Global protests erupt over Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotilla
Crowds in Europe, South America and beyond rally to support Gaza, which faces famine after two years of bombardment.
Munich airport reopens after drone sightings force closure
Dozens of flights were cancelled or redirected at Munich International Airport after drone sightings.
China remembers ‘guiding light’ Jane Goodall’s wildlife conservation work
Tributes paid to late British primatologist whose institute trained thousands of Chinese on protecting animals
Jane Goodall has been remembered as a “guiding light” in China, with hundreds of millions of people paying tribute online to the conservationist who died this week, aged 91.
The British primatologist and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute was well known in China, and her research and findings were ubiquitous in Chinese educational materials, which listed her among “women of achievement” in text books.
Continue reading...Two Australian women and four children escape Syrian detention camp and flee to Victoria
The six Australians received no government assistance in their 500km journey from the violent Al-Hawl detention camp to Lebanon
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Two Australian women and four children have escaped a Syrian detention camp and made their own way home to Victoria, as pressure mounts on the Australian government to repatriate its citizens.
The two women and four children – the Guardian is not revealing their names or ages – escaped from the notorious al-Hawl detention camp in north-east Syria, travelling more than 500km to cross the Lebanese border, where they were able to obtain Australian documents in Beirut.
Continue reading...‘Stranded’ aged care or disability patients occupy up to one in 10 hospital beds in Australia, report finds
State and territory treasurers who commissioned the report say it shows need for federal government to pay bigger share of public hospital funding
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Up to one in 10 public hospital beds are taken by “stranded” patients awaiting alternative accommodation in aged care and supported disability accommodation, a new report shows – bolstering calls for more federal health funding.
The report on the drivers of public hospital costs was commissioned by state and territory treasurers to inform negotiations on the next national health reform agreement (NHRA) with the commonwealth government.
Continue reading...Pro-Palestine protesters fight police decision to block Sydney Opera House protest on 12 October
NSW supreme court will have final say over whether demonstrators will be given legal protections during march this month
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The Palestine Action Group will fight the New South Wales police in court after their proposed plan to march on the Sydney Opera House was knocked back.
On Wednesday, the group announced its plan to diverge from the normal route of its near weekly rallies over the past two years, and march from Hyde Park to the Sydney Opera House on 12 October to mark two years since 7 October and call for “an end to genocide in Gaza”.
Continue reading...March for 1968 Mexican student massacre eclipsed by support for Gaza
Mexico City officials estimate the march commemorating the 57th anniversary of the massacre drew 10,000 people.
‘No evidence’ alleged rape of woman in Oxfordshire took place, say police
Police say investigation found no evidence reported attack on woman in her 30s in Banbury last weekend happened
Police say they have found no evidence that an alleged rape of a woman by a group of men in a churchyard in Oxfordshire last weekend took place.
Continue reading...Wetherspoon’s boss vows to keep price rises to a minimum as he criticises energy bills
Beefed-up packaging tax will triple pub chain’s costs from the levy to £2.4m a year, says Tim Martin
The boss of the pub chain Wetherspoon’s has vowed to keep price increases to a “minimum”, after blaming a beefed-up packaging tax and rising energy bills for extra costs.
Tim Martin said the recently introduced “extended producer responsibility” levy on packaging would lead to the company’s costs from the tax tripling from £800,000 to £2.4m a year.
Continue reading...How much of Europe’s oil and gas still comes from Russia?
In 2021, Russia supplied 45% of the EU’s gas and 27% of its oil. By 2024, these dropped to 19% and 3%.
Animal bones found in search for girl who vanished 55 years ago
The "area of interest" flagged by a team of volunteers has turned out to be a false alarm.
Russia persistently targeting British satellites, UK Space Command chief says
Maj Gen Paul Tedman says Moscow trying to disrupt UK’s military activities on ‘weekly’ basis and closely monitoring space assets
Russia is attempting to jam UK military satellites on a regular basis, according to the head of the UK Space Command.
Speaking to the BBC, Maj Gen Paul Tedman said Russian forces were actively trying to disrupt UK-based military activities “weekly” and were closely monitoring the country’s space assets.
Continue reading...Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album Showgirl shatters Spotify record
Showgirl breaks Spotify records as Taylor Swift's most pre-saved album, highlighting her enduring popularity.
Captain of oil tanker linked to Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to face trial in France
Vladimir Putin denounces seizing of the vessel as an act of ‘piracy’ and warned it could provoke confrontation
The captain of an oil tanker that authorities in France have detained off the country’s Atlantic coast and that President Emmanuel Macron has linked to Russia will go on trial in February over the crew’s alleged refusal to cooperate, a French prosecutor has said.
Macron has alleged that the tanker belongs to Russia’s “shadow fleet” of ageing tankers of uncertain ownership that are avoiding western sanctions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. He also did not rule out that it could have been involved in drone flights over Denmark as it was sailing last week off the coast of the Nordic country.
Continue reading...Last Gaza Flotilla boat ‘still sailing strong’
The Marinette is the last vessel of the Global Sumud Flotilla still heading towards Gaza.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing: what to know
Rapper to be sentenced on two counts that each carry maximum 10-year term – what might the judge decide?
Sean “Diddy” Combs is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday morning by a federal judge in New York, following his conviction earlier this year on federal prostitution-related charges.
Here’s a recap of his criminal case: what he was indicted for, what happened at trial, and what might happen next.
Continue reading...US government shutdown enters third day, expected to last past weekend
White House says it plans to cut 'thousands' of federal jobs as it freezes funding to Democratic states.
‘It was very tough but I love life’ – ex-hostage whose family were killed on 7 October
Eli Sharabi reflects on finding out, after release, his wife and children had been killed in the attacks.
Large fire breaks out at el Segundo refinery in Los Angeles
Emergency services attending scenes after receiving multiple reports of an explosion, according to US media
A fire broke out at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery, California governor Gavin Newsom’s press office said, with a county official adding that the flames had been confined to one area.
The cause of the blaze was not clear, the Los Angeles Times reported, while CBS said firefighters were called to the refinery in Los Angeles county after reports of an explosion.
Continue reading...Munich airport reopens after drone sightings halt flights – Reuters
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