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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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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...
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...
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.
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."
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...
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.
