Who are the activists jailed in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial?
They include prominent campaigners, former lawmakers and ordinary citizens who joined the pro-democracy movement.
Russia vows ‘tangible’ response if US missiles used against its territory
US approval for Ukraine to strike inside Russia is a key move in the war as it reaches its 1,000th day.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 999
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First investment announced as part of National Reconstruction Fund
The science and industry minister, Ed Husic, was on ABC News Breakfast to discuss the government’s first investment via the National Reconstruction Fund – $40m to a Toowoomba mineral processing factory.
The difference in terms of what the [NRF] does is it provides loans, equity, and guarantees to firms that are [working across] seven priority areas to expand and grow their operations.
Given the sizes of the investments, it does take more time to be able to go through to shape up what the investment will look like, how big it’ll be, over what term, the rate of return – because the other important thing to stress to viewers is – this is not about handing out grants, and certainly not doing it on the basis of political colour-coded spreadsheets as we saw with the last government.
In fact, the social media users were less likely to have a negative attitude towards Jewish and Muslim people, irrespective of where they were on the political spectrum.
Continue reading...Marles says Aukus submarines on schedule despite US admiral’s warning of ‘exceptionally fragile’ industry
Shipyards will not meet goal of 1.5 boats a year by 2025 to be on track to provide Australia with three Virginia-class submarines, program chief says
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The admiral who runs America’s submarine building program has confirmed construction is behind schedule and nowhere near the rate required to supply Australia’s Aukus nuclear submarines on schedule.
R Adm Jon Rucker told the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium in Arlington, Virginia, last week that the US had “an exceptionally fragile” military shipbuilding base and could not meet construction rates for its own vessels this year.
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Continue reading...Arthur Frommer, budget travel guide innovator, dies aged 95
Europe on 5 Dollars a Day author revolutionized leisure travel and built one of best-known names in travel industry
Arthur Frommer, whose Europe on 5 Dollars a Day guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95.
Frommer died from complications of pneumonia, his daughter Pauline Frommer said Monday.
Continue reading...Colorado victims sue over attack at LGBTQ+ nightclub that killed five
Suit accuses Club Q of lax security and says authorities’ ‘deliberate inaction’ enabled shooter to carry out attack
Two days shy of the second anniversary of a hate-fueled mass shooting at a queer nightclub in Colorado Springs, victims and mothers of those killed have filed lawsuits against the club for lax security and against the sheriff’s office for failing to trigger the state’s red flag law to disarm the shooter and ensure they could not purchase any more weapons.
“Club Q advertised itself as a ‘safe place’ for LGBTQIA+ individuals. But that was a facade,” read the two complaints, which contain allegations of negligence.
Continue reading...Abkhazia: Leader of Georgia breakaway region resigns
Aslan Bzhania is quitting days after crowds stormed government buildings over a controversial pro-Russia bill.
Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case
Legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms.
No foul play in death of Gursimran Kaur, Walmart employee found in oven: Canadian police – The Times of India
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Melbourne best friends on ‘dream getaway’ before feared methanol poisoning in Laos left them fighting for life
Teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles in hospitals in neighbouring Thailand after incident last week
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Two Australian teenagers are fighting for their lives in Thailand after a suspected methanol poisoning in neighbouring Laos, with the family of one them saying they were struggling to comprehend what had happened.
Friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles from Melbourne had been staying at a hostel in Vang Vieng, north of the Laos capital, Vientiane, when they fell critically ill last week, 3AW reported.
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Continue reading...35,000 arrive at New Zealand parliament to protest against controversial Māori treaty bill – as it happened
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The hīkoi has reached parliament, filling the grounds and swelling out into the surrounding roads and streets.
It is shoulder to shoulder, with people and flags stretching as far as the eye can see in every direction. The notorious Wellington wind is whipping the flags high, their flicks and pops adding to the cacophony.
Continue reading...HK47: dozens of pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial
Members of ‘Hong Kong 47’ – charged in 2021 over involvement in pre-election primary – sentenced to between four and 10 years
Dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures have been jailed – one for 10 years – in the territory’s largest national security trial, after a prosecution that has been widely criticised as politically motivated.
Those jailed are among 47 people, known as the “Hong Kong 47”, who were charged in 2021 under the punitive national security law (NSL) with conspiracy to commit subversion over their involvement in pre-election primaries held in 2020 before the Hong Kong general election. Most have already spent more than three years in jail, but none were released on Tuesday.
Continue reading...G20 waters down support for Ukraine amid pressure for peace talks with Russia – Financial Times
- G20 waters down support for Ukraine amid pressure for peace talks with Russia Financial Times
- As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Twilight Pitch on Ukraine to Global Leaders The New York Times
- G20 leaders flag global conflicts, cooperation at Rio summit Reuters
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- G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine The Associated Press
UN says nearly 100 Gaza aid trucks looted, the war’s worst theft ‘in terms of volume’ – The Times of Israel
- UN says nearly 100 Gaza aid trucks looted, the war’s worst theft ‘in terms of volume’ The Times of Israel
- Gaza Sees Total Collapse Of Law And Order As 100 Aid Trucks "Violently Looted": UN NDTV
- Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, aid groups say The Washington Post
- Looters Strip Aid From About 100 Trucks in Gaza, U.N. Agency Says The New York Times
- Gaza ministry says 20 killed in anti-‘gang’ operation after looting of aid convoy The Guardian
New York priest demoted after Sabrina Carpenter video inquiry reveals $1.9m scandal
Gigantiello, who let singer film in church, stripped of duties after inquiry shows he sent parish funds to Eric Adams aide
The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties on Monday after church officials said an investigation revealed other instances of mismanagement.
Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was relieved of “any pastoral oversight or governance role” at his church located in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, Bishop Robert Brennan said in a statement issued by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.
Continue reading...Stockpile diapers, medication, baby food: NATO members Sweden and Finland advise citizens on how to survive war – CNN
- Stockpile diapers, medication, baby food: NATO members Sweden and Finland advise citizens on how to survive war CNN
- Sweden and Finland, wary of war, give new guidance on how to survive one The Washington Post
- New guide instructs people how to prepare for incidents and crises in Finland Suomi.fi
- Sweden, Finland warn residents to be ready for war: ‘Situation is serious’ New York Post
- Sweden, Finland urge citizens to get ready for ‘war’ as Biden accused of triggering WWIII with missile decision Hindustan Times
Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine marks 1,000 days since full-scale Russian invasion – The Guardian
- Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine marks 1,000 days since full-scale Russian invasion The Guardian
- Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine’s use of western missiles against Russia could lead to nuclear response, says Moscow The Guardian
- Ukraine, marking 1,000 days of Russian invasion, eyes end to war next year Reuters
- Future remains uncertain for Ukrainians in Gloucestershire BBC.com
- Ukraine at a crossroads as Trump return to White House looms DW (English)
Trump taps Fox Business host Sean Duffy for transportation secretary
US president-elect says former Wisconsin congressman will usher in a 'golden age of travel'.