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Iran war: What’s happening on day 61 as UAE exits OPEC? – Al Jazeera
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Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo
Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to India
It remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos?
The animals – herbivores native to sub-Saharan Africa – were originally imported into Colombia by the drug kingpin for his own entertainment. But the beasts and their offspring were left to roam free after his death in 1993.
Continue reading...Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs
The volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.
Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs.
Continue reading...Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged after allegedly attempting to influence key witness in double murder trial
Coleen Lamarre, 63, charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to trial over alleged murders of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird
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The mother of a former police officer who allegedly murdered Luke Davies and Jesse Baird two years ago has been charged after allegedly attempting to influence a key witness to change their evidence in her son’s trial.
New South Wales police said Coleen Lamarre, 63, was arrested in Balmain and charged with perverting the course of justice, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.
Continue reading...Japan zoo staffer allegedly dumps wife’s body inside incinerator
The zoo has had to delay its reopening after a maintenance break, as police investigate the staff member's claim.
Most Swiss back initiative to cap population at 10 million, poll shows – Reuters
Trump administration labels Australia’s media bargaining laws ‘foreign extortion’
Albanese defends plan forcing Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers through a levy
The Trump administration has described Australia’s moves to make big tech companies pay for news online as “extortion” but Anthony Albanese defended the plan by saying it was about protecting and rewarding media outlets for the work they produce.
Labor’s plan to encourage Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers, or face a 2.25% levy, is likely to be supported by the Coalition and Greens in parliament. But a bigger problem may be the ire of Donald Trump, who has strongly opposed extra regulation being imposed on US-based tech companies. A major tech industry lobby group on Wednesday urged the White House to consider retaliatory trade measures.
Continue reading...Babies exposed to air pollution during pregnancy take longer to learn to speak, research finds – The Guardian
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Should Jimmy Kimmel be fired for telling a joke?
BBC's Regan Morris reports from outside the comedian's show on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.
Lost copy of seventh-century poem in Old English discovered at Rome library
Dublin scholars find 1,200-year-old manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn composed by Northumbrian cattle herder
A lost copy of a poem composed in the seventh century by a Northumbrian cattle herder – the earliest surviving poem in the English language – has been discovered in Rome.
Scholars from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) uncovered the manuscript that contains Caedmon’s Hymn at the National Central Library of Rome.
Continue reading...The Real Threat to Taiwan – Foreign Affairs
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Fashion, billionaires and jokes: Inside the White House state dinner for the King and Queen
The night was filled with designer fashion, luscious bouquets, billionaire guests and joke-filled speeches.
Last year was hot. Next year will be even hotter. – politico.eu
- Last year was hot. Next year will be even hotter. politico.eu
- Nordic heatwave part of record year that saw temperatures scorch most of Europe, report finds The Guardian
- 'Dangerously high' temperatures as Europe named world's fastest warming continent Sky News
- Europe named ‘fastest-warming continent’ in latest climate change report Al Jazeera
- Greenland ice sheet and Europe’s glaciers shrink further, scientists say Financial Times
Former US officials criticise Pentagon silence on deadly Iran school attack
In the two months since the deadly strike, the US defence department has said only that the incident is under investigation.
Former US officials criticise Pentagon silence on deadly Iran school attack
In the two months since the deadly strike, the US defence department has said only that the incident is under investigation.
Australia reports lower-than-expected first-quarter inflation — but price growth hits 2-year high – CNBC
- Australia reports lower-than-expected first-quarter inflation — but price growth hits 2-year high CNBC
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- Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite The Guardian
- Inflation details may give RBA pause for thought on interest rates Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Kim Jong Un praises troops who ‘self-blasted’ to avoid capture by Ukraine
It confirms suspicions that North Korean soldiers are being told to detonate their grenades to kill themselves.
Kim Jong Un praises troops who ‘self-blasted’ to avoid capture by Ukraine – BBC
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- North Korea Is Honoring Some Of Its Soldiers Killed In The Ukraine War. But What About The Rest? Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Kim Jong Un praises troops who ‘self-blasted’ to avoid capture by Ukraine
It confirms suspicions that North Korean soldiers are being told to detonate their grenades to kill themselves.