Passenger plane crashes in Russia’s far east with 49 people onboard feared dead
Officials say they do not expect to find survivors after wreckage of Angara Airlines flight found on mountainside
A passenger plane has crashed in Russia’s far east after disappearing from radar, with 49 people on board feared dead, local officials have said.
The flight, operated by Siberia-based Angara Airlines, vanished from radar on Thursday and lost contact with air traffic controllers while approaching its destination of Tynda, a remote town in the Amur region bordering China.
Continue reading...Wreckage found after plane carrying 48 people goes down in Russian far east
The Angara airlines An-24 plane had disappeared from radar as it approached an airport in Amur region.
Labor and Greens unite to condemn One Nation senators for snubbing acknowledgment of country
Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy says stunt by Pauline Hanson’s party was ‘incredibly childish’ and disrespectful
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Labor and the Greens have united to condemn One Nation senators for turning their back on parliament’s acknowledgement of country statements, describing them as “incredibly childish” and “hurtful” stunts.
One Nation’s leader, Pauline Hanson, stood in the chamber as the Indigenous affairs minister, Malarndirri McCarthy, government Senate leader, Penny Wong, and Greens leader, Larissa Waters, all made statements criticising the rightwing minor party’s “deliberate acts of disrespect”.
Continue reading...White House pushes back after reports Trump is named in Epstein files
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Australia’s largest private hospital operator to close majority of psychology clinics to be ‘flexible, sustainable’
Seventeen of Ramsay Health Care’s 20 clinics will close by the end of August, with only Cairns, Charlestown and Joondalup to remain operating
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Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest private hospital operator, has announced it will be closing the majority of its psychology clinics, described by the peak body as “very sad news” for those needing mental health care.
The hospital network said it would progressively close 17 out of its 20 clinics by the end of August, in order to transition Ramsay Psychology to a “more flexible and sustainable model”.
Continue reading...Australia warned it could face legal action over ‘wrongful’ fossil fuel actions after landmark climate ruling from world’s top court
Vanuatu climate change minister says ICJ opinion gives Pacific island nations ‘much greater leverage’ in dealing with partners such as Australia
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Australia could face international legal action over its fossil fuel production and failure to rapidly cut emissions, Vanuatu’s climate minister says, after a potentially watershed declaration by the world’s top court.
An International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion published in The Hague on Wednesday found countries had a legal obligation to take measures to prevent climate change and aim to limit global heating to 1.5C above preindustrial levels, and that high-emitting countries that failed to act could be liable to pay restitution to low-emitting countries.
Continue reading...Columbia University to pay $200m to settle anti-Semitism claims
Settlement marks victory in US President Donald Trump's efforts to exert greater control over third-level education.
Fiddle-laden fake trailer reignites debate about Hollywood’s Irish stereotypes
Clip turned out to be a stunt, but strength of reaction speaks to genuine affront at Ireland’s portrayal on big screen
A man in a bar with a flat cap, bloodied knuckles and a dreamy look lays down his whiskey and writes a letter. “Dear Erin,” he begins, and a soundtrack of fiddles swells as he yearns for his lost love in the distant land of America.
The trailer for the upcoming film – tagline: “she was the Irish goodbye he never forgot” – ran in recent weeks in cinemas and online and was accompanied by a poster showing green mountains, shamrocks and a rainbow.
Continue reading...Thailand, Cambodian troops trade fire in latest clash over disputed border
The clash is the latest in a long-running deadly border dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbours.
Can you un-bleach coral? BBC visits remote reef to find out
The BBC's Katy Watson went to Australia's Ningaloo reef, the site of a mass bleaching event, to find out if the damage can be undone.
Iranian helicopter confronts US warship approaching territorial waters
Iranian state media describe the confrontation as 'tense', while US military says the encounter was 'professional'.
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Wildfire kills 10 firefighters, rescue workers in Turkiye amid extreme heat
Local media report that 24 firefighters and rescuers were trapped by the wildfire, and victims were 'burned alive'.
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Columbia announces deal to pay Trump administration more than $220m
Deal falls short of starkest measures, including consent decree and overhaul of university’s governance structure
Columbia University announced a much-anticipated deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220m, an agreement meant to bring a resolution to the threat of massive funding cuts to the school, but certain to rankle critics given the extraordinary concessions made by the Ivy League university.
Under the agreement, the school will pay a $200m settlement over three years to the federal government, the university said. It will also pay $21m to settle investigations brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Continue reading...Insurance claims from LA fires could ‘fully exhaust’ $21bn state fund
If regional utility is found responsible for January blaze, fund would pay claims and lawsuit settlements
Insurance claims from the Eaton wildfire could “fully exhaust” a state fund that was set up to protect customers when a wildfire is caused by a utility company.
The devastating wildfire in Los Angeles killed 17 people and destroyed more than 9,000 structures in January. One leading theory is that ageing equipment belonging to Southern California Edison, the primary electricity provider in the region, ignited the fire.
Continue reading...US court decisions allow for Abrego Garcia’s release, bar his deportation
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A mother’s heartbreak: The unresolved mystery of missing Indian student
A student of India's JNU university, Najeeb Ahmed went missing in 2016. A court now has closed the case.