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A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits?
Up to one-quarter of age pensioners may be affected by changes in the way interest income is calculated.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:
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Taylor Swift sporting 'cushion cut' engagement ring gives Signet Jewelers stock a brief pop
The singer announced her engagement to football player Travis Kelce.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Gwen Ramokgopa: ‘Political immaturity’ the reason companies not donating to ANC and other parties
The ANC treasurer general suggested companies should rather contribute to the Multi-Party Democracy Fund administered by the Electoral Commission of South Africa
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Heart disease patients should get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, cardiology experts say
This season’s emerging set of guidelines stand out because they urge the need for vaccine-based protection against respiratory illnesses, including COVID, contradicting statements from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Trump administration.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:At least 34 Colombian soldiers kidnapped after clashes with FARC dissidents
Defence minister says soldiers taken while evacuating area after a military operation that killed 11 rebels.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump reacts to Fed’s Lisa Cook vowing legal action against firing
President Donald Trump said “we have some very good people” in mind to replace Cook if she’s removed.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:U.S. Envoy Sparks Outrage in Lebanon Amid Political Tensions
A recent visit by U.S. envoy Tom Barak to Beirut has stirred controversy after remarks and behavior deemed disrespectful by Lebanese journalists and political observers. The incident occurred during a press conference at the Presidential Palace, where Barak reportedly dismissed reporters’ questions and described their conduct as “animalistic” and “chaotic.” Barak’s comments came as journalists […]
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trump’s Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe
Twenty years ago, a catastrophic storm changed the fabric of the southern United States. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, slamming directly into Louisiana before pummeling Mississippi and surrounding states. New Orleans saw the worst of the damage. Deadly floods inundated 80 percent of the city as levees and […]
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:China’s New Social Insurance Rule Could Deepen the ‘Boomerang Youth’ Trend
While intended to strengthen China’s social safety net, a new rule could squeeze more young people out of the job market.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:City of God: A Cinematic Show of the Rough Side of Brazilian Life
Brazil’s landmark film City of God (2002), directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund and based on Paulo Lins’ novel, remains one of the most powerful portrayals of urban violence and social inequality in Latin American cinema. With a screenplay by Bráulio Mantovani, the film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Director and […]
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Cuba Condemns U.S. Visa Revocations Targeting International Students Critical of Israel
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla has publicly denounced the United States for what he described as a politically motivated revocation of over 6,000 student visas. In a statement posted to his official X account, Rodríguez accused Washington of silencing international students who have criticized U.S. support for Israel and its military campaign in Gaza. […]
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Famine has been declared in Gaza. Will anything change?
Famine declared in Gaza City, with over half a million Palestinians facing catastrophic hunger as Israel advances.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Israel carries out largest occupied West Bank raid in months
Israeli forces conducted one of the largest raids in months in the occupied West Bank, targeting currency exchanges.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump wishes Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ‘a lot of luck’ on their engagement
Back in 2024 after Swift endorsed Trump’s presidential rival, the then presidential candidate posted online, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:UN Demands Investigation After Israeli Strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital Kills Journalists
The United Nations has condemned as “unacceptable” and “shocking” the recent Israeli missile strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, which killed at least 20 people, including five journalists. Tamin Al-Kitan, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for a “thorough and independent investigation” to ensure accountability. The […]
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:US troops begin withdrawal from key Iraqi bases
US troops begin withdrawal from key Iraqi bases Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/26/2025 - 18:55 Pullout of US troops signals Trump administration is pressing ahead with plans to reduce troops in region of key competition with Iran US and French soldiers stand guard at Union III Camp in the Green Zone of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on 22 May 2025 (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP) Off US troops have begun withdrawing from two key...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:August consumer confidence dips with jobs and tariffs driving most unease
Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight month.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Is It Too Late for the US to Change Its Chip Strategy Toward China?
The Trump administration is shifting course on export controls, but Chinese companies have already made notable progress toward independence.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Denounces U.S. Military Deployment in the Caribbean at United Nations
The presence of a nuclear-powered submarine is a violation of Latin America’s denuclearized status. On Tuesday, through its permanent mission at the United Nations, Venezuela has formally denounced an escalation of hostile actions by the United States, following the deployment of the USS Lake Erie, a guided missile cruiser, and the USS Newport News, a […]
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Warren Buffett just told CNBC his plan for trains. The stocks are moving
Buffett's comments come after Berkshire Hathaway's BNSF Railway and CSX announced a partnership to provide new coast-to-coast rail services on Friday.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Frontier Airlines goes after struggling rival Spirit's customers with 20 new routes
Frontier Airlines has gotten more aggressive for Spirit customers as its rival is on shakier financial footing.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli Families Accuse Netanyahu of Blocking Ceasefire Deal
The Forum of Families of Hostages and the Disappeared, which represents relatives of those abducted during Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023, has accused the Israeli government of obstructing negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. The group cites Israeli media reports indicating that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to present a partial ceasefire […]
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Israel delivers demolition notices to Palestinian villagers near Bethlehem
Israel delivers demolition notices to Palestinian villagers near Bethlehem Israeli forces delivered retail demolition notices to Palestinian villagers in Husan, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on Tuesday, the Wafa news agency reported. Ramzi Hamamra, head of the Husan Village Council, told Wafa that the commercial properties all belong to Palestinian residents. The demolitions have long been a way of...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:UK’s hard-right Reform party pledges mass deportations if it wins power
The leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform party has pledged to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Trump Pentagon weighing equity stakes in defense contractors like Lockheed, says Lutnick
The Trump administration is "thinking about" whether the U.S. should take stakes in top defense contractors, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:NCEA reform: how will schools decide who takes an academic or vocational path?
If these changes go ahead, parents should be asking how their child is moved into an academic or vocational track – and who gets to make the final call.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Iran blamed for antisemtic attacks in Australia - podcast
Iran directed at least two attacks against Australia’s Jewish community, the domestic spy agency has determined, prompting the Albanese government to expel Tehran’s ambassador from Australia. The prime minister announced on Tuesday that Asio had ‘credible intelligence’ to determine the Iranian government was behind the attacks against the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne and Lewis’s Continental Kitchen in Bondi,...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump promises to revive North Carolina furniture industry ‘like magic’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday tariffs are coming on furniture imports to help revitalize the domestic industry in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement
Pop music's current biggest star and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end plan to tie the knot after a courtship of around two years. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced the move in a joint post on Instagram.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump celebrates private business job creation while touting federal job cuts
President Donald Trump bragged that he had laid off 84,000 federal workers.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli military says none of the five journalists killed on Monday were 'Hamas targets'
Israeli military says none of the five journalists killed on Monday were 'Hamas targets' The spokesperson for the Israeli military said on Tuesday that none of the five journalists Israel killed in a double-bombing of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza were "targets". There were, however, six Hamas targets in the vicinity, the spokesperson said, suggesting that would justify the attack.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Eli Lilly’s weight loss pill orforglipron clears its latest trial, paving way for approval
Eli Lilly now has the clinical trial data required to start filing for approvals of the drug for chronic weight management with global regulators.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:DR Congo, M23 rebels resume talks in Qatar after renewed violence in east
Qatar's foreign ministry said delegations were meeting in Doha to review the implementation of a truce signed in July.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Tariff exemption for small packages ends this week
Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the U.S. this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad
Portrait of a Lady seen in house near Buenos Aires, more than 80 years after it was looted from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.
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