Screams and chaos: Eyewitnesses describe Shanghai mall stabbings
This incident is the latest in a spate of knife attacks to hit China this year.
Couple reunited with lost wedding film after 57 years
Aileen and Bill Turnbull had only seen the 1967 footage once before leaving Aberdeen for Australia.
Defector tries returning to North Korea on stolen bus
South Korean police detained the man after he crashed the bus near a heavily guarded border.
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Vance and Walz tackled questions on immigration, abortion and democracy in the mostly civil event.
‘Life is pretty brutal’: concerns in India over high-pressure corporate jobs
The death of a young chartered accountant has highlighted a work culture of overworked employees and bullying bosses
For the average Indian, the working week is now longer than ever – totalling almost 47 hours.
According to recent labour data, India now has one of the most overworked labour forces in the world, enduring longer hours than in China, Singapore and even Japan, a country renowned for its relentless work culture. On average, Indians work 13 hours longer every week than an employee in Germany.
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6 people killed in Tel Aviv mass shooting moments before Iran launches missile attack on Israel, police say – CBS News
- 6 people killed in Tel Aviv mass shooting moments before Iran launches missile attack on Israel, police say CBS News
- Seven murdered in Jaffa terror shooting, many more wounded The Jerusalem Post
- Gunmen kill at least 6 in Tel Aviv shortly before air raid sirens sound Reuters
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- Shooting Attack Leaves at Least Six Dead in Jaffa The Wall Street Journal
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Children’s commissioner to address National Press Club today on youth justice
The children’s commissioner, Anne Hollonds, is due to address the National Press Club today on a new report calling for an overhaul of Australia’s approach to child justice.
That kind of slogan really is trying to show that ‘we’re really tough up here, we’re going to be tough on crime’. And what our report shows is that that approach, that traditional approach in this country, hasn’t worked and and that basically it’s evident that we’ve misunderstood the nature of the problem we’re trying to solve. We know that toughening up the justice system doesn’t actually prevent crime by children.
The idea that the states and territories could fix this on their own has been misguided, we need to work together on it.
Continue reading...Vance-Walz debate live: vice-presidential candidates to square off in key debate
JD Vance and Tim Walz will go head to head in New York just weeks ahead of the general election
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The White House Correspondents’ Association said it has grown “increasingly concerned” about the “lack of media access” inside debate halls.
For tonight’s vice-presidential debate, CBS is allowing only one print representative, one television representative and six still photographers, who will not be permitted to move around to take photos during the event, the group said.
The WHCA’s insistence on having a full pool inside the room isn’t just about reporters being able to witness the debates. This is about the public having multiple sets of eyes and ears to properly record these moments for history.
Jason Miller, senior adviser to Donald Trump
Donald Trump Jr, a son of Donald Trump
Tom Cotton, Arkansas senator
Katie Britt, Alabama senator
Elise Stefanik, New York representative and House Republican conference chair
Byron Donalds, Florida representative
Howard Lutnick, longtime chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald LP
Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota senator
Mark Kelly, Arizona senator
Jared Polis, Colorado governor
JB Pritzker, Illinois governor
Jasmine Crockett, Texas representative
Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee
Ben Ray Luján New Mexico senator
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 950
As the war enters its 950th day, these are the main developments.
Trump tells rally Kamala Harris ‘wouldn’t have won The Apprentice’
Republican nominee visits Wisconsin, pledges to ‘solve’ inflation, and calls Biden and Harris ‘grossly incompetent’
Donald Trump reprised his role of a reality TV character during a rally in Waunakee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, telling voters in the key swing state that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris wouldn’t have succeeded on his business competition show.
“Kamala, you’re fired!” the ex-president said, invoking his contestant-eliminating tagline from The Apprentice after he urged voters to support him. “Get out of here!”
