Month: March 2024

Read More Court found those responsible for tour had not conducted adequate risk assessments ahead of deadly eruption A New Zealand court has ordered the tour booking agents and managers of an island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people to pay survivors more than NZ$10m ($6.1m) and fined them around NZ$2.6m. Tour operators White…

Read MoreThe strong figures come just months before the country is due to hold a general election.The strong figures come just months before the country is due to hold a general election.

Read More Meta informed publishers on Friday that it would not enter new deals when the current contracts expire this year Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, says it will stop paying Australian publishers…

Read MoreBrian Mulroney steered Canada through several tumultuous reforms in the late 80s and early 90s.Brian Mulroney steered Canada through several tumultuous reforms in the late 80s and early 90s.

Read More Victorian Labor senator and former trade unionist remembered by colleagues after dying on Thursday night Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Victorian Labor senator Linda White has been remembered by colleagues as a “torch bearer for equality…

Read MoreThe two likely presidential candidates make speeches in an effort to show they can tackle illegal crossings.The two likely presidential candidates make speeches in an effort to show they can tackle illegal crossings.

Read MoreResearchers say there is an urgent need to change how the condition is tackled as it rises worldwide.Researchers say there is an urgent need to change how the condition is tackled as it rises worldwide.

Read MoreThree former Arizona Department of Education employees were indicted on conspiracy and money laundering charges in what prosecutors say was a scheme to defraud more than $600,000 from an education voucher programThree former Arizona Department of Education employees were indicted on conspiracy and money laundering charges in what prosecutors say was a scheme to…

Read More QAMISHLI, Syria, Feb 29 (IPS) – The Ramsys, a farming couple from northeast Syria, never thought they’d spend almost all their savings on solar panels. “We’ve paid 1,700 USD. We simply couldn’t cope with darkness and being disconnected from the outside world,” Najma Ramsy tells IPS from her residence in Keshka, a small…

Read More Majority leader Chuck Schumer had hailed bipartisan legislation to stop partial shutdown due to occur this weekend The Senate has passed a short-term funding bill following a House vote on Thursday afternoon, narrowly averting a partial government shutdown that was due to occur this weekend. Ahead of the Senate vote, Senate majority leader…

Read MoreCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hails Mulroney’s role in creating ‘modern, dynamic, and prosperous country’.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hails Mulroney’s role in creating ‘modern, dynamic, and prosperous country’.

Read MoreText messages obtained by The Associated Press show that a former law partner of a special prosecutor in the Georgia election case against Donald Trump was sharing information with an attorney for one of Trump’s co-defendantsText messages obtained by The Associated Press show that a former law partner of a special prosecutor in the…

Read More The writer’s legal team expressed concern that Mr Trump, with all the legal cases he’s facing, might not have enough cash to pay up The writer’s legal team expressed concern that Mr Trump, with all the legal cases he’s facing, might not have enough cash to pay up

Read More President’s son was giving the evidence in the Republican impeachment probe into his father President’s son was giving the evidence in the Republican impeachment probe into his father

Read More Creech is Idaho’s longest-serving death row prisoner but his death row future is uncertain after botched execution attempt reports Michelle Del Rey Creech is Idaho’s longest-serving death row prisoner but his death row future is uncertain after botched execution attempt reports Michelle Del Rey

Read More Dueling border visits of 2024 contenders 300 miles apart shows that immigration has become a central issue in the White House campaign It might be seen as the first US presidential debate of 2024. Two candidates and two lecterns but 300 miles – and a political universe – apart. Joe Biden and Donald…

Read More Deobra Redden is accused of the attempted murder of Judge Mary Kay Holthus in January Deobra Redden is accused of the attempted murder of Judge Mary Kay Holthus in January

Read More Gap projected to reach £228,800 a head by 2030, according to report by thinktank IPPR North Wealth inequality between the north and south of England is set to grow, with the gap reaching £228,800 per head by 2030, according to a thinktank report. The Institute for Public Policy Research North’s annual State of…