Death, debris and anger about Trump after Russia’s strike on Kyiv
Shaken and war-weary, residents of the city call on allies to uphold security guarantees.
Sydney woman who sold a cartoon cat T-shirt told to pay US$100,000 in Grumpy Cat copyright case
Alda Curtis, who earned US$1 for the t-shirt she sold on RedBubble, had US$600 removed from her PayPal account without explanation
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Alda Curtis, a 63-year-old counselling student from Sydney, set up a Redbubble store as a hobby, including selling a T-shirt featuring an unhappy cat cartoon.
After years of running the store, a single sale of that T-shirt resulted in a US$100,000 default judgment against her for infringing on the trademark of Grumpy Cat late last year. Then Curtis noticed nearly US$600 had been taken from her PayPal account.
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Continue reading...Syria’s new three-starred flag raised at UN
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani raised the country’s new three-starred flag at the United Nations headquarters.
Copa del Rey final referee breaks down over Real Madrid TV pressure
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea emotionally responds to Real Madrid TV pressure before refereeing the Copa del Rey final.
‘Putin doesn’t worry about Trump walking away from Ukraine deal’
Russian President Vladimir Putin knows that Donald Trump wants a deal so he “can afford” to keep striking Ukraine.
Valerie the dachshund is found safe and well after 529 days on the run on South Australian island
Rescuers on Kangaroo Island say they are ‘overjoyed’ after the dog walked into one of their traps
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After 529 days on the run, Australia’s favourite fugitive has been caught at last.
Valerie the miniature dachshund, who went missing on Kangaroo Island way back in 2023, has been rescued by conservationists.
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Venezuelans in ‘state of uncertainty’ over US temporary protected status
Trump's push to end status shielding foreign nationals from deportation to dangerous countries has 'everyone afraid'.
Brazil’s ex-President Collor de Mello arrested after corruption sentence
Collor, 75, held by federal police in the northeastern city of Maceio, capital of Alagoas state, lawyer says.
Brazil’s former president arrested and ordered to begin prison sentence
Fernando Collor, who led the country from 1990 to 1992, was sentenced in 2023 after being convicted for corruption
Brazil’s former president, Fernando Collor, has been arrested early and ordered to begin serving a prison sentence stemming from his 2023 conviction for corruption.
Collor was convicted of receiving 20m reais ($3.5m) to facilitate contracts between BR Distribuidora, a fuel distributor formerly controlled by the state-owned oil company Petrobras, and construction firm UTC Engenharia for the construction of fuel distribution bases. In return, he offered political support for the appointment of executives at BR Distribuidora when it was still state-owned.
Continue reading...Could Canada really become the US’s 51st state?
Could Canada become the 51st US state? Redi Tlhabi speaks with Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae.
Will Trump-Bukele ties worsen the threat to migrant rights?
Redi Tlhabi speaks with experts on fears of human rights abuses during Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war
Beijing will ‘strengthen bottom-line thinking’ as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products
Xi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China’s continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as reports swirl that it could drop tariffs on some US products, including semiconductors.
Friday’s meeting of the politburo was convened to discuss China’s economy, which since the pandemic has faced difficulties fuelled by a housing sector crisis, youth unemployment and Donald Trump’s tariffs on all Chinese imports to the US.
Continue reading...Pope Francis’ funeral: A visual guide
The procession, the ancient rituals and the symbolic changes - how Pope Francis will make his final journey.
Pope Francis’s funeral: A visual guide
The procession, the ancient rituals and the symbolic changes - how Pope Francis will make his final journey.
Han Kang Nobel prize lecture book sells 10,000 copies in first day online in South Korea
Korean retailers report strong sales for Light and Thread, featuring speeches, essays and poems by novelist
A book featuring Han Kang’s Nobel prize lecture sold 10,000 copies in its first day on sale online.
Light and Thread, which takes its title from Han’s December lecture, is her first book to be published in South Korea since she was announced as the winner of the Nobel prize in literature last October.
Continue reading...Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes near coast of Ecuador
This is a breaking news story, more details to follow.
Mummy found in Peru could be 5,000 years old
Archaeologists have uncovered the preserved body of a woman, who they believe is up to five thousand years old.
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‘We’re cursed’: Kashmiris under attack across India after Pahalgam killings
India blames Pakistan for the killing of 26 tourists. But on city streets, Kashmiris are facing Indians' anger.