Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 980
As the war enters its 980th day, these are the main developments.
Ellie Price murder: anguished mother blasts sentence that could see ‘vicious’ killer Ricardo Barbaro released in 17 years
Barbaro, 38, killed Ellie Price, 26, in her South Melbourne home in a stabbing attack a judge described as senseless and cruel
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A killer who stabbed his defenceless girlfriend to death in a vicious and senseless attack should have been jailed for life, his victim’s mother says.
Ricardo Barbaro, 38, will instead be eligible for parole in 17 years. A judge sentenced him on Friday after he was found guilty of murdering Ellie Price at her South Melbourne home.
Continue reading...US election: Why is Kamala Harris losing Indian American voters?
She could become the Indian American president. So why is she bleeding votes - to Trump's advantage?
At least 18 federal passport office officials under investigation after scathing audit report
Auditors examined APO contracts and found undeclared conflicts of interest and wrongly identified preferred suppliers
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At least 18 officials within the federal government’s passport office are facing investigation after a scathing audit report revealed multiple instances where conflicts of interest were not declared and preferred suppliers had wrongly been identified ahead of time across $1.6bn in contracts.
The Australian National Audit Office’s report into the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Australian Passport Office, released Thursday, found its contracting processes “fell short of ethical standards”, including a failure to keep proper documentation, appropriately deal with conflicts of interest and find value for money.
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Continue reading...Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds
Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the "infinite monkey theorem".
Botswana president concedes election defeat, BDP loses power after 58 years
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says he will 'step aside' after shock outcome for the governing Botswana Democratic Party.
Plane fails to land amid fierce typhoon in Taiwan – BBC.com
- Plane fails to land amid fierce typhoon in Taiwan BBC.com
- Tropical Storm Kong-rey threatens Shanghai and China's coast VOA Asia
- Kong-rey among biggest typhoons to hit Taiwan in decades Yahoo! Voices
- China's Shanghai braces for torrential rain as Typhoon Kong-rey advances Reuters.com
- Tropical storm Kong-rey moves toward Shanghai and China’s coast after sweeping Taiwan as typhoon The Times of India
War Day 391: Knesset Bans UNRWA, Hezbollah Command Center Destroyed – Anash.org – Good News
- War Day 391: Knesset Bans UNRWA, Hezbollah Command Center Destroyed Anash.org - Good News
- Why Israel's UNRWA ban could be devastating for Palestinians NBC News
- What to know about UNRWA, the U.N. organization banned by Israel The Washington Post
- Gaza is on the brink of mass starvation. Will a new Israeli law make it worse? Vox.com
- UNRWA chief says Israeli forces damaged agency's West Bank office; Israel disputes claim Reuters.com
‘People are scared’: Arizonans fear political violence as election looms
Nerves are particularly stretched in Maricopa county, which will likely decide which way the state swings in the polls
Pearl Hubbard picked up some yard signs for Kamala Harris at the vice-president’s speech in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday afternoon, but wasn’t yet sure whether she’d risk displaying them outside her home in a city that sits in some of the most hotly contested political territory in the country.
“I’m scared to put them up,” Hubbard said. “As I drive … I only saw one place that had a [Harris] sign. Just don’t see them. I think people are scared to put them up.”
Continue reading...Donald Trump sues CBS over ‘misleading’ interview with rival Kamala Harris
Lawsuit against 60 Minutes demands $10bn in damages and claims footage was edited.
Peanut the Instagram-famous squirrel is seized by New York officials
Wild squirrel that was taken in by Mark Longo seven years ago was confiscated after conservation officials received reports of ‘potentially unsafe housing of wildlife’
A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid that also yielded a raccoon named Fred.
Multiple anonymous complaints about Peanut – also spelled P’Nut or PNUT – brought at least six officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to Mark Longo’s home on Wednesday, Longo said.
Continue reading...Ukraine war briefing: western allies’ response to North Korean deployment is ‘zero’, Zelenskyy says – The Guardian
- Ukraine war briefing: western allies’ response to North Korean deployment is ‘zero’, Zelenskyy says The Guardian
- US says 8,000 North Korean soldiers to begin combat operations in war with Ukraine 'in coming days' Fox News
- US says 10,000 North Korean soldiers now at Ukraine border The Independent
- U.S. Turns to China to Stop North Korean Troops From Fighting for Russia The New York Times
- Zelenskiy blasts allies for 'zero' response to North Korean deployment Reuters
Boeing workers to vote on 38% pay rise offer to end weeks-long strike
Striking workers to vote Monday on contract that includes 38 percent pay rise and $12,000 ratification bonus.
How will Israel’s new anti-UNRWA laws impact the controversial agency’s operations? – The Times of Israel
- How will Israel’s new anti-UNRWA laws impact the controversial agency’s operations? The Times of Israel
- UNRWA chief says Israeli forces damaged agency's West Bank office; Israel disputes claim Reuters.com
- What will Israel's UNRWA ban look like? Experts warn of 'a massive ripple effect' Haaretz
- Israel bans UN Palestinian aid org, after 9 employees involved in Hamas attack USA TODAY
- What to know about UNRWA, the U.N. organization banned by Israel The Washington Post
Avengers stars assemble to endorse Kamala Harris – by brainstorming an election catchphrase
Actors Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Danai Gurira and Paul Bettany appear in video, released days before the US election
The cast of Marvel’s Avengers movies have come out in support of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris less than a week before the US election.
In a video posted first on Vanity Fair on Thursday evening, actors Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Danai Gurira and Paul Bettany playfully riffed on their respective characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe while encouraging viewers to vote for Harris.
Continue reading...Elon Musk eyes radical overhaul of US gov’t as ‘Secretary of Cost-Cutting’
Tesla and SpaceX CEO stands to gain a cabinet position if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election.
Stormy Daniels honored at witches’ ceremony in Salem, Massachusetts
Organizers award embattled actor and magic practitioner, under belief she has fallen victim to modern-day witch hunt
Practicing witches from around the world gathered in Salem by the hundreds on Thursday night to honor Stormy Daniels at their annual “magic circle” ceremony recognizing loved ones who have died.
Daniels – the adult film actor who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump and was at the center of his May criminal trial that led to the former president’s conviction on 34 felonies – was chosen to be honored in the Halloween ceremony as the organizers believe that she has been the victim of a modern-day witch hunt.
Continue reading...US election weighs on Ukraine’s frontline soldiers
Ukrainians on the front lines tell the BBC's James Waterhouse that their country’s survival is in the hands of Americans.
Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil
Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz sentenced to 78 and 59 years over 2018 murder of prominent Rio city councillor
Two former police officers who confessed to the murder of Rio city councillor Marielle Franco have been sentenced to decades in prison for their part in a crime that shook Brazil and cast a harsh spotlight on the links between politics and organised crime.
Ronnie Lessa admitted to firing 14 shots in the 2018 drive-by shooting that killed Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, 39, and was sentenced to 78 years and nine months. Élcio de Queiroz, who confessed to driving the getaway car, was sentenced to 59 years and eight months.
Continue reading...Striking Boeing workers to vote on deal offering 38% pay rise and bigger bonus
More than 30,000 workers have been on strike since September and rejected two earlier offers from company
Striking Boeing workers will vote on an improved contract offer on Monday, which includes a 38% pay rise over four years and a bigger signing bonus, their union said on Thursday.
More than 30,000 factory workers who produce Boeing’s strongest-selling 737 Max commercial jet and other planes have been on strike since 13 September and have rejected two earlier offers from Boeing.
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