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In Japan, 6 in 10 admit being addicted to their phones: ‘definitely an issue’
A new survey reveals a surge in smartphone addiction in Japan post-pandemic, undermining well-being – especially among the young.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:
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We left the U.S. for Italy and pay $1,850 a month for our 3-bedroom apartment—we couldn't be happier
Doing Italy founder Thea Duncan Prando shares a look inside her home in Milan, Italy. "I feel incredibly blessed, and I couldn't be happier to be here."
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Maher slams Trump over Qatar jet, Middle East trip: ‘Bromance diplomacy’
Comedian Bill Maher slammed President Trump for accepting a luxury Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family and characterized the president's foreign trip to the Middle East, with stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, as “bromance diplomacy.” “He was in the Middle East this week. A lot of stuff happened. He’s...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Prisoners leave message telling guards escape was 'too easy'
Accused murderers are on the run after escaping prison with help from people on the inside, authorities say.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Can Australia make clothes again? The fashion council wants to find out
It has been decades since garment manufacturing flourished in Australia, but with rising pressures on the domestic fibre and fashion industry, a strategy is being developed to bring it back.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:1 person killed in 'intentional' explosion at California fertility clinic, police say
An explosion that heavily damaged a fertility clinic in the tony California city of Palm Springs appears to have been intentional, local authorities said. One person was found dead, and the FBI said it was sending investigators, including bomb technicians, to the scene.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Prison cells unearthed below pool highlight Tasmania's convict past
Tiny cells unearthed below an old swimming pool in the Tasmanian town of Oatlands shine a light on the "miserable existence" endured by inmates who were once imprisoned at a colonial-era jail that stood on the site.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Israeli attack kills 25 in Gaza's al-Mawasi
Israeli attack kills 25 in Gaza's al-Mawasi An Israeli attack on homes and tents in Mawasi, west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, has killed 25 Palestinians. The dead and injured were taken to the Kuwaiti field hospital and to Nasser Hospital, according to Al Jazeera.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Explosion outside fertility clinic in California kills 1; police say act appeared ‘intentional’
An explosion that heavily damaged a fertility clinic in the California city of Palm Springs appears to have been intentional, local authorities said. One person was found dead, and the FBI said it was sending investigators, including bomb technicians, to the scene.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Hamas proposes releasing some hostages in fresh talks after new Israel offensive
A new round of talks has taken place in Doha after Israel carried out airstrikes which killed hundreds.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:There are trillions of them, and they're hard at work across Australia
Australia's native ants do an incredible amount of environmental and agricultural heavy lifting. Here are 10 of our mighty little workers.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:International Museum Day: how China is aiming for cultural superpower status
While investment in cultural heritage is declining in the US and other countries, the ‘unique’ Chinese model is flourishing, observers said.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:The sacked Aussie, the Italian fugitive and an F1 giant's Hail Mary
In the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of Formula 1 racing, Alpine stand alone as the undisputed leader in chaos.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Crystal Palace seals historic FA Cup final win against Man City
Crystal Palace stuns Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final to win the first major trophy of its 164-year history, thanks to a goal from local hero Eberechi Eze.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Israel mobilizes new ground assault on Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages
Israel is mobilizing forces for a new ground assault in Gaza, after Palestinian officials said about 300 people died in waves of airstrikes over the past 72 hours. Israeli officials say the objective is to pressure Hamas into freeing the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Meanwhile, ceasefire talks resumed Saturday in Qatar. John Yang speaks with The Washington Post’s Gerry Shih for more.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Two dead in Swiss mountain avalanche
The police say that eight people were in the area on a ski tour and all but one were swept away.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump administration’s escalating feud with Harvard affects breast cancer research
The Trump administration's feud with major American universities escalated this week as a federal antisemitism task force notified Harvard that $450 million of the school’s research grants are being cut. That’s on top of the $2.2 billion it had previously frozen. Laura Barrón-López spoke with one of the affected researchers, Joan Brugge, director of Harvard’s Ludwig Cancer Center.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Ben Gvir: Israel must seize and occupy Gaza
Ben Gvir: Israel must seize and occupy Gaza Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, has called for seizing and occupying Gaza. "We must now enter Gaza with all our might and finish the job – occupying, seizing the territory, crushing the enemy, and freeing our hostages by force," he said on X. Ben Gvir claimed that "Hamas’s sudden ‘flexibility’ in the negotiations is not because it suddenly craved peace,...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Aging residents who established mining towns struggle to stay
