Israel concealed explosives inside batteries of pagers sold to Hezbollah, Lebanese officials say – CNN
- Israel concealed explosives inside batteries of pagers sold to Hezbollah, Lebanese officials say CNN
- Hizbollah’s exploding walkie-talkies probably among many counterfeits, says radio maker Financial Times
- The Hezbollah Pager Explosions Are More Dangerous Than You Think Foreign Policy
- Editorial: How should Americans feel about Israel’s pager offensive? The issue is the need to pay attention. Chicago Tribune
- Lebanon Pager Attack Marks a New Era of Intimate Warfare and Terror Bloomberg
Bottom-breathing turtle among Queensland endangered species under threat from invasive fish
Record floods propel aggressive Mozambique tilapia throughout Mary River, compromising efforts to save ancient fish and endangered turtles
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Record floods have propelled an aggressive invasive fish species across a south-east Queensland river catchment, compromising efforts to save endangered and ancient fishes and turtles.
The Moonaboola (Mary) river catchment is home to several threatened species, including the Mary River turtle, the white-throated snapping turtle (known for breathing through its bottom), the Mary River cod and the Australian lungfish, which has survived for 150m years and is considered a living fossil.
Continue reading...How the most affluent Australians disproportionately benefit from negative gearing
Those in the top tax bracket three times more likely to be negatively geared property investor, says economist
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Negative gearing helps high-earning Australians the most, with those with income of more than $180,000 annually snaring almost one-quarter of the benefits, despite numbering just 5% of taxpayers.
Data from the Australian Taxation Office showed people who earn more than $180,000 were able to lower their collective tax bill by $1.3bn in 2021-2022 through negative gearing. The $1.3bn was roughly 25% of all the losses on rental properties claimed by taxpayers in that financial year.
Continue reading...‘People are dying’: rise of nitazenes should be treated as pandemic, injecting centre head says
Exclusive: Dr Marianne Jauncey says NSW government must make ‘hard decisions’ to combat growing threat of synthetic opioids
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The head doctor at Sydney’s medically supervised injecting centre has compared the rise of synthetic opioids to a pandemic and says she is worried the government isn’t willing to make the “hard decisions” necessary to prepare for it.
Dr Marianne Jauncey began raising the alarm about the increasing prevalence of nitazenes earlier this year but was concerned the Minns Labor government had been reluctant to act because it “still feels for many like an emerging news story”.
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Continue reading...Netanyahu attacks UN as “anti-Israel Flat Earth Society”
‘Pakistan will respond decisively to any Indian aggression’ says Sharif
Cinema in mafia boss’s Sicily hometown refuses to show film of his life
Venue owner says Sicilian Letters, about the Cosa Nostra leader Matteo Messina Denaro, ‘doesn’t interest me’
The owner of the only cinema in Castelvetrano, the Sicilian hometown of the notorious Cosa Nostra mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, has refused to screen a film based on his life.
Denaro died of cancer in September last year, nine months after he was arrested following 30 years on the run.
Continue reading...Libya central bank deal could resolve ‘all political issues’, says head of state
Mohamed al-Menfi defends dismissal of previous governor and says deal will bring back international accountability
A deal backed by leaders on both sides of Libya’s political divide to appoint a new central bank governor has the potential “to resolve all the political issues” in the country, Libya’s head of state has said.
Mohamed al-Menfi, the president of Libya’s Presidential Council who is largely aligned with the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, was accused of acting unilaterally and propelling the country into fresh turmoil when in August he dismissed the previous long-serving bank governor, Sadiq al-Kabir, who then fled into exile.
Continue reading...Hezbollah is pounded by Israel, but key ally Iran is reluctant to intervene – The Washington Post
- Hezbollah is pounded by Israel, but key ally Iran is reluctant to intervene The Washington Post
- Israel-Hezbollah conflict: What is behind Iran's restraint? DW (English)
- Iran’s president tells UN Israel’s ‘terrorism in Lebanon cannot go unanswered’ The Times of Israel
- Iran’s damage-limitation efforts may not go to plan The Economist
- ‘The king doesn’t lie down to save the pawn’: Why Iran may let Hezbollah face Israel alone Breaking Defense
If we want to build a better future, we all need to eat more fish
Ethiopia festival fires burn bright despite downpour
New Chinese nuclear sub sinks before leaving dock – Boing Boing
- New Chinese nuclear sub sinks before leaving dock Boing Boing
- China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, US officials say CNN
- Exclusive | China’s Newest Nuclear Submarine Sank, Setting Back Its Military Modernization The Wall Street Journal
- China’s newest nuclear submarine sank in dock, US officials confirm The Guardian
- China concealed sinking of newest nuclear submarine, U.S. says Nikkei Asia
Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan’s ruling party and become prime minister – The Associated Press
- Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan’s ruling party and become prime minister The Associated Press
- At a Critical Time, a Maverick Will Lead Japan Bloomberg
- Former defense minister set to lead Japan amid efforts to counter China's growing power NBC News
- Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning ruling party leadership election CNBC
- Stock notch new highs on China stimulus, Fed easing bets Reuters
Records tumble for Sri Lanka’s Kamindu in second Test against New Zealand
Dame Maggie Smith obituary: A formidable star on stage and screen
Couple caught performing sex act under coats on easyJet flight – Yahoo! Voices
- Couple caught performing sex act under coats on easyJet flight Yahoo! Voices
- Pictured: Randy passenger dragged off easyJet flight for performing sex act under coats as plane took off in f Daily Mail
- Couple kicked off flight, lands in court for sex act on packed plane, co-passengers outraged Hindustan Times
- I tried to join the Mile High Club but it was the most mortifying experience – the flight attendant woke h... The Sun
- EasyJet passengers horrified after randy couple perform sex act just minutes after takeoff GB News