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US explored energy deals with Russia during Ukraine peace talks
US and Russia discussed energy deals during Ukraine peace talks, while Trumpβs new tariffs on India over Russian oil triggered on Wednesday
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:
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South Africa: Most Crimes Against Women Committed by Spouses - Stats SA
[allAfrica] Stats SA's victim crime report has revealed that 60% of crimes against women in the country are committed by spouses, friends, acquaintances and other relatives.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:China's industrial profits narrow declines to 1.5% in July as Beijing clamps down on price wars
Industrial profits narrowed declines in July as Beijing stepped up efforts to bolster domestic consumption and curb price wars sweeping across sectors.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:India's $434 billion merchandise exports engine: What's at stake as Trump's 50% tariffs kick in
Analysts warn that the higher U.S. tariffs risk substantially diminishing the allure of Indian exports to the U.S., compared to regional peers.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:EU and Spain risk rights abuse complicity in Mauritania, says Human Rights Watch
The EU and Spain incentivised repression in Mauritania primarily against black African people attempting to get to Europe irregularly, says Human Rights Watch.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:The Brussels Bubble is a conveyor belt of potential, crushed into uniformity
Brussels markets itself as the home of visionary policy, yet it breeds a culture where vision is impossible. The EU says it wants to win the global race on innovation, but the very people tasked with thinking about that innovation are too drained, too precarious, too unheard to imagine alternatives.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: Why Britain's fiscal watchdog is under pressure to reform
Ian King takes a look at the debate engulfing the Office for Budget Responsibility, the U.K.'s independent fiscal watchdog.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Thai Government Grants Refugees From Myanmar the Right to Work
Humanitarian funding cuts and the ongoing exodus of Cambodian workers have prompted Bangkok to reverse course on a long-standing policy.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Putin acts like he doesn't care about peace. Russia's economy could depend on it
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not show much interest in pursuing peace. Recession risks in Russia might make him think twice.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:How this 30-year-old billionaire spends money, from Uber Eats deals to a $30 million mansion
"I really have an ick for depreciating assets, but I did splurge on one, and that would probably be my Ferrari," billionaire Lucy Guo tells CNBC Make It.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Linda Reynolds wins defamation case against Brittany Higgins in WA supreme court β video
A Western Australian supreme court has found that Brittany Higgins defamed her former boss, ex-senator Linda Reynolds. Delivering his judgment on Wednesday, Justice Paul Tottle ruled that three social media posts in dispute were defamatory to Reynolds, and that in two of the three Higgins could not establish a defence of truth or otherwise. In the third post, Tottle found Higgins had a valid defence of honest opinion,...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Australia faces a home insurance reckoning β and we can learn from Californiaβs bold move
The California approach promises to keep home insurance prices stable, ensure coverage in high-risk areas, and make homes safer as climate change worsens.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Mr Squiggle entertained Australiaβs children for 40 years. Now, heβs back in the spotlight
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Australia pays tribute to one of Australiaβs most beloved childrenβs television icons.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank to Rebrand Devalued Currency
[New Zimbabwe] THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has unveiled plans to launch newly designed ZWG notes, effectively dumping the old 'defiled' versions in a move set to trigger yet another wave of shock across the markets.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Why are police a target for sovereign citizen violence?
The alleged shooter in the Porepunkah police killings was reportedly a sovereign citizen - a group with often deep antagonism towards authority figures.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: From gamblers to investors?
