‘Very, very toxic’: The risk of asbestos in Gaza’s rubble
The mineral, once widely-used, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and cause cancer.
‘Very, very toxic’: The risk of asbestos in Gaza’s rubble
The mineral, once widely-used, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and cause cancer.
Bill Maher calls Larry David’s satire of his Trump dinner ‘kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews’
‘Nobody has been harder … about Donald Trump than me,’ Maher says after fellow comedian compared his meal with US president to meeting Hitler
Bill Maher has responded to Larry David’s satirical essay in the New York Times that compared Maher’s glowing account of having dinner with Donald Trump to dining with Adolf Hitler.
Maher, a vocal critic of Trump in the past, had dinner with the US president and a group of his high-profile supporters, including their mutual friend Kid Rock, on 31 March. On an episode of his talkshow Real Time on 11 April, Maher described Trump as “gracious” and “much more self-aware than he lets on”, saying: “Everything I’ve ever not liked about him was – I swear to God – absent, at least on this night with this guy.”
Continue reading...Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 24, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 24, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Putin’s Easter ceasefire gimmick bodes ill for Trump’s peace deal The Economist
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,154 Al Jazeera
- Russia launches deadly aerial barrage on Ukraine as US pushes for peace plan CNN
- Ukraine Says Russia Broke Its Own Easter Cease-Fire Vow The New York Times
Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights – The Guardian
- Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights The Guardian
- Trump’s own strange and tepid wording illustrates his one-sided Ukraine peace plan CNN
- Trump Urges Russia to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Attack on Ukraine’s Capital The New York Times
- Trump tells Putin 'STOP' after deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv Fox News
- Ukraine, Europe's ceasefire proposal includes US security guarantees, no recognition of Crimea, Reuters reports The Kyiv Independent
Gender Queer graphic novel reapproved for sale in Australia after federal court fight to ban book
Complaints about the book focus on cartoon sex scenes, one of which has been described by critics as ‘pornographic’ and ‘paedophilic’
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Gender Queer, a graphic novel on gender identity, has been reapproved for sale in Australia following a conservative campaign against the book forcing the Classification Review Board to reconsider its initial decision.
The federal court last year ordered the board to reassess its decision to give the Maia Kobabe memoir an unrestricted M classification, after rightwing activist Bernard Gaynor challenged the ruling.
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Continue reading...‘Disrespectful’ booing of welcome to country at Melbourne Anzac Day dawn service condemned
Small group booed and yelled at Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown’s welcome and Victorian governor’s acknowledgement of country
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A man is expected to be charged for offensive behaviour after a group including an alleged neo-Nazi booed and heckled a welcome to country at Melbourne’s main Anzac Day dawn ceremony.
A small group of people booed and yelled throughout the welcome delivered by Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown at the 5:30am service at the city’s Shrine of Remembrance.
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Continue reading...Man charged over Audrey Griffin’s murder found dead in prison cell
Police confirm 53-year-old was found unresponsive at the Silverwater Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre late Thursday
The man accused of killing a 19-year-old Central Coast woman, Audrey Griffin, has died in custody just days after being charged with her murder.
A 53-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at the Silverwater metropolitan remand and reception centre about 4.50pm on Thursday, New South Wales police said. His death was not being treated as suspicious.
Continue reading...Trump targets Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue with memorandum
President directs attorney general to investigate supposed foreign contributions, an unsubstantiated rightwing claim
The Republican president is taking aim at a Democratic fundraising platform, issuing a presidential memorandum to crack down on supposed foreign contributions to elections, an unsubstantiated claim from the right..
Donald Trump announced the memo on Thursday, directing the attorney general to investigate, and report to the president, “concerning allegations regarding the use of online fundraising platforms to make ‘straw’ or ‘dummy’ contributions and to make foreign contributions to US political candidates and committees, all of which break the law”.
Continue reading...What do Canadians really care about (beyond Trump)
The BBC asked voters across the country what issues are most important to them ahead of Monday's election.
What Canadians really care about (beyond Trump)
The BBC asked voters across Canada what issues matter most to them ahead of the country's fast-approaching federal election.
Who will win the race to develop a humanoid robot?
Humanoid robots are attracting a lot of investment but will China dominate the industry?
Who will win the race to develop a humanoid robot?
Humanoid robots are attracting a lot of investment but will China dominate the industry?
‘Trump 2028’ hats and T-shirts for sale on US president’s online store
Donald Trump, who has seen his approval rating sink, has not ruled out serving a third term – though most spectators consider that highly unlikely
Donald Trump’s online store is selling clothing emblazoned “Trump 2028”, the year of the next US presidential election, in which the Republican is constitutionally banned from running.
The 78-year-old, who has seen his approval rating sink in recent opinion polls, has not ruled out serving a third term – though most spectators consider that highly unlikely.
Continue reading...MPs question value of billions in subsidies granted to Drax power plant
Spending watchdog warns £6.5bn in funding may not offer value for public money amid ongoing sustainability concerns
A government spending watchdog has questioned the value of the multi-billion pound subsidies granted to the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire – and said that plans to hand over billions more may not represent value for money.
The government has provided about £22bn of public money to businesses and households that burn biomass pellets as fuel over the past three years, including £6.5bn for the owner of the Drax plant.
Continue reading...Historians dispute Bayeux tapestry penis tally after lengthy debate
Two Bayeux scholars at loggerheads over whether dangling shape depicts dagger or the embroidery’s 94th phallus
In a historical spat that could be subtitled “1066 with knobs on”, two medieval experts are engaged in a battle over how many male genitalia are embroidered into the Bayeux tapestry.
The Oxford professor George Garnett drew worldwide interest six years ago when he announced he had totted up 93 penises stitched into the embroidered account of the Norman conquest of England.
Continue reading...Pakistan announces retaliatory measures against India after Kashmir attack
The tit-for-tat measures come after gunmen killed at least 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday.
‘I’ll Hook You up to a F*****g Polygraph!’ Hegseth Reportedly ERUPTED at Joint Chiefs Ch … – Mediaite
- ‘I’ll Hook You up to a F*****g Polygraph!’ Hegseth Reportedly ERUPTED at Joint Chiefs Ch ... Mediaite
- Hegseth threatened to polygraph top military officers ABC News
- Exclusive | Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: The Chaos Inside Hegseth’s Pentagon WSJ
- ‘I’ll hook you up to a f***ing polygraph test,’ a furious Hegseth told chair of the Joint Chief of Staff in hunt for leak: report The Independent
- Paranoid Hegseth Is Screaming at Generals About Polygraph Tests The Daily Beast
Could a US-banned pesticide be behind mass sterilization?
A US-banned pesticide used on Costa Rican banana farms is tied to sterility claims. Decades later, workers seek justice.