- Attack on central Israel injures 11 as Iran’s leader promises a punishing response POLITICO
- Rockets from Lebanon wound 11 in Israel Reuters
- What does a month of data tell us about Hezbollah attacks? - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- Rocket fire from Lebanon kills 7 in Israel as US officials try to push for cease-fires The Associated Press
- IDF: Some 35 rockets fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon in recent barrage, taking morning's tally to over 60 The Times of Israel
China Faces a Dilemma With North Korean Troops Pouring Into Russia – The Wall Street Journal
- China Faces a Dilemma With North Korean Troops Pouring Into Russia The Wall Street Journal
- A Russian Officer Ordered 16 Scouts To Attack Ukrainian Machine Guns Forbes
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front The Associated Press
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges allies to stop watching, start acting on North Korea Reuters
- Kim Jong Un has sent North Korean troops to Russia. What’s in it for him? The Washington Post
After Deadly Floods in Spain, Thousands of Volunteers Help in Recovery Effort – The New York Times
- After Deadly Floods in Spain, Thousands of Volunteers Help in Recovery Effort The New York Times
- Horrific details emerge of how victims died in Spain’s flash floods CNN
- Satellite images show the devastation from Spain's deadly floods NPR
- Flick Calls For FC Barcelona-Espanyol Match To Be Suspended Forbes
- ‘It is all in ruins.’ The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain’s floods The Associated Press
Why is Wegovy weight loss drug’s £6bn Denmark town not booming? – BBC.com
- Why is Wegovy weight loss drug's £6bn Denmark town not booming? BBC.com
- Weight loss drug industry injects wealth into Novo Nordisk home country | 60 Minutes CBS News
- With Novo Nordisk success, is there a "Nokia risk" for Denmark? CBS News
- How a love story launched the company behind Ozempic, Wegovy | 60 Minutes CBS News
- Novo Nordisk's obesity-fighting drugs fatten Denmark's economy | 60 Minutes CBS News
‘The worst is behind us’: Albanese optimistic that Australia has defeated the inflation crisis
Prime minister says nation has weathered ‘global storm’ of high prices and announces more free Tafe places at rally
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Anthony Albanese has all but declared victory over the inflation crisis in an upbeat campaign rally speech promising more free Tafe places and cost of living support.
On Sunday the prime minister addressed a rally in Adelaide, declaring that Australia had navigated through the “global storm” of high prices and has “new reasons for optimism and new proof the worst is behind us”.
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Continue reading...Wegovy’s creator invested £6bn in this town. So why is it not booming?
Europe's most valuable company has invested billions in Kalundborg on Denmark's coast - but it has many problems.
Africans at the cutting edge of interior design
Two UK-based Africans tell the BBC how they are digging deep into their culture to change home decor.
Kemi Badenoch promises change after historic Tory leadership win – BBC.com
- Kemi Badenoch promises change after historic Tory leadership win BBC.com
- The U.K. Conservative party's new leader is the first Black woman to lead a major British party NBC News
- Engineer, hacker and Ron DeSantis fan: five things about Kemi Badenoch The Guardian
- Who is Kemi Badenoch, the UK Conservatives' new leader? Reuters UK
- Kemi Badenoch, the Tories’ new leader, plans war on the “blob” The Economist
Harris grabs unexpected last-minute lead over Trump in Iowa poll
In shocking result that could reshape the race, ex-president falls three points behind in a state he won in 2016 and 2020
A poll in Iowa that has unexpectedly put Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump in what was previously expected to be a safe state for the Republicans has sent shockwaves through America’s poll-watchers.
The Selzer poll carried out for the Des Moines Register newspaper showed Harris ahead of her Republican rival by three points.
Continue reading...‘Will haunt me for life’: nurse suspended over Covid lockdown baby shower in Melbourne aged care home before deadly outbreak
Father-to-be was unaware of planned party at Epping Gardens aged care facility and stayed only five minutes, tribunal hears
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An aged care nurse who attended a baby shower at a nursing home during a Covid lockdown has been suspended, telling a tribunal the mistake “will haunt me for the rest of my life”.
Staff at the Epping Gardens aged care held a surprise baby shower in July 2020 for registered nurse Denis Baniqued and his wife, who also worked at the facility.
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Continue reading...Thousands of women rally nationwide for abortion rights and feminist causes
Demonstrators from Texas to Connecticut and Washington DC carried signs and chanted: ‘We won’t go back!’
Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of abortion rights and other feminist causes ahead of Tuesday’s election.
Demonstrators carried posters and signs through city streets, chanting slogans such as: “We won’t go back!” Some men joined with them. Speakers urged people to vote in the election – not only for president but also on down-ballot issues such as abortion-rights amendments that are going before voters in various states.
Continue reading...DNA-testing site 23andMe fights for survival
Once millions used it to find out about their family histories - this week it was almost delisted. What went wrong?
Student debt relief will make ‘massive difference’ for young Australians, education minister says
Hecs debt will be reduced by 20% for university students under a government proposal should Labor win the next election
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Slashing the Hecs debts of millions of university students will be a major boost for young Australians, the education minister says, as the federal government seeks a reset by targeting younger voters.
The government has indicated it will take 20% off students debts, which would apply to $16bn worth of loans, if Labor wins the next election.
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Continue reading...Hunt for Bitcoin’s elusive creator Satoshi Nakamoto hits another dead-end
Why are still no closer to unmasking the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto?
Boy, 14, charged with attempted murder after stabbing of girl, 13, near Hull
Young victim found beside A63 in Hessle early Friday morning with lacerations to neck, stomach, chest and back
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest and back near Hull on Friday morning.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article.
Continue reading...Georgia judge rejects last-ditch Republican attempt to block voting
Judge allows Fulton county election offices to be open Saturday and Sunday for mail-in ballots to be dropped off
A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person.
The lawsuit only named Fulton county, a Democratic stronghold that includes most of the city of Atlanta and is home to 11% of the state’s voters. But at least five other populous counties that tend to vote for Democrats also announced election offices would open over the weekend to allow hand return of absentee ballots.
Continue reading...Israel says Hezbollah operative captured in naval raid
The office of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the country would submit a complaint to the UN Security Council.
Trump Thinks America Wants His Perversions – The Bulwark
- Trump Thinks America Wants His Perversions The Bulwark
- Trump Still Can’t Stop Talking About Women The New York Times
- Opinion: What do women want? Not Donald Trump Los Angeles Times
- Men Are Hopeless, but Don’t Worry: Women Will Save America. As Usual. The New Republic
- Trump wants to narrow his deficit with women, but he’s not changing how he talks about them The Boston Globe
‘This is my city, I have to help’ – huge volunteer response in flood-hit Valencia
There has been a growing outpouring of solidarity in and around Valencia to help those affected by catastrophic flooding.
Rockets from Lebanon wound 11 in Israel – Reuters
- Rockets from Lebanon wound 11 in Israel Reuters
- Attack on central Israel injures 11 as Iran’s leader promises a punishing response The Associated Press
- 130 rockets, 10 drones fired at Israel Saturday; helicopter downs drone south of Haifa The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah fires around 100 projectiles into Israel from Lebanon throughout Saturday The Jerusalem Post
- Rocket Fire From Lebanon Wounds 11 in Central Israel, Damages Cars, Buildings Haaretz