in her case against NSW anti-corruption…

Read MoreSurvivors and family members of victims of a tragic shipwreck a year ago that killed 94 migrants, including 35 minors, just off Italy’s southern coast, returned for three days of commemorations, calling for truth and justiceSurvivors and family members of victims of a tragic shipwreck a year ago that killed 94 migrants, including 35…

Read MoreVideos of the train zooming past railway stations went viral on social media.Videos of the train zooming past railway stations went viral on social media.

Read MoreTokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 last week made history by hitting its highest level in nearly 35 years.Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 last week made history by hitting its highest level in nearly 35 years.

Read More Inquest hears elite tactical unit held annual racist mock award but former police officer who shot Warlpiri man says he does not believe Aboriginal people were treated differently Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A former police officer…

Read MoreAirman reportedly screamed ‘Free Palestine’ as he lit himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC.Airman reportedly screamed ‘Free Palestine’ as he lit himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC.

Read More Bolsonaro calls for an amnesty for the ‘poor wretched souls’ imprisoned following attack on presidential palace Bolsonaro calls for an amnesty for the ‘poor wretched souls’ imprisoned following attack on presidential palace

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Read More A man who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC on Sunday in an apparent protest against the Gaza war is a serving member of the US Air Force, a spokesperson confirmed. A man who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC on Sunday in…

Read MoreFormer attorney general named new prime minister after a general election that ousted the island’s pro-Taiwan leader.Former attorney general named new prime minister after a general election that ousted the island’s pro-Taiwan leader.

Read MoreA policeman murdered Jesse Baird and Luke Davies last week before moving their bodies, detectives say.A policeman murdered Jesse Baird and Luke Davies last week before moving their bodies, detectives say.

Read More Testing shows blue mackerel caught near salmon pens with antibiotic residues of 960µg/kg, making fish ‘not fit for human consumption’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Tasmania’s largest salmon company, Tassal, has revealed wild fish at one of…

Read More Increase to $203m more than compensates for falls in company’s banking and personal injury divisions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Suncorp has recorded a more than fivefold boost to its half-year profits derived from its insurance customers…

Read More Not clear whether new PM of Pacific nation will consider switching diplomatic ties from Taipei to Beijing Lawmakers in Tuvalu have selected Feleti Teo as the Pacific island nation’s new prime minister, weeks after an election that put ties with Taiwan in focus. Former attorney general Teo secured the support of lawmakers who…

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Read MoreBrazil’s former president gathers supporters in a bid to demonstrate political strength.Brazil’s former president gathers supporters in a bid to demonstrate political strength.

Read More The Charles Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity Action will cut off funding for Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, a blow to the sole remaining Donald Trump challenger. AFP, a conservative super political action committee, has spent millions of dollars since the fall on advertising and voter outreach efforts for Haley helping to fuel her bid…

Read MoreThe British Chambers of Commerce says 55 percent of exporters report higher shipping costs and delays.The British Chambers of Commerce says 55 percent of exporters report higher shipping costs and delays.

Read More Media commentary gleefully proclaiming the end of China’s rise fail to take into account the global realities that Beijing is effectively adapting to If there’s one thoroughly unoriginal strand of thought on China present in the mainstream media today, it is the idea that China’s economy has been wrecked, and that Xi Jinping’s…

Read More Former Liberal staffer denies two counts of raping a woman in October 2021, with the case yet to proceed to trial Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Lawyers for Bruce Lehrmann will grill witnesses in June as they…

Read More President ‘tamped down on his public bedroom declarations’ ahead of winning the presidency, Katie Rogers writes President Joe Biden has joked to aides that the key to a long and lasting marriage is “good sex,” according to a new book about the nation’s first ladies, that casts a spotlight on his 47-year romance…

Read More The former president called for amnesty for rioters who took part in an alleged coup, during his speech in São Paulo Tens of thousands of supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have rallied in the country’s biggest city, in a show of strength against legal challenges that could put him in jail.…

Read MoreOmar Abukwaik’s family was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza. The 5-year-old suffered severe injuries and had to have his left arm amputated. Jericka Duncan shares the story of how he was able to make it to the U.S. for medical treatment.Omar Abukwaik’s family was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza. The…