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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanThe Medical Research Future Fund has grown far beyond its target. Why is so much of the money unused?
Trump’s war on science is threatening even Australian research projects. So why does a growing pot of medical research funds remain unallocated?
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Myanmar quake: Imam's grief for 170 killed as they prayed in Sagaing
Scores of Muslims in the town died when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Approves Creation of Guayana Esequiba State: A Step Toward Territorial Recovery
Venezuela moves to create Guayana Esequiba state after 90% public approval. Maduro accuses critics of ‘imperialist plots’ in escalating Guyana territorial dispute. Related: Venezuela Assures That it Will not Renounce the Right to the Esequibo Overwhelming Public Support for New State Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that more than 90% of the population has backed […]
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:I loved being a principal, but Australia has grown complacent about the growing violence directed at educators | Andy Mison
School principals are resilient but, in an alarming number of cases, their job harms them. We would not tolerate these conditions in other workplacesI’ve been lucky. I’ve enjoyed a rewarding career in education, including almost 15 years as a principal in the Northern Territory and the ACT. I’ve worked with wonderful teachers and administrative staff, and shared in the successes of hundreds of young people and their...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:South Korea’s ‘trial by media’ in spotlight after politician’s death amid assault claims
Chang Je-won was found dead in his office on Monday. Hours before, footage said to support sexual assault allegations against him was aired.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Australia election 2025 live: Dutton hints at cuts to ABC if he finds ‘waste’; Coalition to designate gas a ‘critical mineral’
Coalition senator Susan McDonald told a gas industry conference in Sydney the Coalition government’s plan if elected. Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Why Trump is going full steam ahead to keep China’s shipbuilding in dry dock
US policies to curb China’s perceived influence on global shipping and shipbuilding are facing pushback – but Trump seems unlikely to let up.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:NSW Health doctors to strike for three days over working conditions
NSW Health doctors will take part in a three-day strike next week to protest unsustainable workloads and chronic understaffing.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:A new COVID variant is on the rise. Here’s what to know about LP.8.1
LP.8.1, a descendant of Omicron, is driving a growing proportion of COVID infections in Australia and elsewhere.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:White House issues warning to China for war games near Taiwan
The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a warning to China after Beijing announced large-scale war games in the waters and airspace around Taiwan. The joint military drills, which were launched with no prior notice and included China's army, navy and air and rocket forces, were meant as a "severe warning and forceful containment against Taiwan...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Booker's speech tops 350 million likes on TikTok live
More than 350 million people liked Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) floor speech on TikTok live, as the senator approached 25 hours of holding the floor in the Senate chamber. By 7:07 p.m. EDT on Tuesday — just over 24 hours after Booker began his historic floor speech on Monday — more than 270 million people...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:SCOTUS to hear oral arguments in abortion-related case
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story SCOTUS to hear oral arguments in abortion-related case The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week on its first abortion-adjacent case since President Donald Trump returned to office in January. The Hill, Greg Nash SCOTUS...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:In Earthquake’s Aftermath, Major Myanmar Rebel Alliance Announces ‘Humanitarian Pause’
Could the devastation of the March 28 quake help catalyze a political solution to the country’s civil war?
