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Rare 'scraggly looking' Tasmanian eucalypt thrives while others die
Plant scientist Rebecca Jones recommends planting the heat-tolerant Risdon peppermint, which is currently found only on Hobart's eastern shore.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:
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Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office says
Former PresidentJoe Bidenwas diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone, his office said Sunday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu says Israel will allow 'basic amount' of aid into Gaza
Netanyahu says Israel will allow 'basic amount' of aid into Gaza Israel will allow a "basic amount" of humanitarian aid into Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said. "Due to the need to expand the fighting, we will introduce a basic amount of food to the residents of Gaza to ensure no famine occurs," the Israeli prime minister's office said. This comes more than two months after Israel imposed a total blockade on...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Why is southern Australia in drought โ and when will it end?
Southern Australia is suffering some of the lowest rainfall levels on record. The drought wonโt break until the return of low pressure systems bringing heavy rain.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Wine is still Australiaโs most popular alcoholic drink โ but many producers face an uncertain future
Changing consumer tastes and the dominance of a few big players are putting sustained pressure on the industry โ especially smaller producers.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:AI is moving fast. Climate policy provides valuable lessons for how to keep it in check
Existing efforts to regulate AI share a limitation: theyโre built around intended use, not the messy, creative and often unintended ways it is actually being used.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
Former President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, his spokesperson announced on Sunday. "Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms," according to a statement from Biden's personal office. "On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan wins presidency over hard-right pro-Trump rival
Bucharest mayor made last-minute dash to top in recent days after weeks of trailing George Simion, who conceded defeat late on Sunday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:The UN says global hunger has hit a new high
Nearly 300 million people faced acute hunger in 2024.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces make Palestinian man demolish his own home
Israeli forces make Palestinian man demolish his own home Israeli authorities have forced a Palestinian man to demolish his own home in the Shu'fat refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli soldiers claimed the building had no permit, Wafa news agency has reported. Meanwhile, east of Bethlehem in the Rabi'a area, settlers forced Palestinians to leave their land at gunpoint, according to Wafa.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Clearer skies ahead for Queensland as sunshine returns after wet autumn
The weather bureau predicts scattered showers for the south-east on Monday and Tuesday, before sunny conditions take over for the rest of the week into next weekend.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zelensky briefs Vance, Rubio on Russia-Ukraine talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday to discuss peace talk negotiations held with Russia as the Trump administration seeks to broker a ceasefire in the three-year conflict. Zelensky said in a statement that he briefed the U.S. officials about talks held on Friday with...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:IVF patient whose embryo doesn't comply with new donor laws gets go ahead for treatment
The Queensland government says it's considering amendments to IVF legislation after some patients were told they would be unable to proceed with treatment under new laws.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Exit polls: Rafaล Trzaskowski to narrowly win Polish presidential election first round
According to preliminary exit polls, the mayor of Warsaw Rafaล Trzaskowski won the first round of the presidential election in Poland on Sunday, followed by Karol Nawrocki. The two politicians will face each other in the second round on 1 June.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Deadly blast rocks police station in eastern Syria, killing three: Report
Explosion reported in Al-Mayadeen, in the Deir az Zor countryside, also wounds several people.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Center-right wins Portugalโs election โ but not a majority
The countryโs parliament will remain fractured, with the far-right Chega party and the Socialists tied for second place.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:NZ Budget 2025: economic forecasting is notoriously difficult, but global uncertainty is making it harder
Thereโs no crystal ball when it comes to the future of New Zealandโs economy. But to understand the upcoming budget, people need to understand why forecasting is so hard.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:144 Palestinians killed since dawn in Gaza
144 Palestinians killed since dawn in Gaza The death toll in Gaza since dawn on Sunday has risen to 144, according to medical authorities in the besieged enclave. The chief of Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, also said a "gruesome milestone" has been reached as the death toll of Unrwa workers killed in Gaza passed 300. "The vast majority of staff were killed by the Israeli Army with their children &...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Clyburn denies Biden's decline: 'Never saw anything that I thought was unusual'
Rep. James Clyburn, a close confidant of former President Biden, defended Biden's cognitive abilities, citing their frequent interactions and Biden's ability to lead the country despite some reports of memory lapses.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Centrist Warsaw mayor narrowly wins Polish presidential vote โ but runoff looms
