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The race between commuters and tourists is unwinnable

But the contest always feel worse in summer

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

JPMorgan steps up planning for new Canary Wharf tower

Redeveloping plot acquired in 2008 under serious consideration owing to expense of renovating current office

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

How AI might save more energy than it soaks up

As β€˜smart’ appliances and sensors proliferate, the technology should help to reduce waste

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

From basketball to history, Chinese podcasts boom in censors’ shadow

There has been a surge in grassroots broadcasts of personal stories and discussion of societal issues

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

China steps up tax crackdown on overseas investments

Wealthy individuals are rethinking trading strategy as Beijing tries to fill its coffers to counter economic pressure

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Nigeria’s factories go local to survive currency turmoil

After second devaluation of the naira, manufacturers overhauled supply chains to source more materials domestically

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Rainy Night in Georgia β€” Tony Joe White’s 1969 track became a magnet for cover versions

Singers such as Ray Charles and Randy Crawford have relished tackling this soulful classic

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

The small east German bank that cannot drop its far-right customer

Extremist parties are opening accounts with the Sparkassen network of regional lenders

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Japan’s bomb shelter upgrade opens doors for century-old office supplier

Rising tensions in the region are generating business opportunities

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US trade talks with India paused, media reports say

The delay in negotiations with the US is a setback for Indian business owners who will pay an additional 25% tariff that will kick in on August 27.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Serbia ruling party offices set on fire in protests

Russia throws support behind the beleaguered president, saying it won't "remain unresponsive" to unrest.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Protesters target Serbian ruling party offices in fifth night of demonstrations

Offices belonging to President Aleksander VučiΔ‡'s political party were vandalised during the fifth consecutive night of unrest.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

US states to deploy National Guard troops to Washington, DC

Three Republican-led states are sending their National Guard troops to aid President Donald Trump's effort to combat an "out of control" crime wave in the US capital.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Cuba Announces Release of Salvadoran Terrorist Otto RenΓ© RodrΓ­guez Llerana

The Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through a statement, reported the release of the Salvadoran citizen Otto RenΓ© RodrΓ­guez Llerena, sentenced to 30 years in prison for his participation in a terrorist attack against a hotel in Cuba in 1997. RELATED: Cuba Updates National Terrorist List, Denounces U.S. Inaction Amid Growing Violence According to the […]

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

WA health system at risk of flatlining while authorities debate solutions

Western Australia’s ailing health system has once again been in the spotlight this week, but the remedy to its problems remains elusive.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Australia news live: four people arrested after women’s rights rally in Melbourne draws opposition

About 120 people attended Women Will Speak rally which was met by counter protesters supporting trans rights. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTim Wilson sidesteps question about whether Coalition will dump support for net zeroFinally, Wilson was asked about internal pressure within the Coalition to abandon support for any policies that might help Australia achieve net...

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Scenic country towns capitalise on gravel cycling boom

The lure of red dirt roads lined by fields of green and gold draws thousands of "gravel grinders" to WA as off-bitumen cycling events grow in popularity worldwide.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Magnitude-6 earthquake strikes Indonesian island of Sulawesi

Indonesian officials say a magnitude-6 earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, east of Borneo.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Boomers hit great heights against Iran to power into Asia Cup final

Australia's spectacular all-round team effort sets up an Asian Cup final with China, brushing aside Iran in Jeddah.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

How unexpected friendships formed in the garden bring joy to ageing

Joan French, 92, has been spending time in the garden of her aged care home with much younger company. Life experience and shared interests make good fodder for conversation.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Melania Trump pens letter to Putin raising concerns about children

First Lady Melania Trump penned a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in which she raised concerns about the plight of children throughout Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. β€œEvery child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation's rustic countryside or a magnificent city-center. They dream of love, possibility, and...

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Leaves falling, berries ripe, but it's hot. Is autumn coming early?

Has autumn come sooner than expected to the UK - and does it even matter if it has?

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

A family at war and accusations of poisoning leave tycoon's body in limbo for 12 years

After a long and bitter legal battle splitting his family, Harry Roy Veevers is yet to rest in peace.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Gaza aid dropped into Israeli-designated danger zone, BBC Verify finds

BBC Verify finds 10 occasions where aid was dropped into an area Israel has warned people not to enter, saying it would put their lives at risk.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Once home to a cult, the Chilean tourist village haunted by torture and child abuse

Chile wants to turn the site where a cult leader tortured prisoners and abused his followers into a memorial.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

The power and pain of Bindi Irwin's endometriosis journey

It took 13 years, 51 endometriosis lesions, a cyst, two surgeries and a hernia before she was able to start healing. Now Bindi Irwin wants to break the stigma surrounding women's health on a global scale.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

No concessions, no ceasefire: how Putin outplayed Trump in Anchorage

Russia’s leader seems to have drawn the US president closer to Moscow’s position on the Ukraine war

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Hurricane Erin rapidly grows to category five strength near Caribbean

The first Atlantic Ocean hurricane of 2025, Erin ramped up from a tropical storm to a category five in a mere 24 hours.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

In Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days, a calm papacy that avoids controversy comes into focus

As Robert Prevost marks his 100th day as Pope Leo this weekend, the contours of his pontificate have begun to come into relief, primarily where he shows continuity with Francis and where he signals change.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Street artist brings world of experience to supermarket car park

A leading Australian street artist says his public works are an exchange, rather than him just leaving his mark.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Manchester United vs Arsenal: Premier League – teams, start, lineups

Man Utd and Arsenal have had contrasting fortunes of late, but serve up a Premier League opening weekend special.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police and set fire to party offices

Serbia has been gripped by protests since November, whena train station canopy collapsekilled 16 people. Many blamed the tragedy on poor renovation work resulting from widespread corruption in infrastructure projects.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Maxwell the T20I hero in Cairns as Aussies win with one ball to spare

A chaotic beamer from Kagiso Rabada proves costly for South Africa as Australia posts a thrilling two-wicket T20I win over South Africa with one ball to spare.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Judge blocks FTC probe into progressive media watchdog

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) investigation into Media Matters for America on Friday, arguing the agency is likely in violation of the progressive media watchdog’s free speech rights. U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, an appointee of former President Biden, ordered a preliminary injunction against the investigation, which was opened...

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

The 'nightmare' scam that illegally dumped 50 tonnes of old tyres in a yard

Two Darwin businesses have been left with tonnes of tyres and a massive clean-up bill after falling victim to a tyre dumping scheme that has impacted people across Australia.

Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia