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'Sacrificial community' pushes back against $1.5b waste incinerator
The facility proposed for Parkes could turn 600,000 tonnes of waste into energy each year, but residents fear it may have dangerous health consequences.
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US sanctions Chinese nationals and Hong Kong firm for aiding Iran missile programme
The move comes a day after fresh US sanctions on Iranian oil sales to China, under Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:'We're on the cusp': Launch of Australia's first home-grown rocket delayed
After years of planning and preparations, Gilmour Space Technologies finally has clearance to launch its 23-metre Eris rocket from a purpose-built pad in north Queensland.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:US and China Suspend Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days: A Step Toward Global Economic Cooperation
The United States and China officially announce a 90-day suspension of reciprocal tariffs, easing trade tensions and opening the way for a fairer and more balanced economic dialogue. Related: European Markets Surge After China-U.S. Trade Talks On May 14, 2025, the United States and China officially suspended the reciprocal tariffs they had imposed for months, […]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Wall Street’s dramatic rebound catches big investors off-guard
Also in today’s newsletter, western carmakers risk wipeout in China, and Qatar orders up to 210 Boeing jets
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Nicaragua Celebrates Return of Girl Maikelys Espinoza Bernal from Venezuela
Nicaragua welcomes back Maikelys Espinoza Bernal thanks to Venezuelan President Maduro’s efforts. The government condemns her forced separation as an act of “barbarism.” Related: The Rescue of Maikelys Makes It All Worthwhile: President Maduro This Wednesday, the Nicaraguan government expressed its satisfaction over the return of Maikelys Espinoza Bernal, made possible through the efforts of […]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Why Gulf countries are fertile ground for Chinese EV makers’ growth
The region could serve as a staging ground for Chinese carmakers seeking to bypass tariff-related disruptions and access Western markets.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Environmental Defenders Office funding completely cut in Queensland
The office provides legal aid to those dealing with environmental and planning disputes and has received about $500,000 per year over the past five years from the Queensland government.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Israel is sending 'signal' it not interested in negotiating a ceasefire, Qatar says
Israel is sending 'signal' it not interested in negotiating a ceasefire, Qatar says Israel's attacks inGazathis week send the signal they are not interested in negotiating a ceasefire, Qatar's prime minister told CNN in an interview on Wednesday. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said a US-backed Israeli plan for humanitarian aid distribution was unnecessary, stressing the United Nations...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Dem drops effort to force impeachment vote — for now
The House will not vote this week on resolutions related to impeaching President Trump, lending a victory to Democratic leaders who have been cold to the idea. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) has introduced seven articles of impeachment, and this week he launched the process of forcing his resolution to the House floor for a vote....
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Low-intensity alternatives to run clubs gain popularity
Outdoor exercise groups surge in popularity as people look for low-intensity alternatives to keeping fit while staying social.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Harvard president takes 25 percent pay cut amid funding battle with Trump
Harvard President Alan Garber has decided to take a 25 percent pay cut as the university faces multiple financial hits in its battle with the Trump administration. A spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that Garber will take the voluntary pay cut for the next financial year from July 2025 to June 2026. His financial package was...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:NOAA seeks to reassign employees to fill 'critically understaffed' weather service offices
The Trump administration is seeking to reassign other employees to “critically understaffed” offices in the National Weather Service (NWS), according to an internal document. The move to reassign these other employees comes after the administration fired hundreds of people at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including some staff at the NWS. The service...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Tensions flare as immigration battle runs hot
{beacon} THE FIGHT OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S immigration policies is growing in intensity, with emotions running hot on both sides of the aisle. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused three Democratic lawmakers of committing “felonies” during a scuffle with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials at a detention facility in New Jersey last week. Newark...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Celsius, compression socks and Cava: How lawmakers survived an all-nighter
The House Energy and Commerce Committee burned the midnight oil. The panel —which has jurisdiction over one of the largest parts of the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” —held an around-the-clock markup this week, kicking off the action at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and continuing through the night before finally wrapping up at roughly 4:30 p.m....
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Spanish foreign ministry declares Botswana safest country in Africa
The Spanish foreign ministry has declared Botswana the least risky country for travel in Africa, while Sudan, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, and Somalia are considered the most dangerous.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The US Should Protect Exiled Cuban Dissidents
Click to expand Image Rapper Eliecer Marquez Duany, also known as "El Funky" listens to a congressional roundtable on human right abuses in Cuba, July 10, 2023, in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, US. 2023 Marta Lavandier/AP Photo Last week, a group of 14 exiled Cuban dissidents living in the United States senta letter to the US government and several members of Congress, urging officials to help them obtain legal status in...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Putin is not going to Istanbul to meet Zelenskyy, so who will represent Russia?