Parties that oppose the government of PM Donald Tusk did better than those that back him โ creating a problem for Rafaล Trzaskowski.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:India: Outrage after Cambridge-educated Muslim academic arrested over online post
India: Outrage after Cambridge-educated Muslim academic arrested over online post Submitted by Imran Mulla on Sun, 05/18/2025 - 18:45 Ali Khan Mahmudabad was arrested after praising India's military operations against Pakistan while criticising attacks on Indian Muslims Ali Khan Mahmudabad, 42, is a British-educated associate professor of political science at Ashoka University (Ashoka University) Off Outrage has...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Romania election: Pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan wins runoff
Pro-EU Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan has won Sunday's presidential runoff against George Simion, the leader of the hard-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zinke says GOP budget wonโt harm the needy: 'People who deserve benefits are going to get the benefits'
Rep. Ryan Zinke expressed concern over the country's debt and advocated for states to shoulder the burden of federal programs like Medicaid and SNAP, while defending proposed Medicaid work requirements and the 2017 tax cuts.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy meets with Vance and European leaders ahead of high-stakes Trump-Putin call
The discussions came as Russia launched what Ukraine called its largest drone barrage against Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022, after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire Friday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Argentinaโs Buenos Aires Vote in Key Legislative Elections for Far-righter Milei
Polling stations opened this Sunday at 08.00 local time (11.00 GMT) in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, that elects local representatives in key elections for the aspirations of the party of the ultra-rightist president Javier Milei to be the main representative of the Argentine right-wing. RELATED: SouthCom Chief Meets With Milei in Argentina Approximately [โฆ]
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Airstrikes kill at least 103 people as Israel launches ‘extensive’ new ground offensive in Gaza
Israel launched โextensiveโ new ground operations inthe Gaza Stripwhile airstrikes in itsnew offensivekilled at least 103 people, including dozens of children, overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics said. The bombardment forced northern Gaza's main hospital to close as it reported direct strikes.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Romaniaโs pro-West candidate Nicuศor Dan wins presidential election in dramatic comeback
Stakes have never been this high in Romania's post-communist history, as Romanians voted in a crucial and polarised presidential election runoff on Sunday, in which centrist Nicuศor Dan faced nationalist George Simion.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Pro-EU moderate Nicuศor Dan wins Romanian presidential election stunner
Bucharest mayor fends off challenge from hard-right firebrand George Simion, who conceded defeat after initially declaring himself the winner.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Suspect believed to be only person killed in California fertility clinic blast, FBI says
The FBI said on Sunday that it believes the suspect in Saturday's explosion at a Californiafertility clinic, which it described as an"intentional act of terrorism,"was the only person killed in the incident.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Israel issues forced displacement orders for central Gaza
Israel issues forced displacement orders for central Gaza The Israeli military has issued forced displacement orders to Palestinian civilians in central-eastern Gaza. Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee designated multiple neighbourhoods in the area as red zones. "This is a final and preemptive warning before the attack," he said in a post on X. "We will attack with extreme force every area used to launch...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Turn Out in Portugalโs Legislative Elections Is 48.28% Until Mid-Afternoon
Participation in the legislative elections in Portugal this Sunday was 48.28% until 4:00 PM local time (3:00 PM GMT), according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Administration (Interior Ministry). RELATED: Portugalโs Ruling Conservative Coalition Leads Polls The rate is lower than that recorded in the legislative elections of March 2024, when it was [โฆ]
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Russia launched war's largest drone attack ahead of Putin-Trump call, Ukraine says
The barrage comes ahead of a planned call between Presidents Trump and Putin on Monday, as the US pushes for a ceasefire.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Venezuela To Hold Popular Consultation for Youth on July 27
The president of Venezuela, Nicolรกs Maduro, announced this Saturday that next July 27 will be held a popular consultation aimed at young people in the country, in a democratic event that โwill allow young people to lead community projects.โ RELATED: โThe People Are Unstoppableโ: Maduro Drives Second 2025 Popular Consultation as Pillar of Communal Democracy [โฆ]
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:FBI investigates explosion at California fertility clinic as an act of terrorism
A 25-year-old man the FBI believes was responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic left behind โanti-pro-lifeโ writings before carrying out an attack investigators are calling an act of terrorism, authorities said Sunday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:French interior minister wins leadership of top conservative partyย
Bruno Retailleau has become a well-known figure in French politics since joining the government in September.
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