The pioneers who helped build Queensland's mining towns in the 1960s and 70s are reaching retirement, but aged care services remain thin on the ground.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Tracing one Hmong family’s journey from Laos to Rhode Island
The Hmong are an ethnic group living primarily in China and Southeast Asia. There are communities of Hmong migrants across the globe. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Isabella Jibilian of Rhode Island PBS Weekly spoke with a Hmong family about their history and their journey to America.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:'Unprecedented and alarming': Bird flu has morphed to wipe out seals
Australia is surrounded by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever closer to these shores.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Queensland still making its mark in Canberra despite Dutton's exit
A maroon footy kicked around Government House is one way to announce Queensland's presence in Canberra, writes Claudia Williams.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Sunday shows preview: GOP divide derails Trump agenda; Biden’s mental acuity back in spotlight
House Republicans will reconvene on Sunday evening to find a path to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after encountering a hurdle during a key vote on Friday. Five fiscal hawks, arguing that the legislation insufficiently addressed work requirements for Medicaid and the federal deficit, blocked the measure from making it out of the House...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:DNC infighting threatens to throw party into 'chaos'
Infighting at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is threatening to consume Democratic leadership just as the midterms are starting to kick into gear. The tensions come after a DNC panel moved forward this week with the potential ouster of two elected officials, including gun control activist David Hogg. Now officials find themselves in a war...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Piastri maintains his cool to take pole ahead of Verstappen at Imola
F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri keeps calm under pressure to put McLaren on pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump shows signs of mounting frustration with Supreme Court
President Trump has expressed frustration with the Supreme Court after it blocked his administration's efforts to deport migrants with alleged ties to Venezuelan gangs, and has accused the court of being "played" by the Radical Left.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Anthony Albanese has an opportunity to build a legacy of real reform. Will he take it? | Julianne Schultz
With overwhelming support from the Australian people, the enormity of this moment should not be underestimatedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a dramatic departure from normal practice, Mr Crisis and Ms Opportunity have arrived arm-in-arm at the Australian front door. Usually – remember the pandemic – Mr Crisis arrives unexpectedly and noisily and leaves Ms Opportunity sitting in the car...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Ted O’Brien says Liberals need to reflect ‘modern Australia’ with more women in party
New deputy leader also signals he will be part of energy debate but stops short of saying whether nuclear reactors should remain policyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTed O’Brien says the Liberal party needs to expand to better reflect modern Australia, pledging to recruit more women and young people to help shape policy and stand for parliament.As the Coalition begins the long road back from...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:If you get lost in rugged bush, these are the SES searchers who’ll be sent to track you. Just don’t call them elite
When a missing person strays into ‘tiger country’, the call goes out to the volunteers from the NSW State Emergency Service’s specialist BSAR unitA few months ago a man was liloing down the Wollangambe River, a few hours north-west of Sydney, when he slipped and broke his leg.Clinging to a riverbank and unable to climb to safety, the man happened upon some incredibly good luck. Or rather, the luck chanced upon him....
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:A bridge too far: Brisbane grapples with the multimillion-dollar cost of revitalising an icon
Cash-strapped council may seek to raise funds from rate-payers, state and federal governments, or road users to fix 85-year-old Story Bridge Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen the ribbon was cut on Brisbane’s Story Bridge on 6 July 1940 it was not an auspicious time to open a new bridge.Five days earlier, the infamous Tacoma Narrows Bridge had opened in Washington State.Sign up for Guardian...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Ukraine criticizes Russia's 'sham' delegation to Istanbul
Ukraine and Russia failed to reach a ceasefire deal in Istanbul during talks this week. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says real progress won’t happen until he sits down with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Iran says it will continue nuclear negotiations with the U.S. despite Trump’s threats
The negotiations have reached the “expert” level, meaning the sides are trying to reach agreement on the details of a possible deal. PresidentDonald Trumphas repeatedly threatened tounleash airstrikes targeting Iran’s programif a deal isn’t reached.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Armenia and Azerbaijan’s leaders meet briefly in Tirana as peace agreement momentum continues
The meeting signals a continuing momentum after the two South Caucasus rival neighbours announced in March that they had finalised the text of a historic peace agreement to end decades of war over the Karabakh region.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:EU watches high-stakes presidential election in Romania
The hard-right "sovereignist" George Simion is going head-to-head with the pro-EU liberal Nicusor Dan in Sunday's presidential runoff in Romania. A Simion victory could trigger a crisis in the European Union.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:EU watches nail-biter presidential election in Romania
The hard-right "sovereignist" George Simion is going head-to-head with the pro-EU liberal Nicusor Dan in Sunday's presidential runoff in Romania. A Simion victory could trigger a crisis in the European Union.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source: