Rescuers race against time after Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
Rescuers comb through rubble at Dominican nightclub as death toll rises above 100, including prominent local figures.
‘Where am I going to go?’ Dismay as Queensland council begins tearing down tent encampment
Homeless residents given an hour to move belongings as City of Moreton Bay brings excavator to Eddie Hyland Park in Lawnton
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Homeless residents of one of Moreton Bay’s largest encampments watched on as council rangers and an excavator began tearing down their tents on Wednesday.
A dozen police and council officers arrived at Eddie Hyland Park in Lawnton on Wednesday morning. The large park, next to the Pine Rivers Showgrounds, has been home to a dozen or more people, with about 15 tents standing when authorities arrived on Wednesday morning.
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Continue reading...Anthrax kills 50 hippos in DRC’s Virunga National Park – CNN
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Trump is setting Europe up for failure in a new Cold War – The Kyiv Independent
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Nursing home fire in China kills 20 people
Authorities have detained the person in charge of the facility as they investigate the cause of the fire.
US freezes funds for Cornell, Northwestern after pro-Palestinian protests
The White House says Cornell University's $1bn and Northwestern University's $790m in federal funding have been blocked.
Tributes to ex-London scientist after body found dismembered in Colombia
Alessandro Coatti described by former colleagues at Royal Society of Biology as ‘passionate and dedicated’
Tributes have been paid to a “passionate and dedicated” scientist after parts of his dismembered body were found in a suitcase in Colombia.
Alessandro Coatti, who worked at the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) in London, was discovered on the outskirts of Santa Marta, a port city on the Caribbean coast. The 42-year-old molecular biologist was travelling and conducting research in South America after working in London for eight years.
Continue reading...Know their Names: The Gaza Red Crescent paramedics Israel attacked – Al Jazeera
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- Gaza medic deaths just the latest in Israel’s long history of changing its story over civilian killings The Guardian
Know their Names: The Gaza Red Crescent paramedics Israel attacked
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Francesca Albanese on being cancelled and censorship of Palestine
Francesca Albanese warns that censorship targeting Palestine and its supporters, is globally on the rise.
Former MLB players Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco die in nightclub tragedy
The two ex-MLB players were among more than 90 people who died when a roof collapsed at a Dominican Republic nightclub.
US “reciprocal tariffs” will ultimately backfire
The trade and tariff wars have no winners.
Nursing home fire in northern China leaves 20 dead
The Hebei nursing home’s other residents have been transferred to nearby hospitals as authorities investigate cause of the blaze
Twenty people have died in a fire at a nursing home in northern China’s Hebei province, Beijing’s state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday.
The fire broke out on Tuesday night at the nursing home in Longhua County, roughly 180km northeast of the Chinese capital Beijing, Xinhua said.
Continue reading...Can Trump convince Iran to ditch its nuclear programme?
The BBC's James Landale looks at how Iran might respond to Trump's threat to agree to a deal or face military action
US and Iran still far apart ahead of nuclear talks
The BBC's James Landale looks at how Iran might respond to Trump's threat to agree to a deal or face military action
Tracking the world’s major cocaine route to Europe – and why it’s growing
The UK is now a major market for cocaine in Europe - and that's affecting people around the world.
Tracking the world’s major cocaine route to Europe – and why it’s growing
The UK is now a major market for cocaine in Europe - and that's affecting people around the world.
Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills 98
More than 150 people are injured as rescuers continue to search for survivors in Santo Domingo.
As Trump hikes tariffs again, nervous businesses weigh what comes next
Business owners say the rapid change in US trade policy, including major tariffs on China, has left operations in flux.
Trump Wants an Iran Nuclear Deal, but It Must Be Better Than Obama’s – The New York Times
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