Vladimir Putin will not travel to Turkey and is instead sending the deputy foreign affairs and defence ministers, the head of his military intelligence, and the presidential aide, who will lead the delegation, the Kremlin announced late on Wednesday.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:How one concussion led to a saga forcing the AFL into a stunning backflip
The AFL is embroiled in a firestorm following the serious concussion sustained by Collingwood's Lachie Schultz, and the miscommunication that has followed.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Over 90 Killed in Gaza Airstrikes Since Early Wednesday this Week
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens as Israeli airstrikes claim over 52,928 lives and 119,846 injuries since October 2023. Civilians face relentless attacks, famine, and displacement. Read the latest updates. Related: Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 52,900 as Israeli Attacks Intensify The situation in the Gaza Strip grows increasingly dire following recent Israeli bombings, which have […]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: tears of Yang Hengjun, Greens to pick new leader, how labels fool shoppers
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. A Chinese Australian academic jailed for life in China and whose health is failing has written an emotional letter to Anthony Albanese thanking him for his efforts to obtain his freedom.Plus: the Greens’ parliamentary caucus meets today to elect a new leader,...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Bukele Intensifies Repression and Restricts NGOs with Controversial Foreign Agents Law in El Salvador
President Nayib Bukele pushes a law imposing a 30% tax on NGO donations amid escalating human rights violations and repression against peasant communities and social defenders in El Salvador. Related: Matt Gaetz Documentary Exposes Inhumane Conditions for Venezuelan Detainees in El Salvador’s CECOT Megaprison President Nayib Bukele has announced a Foreign Agents Law project that […]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri to be released from detention in Texas
Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri to be released from detention in Texas Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 21:00 Suri is now the third pro-Palestinian advocate to be released from detention within a short span of time A demonstrator protesting against the detention of advocates for Palestine holds a sign in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on 19 April 2025 (Aashish Kiphayet via Reuters...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Congress Begins Repeal of Clean Energy Tax Credits With ‘Sledgehammer Approach’
Congress began tearing down the most consequential climate policy it had ever passed as torrents from a 1,000-mile-long atmospheric river lashed Washington, D.C. The worst impacts of Tuesday’s storm were far up the Potomac River. Any concerns about how the United States would grapple with the increasingly intense weather of a warming world receded to […]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Warren Buffett tells WSJ he stepped aside as CEO after finally feeling old
"I didn't really start getting old … until I was about 90," Buffett said. "But when you start getting old, it does become — it's irreversible."
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:US Pro-Palestine group faces 'baseless' legal challenge after winning lawsuit
US Pro-Palestine group faces 'baseless' legal challenge after winning lawsuit Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 20:14 American Muslims for Palestine is under investigation for the same allegations that were thrown out in a separate lawsuit earlier this month Palestinian flags fly behind a statue of Jesuit bishop John Carroll, founder of Georgetown University, at a campus rally in Washington, DC, on 23...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Can we confront cancel culture by finding common ground between moderate leftists and ‘wokists’?
A. C. Grayling’s new book Discriminations explores the history and ethics of cancelling and exclusion, sounding a warning against ideological intolerance.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Justice on demand? The true crime podcasts serving up Erin Patterson’s mushroom murder trial
Unlike cold case investigations, real-time true crime pods unpack the complex issues of a case while it’s still under judgement.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:As Geopolitical Competition Heats up, China Is Eyeing the Caribbean
China continues to mount a challenge to U.S. power and influence in the Caribbean Community bloc, as this grouping feels increasingly boxed in by Trump 2.0.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Israeli army fire hits UN south Lebanon base for first time since ceasefire
UN peacekeepers says incident first of its kind since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire last November.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trans troops facing removal from U.S. military wrestle with uncertain future
Being separated from the military would mean “the closing of one chapter and the beginning of the other, but unfortunately not on my own terms,” one service member said.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Germany’s new chancellor to pursue ‘strategic de-risking’ from China
With ‘international order changing profoundly’, Friedrich Merz says China’s relations with Russia are an area of ‘great concern’.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Singer Cassie describes abusive relationship with Diddy in court testimony
Singer says Sean 'Diddy' Combs routinely beat her and threatened to ruin her career with videos of sexual encounters.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:AMD announces $6 billion buyback; shares climb 4%
The authorization is in addition to $4 billion in existing approved share repurchases, the company said.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Israel doesn’t have a plane to offer Trump. So how does it maintain influence?
The dynamics are shifting in the Middle East under a U.S. president who sees the world through a financial lens.
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