Continue reading...New Caledonia election postponed for a year by France’s new prime minister
The French Pacific territory has been hit by violent unrest between communities loyal to Paris and pro-independence Indigenous Kanaks
France’s new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has announced that a provincial election scheduled for December in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has been postponed for a year.
During his inaugural address to parliament on Tuesday, Barnier also said a controversial bill proposed by President Emmanuel Macron to amend the constitution to change voting lists in the territory would not be forwarded to a joint meeting of parliament for ratification. The territory’s Indigenous Kanak people fear changes to the voting registry would favour recent arrivals to the Pacific archipelago.
Continue reading...Daniel Day-Lewis ends retirement from acting after seven years
Three-time Oscar winner to star in his son Ronan’s directorial debut, Anemone, which he also co-wrote
Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis is ending his retirement from acting to star in his son’s directorial debut.
The 67-year-old British actor quit acting after starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 film Phantom Thread, and has largely stayed out of public life since.
Continue reading...India’s iconic tramcars set to ride into Kolkata sunset
Kolkata's iconic trams are in danger of being shut down entirely. But activists are fighting back.
Targeted support could reduce infant mortality gap across England, study finds
Researchers say interventions could address key factors, such as smoking, but ‘structural changes’ also needed
Four key factors have been identified that together account for more than one-third of the inequalities in infant deaths between the most and least deprived areas of England.
Researchers say targeted interventions to address these factors – teenage pregnancy, maternal depression, preterm birth and smoking during pregnancy – could go a significant way to reduce inequalities, although higher-level structural changes to address socioeconomic inequality will also be necessary.
Continue reading...Blunt and bold – Kenya’s ‘truth speaker’ faces the sack
Kenya's deputy president, who faces impeachment, branded himself as "the truthful man".
San Francisco sees hottest day of 2024 as heatwave scorches US south-west
Excessive heat warnings bring elevated wildfire risk, potential for power outages and rising death toll
San Francisco recorded its hottest day of the year on Tuesday, and Phoenix set a record for the hottest 1 October on record, as the National Weather Service predicted record-high fall temperatures across the south-western US.
With temperatures hitting 100F (38C) or higher in many places, officials and local media outlets issued warnings that the heat posed “a significant threat to property or life”. Excessive heat warnings were in place across the region, bringing with it warnings about elevated wildfire risk, the potential for sweeping power outages in California and a rising toll of heat-related deaths, a particularly deadly risk for unhoused people and the elderly.
Continue reading...Children in youth offender institutions in England denied access to education, report finds
Joint review by chief of Ofsted and prisons chief inspector discovers children kept in cells to avoid conflict
Children in youth offender institutions (YOIs) are being denied access to education, with too many being kept in their cells as staff struggle to keep warring youngsters apart, a damning new report has found.
It documents a worrying decline in the quality and quantity of education provided to 15 to 18-year-olds in YOIs over the last decade despite a sharp drop in the number of children being held in custody.
Continue reading...Thames mudlarking permits to be issued again but capped to protect site
Port of London authority to reopen scheme with waiting list, after surge in popularity of exploring riverbank for treasure
Whether fuelled by social media or prompted by the Covid lockdowns, the years between 2019 and 2022 saw a huge surge in interest in mudlarking on the foreshore of the River Thames in London.
The practice of exploring the riverbank for archaeology is permitted only with a permit from the Port of London authority (PLA), which owns much of the shoreline. But so dramatic was the growth in demand for permits – from 200 applications in 2018-19 to more than 5,000 three years later – that the port suspended the scheme in 2022 to “protect the integrity and archaeology of the foreshore”.
Continue reading...Israel vows to retaliate after Iran launches unprecedented missile attack
Iran sends more than 180 ballistic missiles in dramatic escalation of conflict
Israel has vowed to retaliate after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at targets across Israel in a dramatic intensification of a conflict that appeared to be escalating out of control.
“Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” Benjamin Netanyahu told a meeting of his security cabinet late on Tuesday. “The regime in Iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to retaliate against our enemies.”
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