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Responsible gambling โ tools, tips, and taking charge
With the spotlight on the South African gambling industry, hereโs everything you need to know about keeping the experience fun, safe, and firmly in your control. Responsible gambling is a shared commitment and the ultimate responsibility lies with the player. Staying informed and recognising when to take a break are key. Online gambling has been [โฆ]
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Beyond birth rates: Spain fertility crisis โ explained
In Spain, fertility is not only declining โ women are also having nearly one child fewer than they intend. In the midst of a broader European demographic decline, experts point to acute economic uncertainty, labour instability, and persistent gender inequality as key drivers.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Chalmers says Labor will push ahead with delayed super tax plan despite Spender urging rethink
Treasurer says changes are โrelatively modestโ but are important in the context of the budgetGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers says Labor will push ahead with delayed changes to tax treatment for superannuation accounts worth more than $3m, stressing the moves are modest and will apply to politicians and public servants on defined benefit schemes.Coalition MPs โ including newly...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Where in the world is the U.S. trying to deport 3rd-country migrants?
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At PoW homecoming, some Ukrainian families reunite as others seek word on loved ones
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Ontario signs deals with Saskatchewan, Alberta, P.E.I. to reduce trade barriers, improve labour flow
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PM says Australia has โno more important relationshipโ than with Indonesia โ as it happened
This blog is now closedBradfield back โin doubtโ as Liberals hope Kapterian can hold off late Boele surgeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWong comments on tariff deals and UkraineOn whether Australia should be lobbying harder for a tariffs deal with the United States, following the UK and US coming to an agreement, Wong says Australia will make โsensible decisions in our interestโ and develop...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Teachers Accuse Govt of Neglect As Schools Turn Away Pupils Over Unpaid Fees
[New Zimbabwe] Despite President Emmerson Mnangagwa's repeated promises to provide free basic education, dozens of pupils were turned away from government schools for failing to pay fees as the second term kicked off.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Ubuntu can help achieve the dream of zero landfill
Our waste-management sites are filling up fast, with serious health and environmental consequences
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Egypt: Apparent Extrajudicial Killings
Click to expand Image Marsa Matruh, Egpyt, January 10, 2020. 2020 Alexander Farnsworth/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo (Beirut) โ Egyptian Ministry of Interior officers on April 10, 2025, apparently killed two men in northwestEgypt hours after their arrest, which would amount to extrajudicial executions, Human Rights Watch said today.The ministry claimed that the two men, Youssef El-Sarhani and Faraj Al-Fazary, were...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trumpโs Ukraine mediation reaching its logical limit
US mediation between Russia and Ukraine earlier captivated the world with hopes it could lead to a breakthrough, but expectations have since been tempered with a recenttoughening of Americaโs negotiating stancetowards Russia. Latest developments have seen Ukraine and the West demand Russiaโs compliance with an unconditional ceasefire, to which Russian President Vladimir Putinrespondedby offering the [โฆ] The post Trumpโ...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Soon, your boss will have to pay your wages and super at the same time. Hereโs how everyone could benefit
Your wages go into your bank account every week or two. So why isnโt your super paid at the same time?
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Indiaโs little war hands Pakistan wins on multiple fronts
The recent India-Pakistan military confrontation has reshaped domestic political dynamics on both sides of the border. While the guns have fallen silent following a hastily brokered ceasefire between the nuclear powers, the political aftershocks are reverberating across the region. Perhaps the most consequential and surprising outcome has been the unexpected reputational boon for Pakistanโs until [โฆ] The post Indiaโs...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:More women are landing construction jobs. Trumpโs war on DEI could change that
Two years into Stephanie Stachuraโs apprenticeship as an electrician in Chicago, she saw something she had never seen before: another woman working on the job site. โI had a fangirl moment because I was just in awe of her,โ Stachura said. โShe was older and had been in it since she was younger.โ Stachuraโs surprise [โฆ] The post More women are landing construction jobs. Trumpโs war on DEI could change that appeared...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death at Workplaces
Click to expand Image Migrant workers at a construction site near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2, 2024. 2024 Jaap Arriens/Sipa via AP Photo Scores of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia have died in gruesome yet avoidable workplace-related accidents, including falling from buildings, electrocution, and even decapitation.Many migrant deaths in Saudi Arabia are erroneously classified as โnaturalโ and are neither investigated...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Syria: Tรผrkiye-backed Armed Groups Detain, Extort Civilians
Click to expand Image The Syrian National Army (SNA) forces around the Tishrin Dam in the southeastern district in Aleppo, January 18, 2025. 2025 Huseyin Nasir/Anadolu via Getty Images (Beirut, May 14, 2025) โ Syrian National Army (SNA) factions that fought the Assad government with backing fromTรผrkiye continue to detain, mistreat, and extort civilians in northernSyria, Human Rights Watch said today.These fighters are...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Libya: ICCโs Role Critical for Justice
Click to expand Image Members meet for a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City, July 17, 2023. 2023 Spencer Platt/Getty Images (New York) โ TheInternational Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutorโs upcoming briefing to theUnited Nations Security Council onLibya highlights the courtโs critical role to deliver justice in the country amid ongoing efforts to undermine its global mandate, Human Rights Watch...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Samsung Electronics to acquire heating and cooling solutions provider FlรคktGroup for 1.5 billion euros
