- Indian teen allegedly kills two while drunk driving. As punishment, he was told to write an essay CNN
- Pune teen, father claim family driver was behind wheel at time of Porsche crash India Today
- Pune Porsche Teen Given Pizza, Burger At Police Station? Cops To Be Probed NDTV
- 'Instead of doli, she left in arthi': Porsche car crash victim's kin mourn The Times of India
- Pune Porsche crash: MLA's late-night visit, delay in alcohol test raise questions The Indian Express
Nvidia’s profits soar as AI boom shows no sign of slowing down
California-based company reports seven-fold jump in profit to $14.88 bn in first quarter.
Ancient humans lived in East Timor 44,000 years ago, archaeologists find
Together with neighbouring Indonesia and Australia, the region is home to some of the oldest evidence of human life.
Brazil’s flooded south sees first deaths from disease, as experts warn of coming surge in fatalities – The Associated Press
- Brazil's flooded south sees first deaths from disease, as experts warn of coming surge in fatalities The Associated Press
- Submerged by flooding, Porto Alegre realizes it was unprepared: 'Everything has to be rebuilt' Le Monde
- As Brazil copes with floods, officials face another scourge: Disinformation Al Jazeera English
- Stunning aerial photos show devastating scale of flooding in Brazil Reuters.com
- Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 818
As the war enters its 818th day, these are the main developments.
After Japan’s comeback, South Korea is hoping for its own stock market boom
Seoul is undertaking reforms to counter the so-called 'Korea discount' dragging down the valuations of its firms.
Australia politics live: Ed Husic says Coalition position on ICC arrest warrants is ‘staggering’; Plibersek in rogue microphone mishap during Sky News interview
Labor minister says Peter Dutton’s opposition ‘wants to pick what law and order it’ll follow’
Ed Husic details government’s new battery strategy
The industry and science minister, Ed Husic, has been speaking to ABC RN about the government’s newly unveiled national battery strategy. As Karen Middleton reports, the strategy is aimed at turning Australia from a “dig-and-ship” economy that sells off its critical minerals into a powerhouse manufacturer of better and safer renewable energy storage.
China is obviously the biggest producer [and] a lot of countries are recognising that their dependency on that concentrated supply chain isn’t in [their] national interest longer-term. If there are disruptions to that supply, either accidental or otherwise, we’re left vulnerable and these are in terms of the batteries themselves – they’re complex in nature. It’s also driven by software, so we need to have safe and secure batteries, energy storage systems, longer term.
Continue reading...Haiti health system on verge of collapse, UN says
Unicef says six out of 10 hospitals in Haiti are barely operational, putting millions of children at risk.
Iran’s Khamenei tells visiting Hamas chief that Israel ‘will one day be eliminated’ – The Times of Israel
- Iran’s Khamenei tells visiting Hamas chief that Israel ‘will one day be eliminated’ The Times of Israel
- Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei meets Haniyeh in Tehran, says elimination of Israel 'feasible' Yahoo! Voices
- Iranian Supreme Leader Vows To Keep Raisi's Promise To Eliminate Israel - I24NEWS i24NEWS
- IRGC Commanders, Resistance leaders hold meeting in Tehran Mehr News Agency - English Version
- Divine promise of Palestine's liberation 'from the river to the sea' will be fulfilled: Leader Tehran Times
Israel’s latest offensives unleash ‘hell’ in Gaza, aid groups say – The Washington Post
- Israel's latest offensives unleash 'hell' in Gaza, aid groups say The Washington Post
- Israel-Hamas war: France, Belgium support ICC request to arrest Israeli, Hamas leaders The Associated Press
- For Gazans Relocating Once Again, Conditions Are 'Horrific' The New York Times
- UNRWA suspends aid to Rafah citing 'insecurity, lack of supplies' amid Israel-Hamas war ABC News
- Gaza aid piles up in Egypt, US pier delivery falters Reuters.com
‘Strong punishment’: China starts two days of military drills around Taiwan
Exercises begin three days after William Lai Ching-te took his oath as president of the island China claims as its own.
