The missing puzzle piece in India’s child stunting crisis
A new study finds that caste plays a vital role in high rates of stunting in children in India.
Five takeaways from Trump’s first week as president-elect
He has made his early priorities clear - and stunned some in Washington and around the world while doing so.
Trump chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr for Health and Human Services
Vaccine sceptic and member of historic family takes on job of overhauling multiple health departments.
Gaza: HRW accuses Israel of war crime with displacements – BBC.com
- Gaza: HRW accuses Israel of war crime with displacements BBC.com
- Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of mass displacement in Gaza amounting to a war crime CNN
- Does Israel Plan to Occupy North Gaza? TIME
- “Hopeless, Starving, and Besieged”: Israel’s Forced Displacement of Palestinians in Gaza | HRW Human Rights Watch
- Palestinians say north Gaza destruction is widespread as rights group warns some may never return Reuters
Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report – The Guardian
Iran Plans ‘Treatment’ for Women Who Don’t Wear Hijab – Newser
Europe’s flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short
Makers of a new generation of European electric aircraft are struggling to raise money.
Elon Musk meets with Iran’s UN ambassador – report
Contact was reportedly at Trump-allied billionaire’s request and could be significant for dismal US-Iranian relations
Elon Musk reportedly met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, a day before Donald Trump named the SpaceX founder as one of the heads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
The meeting was a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States, according to two Iranian officials who spoke with the New York Times. One of the Iranian officials said that the Tesla executive requested the meeting and that the ambassador picked the site.
Continue reading...Stress From Fireworks Killed Baby Red Panda, Zoo in Scotland Says – The New York Times
- Stress From Fireworks Killed Baby Red Panda, Zoo in Scotland Says The New York Times
- A baby red panda choked to death. Her vets blame fireworks. The Washington Post
- Baby red panda died after being stressed by fireworks, zoo says CNN
- Baby red panda dies from fireworks noise stress, Edinburgh zoo says NBC News
- Baby red panda dies in Scotland after choking on vomit as nearby fireworks set off Sky News
How Did Russian Vehicles Infiltrate Kupyansk? Somehow The Russians ‘Came Up With Motivation.’ – Forbes
- How Did Russian Vehicles Infiltrate Kupyansk? Somehow The Russians ‘Came Up With Motivation.’ Forbes
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s troops disguised as Ukrainians in assault on key city Kupiansk The Independent
- Deep State: Russian forces entered Kupiansk, but Ukraine repelled the assault Euromaidan Press
- Russians ‘dressed in Ukrainian uniform’ attempt to seize key city The Telegraph
- Ukraine war latest: Ukraine repels Russian attempt to enter Kupiansk, military says Kyiv Independent
Coles and Woolworths face class actions over claims misleading promotions deceived customers – as it happened
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- Clare Nowland manslaughter trial: Kristian White said ‘I’ve had a look and, supposedly, we aren’t meant to tase elderly people’, court hears
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Watt says issue of reconciliation not closed in Australia despite voice referendum
Wrapping up the interview, Murray Watt was also asked about the haka performed in New Zealand parliament yesterday over a controversial bill that proposes to radically alter the way New Zealand’s treaty between Māori and the crown is interpreted.
I think there are many Australians who care very deeply about the rights of our First Peoples. Of course, Australians had their say on the voice to parliament in the recent referendum but I don’t think that means the issue of reconciliation is closed in Australia. That is something that our government remains committed to working on with our First Peoples and I think a lot of Australians support that as well.
I probably won’t comment on what’s happening in New Zealand because it’s their own affairs, but it shows these issues still really matter to people.
Continue reading...Atlanta’s Fulton county jail is a ‘death sentence’, say federal investigators
Report shows conditions of state’s largest local jail, noting prisoners tunnel through walls and violence is unchecked
Conditions in the Fulton county jail in Atlanta “violate the constitutional and statutory rights of people incarcerated”, a long-running federal investigation concluded today.
“Killings, stabbings, and assaults are common in the Jail,” according to a Department of Justice report released today. Contraband is pervasive, lethal violence goes uninvestigated – and is sometimes directly abetted by jail staff – and drug use is common, according to investigators in a 91-page report released today.
Continue reading...Exclusive: Houthi arsenal shocks the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer – Axios
- Exclusive: Houthi arsenal shocks the Pentagon's top weapons buyer Axios
- 2 Navy Destroyers Attacked by Barrage of Houthi Drones, Missiles Off Yemen Coast Military.com
- Houthis Attack Two U.S. Destroyers Leaving the Red Sea, Pentagon Says USNI News
- Houthis escalate tensions with US in Red Sea - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- Houthis Came Close to Hitting U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier with a Missile The National Interest Online
Musk asks ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ to work for no pay on new Trump project
World’s richest man solicits applications for ‘tedious work’ in newly formed Department of Government Efficiency
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are asking Americans who are “high-IQ small-government revolutionaries” and willing to work over 80 hours a week to join their new Department of Government Efficiency – at zero pay.
In a new X post on Thursday that doubled as a job announcement and another one of Musk’s trolling attempts, the account for the newly formed Doge wrote: “We don’t need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting.”
Continue reading...Influencer slammed for complaining her flight was canceled after volcano eruption: ‘People are literally dying’ – New York Post
- Influencer slammed for complaining her flight was canceled after volcano eruption: ‘People are literally dying’ New York Post
- Stuck In Paradise? Eruption Halts Bali Travel The Weather Channel
- Flights cancelled to and from Indonesia's Bali due to volcanic ash Reuters
- Pics: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Volcano Erupts, Ash Cloud Rises 10-Km High NDTV
- Bali flights cancelled due to dangerous volcanic ash BBC.com
Fears mount over Trump’s second term amid flurry of shock selections
Dismay as president-elect picks Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth for key roles
Fears that Donald Trump’s second presidency will be more extreme than his first have intensified amid a flurry of senior nominations that opponents have criticised as going from bad to worse.
Dismay over some of the president-elect’s early picks escalated to outrage after the far-right Florida congressman Matt Gaetz was unveiled as his selection to be attorney general – a position Trump has previously said he views as the most important in his administration.
Continue reading...Fans clash at football match between France and Israel
Skirmish quickly quashed by security guards at stadium as riot police is deployed at ‘high-risk’ game
A skirmish involving Israel fans broke out in the stands of the Stade de France during a tense match between Israel and France’s men’s football teams, but a heavy police presence ensured a repeat of the serious violence in Amsterdam was avoided.
The game had been designated as “high risk” after the hooliganism and antisemitism witnessed in the Netherlands before and after a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv last week.
Continue reading...Former NFL player charged in Jan 6 Capitol riot
Antwoine Williams, who played for the Detroit Lions, was charged with two felonies and other crimes.
Trump announces RFK Jr as his pick to lead US health department
A scion of Democratic dynasty, RFK Jr is known for embrace of anti-vaccine beliefs and other conspiracy theories
Donald Trump announced on Thursday he will nominate former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr as the US secretary of health and human services (HHS) in his administration.
Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, will be a contentious pick to lead the US health department, and the role will need to be confirmed by the Senate.
Continue reading...Eva Longoria says her family no longer lives in ‘dystopian’ US
The Desperate Housewives star acknowledged most Americans were not as "privileged" to "get to escape".