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Morning Mail: Lidia Thorpe reveals complaint against Dorinda Cox, Victorian Liberals accused of hypocrisy, Putin βhas toβ respond to drone attack
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Lidia Thorpe says she was one of the people who made a bullying complaint about former Greens senator Dorinda Cox to the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service. Staying with politics, the Guardian can exclusively reveal several Victorian Liberals have criticised the...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:
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Gippsland residents fear erosion measures no match for rising tides
The Victorian government spent more than $500,000 earlier this year on protective works that have already failed to stop erosion in a coastal community.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Maintains Full Oil Production in 2025: National Industry Drives Economic Recovery
Venezuelaβs oil sector achieves full production across all wells in 2025, with Vice President Delcy RodrΓguez highlighting the role of oil workers and strategic sectors in the nationβs robust economic rebound. Related: Venezuela Captures Group of Terrorists in the East: President Maduro Reaffirms Commitment to Peace and Justice in Sucre Venezuelaβs oil industry has reached [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire
US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire Fourteen members of the 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday voted in favour of calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, but a US veto killed the resolution. The UNSC has five permanent nations with veto power, and another ten that rotate membership. The US said it cannot vote for a resolution that blames Israel, rather than Hamas, for the...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:SA's 2025 budget has come dressed in a police uniform. Here's why
With a state election only nine months away, the Malinauskas government is keen to use this budget to spruik its law and order credentials.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Bowel cancer rates are declining in people over 50. But why are they going up in younger adults?
Some of the proposed reasons include diet and lifestyle factors, and even the gut microbiome. But ultimately we donβt know.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europeβs hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it
Parts of the Atlantic Ocean are again much warmer than normal, priming Europe for more extreme heat this summer.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Australian kids BYO lunches to school. There is a healthier way to feed students
Australia is one of the few high-income countries that does not provide children with a daily nutritious meal at school.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Getting away with it β¦ sort of. How a dictator and a fugitive Nazi advanced international human rights law
In 38 Londres Street, Philippe Sands brings to light the struggle to hold Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and former Nazi Walther Rauff accountable.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:South Africa Should Address Violence Against Children
Click to expand Image People protesting against the abuse of girls, Durban, South Africa, April 1, 2025. 2025 Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images As South Africa commemorates Child Protection Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the safety and wellbeing of children, a recent spate of violent attacks highlights how children in the country are still often left unprotected.Despite legislation that protects...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Reddit sues AI startup Anthropic for breach of contract, 'unfair competition'
Reddit's lawsuit against Anthropic is the latest generative AI battle to find its way to the courtroom.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Biggest 3D tapestry in Australia took 10,000 hours to make
One clear, bold vision and thousands of hours of specialised, meticulous work have resulted in Welcome to Country, a groundbreaking tapestry soon to go on show in Melbourne's west.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:GHF suspends aid: Timeline of a βdeath trapβ in Gaza
More than 100 Palestinians have been killed trying to get aid at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centres.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Handful of US lawmakers demand Trump ban the Muslim Brotherhood
Handful of US lawmakers demand Trump ban the Muslim Brotherhood Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 06/04/2025 - 17:33 Senator Ted Cruz and Jared Moskowitz are leading calls for the political group to be banned Ted Cruz is leading the calls to have the Muslim Brotherhood designated a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (Drew Angerer/AFP) Off Calls on Capitol Hill are mounting to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Trump tax bill would add $2.4 trillion to deficits, Congressional Budget Office says
The Trump-backed budget bill has come under fire from former DOGE head Elon Musk and some GOP senators as it moves through Congress.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:SutamarchΓ‘nβs Great Tomatina: A Celebration of Tradition and Agriculture
The Great Tomatina of SutamarchΓ‘n once again turned the streets of this picturesque Colombian town into a sea of red, bringing together thousands of participants in a festival that honors the local tomato-based economy. Inspired by Spainβs La Tomatina, this Colombian version has become a major cultural event, attracting visitors from across the country and [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Israeli bombing of Daraa in Syria a 'provocation', foreign minister says
Israeli bombing of Daraa in Syria a 'provocation', foreign minister says AfterIsraeliair strikes targeted southernSyriaon Wednesday morning - just hours after two missiles were launched from there towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - the Syrian foreign minister called Israel's actions "a provocation". Asaad al-Shaibani said Syria does "not seek war" and "demands respect for the 1974 Disengagement Agreement"...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography
The content is contrary to the nation's "laws, culture, customs, and traditions", the information minister says.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Edmund White, groundbreaking bard of gay literature, dies at 85
White documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as βA Boyβs Own Storyβ and βThe Beautiful Room is Empty.β
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Indian cricket titan Virat Kohli wins elusive league title after retirement announcement
When Virat Kohli, one of India's greatest cricketers, realized his 17-year dream of winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) title with his longtime team the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the moment brought tears to his eyes.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Leaders of Canada and Mexico lash out at Trump steel tariff hike
Canada's Mark Carney calls the 50-percent tariff increase 'illegal', while Mexico's Sheinbaum weighs countermeasures.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:OpenAI tops 3 million paying business users, launches new features for workplace
The users are comprised of ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Team and ChatGPT Edu customers, OpenAI said.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Aging Pennsylvania Power Plant to Keep Running After Trump Order on Eve of Shutdown
A half-century-old Pennsylvania power plant fueled by oil and natural gas will keep running beyond its scheduled shutdown date following an order from the Trump administration just one day before it was due to retire. The Eddystone Generating Station near Philadelphia was to close permanently last Saturday because its owner determined it no longer made [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Nicaragua and Honduras Congratulate South Koreaβs New President Lee Jae-Myung
He won the election with 49.42% of the vote, defeating his main rival, Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party. On Wednesday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sent his congratulations to Lee Jae-myung on his election as president of South Korea. RELATED: Ortega Murilloβs Visit to Moscow Strengthens Russia-Nicaragua Ties βOn behalf of the People [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:The world is full of unexploded bombs
Three bombs dating back to World War II were defused in Cologne this week. Evacuations to allow ordnance disposal experts to defuse bombs are a frequent occurrence in Germany, as well as all over the world.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Transnational Far Right Uses Fake News to Fuel Student Revolt in Cuba
Experts have described this approach as a βFourth-Generation Warfare Operation.β In recent days, Cuba has been the target of a new media and political offensive organized by the transnational far right, which seeks to exploit university studentsβ reaction to increased Internet rates to advance a destabilizing agenda. RELATED: Cuba Introduces Internet Tariff Adjustments Following Popular [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Muslims Gathers in the City of Mecca for the Hajj
Muslims from around the world are gathering in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca for the annual Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Over the coming days, they will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 years ago. And as in previous years, they will also [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Armeniaβs Justice System Excludes Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities
Click to expand Image The Criminal Court of Appeal building in Yerevan, Armenia, July 12, 2018. 2018 Asatur Yesayants/Sputnik via AP Photo Vahagn Petrosyan was 36 years old when a court stripped him of his legal capacity in September 2015, claiming his psychosocial disability prevented him from being able to make his own decisions. For years he endured neglect and violence in institutions, without the right to control...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Sudan: Five Civilians Killed in an Attack on a Aid Convoy
Five people have been killed in an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Sudan, the United Nations confirmed on Tuesday. The attack happened on Monday night, near the town of El Koma in North Darfur province, as the convoy was trying to reach El Fasher city. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Stephane Dujarric, the [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Putin planning to retaliate for Ukraine drone attack, says Trump
US president says after call with Russian counterpart that Moscow is not ready for βimmediate peaceβ with Kyiv
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Texas hospital that sent woman home with nonviable pregnancy violated the law, federal inquiry finds
A federal investigation has found that a Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:From Italy to Japan, most people have negative views of Israel, poll finds
From Italy to Japan, most people have negative views of Israel, poll finds Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 06/04/2025 - 18:15 Negative views of Israel outweigh positive ones even in countries that are traditionally strong backers, like Hungary and Poland Israeli troops walk near the rubble of a Palestinian house after it was demolished by the army, in Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 8 May 2025 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:AI finds Dead Sea Scrolls are older than first thought
An AI trained on radiocarbon dating suggests some Dead Sea Scrolls might be older than previously thought. The findings could reshape our understanding of Judaism and early Christianity.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:How Germany's former foreign minister failed Gaza - then got a top UN job
How Germany's former foreign minister failed Gaza - then got a top UN job Submitted by Pauline Ertel on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 13:00 Baerbock's relentless support for Israel, despite the massive suffering of Palestinian women and children, exposed her 'feminist foreign policy' as hollow Annalena Baerbock, then foreign minister, speaks in Berlin in February 2025 (Tobias Schwarz/AFP) Off United Nations member states on Monday...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds
Scientists have long known that changes in temperature can affect the risks and spread of infectious diseases by altering the biology and behavior of pathogens and their hosts, from butterflies to people. And evidence that climate change can exacerbate more than half of known human pathogenic diseases has underscored the urgency of understanding how extreme [β¦]
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