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Opinion: G20 Or COP29, West Will Keep Choosing Politics Over Climate
While US ambivalence on international commitments for climate change is known, the Europeans, who project themselves as champions of climate action, are now prevaricating too.
Canada Man Spots Suspicious Pit On Google Maps, Experts Say It Could Be...
Experts now believe the suspicious pit may be a massive crater created by an ancient meteor.
Lotions, Sunscreens Linked To Hormonal Disruptions In Children, Study Finds
A new study links personal care products like lotions and hair conditioners to elevated levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals called phthalates in young children.
Hamas No Longer Exists As A Military Formation: Israel Defence Minister
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant offered his support for a hostage release agreement in the first phase of a Gaza truce deal, saying it would give Israel a "strategic opportunity" to address other security challenges.
Video: Remote Surgery Conducted 9,000 KM Away Using Game Controller
Researchers from ETH Zurich and CU Medicine successfully performed a teleoperated magnetic endoscopy on a swine model, with a remote specialist in Zurich using a video game controller.
Thousands Plead For Help As Death Count In Typhoon-hit Vietnam Rises To 82
Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and posted desperate pleas for help on social media Tuesday after severe flooding in parts of typhoon-hit Vietnam, as the death count climbed to 82.
France, Germany and UK condemn export of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia – Europe live
Three countries say action is ‘escalation’ by Iran and Russia and is ‘direct threat to European security’“I think it’s a critical moment for Ukraine,” Antony Blinken said, warning that Russia is ramping up attacks on cities and people, and in particular targeting energy infrastructure.The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has said that Russia has received shipments of Iranian ballistic missiles, Reuters reported. Continue reading...
Marsupial of the year heats up as koala and glider take on animal that mates itself to death
The Project hopes competition will raise big money for underfunded organisations working to protect beloved speciesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTense competition is brewing between the greater glider and the koala in Australia’s marsupial of the year vote but there are hopes a silky-tailed species that “mates themselves to death” could win over voters and maybe even save it from heading towards extinction.Network Ten’s The Project launched the competition in collaboration with organisations and charities that work with or help preserve the habitat of marsupials, many of them endangered, in a bid to raise funds for them. Continue reading...
Universities say they are being treated like ‘political footballs’ in scathing critique of Labor’s student cap
Decision to cap international enrolments the most ‘extraordinary intervention’ since 2021 Coalition vetoing of research grants, Universities Australia chair to sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe chair of Universities Australia will accuse both sides of parliament of using the tertiary education sector as a “political plaything” in a scathing critique of Labor’s proposed international student cap.Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Prof David Lloyd will call the decision to cap international student enrolments at a maximum of 270,000 the most “extraordinary intervention” by a government into universities since the Morrison government vetoed six Australian Research Council (ARC) grants in 2021.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
NSW town Bungendore to ‘heal’ after it finally gets a high school eight years after John Barilaro promised it
The then deputy premier announced $71m Bungendore project in 2019 but it was found to breach crown land law. Now Labor is proceeding with its ownGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe regional New South Wales town of Bungendore will finally get a high school after four years of legal headaches after the announcement of the $71m project by the then state deputy premier and member for Monaro, John Barilaro.The new high school was a 2019 election commitment and due to be built by January 2023 in the middle of Bungendore’s heritage precinct, requiring the demolition of its pool, community centre and council offices. It caused immediate division and outrage among residents.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Ex-Manus Island detainees stranded in PNG threatened with eviction over unpaid rent
Exclusive: About 70 people who sought asylum in Australia remain in Port Moresby, having been previously held in immigration detention Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAsylum seekers stranded in Papua New Guinea have been threatened with eviction if an alleged $110,000 rental arrears debt is not paid, leading to urgent calls for the Australian government to intervene to prevent them becoming “homeless”.The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) wrote to the home affairs department revealing that refugee families with 10 children at Latitude apartments in Port Moresby face eviction on Friday unless the bill is paid by Thursday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Zoo animals killed and thousands of people displaced by floods in Nigeria
Zoo in Borno state also warns crocodiles and snakes ‘have been washed away into our communities’Floods in north Nigeria have killed more than 80% of the animals in a large zoo housing wildlife from lions and crocodiles to buffaloes and ostriches, the facility said on Tuesday.“Some deadly animals have been washed away into our communities, like crocodiles and snakes,” the Sanda Kyarimi Park zoo added in a statement on the floods in the northern Borno state, urging residents to take precautions. Continue reading...
Sep 10, 2024