Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 944
As the war enters its 944th day, these are the main developments.
France says it is working with U.S. on Israel, Hezbollah cease-fire deal – The Washington Post
- France says it is working with U.S. on Israel, Hezbollah cease-fire deal The Washington Post
- Biden administration divided over Israel’s escalation against Hezbollah The Washington Post
- What will the surge of US forces to the Middle East cost the military? Defense News
- US defense secretary plays down any red lines on aid to Israel Reuters
- Biden: ‘All-out war is possible’ in the Middle East POLITICO
Russia has secret war drones project in China, intel sources say in Reuters report – CNBC
- Russia has secret war drones project in China, intel sources say in Reuters report CNBC
- Ukraine war briefing: Report of Russian weapons programme in China ‘deeply concerning’, Nato says The Guardian
- Russia establishes secret attack drone program in China, Reuters reports Kyiv Independent
- Russia has secret project to develop military drones in China – Reuters Ukrainska Pravda
- Russia has a secret war drones project in China, intel sources say The Japan Times
The secret of ‘Blue Zones’ where people reach 100? Fake data, says academic
University College London researcher is on a mission to debunk shoddy research into the world's oldest people.
The Kashmiri politician whose return from jail ruffled feathers
A court has allowed jailed lawmaker Engineer Rashid to return to Kashmir to campaign in regional polls.
Toiling on a Kenyan flower farm to send fresh roses to Europe
Women work long and gruelling hours to grow the flowers sold across Europe.
In Pictures: 10,000 miles across US as seen through train window
Photographer Katie Edwards captures America from the window of a train.
Lebanese fear a return to the 2006 war with Israel, or worse — a situation like Gaza – NBC News
- Lebanese fear a return to the 2006 war with Israel, or worse — a situation like Gaza NBC News
- Thousands are pouring into Syria, fleeing worsening conflict in Lebanon The Associated Press
- As Israel attacks, displaced Lebanese people come together in Hamra Al Jazeera English
- Lebanon’s Christians also affected by Israel’s attacks Catholic News Agency
- With Israel’s Airstrikes, Beirut Plunges Into Panic Foreign Policy
Man charged with murder after allegedly stabbing rugby league player in Sydney’s Marrickville
Police arrest 31-year-old man in Concord after Sitaleki Filihiahekava died on Monday evening
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A man will face court over the alleged stabbing death of another man on a busy Sydney street.
The 31-year-old was arrested at Concord in the city’s inner-west on Wednesday afternoon and is due to face Burwood local court charged with murder on Thursday.
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The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has joined an international push “to hold the Taliban to account” under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Wong says:
We know the women and girls of Afghanistan are effectively being erased from public life by the various edicts the Taliban … have issued.
The steps we are taking with Germany, Canada and the Netherlands are unprecedented. We are intending to use the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, to which Afghanistan is a party, to take action.
If I can … say again to the Australian Lebanese community. This is a deeply distressing situation for so many of you. I know that there are many Australians in Lebanon. There are many Australians who have relatives, family and friends in Lebanon. I again urge Australians in Lebanon to leave now. There are flight cancelations and disruptions, and there is a risk that Beirut airport may close for an extended period of time.
Please do not wait for a preferred route. Please take the first option you can to leave. We continue to monitor the situation closely. We have been working with partners on contingency plans now for many months but I again say to anyone who any Australian who is in Lebanon: please leave now.
Continue reading...Australia’s lithium mining boom hit by sagging prices
Some producers have halted operations, while others are increasing production, hopeful of an upturn.
‘Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon,’ warns UN Secretary-General
“Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon” warned UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Pharmacy closures in England threaten plan to use them instead of GPs for some care
Closure of hundreds of outlets hitting rural areas, older people and deprived communities hardest, according to Healthwatch England
High street pharmacies are closing at such an alarming rate that it threatens the drive to use them instead of GPs to care for millions of people, the NHS’s patient champion warns today.
A total of 436 community pharmacies in England shut permanently last year and there were also 13,863 temporary closures, which stopped patients from obtaining health advice and medication.
Cheshire and Merseyside ICB saw the most permanent closures last year – 51
The North East and North Cumbria ICB had the highest number of temporary closures – 1,438
The same area also saw the highest number of hours lost to temporary closures – 4,054
And pharmacies in the Norfolk and Waveney ICB area shut temporarily for the longest number of hours on average – 17.48
Continue reading...Jaguar Land Rover to invest £500m in Halewood car plant
Upgrade to Merseyside site will allow it to build hybrid cars and prepare for electric vehicle production
Jaguar Land Rover has said it will spend half a billion pounds to upgrade a Merseyside factory to build hybrid cars and prepare for electric vehicle production.
Britain’s largest automotive employer – officially known as JLR – said it has already spent £250m on new car production lines, machinery, people and digital technology at the Halewood plant, with plans for £250m more over the coming years.
Continue reading...Ecuador battles wildfires near capital as drought grips South America
About 2,000 firefighters, rescue workers and members of the military are fighting blazes around Quito.
Canada’s Trudeau survives no-confidence vote in latest test for his gov’t
No-confidence motion fails to pass in House of Commons, but Justin Trudeau faces more challenges ahead.
US Senate votes unanimously to hold hospital CEO in criminal contempt
Ralph de la Torre, paid at least $250m by Steward Health Care amid facility issues and closures, ignored subpoena
The US Senate has voted unanimously to hold the CEO of Steward Health Care in criminal contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena – marking the first time in more than 50 years that the chamber has moved to hold someone in criminal contempt.
On Wednesday, the Senate voted to hold Ralph de la Torre in contempt of Congress after the 58-year-old head of the Massachusetts-based for-profit healthcare system – which declared bankruptcy earlier this year – ignored a congressional subpoena and failed to appear at a hearing over the hospital chain’s alleged abuse of finances on 12 September.
Continue reading...US Congress passes government funding package to avert shutdown
Senate approves bill extending funds until December two hours after House passes it, sending it to Biden’s desk
US Congress passed a three-month government funding package on Wednesday, sending the bill to Joe Biden’s desk and averting a shutdown that was set to begin next Tuesday.
The Senate approved the funding package just two hours after the House passed the bill on Wednesday afternoon, as lawmakers raced to return to their home districts six weeks before election day.
Continue reading...Two-state solution the ‘only solution’, Spanish PM tells UNGA
A two-state solution between Israel and Palestine is the “only possible solution,” the Spanish Prime Minister said.
US thwarts French and British push for Lebanon ceasefire call at UN
Washington says Israel has legitimate security problem and more complex diplomatic agreement is required
An effort led by France and Britain to secure a joint statement by the UN security council calling for a ceasefire in Lebanon has stalled in the face of US objections.
Washington is eager to avoid any suggestion there is any equivalence of blame for the eruption of the crisis that has led to the loss of life of hundreds of people in Lebanon.
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