Month: February 2024

Read More Bank increases staff bonus pool by 12% despite hit from exposure to China real estate slump Nice targets, but scepticism is hard to shake at BarclaysBusiness live – latest updates HSBC has nearly doubled the pay packet for its chief executive, Noel Quinn, despite a drop in fourth quarter profits, which took unexpected…

Read MoreThe Israeli blockade, allied to the incessant bombing, has created a world where hunger and infection have free rein.The Israeli blockade, allied to the incessant bombing, has created a world where hunger and infection have free rein.

Read More Putin’s troops exploiting delays in Western aid delivery, says Zelensky Putin’s troops exploiting delays in Western aid delivery, says Zelensky

Read MoreProtesting Indian farmers have resumed their march to Delhi after talks with the government failed.Protesting Indian farmers have resumed their march to Delhi after talks with the government failed.

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Read More Until Navalny’s death, his 47-year-old wife steered clear of politics and played down the idea of taking over as leader of Russia’s opposition Until Navalny’s death, his 47-year-old wife steered clear of politics and played down the idea of taking over as leader of Russia’s opposition

Read More Chris Jordan tells National Press Club the ATO is legally obliged to recoup historical debts affecting up to 1.8 million taxpayers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian Taxation Office’s outgoing commissioner says a decision to wipe…

Read More Beijing must be more ready to support countries facing distress, says deputy chief economist China holds the key to speeding up debt relief and ending the “silent crisis” that is holding back attempts to tackle poverty in the world’s poorest countries, a senior World Bank official has said. Ayhan Kose, the Bank’s deputy…

Read More Treasurer says highest annual growth since 2009 ‘encouraging’ but expresses concern over non-compete clauses for employees Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s wage growth nominally outstripped inflation for the first time in three years, the ABS reported…

Read MoreKsenia Karelina is accused by Russian authorities of raising funds for the Ukrainian army.Ksenia Karelina is accused by Russian authorities of raising funds for the Ukrainian army.

Read More State council will also consider motion pushed by the conservative faction to reopen preselection challenge against frontbencher Paul Fletcher Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales Liberal party faces fresh turmoil with a renewed push…

Read MoreThe US vetoes a supported UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, while ICJ hearings continue.The US vetoes a supported UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, while ICJ hearings continue.

Read MoreDominic Miller and Lyndell Mays face charges of second-degree murder in the shooting that left one person dead.Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays face charges of second-degree murder in the shooting that left one person dead.

Read More Exclusive: Shift in sentiment requires EU politicians to focus on defining an acceptable peace, say authors Support for Ukraine among Europeans remains broad, but nearly two years after the full-scale invasion barely 10% now believe it can defeat Russia, according to an EU-wide survey – with some form of “compromise settlement” seen as…

Read More Factories, nightclubs, lifesavers and pigeon-fanciers to be celebrated in films and community storytelling Stories of an old bacon factory in Wiltshire, a rollerskating hotspot in Birmingham and a pigeon fanciers’ enclave in West Yorkshire are to be celebrated as part of an attempt to preserve England’s working-class heritage. A beloved north-west nightclub, a…

Read More Porous dams in Purbeck are being used to ‘rewet’ the mires, bringing a richer landscape for flora and fauna Leaky dams may not sound ideal but they are being used to great effect on dried-out marshland in the English West Country to produce fresh habitat for carnivorous plants and a spider that whizzes…

Read MoreAn appeals court in Chile’s capital has ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda’s death be reopened, saying the investigation has not been exhausted.An appeals court in Chile’s capital has ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda’s death be reopened, saying the…

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Read More Woman, 61, from Tweed Heads charged over fire at Russell Island property that killed Wayne Godinet and his five sons in 2023 A 61-year-old landlord has been accused of failing to install legally required and compliant smoke alarms after a house fire claimed the lives of a father and five children. Police said…

Read MoreAlexander Smirnov is charged with making false statements about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.Alexander Smirnov is charged with making false statements about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

Read MoreLarge explosions can be seen in footage released by France from its patrol zones in the Red Sea.Large explosions can be seen in footage released by France from its patrol zones in the Red Sea.

Read MoreInvestigation by Global Witness suggests cattle farming is driving illegal deforestation in the savannah featured in BBC’s Planet Earth III.Investigation by Global Witness suggests cattle farming is driving illegal deforestation in the savannah featured in BBC’s Planet Earth III.

Read MoreProsecutors say a former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligenceProsecutors say a former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter…

Read More Washington has instead called for a temporary “pause” to fighting in the Palestinian enclave The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council measure calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, marking the lone ‘no’ vote on a draft that garnered support from 13 other members. Washington has used its veto power…

Read MoreWorld Food Programme pauses deliveries amid Israeli gunfire and a ‘collapse of civil order’ in northern Gaza.World Food Programme pauses deliveries amid Israeli gunfire and a ‘collapse of civil order’ in northern Gaza.

Read MoreBeijing suggests blocking calls for an immediate ceasefire gives a “green light to continued slaughter”.Beijing suggests blocking calls for an immediate ceasefire gives a “green light to continued slaughter”.

Read More The former president said that the ruling by New York judge Arthur Engoron was ‘a form of communism or fascism’ The former president said that the ruling by New York judge Arthur Engoron was ‘a form of communism or fascism’

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Read MoreStreaming service FuboTV has filed an antitrust lawsuit against ESPN, Fox, Warner BrosStreaming service FuboTV has filed an antitrust lawsuit against ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros

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Read MoreThe divorce of Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner, his wife of nearly two decades, has been finalizedThe divorce of Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner, his wife of nearly two decades, has been finalized

Read More Attorneys for the president’s son called the alleged error ‘reckless”’ Attorneys for the president’s son called the alleged error ‘reckless”’

Read More Lily D’Ambrosio says it’s ‘unacceptable’ that AusNet’s website cannot take applications from those still without power Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Victorians cut off from the power grid for seven days after destructive storms are still waiting…

Read MoreHannah Gutierrez-Reed will go on trial for the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will go on trial for the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.