World’s rarest album to go on display in Australia
Just a single copy of the Wu-Tang Clan album exists, and only a few ears have ever listened to it.
Russian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks – CNN
- Russian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks CNN
- The death toll in Kharkiv attack rises to 14 as Zelenskyy warns of Russian troop movements The Associated Press
- Russia is bombing book publishers as Putin wages war on Ukrainian identity Atlantic Council
- Russia strikes crowded store in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Al Jazeera English
- Terror and Courage National Review
South Africans still battling ‘economic apartheid’ 30 years on
The levels of homelessness underscore that the country has a way to go to shake off its history.
Pope allegedly used derogatory term for gay people
The Pope was speaking at a meeting of bishops on whether gay men should be allowed to become priests.
Police deploy divers and dog in search for mother and baby after evidence of birth found on Sydney riverbank
Officers urge woman to go to hospital to receive care after placenta and umbilical cord found next to Cooks River at Earlwood
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Police have deployed divers and a blood detection dog in the search for a mother and her newborn baby after finding evidence she may have given birth by a Sydney riverbank.
A resident walking his dog found what police believe to be a placenta and umbilical cord next to the Cooks River at Earlwood in the city’s south-west on Monday afternoon. Police said tests on the organs had revealed them to be human.
Continue reading...How Ozempic is re-shaping the US
The company behind the weight-loss drug has made millions, but without health insurance it is unaffordable for many. George Chidi reports
George Chidi, a politics and democracy reporter for Guardian US, recently came to Europe on holiday. He had been looking forward to eating his way around Paris and London, and was especially looking forward to the cheese. But when he got here, something surprised him. He enjoyed the food but found he wasn’t overeating.
For the past few months, he explains to Hannah Moore, he has been taking the weight-loss drug Ozempic. Almost 2% of the population in the US is taking it and the company behind it is worth billions. But while it’s been a big year for semaglutide weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, the changes they are making to US society are only just beginning.
Continue reading...General election: Tories announce ‘Triple Lock Plus’ pension allowance – BBC.com
- General election: Tories announce 'Triple Lock Plus' pension allowance BBC.com
- Sunak Offers Pensioners Tax Cut as Tory Poll Shows Reform Threat Bloomberg
- Rishi Sunak unveils £2.4bn pensioner tax cut in bid to stabilise election campaign Financial Times
- How the Conservatives will protect pensioners from income tax penalty The Telegraph
- UK’s Sunak pledges tax cuts for pensioners as Tories face election wipeout Al Jazeera English
South Africa’s surprise election challenger is evoking the past anti-apartheid struggle – The Associated Press
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills 2 people near a hospital, officials say – The Associated Press
- An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills 2 people near a hospital, officials say The Associated Press
- Spain to recognize Palestinian state in Gaza, West Bank with East Jerusalem as capital The Times of Israel
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- IDF fighter jets strike terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli strikes kill eight people in southern Lebanon Reuters
Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds
The BBC witnessed children picking jasmine in Egypt, a major exporter of the flowers’ oil.
Thousands of Americans without power due to severe weather
A storm front has headed north-east after at least 23 people died in tornadoes and high winds across four states.
Clover Moore to seek record sixth term as lord mayor of Sydney
Moore, who has been in the job for past 20 years, says she would focus on climate change, affordable homes and green spaces after election
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Sydney’s lord mayor, Clover Moore, will seek a record sixth term later this year, promising voters she would continue to focus on climate change, affordable homes, green spaces and revitalising city precincts.
The longstanding independent politician said she was “energised” about the work still ahead when she announced her re-election run on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Pro-Palestine protesters at ANU move campus camp by 50 metres ahead of noon deadline
University dramatically escalated its response to the on-campus occupation on Monday, demanding protesters vacate their site in the centre of campus
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Student protesters in Canberra have moved their pro-Palestine encampment to a new location after police demanded they pack up by noon on Tuesday.
Protesters at the Australian National University voted on Monday night to relocate their camp 50 metres down the road, saying they had engaged in good faith. But they condemned what they called “reckless and unjustifiable intimidation tactics” from the university.
Continue reading...Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people, Italian newspapers report – Yahoo! Voices
Threatened species and chips? Other fish frequently sold as flake, Australian study finds
Scalloped hammerhead and greeneye spurdog among at-risk shark discovered in genetic testing of fillets
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One in 10 fillets of shark meat bought by Australians at fish and chip shops and markets – often labelled as flake – is from a threatened species, according to a study that has uncovered widespread mislabelling of shark sold to the public.
Nine of 91 fillets were found to be either scalloped hammerhead, greeneye spurdog or school shark – all considered threatened in Australia – after scientists at Macquarie University used DNA analysis to check what they were sold.
Continue reading...Inflation in UK shops falls amid price cuts on furniture and TVs
Biggest drop since November 2021 as ‘unseasonable’ weather pushes retailers to continue promotions
Shop price inflation has eased to the lowest level since November 2021 after retailers cut the price of big purchases such as furniture and TVs as households keep a tight rein on spending amid cost of living pressures and poor weather.
Prices rose at an annual rate of 0.6% in May, down from 0.8% in April – the slowest pace since November 2021 – according to the latest monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) trade body and the market research firm NielsenIQ.
Continue reading...Sunak struggles to control Tory party on chaotic fifth day of election campaign
Prime minister campaigns in Buckinghamshire as his military service plan is criticised and MP defects to Reform
Rishi Sunak struggled to keep control of his fractured party on a chaotic fifth day of the Tory election campaign, as one MP defected to Reform and a minister criticised the prime minister’s pledge to bring back national service.
Sunak was in Buckinghamshire as he sought to get back on the front foot after a bruising start to the snap election, with Tory insiders increasingly worried about his strategy and performance.
Continue reading...Rachel Reeves will vow to lead most ‘pro-growth’ Treasury in UK history
Labour will strike balance between workers’ needs and business interests, shadow chancellor to tell bosses
Rachel Reeves will pledge on Tuesday to lead the most “pro-growth” Treasury in UK history if Labour wins the general election.
Addressing business leaders, the shadow chancellor is poised to claim her party would “return to the centre ground of politics” by striking a balance between workers’ needs and business interests.
Continue reading...Egyptian guard killed in shooting on Rafah border, Israel and Egypt investigating – Reuters.com
- Egyptian guard killed in shooting on Rafah border, Israel and Egypt investigating Reuters.com
- What We Know After Egyptian Soldier Is Killed In Clash With Israeli Troops At Gaza Border Bloomberg
- Latest Israel-Hamas war news: Egypt and Israel investigate border ‘shooting incident’ The Washington Post
- Israeli, Egyptian forces exchange fire, Egyptian soldier killed The Jerusalem Post
- Shooting Near Rafah Border Crossing Kills a Member of Egypt's Security Forces The New York Times
Donor fatigue persists as nations commit around $8.1 billion for conflict-hit Syrians – The Associated Press
- Donor fatigue persists as nations commit around $8.1 billion for conflict-hit Syrians The Associated Press
- With few signs of Syria solution, EU pledges more support to refugees Reuters
- EU pledges more than 2bln to support Syrian refugees The Jerusalem Post
- Healthcare in Syria is at risk of collapse Al Jazeera English
- Ahead of another donor conference for Syria, humanitarian workers fear more aid cuts ABC News