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Jun 4, 2026

Over 700 Whales, Dolphins Massacred In Barbaric Viking-Era Grind On Faroe Islands

Over 700 whales and dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands grindadrap hunt, sparking animal rights backlash.

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Jun 4, 2026

Food Contamination Causes 1.5 Million Deaths Annually: WHO

After analysing 194 countries between 2000 and 2021, the United Nations health agency found that 886 million people contract an illness linked to the consumption of unsafe food a year

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Jun 4, 2026

Visa And Mastercard Payments Suspended In Cuba Following US Sanctions

Washington-Havana relations have tumbled as the United States has slapped sanctions on Cuba, which has also been under a US-imposed energy blockade since January.

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Jun 4, 2026

South Korea, China To Expand Weekly Flight Rights For First Time In 7 Years

The agreement will increase passenger flight rights by 56 weekly flights to 664 from 608, and cargo rights by 14 weekly flights to 68 from 54

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Jun 4, 2026

Trump Signs Order To Ease Firing Of 8,000 High-Paid Government Workers

The order, released by the White House and the Office of Personnel Management, strips job protections from a mostly senior group of federal workers earning up to almost $200,000 a year

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Jun 4, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Opposes US Approval For AI Model Releases

Sam Altman will ask Congress to increase funding for artificial intelligence testing at the US Department of Commerce. The department already works with companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic to test their models.

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Jun 4, 2026

Husic says Labor pile-on after Aukus criticism ‘not healthy’ – as it happened

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers’ budget bill will face debate and a vote in the House today, and he poses the legislation as a “really simple choice” for the Coalition.As we know, the government has set up the bill as a wedge for the opposition, by including both tax changes to CGT and negative gearing and tax cuts for workers.Really simple choice in the parliament today: Labor lower taxes on workers, a fair go for first home buyers. The Coalition opposing both of those things.Yet another beat-up about the sensible, commonsense tax reforms at the core of the budget. Not unusual, as I said, for definitions to be settled this way, and the parliament can disallow them if they want. Continue reading...

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Jun 4, 2026

Edinburgh festivals hope to launch joint box office for all 11 events

Bosses believe single booking process will drive up ticket sales for all festivals to offset funding squeezeThe Edinburgh festivals hope to launch a single box office for all the city’s 11 festivals to make it simpler to buy tickets and profit from the “lake” of customer data they hold.Festival directors hope a universal box office will allow them to increase ticket sales and attract a wealthy corporate sponsor, such as Mastercard, to offset deep cuts in public funding they expect to see in coming years. Continue reading...

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Jun 4, 2026

Chinese Spies Posing As HRs On LinkedIn To Recruit Assets, Warn US, Allies

The warning marks one of the clearest public statements the "Five Eyes" intelligence partners have ever made about an active, ongoing foreign intelligence operation targeting everyday job seekers.

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Jun 4, 2026

Iran Says "No Tangible Progress" In Talks, Trump Signals Weekend Deal

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that talks with Iran could yield results over the coming weekend and are going "very well."

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Jun 4, 2026

Israel and Lebanon agree new ceasefire as Trump scrambles to end Iran war

Despite deal which is dependent on Hezbollah ceasing fire, Israel carried out multiple drone strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday morningIsrael and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration has announced, as the US looks to overcome one of the largest barriers to reaching a broader deal to end the war with Iran.The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah armed group and the evacuation of all its fighters from the area south of the Litani river in south Lebanon, a statement from the US, Lebanon and Israel, released by the US state department, said after negotiations in Washington. Continue reading...

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Jun 4, 2026

US-Iran Live Updates: US House Backs Resolution To Halt Iran War, Defying Trump

US-Iran War Live: Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain hours after US conducted strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island amid ongoing peace talks between Washington and Tehran.