- Two Sailors Die During Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race The New York Times
- Two Dead In Stormy Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race The Weather Channel
- Two sailors die on first night of Australian yacht race USA TODAY
- Comanche, defending champion LawConnect lead early in Sydney to Hobart yacht race The Associated Press
- LawConnect takes out line honours in 2024 Sydney to Hobart yacht race marked by tragedy ABC News
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach acting president Han
Main opposition Democratic Party's bid to suspend acting leader Han Duck-soo plunges country into further uncertainty.
Political leaders and industry titans pay tribute to former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh – CNBC
- Political leaders and industry titans pay tribute to former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh CNBC
- Congress Seeks Space For Memorial To Manmohan Singh, Writes To PM NDTV
- India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh dies at 92 NBC News
- 'Goodbye, my mitra, my bhai': Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pays tribute to Manmohan Singh The Times of India
- ‘A true friend’: World leaders pay homage to Manmohan Singh The Indian Express
Israeli attack grounds UN health chief in Yemen
Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes, saying it had targeted Houthi "military infrastructure".
What climate records were broken in 2024? – Al Jazeera English
- What climate records were broken in 2024? Al Jazeera English
- Climate crisis exposed people to extra six weeks of dangerous heat in 2024 The Guardian
- 2024 was alarmingly hot all over the world Axios
- 2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024 NPR
- Human-caused climate change meant an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year, scientists say CBS News
What climate records were broken in 2024?
As global temperatures continue to climb, 2024 is poised to overtake 2023 as the hottest year in recorded history.
Unlikely political ‘Thor’ emerges from South Korea’s martial law crisis
Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik's rigorous adherence to constitutional procedure seen as key to overturning martial law.
Azerbaijan probe finds Russian missile caused deadly crash, reports say
Azerbaijan officials cited in multiple reports say Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 was downed by Russia's air defences.
Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment: court hearings to begin in South Korea over president’s martial law crisis
Yoon’s legal team will attend the first hearing in impeachment review on Friday, the same day that the acting president also faces an impeachment vote
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol’s legal team are set to attend court on Friday as the constitutional court begins hearings into his impeachment by parliament over his short-lived imposition of martial law,
The court has 180 days to decide whether to reinstate Yoon or remove him. In the latter scenario, a new presidential election would be held within 60 days.
Continue reading...UN voices alarm after WHO chief caught up in deadly Israeli strike on Yemen airport
UN secretary general decries escalatory actions on both sides after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he was just metres from airport strike
The United Nations chief has denounced the “escalation” in hostilities between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Israel, calling IDF strikes on targets including at the airport in Sana’a “especially alarming” after it came under attack while the head of the World Health Organization was about to board a plane.
Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including the international airport in the capital, Sana’a. Houthi media said at least six people were killed.
Continue reading...UN voices alarm after WHO chief caught up in deadly Israeli strike on Yemen airport
UN secretary general decries escalatory actions on both sides after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he was just metres from airport strike
The United Nations chief has denounced the “escalation” in hostilities between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Israel, calling IDF strikes on targets including at the airport in Sana’a “especially alarming” after it came under attack while the head of the World Health Organization was about to board a plane.
Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including the international airport in the capital, Sana’a. Houthi media said at least six people were killed.
Continue reading...Who is Brad Battin? Third time lucky for former police officer who replaces John Pesutto as Victorian Liberal leader
As leadership spill speculation grew, Battin was widely touted as the top candidate for the embattled opposition leader’s job
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For Victorian Liberal MP Brad Battin, the third time proved to be the charm.
After falling short in a 2021 leadership spill against former opposition leader Michael O’Brien, and losing by a single vote to John Pesutto following the Liberals’ 2022 state election defeat, Battin on Friday had the numbers to snatch the leadership.
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Continue reading...Elon Musk’s ‘social experiment on humanity’: How X evolved in 2024
New users? New algorithms? Or something else going on behind the scenes? The story behind the new changes on the social media site
Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human infection in US, CDC says
Mutations are rare but have been reported in some cases in other countries and most often in extreme infections
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not seen in samples from an infected backyard flock on the patient’s property.
The CDC said the patient’s sample showed mutations in the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, the part of the virus that plays a key role in it attaching to host cells.
Continue reading...Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria’s new ruling forces – authorities
The clash took place with supporters of the ousted leader in Tartous, a stronghold of his Alawite sect.
The US gay clubs dance style from 1970s headlining an Indian show
Waack Girls tells the story of six women who discover themselves as they learn the dance form waacking.
Israel’s attorney general orders probe into Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of witness harassment – CNN
- Israel’s attorney general orders probe into Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of witness harassment CNN
- Netanyahu’s wife accused of harassing witness at corruption trial CBS News
- All for His Wife: The Timing of Netanyahu's Latest Attack on the Media Is No Coincidence Haaretz
- AG orders probe of Sara Netanyahu for allegedly harassing key witness in PM’s trial The Times of Israel
- Israeli Police to Probe Allegations Against Netanyahu’s Wife Bloomberg
Israeli strikes hit Yemen airport and power station
Video shows chaos inside an airport terminal in Sanaa, as passengers flee the strikes.
The Architect of India’s Market Reforms, Manmohan Singh, Dies at 92 – The Wall Street Journal
- The Architect of India’s Market Reforms, Manmohan Singh, Dies at 92 The Wall Street Journal
- Remembering the 'kind leader' who led India with a steely resolve BBC.com
- 'Stop Dirty Politics': BJP's Attack Amid Tussle Over Manmohan Singh's Memorial NDTV
- Condolences on the Passing of Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Department of State
- Condoleezza Rice recalls Manmohan Singh's impact on US-India relations Hindustan Times
New York governor orders firing of 14 prison workers after fatal attack on inmate
Kathy Hochul calls for ousting of correction officers and nurse allegedly involved in death of Robert Brooks, 43
The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, has directed 14 workers at a state prison to be fired after they were allegedly involved in an attack that resulted in the death of an incarcerated man.
Robert Brooks, 43, died in a local hospital a day after a 9 December incident at the Marcy correctional facility in central New York.
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