Month: March 2024

Read MoreUS artist was known for imposing minimalist works from the Qatar desert to museums in Paris.US artist was known for imposing minimalist works from the Qatar desert to museums in Paris.

Read MorePost Content

Read More Resolution Foundation study suggests lowest earners are £6,000 a year better off due to policy The minimum wage has driven up the pay of millions of Britain’s lowest earners by £6,000 a year, making it the single most successful economic policy in a generation, according to a leading thinktank. Since its introduction in…

Read MorePost Content

Read More Damien Luscombe, 38, sentenced to six years’ imprisonment over 239 fraudulent transactions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast An accountant who stole more than $2m from some of Australia’s most well-known musicians and restaurateurs has been jailed for…

Read MoreSince 2011, sales of adult nappies have outpaced those for infants in Japan as its population ages.Since 2011, sales of adult nappies have outpaced those for infants in Japan as its population ages.

Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE — When U.S. and British officials filed charges of cyberespionage and imposed sanctions against China Monday, for a campaign which they said had hit millions of people in the two countries, it was only the latest salvo in a cyber war that has intensified sharply over the past year.  The U.S.…

Read MorePost Content

Read MorePost Content

Read MoreAs New Delhi claims to help persecuted minorities in South Asia, mainly Muslim refugees from Myanmar face deportation.As New Delhi claims to help persecuted minorities in South Asia, mainly Muslim refugees from Myanmar face deportation.

Read More Kevin James Pettiford, 38, to spend at least 26 years in prison after admitting to 2019 murder of Andrew Whyte Murray A man who brutally murdered a rough sleeper with a rock and slashed a fellow inmate’s throat will spend the next quarter of a century behind bars, after avoiding a life sentence.…

Read MoreUS federal prosecutors say he bought apartments just blocks away from New York’s Central Park.US federal prosecutors say he bought apartments just blocks away from New York’s Central Park.

Read MoreTrump Media & Technology Group closes 16 percent higher, giving the company a market capitalisation of nearly $8bn.Trump Media & Technology Group closes 16 percent higher, giving the company a market capitalisation of nearly $8bn.

Read MoreAnies lost to former General Prabowo Subianto who secured 60 percent of the vote in February’s poll.Anies lost to former General Prabowo Subianto who secured 60 percent of the vote in February’s poll.

Read More Oji Holdings said it would stop making children’s nappies in September amid a sharp decline in demand. Japan has a rapidly ageing society A nappy manufacturer in Japan is to stop making the products for babies and instead raise production of adult diapers, in a reflection of the country’s rapidly ageing society. Oji…

Read MoreThe Malaysian Aviation Commission says increases needed to support the aviation sector’s post-pandemic recovery.The Malaysian Aviation Commission says increases needed to support the aviation sector’s post-pandemic recovery.

Read More The festival, headlined this year by Kylie Minogue and G-Flip, will not be going ahead in July Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Splendour in the Grass, one of Australia’s oldest and largest music festivals, has been cancelled…

Read MoreThe Texas singer recorded in the historic Fame Studios, but had to stop for tourists every afternoon.The Texas singer recorded in the historic Fame Studios, but had to stop for tourists every afternoon.

Read More Cholesterol-lowering supplements containing ‘beni koji’ recalled by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical over possible link to kidney disease A nationwide recall of a dietary supplement that lowers cholesterol has been issued in Japan amid concerns it could be linked to two deaths and more than 100 hospitalisations, according to news agency Kyodo. Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, which sells…

Read MorePost Content

Read MorePost Content

Read More Force says the man is undergoing medical treatment and investigations are continuing Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A 21-year-old man is in a “stable and conscious” condition after being shot by police in Cairns after allegedly stealing…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 762nd day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 762nd day, these are the main developments.

Read More Inner West mayor Darcy Byrne set to move motion to repeal changes that make it harder for teenagers to get bail 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 government will face a challenge from within…

Read More Opposition says bill needs ‘proper inquiry’ to guard against possible ‘unintended consequences’ despite voting with government in lower house Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Labor’s controversial deportation bill will not pass the Senate on Wednesday, after the…

Read More Consumer price index shows inflation moderating, which will feed into next RBA decision on interest rates in May Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Inflation has held steady for the second month in a row, as cheaper meat…

Read MoreSix people are presumed dead after the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge gave way.Six people are presumed dead after the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge gave way.

Read MorePost Content

Read MoreThe ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.

Read More Teresa O’Sullivan says 2019-20 fire season ‘unprecedented in scale and intensity’ when delivering findings regarding 25 deaths New rules for the use of firefighting aircraft, better alert systems and remodelling risk classifications are among the recommendations from a coronial inquiry into the Black Summer bushfires in New South Wales. The inquiry examined 25…

Read MoreApple CEO Tim Cook among executives expected to attend meeting, according to Wall Street Journal report.Apple CEO Tim Cook among executives expected to attend meeting, according to Wall Street Journal report.

Read More The jaw-dropping collapse of Baltimore’s well-trafficked Francis Scott Key Bridge resulted after a rare set of circumstances — but still highlights how shipping and structural changes could save lives in the future as industries modernize, writes Sheila Flynn The jaw-dropping collapse of Baltimore’s well-trafficked Francis Scott Key Bridge resulted after a rare set…

Read More A major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it, sending a construction crew and five vehicles plummeting into the frigid water below, officials said. A major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it, sending a construction crew and five vehicles plummeting…

Read More A mountain lion killed a man and seriously wounded his brother last weekend in northern California A mountain lion killed a man and seriously wounded his brother last weekend in northern California

Read More White House has so far managed to cancel more than $143bn of student debt White House has so far managed to cancel more than $143bn of student debt