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said it would acquire German-based FlรคktGroup, a leading heating and cooling solutions provider, for 1.5 billion euros.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Scared and malnourished - footage from Gaza shows plight of children and aftermath of Israeli strike
Israel says it targeted top Hamas militants hiding among civilians at the Khan Younis hospital.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Luis Arce Declines Presidential Candidacy to Strengthen Unity and Defend the Plurinational State
President Luis Arce announced he declines running for presidential re-election in Bolivia to avoid dividing the popular vote and to consolidate a united front that defends the revolutionary and social project. Related: President Arce Accuses Bolivian Right of Price Speculation as Election Tactic Luis Arce Prioritizes MAS Unity and Defense of the Popular Project In [โฆ]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Young detainees often have poor mental health. The earlier theyโre incarcerated, the worse it gets
New research shows increased mental health support would help break the cycle of incarceration - and drive down recidivism.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Maldives: Communities Lack Equitable Access to Water
Click to expand Image Bottled water is loaded onto a boat for delivery to another island in Malรฉ, Maldives, December 18, 2019. 2019 Carl Court/Getty Images Marginalized island communities in the Maldives affected by climate change face limited access to water because of inadequate government consultations, poor monitoring, and economic barriers.The Maldives government should ensure that its climate adaptation efforts...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Iran Firmly Rejects New US Sanctions, Affirms Robust Defense Capabilities Amid Ongoing Nuclear Negotiations
In response to fresh US sanctions targeting Iranian citizens, Tehran reiterates its unwavering defense readiness and condemns Washingtonโs coercive tactics, emphasizing its commitment to sovereignty and peaceful nuclear rights. Related: U.S. Intensifies Sanctions on Iran Following Nuclear Negotiations Amid Geopolitical Tensions Amid escalating tensions, Iranโs Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Mohammad Bagheri, declared the...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Erik and Lyle Menendez move closer to possible freedom as judge reduces their sentence
Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after spending 35 years behind bars for the 1989 murder of their parents, a judge ruled Tuesday when he reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Vietnam Takes Steps to Tackle Piracy and Counterfeiting Amid US Trade Negotiations
Trump administration trade officials accuse Hanoi of failing to stem the sale of counterfeit goods, many of them produced in China.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Greece issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake
Greece has warned of a possible tsunami on parts of its coast after an earthquake struck south of the Greek island of Kasos on Wednesday.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Deadly Israeli strikes target 2 separate Khan Younis hospitals in 1 day
An Israeli missile strike at the European Hospital in Khan Younis Tuesday killed at least 16 people, wounded about 70 others and forced patients and doctors to evacuate the building. It was the second Israeli attack of the day to target hospitals in the Gaza Strip where Israel's military said Hamas terrorists were operating, after a dawn airstrike hit the Nasser Medical Complex, killing two patients, including a...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:South Korea: Candidates Should Express Views on Rights
Click to expand Image An official demonstrates the ballot counting process using a ballot sorting machine during a simulation of the presidential election voting and counting procedures at South Korea's National Election Commission, April 10, 2025. 2025 Kim Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Photo (Seoul) โSouth Koreaโs three major political parties have an opportunity to present their views on key human...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Why Trumpโs freebie Qatar jet is the stuff of nightmares in spyworld
Legal and ethical qualms aside, the luxury Boeing 747 would present a prime opportunity to bug, track and surveil the US president.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:300-block subdivision plan near famous Wharton Beach concerns locals
With the Esperance region desperate for housing, a proposal to develop hundreds of lots near one of WA's most pristine beaches has sparked plenty of conversation.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:El Chapo & Deputy Jesus - why Kenya's president has so many nicknames
William Ruto has the uncanny ability to attract numerous alternative handles, most are unflattering.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Hawley grills insurance executives about cutting disaster payouts
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the chair of the Senate Homeland Security subcommittee that oversees disaster management, vented his frustration Tuesday at a hearing where he grilled the executives of two major insurance companies about cutting hurricane- and other disaster-related payments. โIn the last year alone, disasters have devastated communities across our country,โ he said, noting...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Macquarie sued for allegedly misreporting millions of short sales
Corporate regulator ASIC launches its fourth action against Macquarie in just over a year, alleging its broking arm misreported millions of short sales to the market operator over a 14-year period.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Understanding The Logic of Vietnamโs Reconciliation Policy
Hanoi is willing to let bygones be bygones, but many RVN sympathizers refuse to accept the legitimacy of the country's communist political system.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 52,900 as Israeli Attacks Intensify
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has reported that the death toll from Israelโs military offensive has risen to 52,908 since October 2023, with 119,721 injured, the majority being women and children. Since March 18, when Israel resumed its assaults after a three-month ceasefire, 2,749 Palestinians have been killed and 7,607 wounded, further exacerbating Gazaโs humanitarian [โฆ]
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