Jubilant scenes but bumpy road ahead in post-Hasina Bangladesh
Bangladesh marked a year since Sheikh Hasina fled with promises of renewal, but little mention of its problems.
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Bangladesh marked a year since Sheikh Hasina fled with promises of renewal, but little mention of its problems.
Tasmanian premier vows to end greyhound racing as he woos crossbench to back minority government
Jeremy Rockliff says ‘it’s time to draw a line in the sand and ensure an orderly exit from greyhound racing in Tasmania’
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The Tasmanian premier, Jeremy Rockliff, has vowed to end greyhound racing in the state by mid-2029 as he works to shore up support from independents.
The decision comes after a “great” of Tasmanian greyhound racing, Raider’s Guide, was euthanised in late July after falling and breaking its neck at a Launceston track.
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Trump administration threatens to strip Harvard University of lucrative patents
White House escalates offensive on Ivy League university by calling for review of federally funded research
The latest phase of the Trump administration’s offensive against Harvard University is a comprehensive review of the university’s federally funded research programs, and the threat to strip the school’s lucrative portfolio of patents.
In a letter to the Harvard president, Alan Garber, posted online on Friday, Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, accused Harvard of breaching its legal and contractual requirements tied to federally funded research programs and patents.
Continue reading...France’s last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit from his old customer – President Macron
Ali Akbar has sold papers in Paris since 1973 and once counted President Macron among his customers.
France’s last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit from his old customer – President Macron
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They live next to Peru’s largest solar complex – so why are they still in the dark?
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Mars rock found in Niger sells for millions in New York – now the country wants answers
The West African country investigates how a space rock found there was put up for sale in New York.
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Atlanta CDC gunman believed Covid vaccine made him suicidal, official says
Shooter, a 30-year-old man who died during violence, fired dozens of rounds into buildings and killed police officer
A Georgia man who opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Friday, shooting dozens of rounds into four buildings and killing a police officer, had blamed a Covid-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press on Saturday.
The 30-year-old gunman, identified by the Georgia bureau of investigation as Patrick Joseph White, tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters but was stopped by guards before driving to a CVS across the street and opening fire, the official said. White died during Friday’s violence.
The suspect’s father contacted police and said his son was upset about the death of his dog, and had also become fixated on the Covid-19 vaccine, an official said.
Continue reading...Al Hilal sign Darwin Nunez from Liverpool
Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez completes $62m move from Premier League champions Liverpool to Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal.
Thousands in Tel Aviv protest against Netanyahu’s plan to escalate Gaza war
Organisers say more than 100,000 people joined demonstration demanding end to military campaign
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to escalate the Gaza war.
A day earlier, the Israeli prime minister’s office said the security cabinet had decided to seize Gaza City, expanding military operations in the devastated Palestinian territory despite widespread public opposition and warnings from the military the move could endanger the hostages.
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