Spain’s Jorge Martin wins 2024 MotoGP World Championship in Barcelona
Jorge Martin finishes third in the season finale to become the first independent rider world champion of the MotoGP era.
Germany’s Scholz defends call to Putin ahead of snap elections – Reuters
- Germany's Scholz defends call to Putin ahead of snap elections Reuters
- Putin Issues Ultimatum to NATO Leader Newsweek
- Zelensky accuses German chancellor of opening ‘Pandora’s box’ with Putin CNN
- Trudeau Indicates Support for Scholz Speaking with Putin Bloomberg
- No-one to stop Putin with phone calls – Tusk Ukrinform
Greens drop climate trigger demand in attempt to restart Nature Positive talks with Labor
Minor party’s offer, which includes ban on native-forest logging, represents its second concession on stalled legislation in less than a week
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The Greens have dropped their demand for a climate trigger to be incorporated in the government’s stalled Nature Positive legislation, indicating they are now prepared to pass the bills in return for a Australia-wide ban on native-forest logging alone.
The party has previously refused to support Labor’s legislation, insisting that both a climate trigger and forest-logging ban must be included.
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Continue reading...Australian businesses selling essential goods and services to be forced to accept cash payments
Treasury confirms cheques will stay in circulation until 2029 but then cease to be accepted as legal tender
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Businesses selling essential goods and services such as groceries, medicines and fuel will be forced to accept cash from their customers unless granted a special exemption, under a government mandate to take effect from 1 January 2026.
In a move designed to taper the phase-out of cash and ensure those who rely on it can still use it for the near future, the federal government will require certain businesses to take cash payments. But others, including many small businesses, will be exempt from the measure.
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Continue reading...Queensland fails to crack down on ‘rebranded sunbed’ that claims to stimulate collagen but accelerates ageing
Collariums, which emit UVA radiation, are often advertised on private social media accounts, thwarting search warrant efforts
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Queensland Department of Health investigators are struggling to prosecute sunbed operators claiming the devices are “safe” because inspectors do not have the necessary UV detection equipment, and because services are being advertised on private social media accounts.
Guardian Australia called and messaged several wellness clinics and individuals operating out of their homes throughout New South Wales and Queensland, confirming that businesses are offering “collarium” treatments with rates starting at $25 for 20 minutes of use. Some of these businesses did not explicitly advertise collariums on their social media pages or websites but did offer collarium bookings over the phone.
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Continue reading...Haredi draft is no longer a mere political issue: The IDF’s readiness depends on it – The Times of Israel
- Haredi draft is no longer a mere political issue: The IDF’s readiness depends on it The Times of Israel
- Israel sends draft orders to more ultra-Orthodox Reuters
- First 1,000 of 7,000 new Haredi enlistment orders sent out, sparking protests The Times of Israel
- IDF sends enlistment notices to ultra-Orthodox Jews The Washington Post
- The IDF’s New Recruits Tablet Magazine
China’s Xi Jinping says he is ready to work with Trump in last meeting with Joe Biden – BBC.com
- China's Xi Jinping says he is ready to work with Trump in last meeting with Joe Biden BBC.com
- During meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions the U.S. to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable CNBC
- Biden’s final meeting with Xi Jinping reaps agreement on AI and nukes POLITICO
- Biden and Xi Meet, Delivering Messages Seemingly Intended for Trump The New York Times
- Xi Says China Will Protect Its Interests in Korean Peninsula Bloomberg
Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strikes across Gaza, medics say – Reuters
- Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strikes across Gaza, medics say Reuters
- Israeli Strikes in Central and Northern Gaza Kill More Than 30 People The New York Times
- An Israeli strike early Sunday in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza killed at least 30 people, a hospital director says ABC News
- Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza as arrests are made over flares fired at Netanyahu's home Yahoo! Voices
- LIVE: At least 72 killed in Israeli strike on north Gaza, Beirut hit again Al Jazeera English
Typhoon Man-yi lashes the Philippines, displacing hundreds of thousands – NPR
- Typhoon Man-yi lashes the Philippines, displacing hundreds of thousands NPR
- Philippines evacuates half a million people as Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall CNN
- Sixth typhoon in a month makes landfall in Philippines BBC.com
- Philippines braces for Typhoon Man-yi as Usagi weakens NBC News
- Super Typhoon Pepito Live Updates INQUIRER.net
Video: Super typhoon Man-yi forces mass evacuation in the Philippines
Super Typhoon Man-yi has hit the Philippines’ main island of Luzon with winds up to 185 kilometres per hour.