China's retail investors are getting savvier, thanks in part to hard lessons and a surge of online information.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Uni students are using AI to βask stupid questionsβ and get feedback on their work
Research shows nearly half of surveyed Australian university students use generative artificial intelligence for feedback.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Power play: CATL driving Chinaβs foreign policy in SE Asia
Chinaβs battery-making titan CATL is transforming electric vehicle batteries from mere commodities into strategic tools of foreign policy across the Asia-Pacific. Backed by massive investments spanning Southeast Asiaβs entire battery value chainβfrom raw materials to recyclingβCATL has extended its influence in line with Beijingβs global industrial ambitions. The critical question for ASEAN and regional players [β¦] The...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses
Click to expand Image Two men near a wooden boat known as a pirogue, traditionally used for fishing in Mauritania and West Africa, on a beach in Nouakchott, Mauritania, June 28, 2022. Pirogues have been frequently used by migrants seeking to cross the Atlantic Ocean to reach Spainβs Canary Islands. 2022 Lauren Seibert/Human Rights Watch Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Taylor Swift is engaged. Sheβs been getting her fans ready for this moment for 20 years
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have announced their engagement to an outpouring of love. What is it about Swift that encourages such emotional reactions?
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Why grow plants in space? They can improve how we produce food and medicine on Earth
Space inventions we all take for granted include everything from smartphone cameras to car sun shades. Plants are the next frontier.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix's most viewed film ever
It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the animated musical.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Chinaβs Mao has nothing on Chairman Trump
If imitation really is the highest form of flattery, Xi Jinpingβs economic team is surely blushing at Donald Trumpβs China-style policy pivots. US President Trumpβs esteem for the Chinese leader has long been evident to geopolitical experts. But the last 10 days have seen a whirlwind of Trump policy moves that might shock even thePolitburoin [β¦] The post Chinaβs Mao has nothing on Chairman Trump appeared first on Asia...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Without a subtle hand, Chalmers' βabundanceβ just becomes a new way of serving up the free marketβs greatest hits | Peter Lewis
In the abstract, Jim Chalmers cutting red tape for productivity in Australia makes perfect sense. But at the human level, the case for intervention is compellingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe curtain has fallen on the treasurerβs economic roundtable, otherwise known as βCanberra Coachellaβ; a nod to the annual music festival held in...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:UN demands justice over Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital
An initial Israeli military report says the attack targeted a "Hamas camera" and identified "gaps" for further investigation.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Trump move to oust Fed governor shakes US market credibility
The fate of Lisa Cook, who is fighting attempts by President Donald Trump to remove her from the Federal Reserveβs Board of Governors, has huge implications for a keystone of good economic policy: central bank independence. At the heart of her firing attempt β and other moves to undermine the Fed by the Trump administration [β¦] The post Trump move to oust Fed governor shakes US market credibility appeared first on Asia...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Whatβs behind the rise in gun ownership in Australia?
There are more guns in Australia now than before the Port Arthur massacre in 1996. Why? And who is buying firearms?
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Queensland is creating a public child sex offender register. Will it keep people safer?
If legislation passes, the register would be the first public one in Australia, but evidence shows they do little do protect people.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:In a post-truth world, what happens if we canβt trust US economic data any more?
As Trump works to undermine US economic institutions, some Wall Street traders are making money from private data sources that pre-empt official statistics.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Who is Dezi Freeman, the 'sovereign citizen' wanted for killing police?
The conspiracy theorist once tried to arrest a magistrate and prosecute the state premier for treason.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman βheavily armedβ and still at large, police say β video
Victoria police have a βwide cordonβ set up as part of a βvery wide search areaβ for Dezi Freeman, the man suspected of shooting and killing two police officers and injuring a third at a rural Victorian property. 'We are pouring every resource into this search for this person,' Victoria police chief commissioner, Mike Bush, said. Bush said police had met with Freeman's partner and children and were yet to confirm any...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Microsoft had police remove protesters who stormed office over work with Israeli military
Of the seven people who entered the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith, two were employees, he told reporters during a briefing.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Indonesia Has Secured US Tariff Exemptions for Products Including Palm Oil, Minister Says
While Jakarta and Washington have agreed to the outlines of a trade agreement, there are a lot of details still to be worked out.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Russia outsmarts France with nuclear power move in Niger
A proposal to build a nuclear plant in Niger may not come to fruition, but that is not the point.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Whatβs the best way to support autistic kids with mild to moderate delay?
Autistic kids need love, to learn through everyday activities and strong connections with family, culture and community. Hereβs whatβs best practice to support them.
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