Syrian Foreign Minister tells Al Jazeera new government will heal divisions
Syria's Foreign Minister Assad al Shaibani says the new administration is determined to heal divisions in the country.
Syria FM in Saudi Arabia on maiden trip as new rulers reset regional ties
Asaad Al-Shaibani arrived in Riyadh in his first overseas visit since the removal of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.
Who was Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the New Orleans truck attack suspect?
The suspect in the car-ramming attack in New Orleans has been identified as a US military veteran from Texas.
Who is Shafira Huang, the ‘Hong Kong socialite’ whose mansion was robbed? – Style
- Who is Shafira Huang, the ‘Hong Kong socialite’ whose mansion was robbed? Style
- More than $12 million worth of jewelry and Hermes bags stolen from London home CNN
- Jewel raid victims offer up to £1.5m in rewards Yahoo! Voices
- Thief swipes $13 million in jewels, handbags and cash from a London mansion The Associated Press
- Reward of up to $1.9 million offered after "brazen" heist of jewelry in London CBS News
‘Modern plunderers’: Lobito Corridor plans bring fear, hesitation in DRC
Will the US-supported project be a hub for regional trade, or a new gateway to plunder DR Congo's natural resources?
DWP spent £50,000 trying to stop release of review into disabled man’s death
Previous government spent almost £1m trying to prevent release of documents in 56 legal cases
More than £50,000 of taxpayers’ money was spent on lawyers to try to prevent the release of a safeguarding review ordered after a disabled man starved to death in his own home.
The costs were part of a bill of nearly £1m spent under the last government to prevent the release of various documents under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act.
Continue reading...Health innovation centre looks to future of NHS while celebrating its past
First building to open at Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation Centre is named after NHS’s first black matron
In a full-scale model of a house, a £50,000 mannequin that can breathe, blink and cough waits for the replica of an ambulance.
Eerily lifelike technology, some created by model makers who have made “bodies” for the BBC’s Silent Witness, is being used to tackle the scarcity of placement hours for healthcare students by combining real-world training with simulated settings, including virtual reality.
Continue reading...Man shot dead by police in NSW hospital car park after allegedly aiming gun at officers
Man believed to be in his 30s fatally shot by officers outside Manning hospital in Taree on the mid-north coast
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A man has been shot dead in a hospital car park after allegedly aiming a gun at police.
Police arrived at Manning hospital in Taree on the New South Wales mid-north coast just before 1pm on Thursday after reports a man had fired shots into the air at a home several kilometres away.
Continue reading...Suspect questioned over alleged sexual assault of Virgin Australia flight crew member in Fiji
Airline sends support staff to Nadi after reports of assault during a night out in the early hours of 1 January
A suspect known to Fijian police has been questioned over an alleged sexual assault of a Virgin Australia flight crew member amid ongoing investigations.
Fijian authorities were investigating allegations the crew member was assaulted while celebrating New Year’s Eve, and separately, that another crew member was robbed.
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Continue reading...Searchers find hiking poles of man missing for a week in Kosciuszko national park
Hadi Nazari, 23, last seen on Boxing Day descending the challenging Hannels Spur track
Hopes are dwindling that a missing hiker will be found alive as experts warn of the rough terrain and scarce water availability.
The 23-year-old hiker, Hadi Nazari, was descending a challenging trail in the Kosciuszko national park about 2.30pm on Boxing Day when he was last seen by friends, who raised the alarm when he did not arrive at the campground where they arranged to meet.
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Continue reading...Weather agency says China experienced hottest year on record in 2024
In the last four years, China has logged its four warmest years since comparable temperature recordings began in 1961.
Fig and almond trees thriving in UK thanks to fewer frosts, RHS says
Society to retire plants no longer suited to UK’s changing climate after 14% fewer days of ground frost recorded
Fig and almond trees are thriving in Britain as a result of fewer frosts, the Royal Horticultural Society has said.
The lack of frost, one of the effects of climate breakdown, means plants used to warmer climes have been doing well in RHS gardens. Almond trees from the Mediterranean were planted at Wisley in Surrey several years ago, and without frost this year have fruited well for the first time.
Continue reading...The nameless dead: scientists hunt for identities of thousands who tried to reach Europe
Experts’ group employs new technologies and techniques to help relatives of those missing in the migration crisis
Four years ago, the remains of a toddler encased in a lifejacket and a navy snowsuit washed up on a beach in southern Norway, having spent the previous two months being carried on North Sea currents. Though his face was barely recognisable, publicity about the sinking of the migrant boat he had been travelling on, and suspicions about his identity, enabled Norwegian police to locate a relative to whom his DNA could be matched, providing this lonely corpse with a name: Artin Iran Nezhad.
Others remain nameless. Of the tens of thousands who die trying to reach Europe, only about a fifth are ever formally identified. For their relatives, this lack of closure is a continuing trauma. However, a recently established network of forensic scientists is trying to change this, through the development of new technologies and processes to aid identification efforts.
Continue reading...Ten killed, including two children in Montenegro shooting attack – Euronews
- Ten killed, including two children in Montenegro shooting attack Euronews
- A gunman who killed at least 12 people in a shooting rampage in Montenegro dies by suicide Yahoo! Voices
- Several killed in a shooting in Montenegro, police and local media say. The shooter is on the run CNN International
- At least 12 killed and four wounded in Montenegro shooting The Guardian
- Montenegro Shooting Spree Toll Rises To 12: Prosecutor Barron's
Singapore economy grows 4%, beating forecasts
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says most workers have seen wages outpace inflation.
Falling house prices and drop in Victorian rental numbers could mark rise of owner-occupiers
Buyers looking to move in could benefit from 6.5% drop in market since March 2022 as state claims largest share of first home buyer finance
Owner-occupier buyers in Victoria could benefit from an investor sell-off that has been gathering momentum alongside falling house prices, an expert says.
Data from Victoria’s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing revealed the number of rentals fell by almost 25,000 – or 3.6% – across the state over a year.
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Continue reading...Baby Remi, among the first born of new Beta generation, arrives in Australia just minutes after new year
Baby girl born in NSW’s Port Macquarie base hospital at 12.05 belongs to generation Beta, many of whom will live to see 22nd century
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A baby girl named Remi, born just minutes into the new year on the NSW midnorth coast, is believed to be the first Australian birth of 2025 – and the first of “generation Beta”.
Tzu-Ling Huang and Liam Walsh had a quiet New Year’s Eve planned at their home in Comboyne, but their daughter surprised them and arrived two weeks early.
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Continue reading...Police raid Muan airport in wake of South Korea plane crash – The Guardian
- Police raid Muan airport in wake of South Korea plane crash The Guardian
- South Korea: Police raid Muan airport following Jeju crash DW (English)
- Jeju Air and Muan airport operator raided over fatal South Korea plane crash The Independent
- Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up CNN
- All 179 victims who died in Jeju Air plane crash identified: South Korean authorities ABC News
New Orleans attacker wore Meta smart glasses – what else do we know?
Investigators are also looking into the attacker's back-to-back travel to Egypt and Canada in 2023.
Israel attacks Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’, killing at least 11, wounding 15
Women, children among dead as Israel's military again attacks civilians sheltering in so-called humanitarian safe zone.