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Australian sushi chain handed record fine for ‘audacious’ underpayment of vulnerable workers
Read More Staff at Sushi Bay were underpaid more than $650,000 with 163 employees suffering losses ranging from about $50 to just under $84,000, court finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Record fines have been dished out for the…
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Cash, condo and ramen for Philippine double gold gymnast
Read MoreCarlos Yulo – the second Filipino athlete to win gold at the Olympics – will be richly rewarded.Carlos Yulo – the second Filipino athlete to win gold at the Olympics – will be richly rewarded.
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Australia raises national terror threat level amid rise in ‘extreme ideologies’
Read More Country’s spy chief says ‘more Australians are being radicalised’ Country’s spy chief says ‘more Australians are being radicalised’
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Bangladesh’s protesters want their PM to go. Can she hold on?
Read MoreCalls are growing for Sheikh Hasina to resign, amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests.Calls are growing for Sheikh Hasina to resign, amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests.
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Egypt Through the Lens: Stage and screen
Read MoreStars of Egypt’s golden age of performing arts captured by leading photographers –from Umm Kulthum to Abdel Halim Hafez.Stars of Egypt’s golden age of performing arts captured by leading photographers –from Umm Kulthum to Abdel Halim Hafez.
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EPA deals ‘major blow’ to Woodside’s multibillion-dollar gas drilling plan at Browse basin
Read More Scientists flagged risks to migrating whales, a beach where endangered turtles make nests and potential oil spill destroying a pristine environment Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A multibillion-dollar Woodside Energy gas export development off Western Australia’s north-west…
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Grace Tame’s abuser has dementia and is unfit to face online harassment hearing, court told
Read More Nicolaas Ockert Bester has pleaded not guilty after being accused of harassing Tame on social media Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who sexually abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame when she was…
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China’s naval commandos rode electric skateboards into a combat exercise with drones disguised as birds, then left in a pickup truck
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Joe Biden to meet national security team as fears grow of retaliatory Iranian attack on Israel
Read More US is attempting to ‘turn the temperature down’ after assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders last week escalate tensions Jordan in last-ditch effort to prevent Iran retaliating for Haniyeh killingGaza: airstrikes on schools and a hospital kill 30 amid ‘heated’ US-Israeli talks US President Joe Biden is set to meet his national security…
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Manufacturers and unions join forces to press for UK industrial strategy
Read More Exclusive: Industry leaders urge government to ‘seize the goodwill’ while at critical moment in attracting global investment Britain’s trade union and manufacturing leaders have warned that major international manufacturers are holding back investments in the UK until Labour shows it is committed to boosting the industry. A month after Keir Starmer’s landslide victory,…
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UK ‘stop the boats’ policy raising risk of deadly crushes on dinghies, NGOs say
Read More Groups say people are dying of crushing and suffocation as ever-growing numbers are packed into fewer vessels Refugees are being crammed into boats on French beaches in ever-increasing numbers, human rights groups have said, leading to an increased risk of crushing and suffocation as a result of the UK’s “stop the boats” policy.…
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Norfolk Wildlife Trust revives endangered species: the local pub
Read More Restoration of Pleasure Boat Inn on edge of Hickling Broad makes charity the first wildlife trust to own a pub It was a much-loved endangered species that desperately needed saving, but it was still a surprise when the Norfolk Wildlife Trust stepped in to revive it. The nature conservation charity has become the…
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Russian dissident Kara-Murza tells BBC he thought he would die in prison
Read MoreVladimir Kara-Murza’s joy at his release in the prisoner swap is marred by thoughts of Russian detainees who remain in jail.Vladimir Kara-Murza’s joy at his release in the prisoner swap is marred by thoughts of Russian detainees who remain in jail.
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Unrelated clip falsely shared as ex-pro wrestler ‘protesting India food stall order’
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8/4: CBS Weekend News
Read MoreFlorida braces as Tropical Storm Debby expected to strengthen into hurricane; World Dog Surfing Competition delights attendeesFlorida braces as Tropical Storm Debby expected to strengthen into hurricane; World Dog Surfing Competition delights attendees
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Chinese businesses hoping to expand in the US and bring jobs face uncertainty and suspicion
Read MoreIn 2022, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer welcomed a Chinese battery company’s plan to build a $2.36 billion factory and bring a couple thousand jobs to Big RapidsIn 2022, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer welcomed a Chinese battery company’s plan to build a $2.36 billion factory and bring a couple thousand jobs to Big Rapids
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‘Everything is a target’: Dnipro suffers consequences of Russia’s bloody war
Read More Ukrainian city of 1 million people hit by number of deadly aerial attacks seemingly aimed at terrorising the population At 5pm on 28 June, Lana Yefimova left work as usual, walking from her office in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Minutes later a Russian rocket hit the nine-storey apartment block opposite her workplace…
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Can India become rich before its population grows old?