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, accused of ‘massive’ fraud, set to testify at US trial
Lawyers for founder of software firm Autonomy, charged over $11bn Hewlett-Packard deal, suggest they may move for mistrial
The British entrepreneur Mike Lynch is expected to take the stand in a San Francisco federal courthouse on Thursday as a key witness in his own criminal fraud trial, which began in March.
US authorities have charged the former software tycoon with 16 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy relating to his company’s acquisition deal with Hewlett-Packard in 2011. If convicted, Lynch faces up to 25 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty.
Continue reading...Democrats fume over potential Netanyahu address to Congress – Axios
- Democrats fume over potential Netanyahu address to Congress Axios
- 'We won't come:' Few Democrats would boycott Netanyahu speech to Congress The Jerusalem Post
- Hill leaders discussing details of expected Netanyahu address POLITICO
- Despite mounting opposition, US House leader moves to invite Netanyahu to Congress The Times of Israel
- Johnson gives Schumer an ultimatum on Netanyahu Yahoo! Voices
Without measles immunisation ‘little spot fire’ outbreaks may become harder to control, experts warn
People urged to check they are fully immunised after NSW and Victorian health authorities alert to three separate cases of virus in May
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Australians are being urged to check they are fully immunised against measles after a number of outbreaks of the highly contagious virus.
Health authorities in New South Wales and Victoria alerted the public in May to three separate cases, all in travellers returning from overseas. There have been 35 confirmed measles cases across Australia so far in 2024, more than in all of 2023.
Continue reading...The Mexican state where candidates are gunned down as they push for votes
Politicians are shocked by an even more violent campaign than usual, particularly in Guerrero state.
What is it like to fly a plane during turbulence?
Aviation experts tell the BBC what pilots do during turbulence and what passengers should be doing.
Almost a third of household smart meters not working properly, says Citizens Advice
Charity says tech problems and poor customer service mean millions in Great Britain missing out on promised benefits
The number of gas and electricity smart meters that are not working properly is likely to be higher than government figures suggest – possibly 20% to 30% of the total – according to research from Citizens Advice.
The charity said millions of households were missing out on the promised benefits from smart meters due to “problems with technology” and poor supplier customer service.
Continue reading...General election 2024: Sunak says Labour taking victory for granted as Starmer calls on voters to ‘stop the chaos’ on 4 July – as it happened
Prime minister announces early summer election with date putting parties on campaign trail for six weeks
In an interview with Sky News this morning, Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, was asked if the UK would follow Ireland, Spain and Norway in formally recognising a Palestinian state. No, he replied. He told Sky:
We have a long-standing position on this that we will be prepared to recognise the state of Palestine at the time that it most helps the peace process, and we will continue to keep that under review.
We will continue to keep that under review. But our position is that this is not the right time to do it at the moment.
Dubbed “Sue’s shit list” by one senior Labour official, it has been drawn up by the former civil servant to identify the most immediate problems Labour would face in office if it wins the election expected this year.
Senior Labour officials said that any one of the areas on Gray’s “government risk register” could puncture a honeymoon period for a new administration led by Sir Keir Starmer.
Continue reading...UK general election called – Politics Weekly UK – podcast
Rishi Sunak has announced a general election for Thursday 4 July. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey to ask why now. And, what happens next …
Continue reading...NSW government extends life of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station by two years to 2027
Deal struck with Origin Energy, owner of 2.88-gigawatt Eraring plant near Lake Macquarie, to limit risk of electricity shortages as renewables come online
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Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station will remain operational for at least two more years after the New South Wales government signed a deal with its owner, Origin Energy, in an attempt to limit the risk of electricity shortages until more renewables are built.
The agreement, announced on Thursday, involves NSW taxpayers underwriting the 2.88-gigawatt Eraring plant near Lake Macquarie to keep generating power beyond the scheduled closure date of August 2025 Origin set two years ago.
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