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Trump nominee says he would have stopped Signal breach
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump nominee says he would have stopped Signal breach President Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer said he would have stopped a Signal chat among senior officials last month had he been in...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:A US senator has been speaking for 24 hours and he is still going
He began speaking at 7pm local time in Washington on Monday and is still going, more than 24 hours and 18 minutes later.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Could you watch 8 plays in 12 hours? How The Player Kings creates binge-worthy Shakespeare
This new production from Sport for Jove presents eight of Shakepeare’s history plays in order. It is stupendously absorbing and exquisitely realised.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in history
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday set a new record for the longest floor speech in Senate history, having held the floor for at least 24 hours and 19 minutes to decry potential GOP spending cuts in their looming tax bill and policies put in place by the Trump administration. Booker, the No. 4 member...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Living in ‘garbage time’: when 500 million Chinese change their spending habits, the world feels it
China’s vast middle class is now changing its values, aspirations and consumption habits in an era of much slower economic growth – dubbed ‘garbage time’.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Republican Randy Fine wins Florida special election for Waltz seat
Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) has won the special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating Democrat Josh Weil in what became a closely contested race in the deep-red district. Fine’s win will come as a relief for Republicans, who grew increasingly worried about the race as...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Andreessen Horowitz in talks to help buy out TikTok’s Chinese owners
Venture capital group could join last-gasp bid by allies of Donald Trump to take control of video app owned by ByteDance
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Live updates: GOP's Randy Fine wins Florida special election
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew the ire of House Democrats, who bashed the "outrageous" move as several Republicans bucked their party’s leadership. Nine Republicans — led by...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:An AI companion chatbot is inciting self-harm, sexual violence and terror attacks
Nomi AI is marketed as an “AI companion with memory and a soul”. But it has a much darker side which highlights the urgent need for enforceable AI safety standards.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Miners express concerns over recent Trump actions
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Safety official firings cause concerns for miners Reported firings at federal offices are creating concerns about the safety and health of coal miners. AP On Tuesday, massive layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) were expected to result in 873...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:In marathon speech, U.S. Senator Cory Booker accuses Trump of 'recklessly' attacking democratic institutions
Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker accused U.S. President Donald Trump of "recklessly" attacking the nation's democratic institutions in a speech that began at around 7 p.m. Monday and is approaching a Senate record for continuous speech.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:What's up with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking speech on the Senate floor?
In a record-breaking speech on the U.S. Senate floor, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker accused U.S. President Donald Trump of "recklessly" attacking the nation's democratic institutions.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:ByteDance-owned Douyin sheds lights on recommendation algorithm amid regulatory pressure
The Chinese version of TikTok has launched a special website that explains how the app recommends and ‘moderates’ content for its users.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:New poll: Does ‘America First’ mean abandoning Taiwan and Korea?
This article, originally published by Pacific Forum, is republished with permission. In his first administration, Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine reshaped US foreign policy, emphasizing economic nationalism, skepticism of military alliances and a focus on domestic priorities over international commitments. The Trump administration 2.0 further seeks to reevaluate military commitments abroad, reduce foreign aid,...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:World, markets on edge as Trump prepares for ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Donald Trump's US tariffs will take effect immediately after he unveils them on Wednesday, according to the White House.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Mass firings begin at government health agencies, including FDA, CDC and NIH
The Trump Administration began terminating thousands of staff and purging some of the top leaders at the Department of Health and Human Services. It included several key agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Matthew Herper of STAT News.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Greene rails against Luna proxy voting push
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) blasted Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Tuesday over her push to force a vote on a measure to allow proxy voting for new parents in Congress. That effort scored a significant win Tuesday, when nine House Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing a procedural rule that would have blocked...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Sydney's coast battered by massive swells and king tides
Huge swells, a massive king tide and storm surges have battered some of Sydney's beaches including Bondi in the city's east and Cronulla in the south overnight, with more damage set to come with another large high tide forecast later today.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Businesses brace for Trump’s new tariffs while Senate Democrats try to push back
The American public and U.S. trading partners are waiting for President Trump’s new set of tariffs, a plan he says is finalized and will be revealed on Wednesday. Trump's first two months back in office have seen him implement tariffs on countries like Canada and Mexico, only to reverse course days later. It’s not yet clear which countries will be taxed hardest. Geoff Bennett reports.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Real Madrid reach Copa del Rey final after ET thriller against Sociedad
Sociedad take Real to extra time in Madrid but the hosts capitalise on advantage from first leg to reach cup final.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Treated effluent water to grow crops, saving rivers and oceans
An irrigation scheme will divert nutrient-rich, treated effluent water to crops instead of into sensitive waterways after a $120 million project secured final approval in south-east Queensland.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Bondi directs federal prosecutors to pursue death penalty for Luigi Mangione
In our news wrap Tuesday, Attorney General Bondi directed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the body of a fourth Army soldier who died in Lithuania has been found and Israel struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut for the second time since a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect last November.
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