Democrats, next time try fighting for the working class
The Democratic Party’s decision to abandon working-class voters is bearing the expected disastrous results.
Yunus on Hasina: She can call herself Bangladesh PM, reality differs
At COP29, Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus addresses climate crisis and national healing after political upheaval.
Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif
Attack came without warning on day dozens killed in airstrikes in Gaza and Israel struck other targets in Lebanon
Hezbollah’s chief spokesman has been killed by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut, as Israel intensifies its air offensive in Lebanon despite ongoing indirect negotiations for a ceasefire.
Mohammed Afif, who has been the public face of Hezbollah for months, was killed in a strike on offices of the Ba’ath party in Ras al-Nabaa, central Beirut. The attack in the busy residential area came without warning, and appeared to damage to neighbouring buildings.
Continue reading...‘A change from the status quo’: the voters who backed Trump and AOC
Americans who elected a leftist Democrat and a Republican president say the pair share an anti-establishment spirit
Politics makes for strange bedfellows. US political minds will be reminding themselves of this fact as the dust settles on America’s election, with some results showing that a few voters were able to simultaneously support Donald Trump and progressive-leaning Democratic candidates.
In the Bronx in New York, a strongly Black, Asian and Latino community, Trump’s support jumped 11 points to 33% over 2020, one of the largest margins citywide. At the same time, the leftwing firebrand Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez secured 68.9% of the vote, returning her to Congress for a fourth consecutive term.
Continue reading...Ukraine war: Emergency power outages after Russia launches massive missile strike on energy grid – as it happened
Biggest air strike in months also hits residential areas and raises fears for Ukraine energy infrastructure ahead of winter
The exiled Russian opposition will hold its first major demonstration against the invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin on Sunday afternoon.
The Russian opposition lost its main figurehead in February, when Putin’s rival Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison in mysterious circumstances.
Continue reading...Countries must set aside differences and agree climate finance deal, says German minister
Jochen Flasbarth called on Cop29 delegates to press on as world faces increasing crises and drop in solidarity
Governments meeting to forge a global settlement on climate finance must get over their differences this week and come to a deal – because if talks carry on until next year they stand little chance with Donald Trump in the White House, the German development minister has said.
Jochen Flasbarth, one of the most influential ministers at the UN Cop29 summit, said that if the final days of the summit did not produce a breakthrough countries would face a much tougher prospect.
Continue reading...Donald Trump victory threatens to throw G20 initiatives into disarray – Financial Times
- Donald Trump victory threatens to throw G20 initiatives into disarray Financial Times
- G20 talks in Rio reach breakthrough on climate finance, sources say Reuters Canada
- COP29 Climate Talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, Head Into Final Stretch The New York Times
- At climate summit in Baku, negotiators are urged to get down to business as talks enter second week The Associated Press
- Cop29 live: frustration at slow progress on climate finance agreement The Guardian
Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Beirut kills Hezbollah spokesman Mohammad Afif
Mohammad Afif killed in an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut in a setback to the Lebanese armed group.
Power Out at Ukraine Atomic Plants After Russian Missile Strikes – Bloomberg
- Power Out at Ukraine Atomic Plants After Russian Missile Strikes Bloomberg
- Ukrainian NPPs reduce production due to Russian strikes, several substations damaged – IAEA Ukrinform
- Massive Russian morning attack causes decrease in electrical power at Ukrainian nuclear power plants, IAEA says Euromaidan Press
- Ministry of Energy: Zaporizhzhia NPP is again on the verge of blackout НикВести
- Russian attack brings nuclear power plant to brink of blackout MSN
Miss Nigeria’s pride after defying trolls to challenge for Miss Universe
Chidimma Adetshina faced xenophobic abuse and trolling when she competed for Miss South Africa, where she was born.