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Paris getaway: the flavours, caves and castles of the Loire
What to see, do and taste in the wine and food lover’s paradise that’s just over an hour by train from the capital
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:
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Colombia: Armed Groups Batter Border Region
People cross a river to Venezuela from Tibu, Colombia on January 21, 2025, following fightings that killed dozens and forced thousands to flee their homes in the Colombian Catatumbo region. 2025 AP Photo/Fernando Vergara Armed groups fighting over parts of the Catatumbo region near theColombia-Venezuelaborder have committed grave abuses and displaced thousands.The groups have killed, assaulted, kidnapped, and...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Dead fish, heckling senator and a DiCaprio intervention as salmon law debated
A dead fish used as a prop in the Senate, a Hollywood superstar's intervention and Labor being shouted at as a "pack of mongrels" all have featured on the day a new law to protect salmon farm jobs in Tasmania is passed.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Who Is Kirsty Coventry and How Did She Become the Most Powerful Person in World Sports?
[The Conversation Africa] The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected a woman as its president for the first time ever. Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry is also the youngest ever IOC president and the first from an African country, becoming a symbol of the IOC's drive to diversify its leadership and image.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Africa: Wealthy Nations Owe Climate Debt to Africa - Funds That Could Help Cities Grow
[The Conversation Africa] Wealthy nations fuelled their industrial growth and urbanisation by burning fossil fuels. This was the biggest cause of climate change, which now affects every country in the world, even developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa which are responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Wealthy nations owe a climate debt.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Piracy threat prompts dark sail for cruise ship in Philippine waters
For passengers aboard the Queen Anne, their cruise holiday took a dramatic turn as they approached the Philippines.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Thailand’s PM Survives Parliamentary Vote of No-confidence
The opposition People's Party has accused Paetongtarn Shinawatra of being under the undue influence of her father, ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:'It killed everything': Scientist assesses fluid spills at NT fracking site
Traditional owners and a scientist fear there have been more fracking fluid spills by gas companies exploring the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Albanese thinks the Coalition is ‘delulu with no solulu’ – but what does it mean?
Caitlin Cassidy translates the prime minister’s use of gen Z phrases for Catie McLeodFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister is using phrases I don’t understand in parliament. On Wednesday, he said the Coalition were “delulu with no solulu”. What is going on?Catie, I am rapidly aging out of being cool and don’t understand the...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Death toll rises in Korean wildfires as firefighters struggle to contain blaze
Multiple wildfires are raging across South Korea's south-eastern region, with thousands of firefighters aided by the military deployed in a bid to contain one of the country's worst forest fires in decades.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Thousands turn out for Turkey protests after more than 1,400 arrests
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says protesters want to turn the country into a "place of chaos".
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Demonstrators block traffic in Budapest in opposition to new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events
The protest was the second in as many weeks since the ruling Fidesz party of Hungary used its two-thirds parliamentary majority last Tuesday to expedite the law, which critics say is the government's most recent assault on the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in the country.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Bitter broccoli ploughed into soil as epic dry continues in Victoria
One farmer in Victoria's west has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of broccoli, during a dry spell described by another as the worst since the millennium drought.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Women’s health a 'national priority' as budget unveils $793m investment
The changes included may save some women "thousands of dollars across their lifetimes", according to budget documents.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Taiwan to hold civil defence drill to put emergency responses to the test
Exercise will take place in the southern city of Tainan on Thursday to prepare the public for military conflict and natural disasters.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Going to the dentist is expensive. Here are 3 things you can do to protect your oral health – and 3 things to avoid
Most dental diseases are preventable – if you look after your teeth and mouth.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Georgia: Drop Repressive ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill
Click to expand Image Protesters march in front of Georgia’s parliament in Tbilisi, calling for the release of other protestors, whose images they display on posters, March 7, 2025, 2025 Sebastien Canaud/NurPhoto via AP (Berlin, March 26, 2025) – TheGeorgian parliament should reject a bill to introduce criminal penalties for civic activists and nongovernmental groups that refuse to register as “foreign agents,” Human...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Gauteng education department taken to court over special needs learners
Pupils at Filadelfia Secondary School have reported neglect and sexual harassment, but the provincial department has failed to intervene
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Every day I struggle to survive on jobseeker. Why doesn’t the government understand how hard it is? | Laura Azzam
The decision not to increase jobseeker this budget just shows that politicians aren’t thinking about people like meSee all our Australia budget 2025 coverageBudget 2025 winners and losersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government’s decision not to raise the jobseeker rate in the budget is a blow to people struggling like me.Living off jobseeker has never been harder. While the cost of...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:The 2025 federal budget fails the millions of voters who want action on Australia’s struggling environment
As the federal election looms, Labor is running out of time to show it cares about Australia’s precious natural environment.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong father who shook 3-year-old daughter to death jailed for life
With 12 previous convictions, Lau Kai-ping had been out of jail for only a few months before he committed the murder, court shows.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Singapore jails man who pressured 13-year-old girl into adult photo shoot
Details of Tnee Chin Kiat’s offences only came to light after he was arrested for approaching an 11-year-old girl to also model for him.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Non-compete clauses make it too hard to change jobs. Banning them for millions of Australians is a good move
Non-compete clauses can have a chilling effect on employee mobility, which is detrimental to competition in the labour market.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Southern Europe rebuffs von der Leyen’s debt-based defense plan
France, Italy and Spain are seeking to boost military spending based on grants rather than loans to avoid increasing their debt loads.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Belgian prosecutors probe whether Huawei paid for letter signed by 8 MEPs
Authorities are looking into whether the Chinese tech giant made illegal payments for a letter defending its interests in 2021.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Thailand prime minister survives no-confidence vote in parliament
The prime minister won the backing of 319 of 488 lawmakers present, according to Reuters.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Trump admits Russians could be ‘dragging their feet’ on Ukraine peace deal
“I've done it over the years,” U.S. president says of using stalling tactics when negotiating contracts.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:CATL gets CSRC nod for US$5 billion listing, in what may be Hong Kong’s biggest IPO in 4 years
CATL plans to sell up to 220.17 million shares and could raise at least US$5 billion to fund new factories overseas.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Chinese tea chain Chagee reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing
Net revenue nearly tripled to US$1.71 billion in 2024, company says as it prepares for Nasdaq listing.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Turkey's CHP party leader visits jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in prison
İmamoğlu's arrest has been widely viewed as politically motivated and sparked demonstrations in cities across the country, some of which have turned violent.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Student and U.S. permanent resident can't be detained by immigration officials for now: judge
A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent U.S. resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, cannot be detained by federal immigration officials for now as she fights the Trump administration over attempts to deport her, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Defies US Pressure: President Maduro Declares ‘We Are No One’s Colony’
President Maduro declares Venezuela ‘free from US orders,’ denounces migrant persecution & sanctions while boosting gold reserves. Full statement & analysis. Related: President Maduro Strongly Rejects US Allegations, Blames Opposition for Criminal Gang In a forceful speech on Tuesday, during the inauguration of the House of Grandparents in Caracas,Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reaffirmed his country’s […]...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Lukashenko sworn in for seventh term in Belarus, tells critics ‘you have no future’
Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled since 1994, asserts that Belarus has more democracy than the West.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:South Korea: Raging wildfires kill at least 24
Wildfires that blazed over the weekend in South Korea have caused "unprecedented damage," acting president Han Duck-soo said. Rescue efforts have been hampered by dry winds and a drought.
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