Read MoreAt current rates, India needs 75 years to reach a quarter of US’s per capita income, a report says.At current rates, India needs 75 years to reach a quarter of US’s per capita income, a report says.
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Fear of ‘snooping’ reprisals kept triple zero operator from learning of Wieambilla shooting deaths, inquest hears
Read More Emergency services operator was aware of ‘police in trouble’ incident but did not access more information, Queensland coroner told Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast An emergency services operator who took a call about gunshots from a Wieambilla…
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Mali breaks off diplomatic ties with Ukraine
Read MoreMove comes amid controversy over attacks late last month targeting Malian soldiers and Russia’s Wagner group.Move comes amid controversy over attacks late last month targeting Malian soldiers and Russia’s Wagner group.
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Brittany Higgins’ lawyer outlines defence against Linda Reynolds’ defamation claim
Read More Reynolds is suing former staffer over social media posts she alleges damaged her reputation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The lawyer for Brittany Higgins has begun laying out her defence against a defamation claim brought by her…
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Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Wagner ambush claims
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Asia markets slump after global rout last week
Read MoreJapan’s Nikkei 225 and Topix stock indexes drop as much as 7%, continuing a global sell-off.Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Topix stock indexes drop as much as 7%, continuing a global sell-off.
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15 Questions House of the Dragon Needs to Answer in Season 3
Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon. Season 2 of House of the Dragon ended not with the long-awaited Battle of the Gullet but with a montage that left viewers with more questions than answers. Who took Otto Hightower prisoner? Did Rhaena mount Sheepstealer? Seriously,…
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The House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale Gave Us Something Better Than a Big Battle
Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon. The end of a season in the Song of Ice and Fire universe comes with certain expectations. Game of Thrones set the bar high with a debut outing that culminated in the execution of its apparent hero, Ned Stark;…
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What Daemon’s Vision of Daenerys Means for House of the Dragon
Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon. After enduring nearly an entire season of Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) moping around Harrenhal while being haunted by the ghosts of his past and not-so-subtly insinuating that he—and not his niece-wife Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy)—should rule the Seven Kingdoms,…
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How That Alicent and Rhaenyra Meeting Completely Changes Our Understanding of the Dance of Dragons
Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon Season 2 and George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood. House of the Dragons fans who were expecting an epic battle at the end of Season 2 were treated, instead, to a detente—or at least a theoretical one.…
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Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Breaks Silence on ‘Bullying’ Over Gender Misconceptions
Read More PARIS — Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. The Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic experience on Sunday…
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A death at work in the age of extreme heat – podcast
Read More Samira Shackle and Jeff Goodell explain the dangers resulting from extreme heat, and what society can do to mitigate them David Azevedo died because of the heat. A construction worker living in a small city in central France, he had recently started a new job when a heatwave struck in the summer of…
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Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Wagner ambush claims
Read MoreKyiv has been accused of helping plan an ambush on Malian soldiers and the Russian mercenaries fighting alongside them.Kyiv has been accused of helping plan an ambush on Malian soldiers and the Russian mercenaries fighting alongside them.
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Australian government raises terrorism threat level to ‘probable’
Read More Anthony Albanese announced the government would lift the terror threat level from ‘possible’ to ‘probable’ but said it did not mean ‘inevitable’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has raised the country’s terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”, reversing a change made…
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RFK Jr says he was behind mystery of dead bear dumped in Central Park with bicycle
Read More In a video on X, the independent presidential candidate said he and his friends thought the prank in New York would be funny Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr released a bizarre video on Sunday in which he admitted that, a decade ago, he dumped a dead bear cub in New York’s…
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RFK Jr admits to dumping bear carcass in New York’s Central Park
Read MorePresidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr says the 2014 incident that mystified New Yorkers was a prank.Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr says the 2014 incident that mystified New Yorkers was a prank.
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This Image of Noah Lyles Winning the 100 M Is the Definition of a Photo Finish
Read More Noah Lyles, the world’s fastest man, won a gold medal in the 100-m final on Sunday in a race that came down to a remarkable photo finish. The meet was decided by just .005 seconds, as NBC commentators originally declared Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson as the winner. “I went up to him afterward, while…
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The Inside Story of How Noah Lyles Pulled Off That Incredible 100-M Win
Read More Noah Lyles and his long-time sports psychologist, Diana McNab, have been executing a pre-race routine all season long. Together, they come up with a sort of script, which lays out the psychological game plan on race day—from what Lyles should think when he wakes up, when he arrives at the track, when he’s…