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Australian election: Labor's Anthony Albanese claims victory
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked Australians "for the chance to continue to serve." Surveys showed that the soaring cost of living and economic uncertainty were the top concerns among voters.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:
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Trump's China tariffs are raising costs for wedding dresses and threatening the small shops that sell them
The higher duties on bridal gowns and special occasion dresses have raised costs for boutiques and designers across the country.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Labour and Tories hunt for a way to counter Farage’s Reform
Insurgent party’s phenomenal success is threatening Britain’s political status quo
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Labor wins the Australian federal election 2025 – video
Anthony Albanese will continue as prime minister. As votes were counted, it became clear very quickly that there would be no path to victory for the Coalition and Peter Dutton, with Dutton even losing his own seat of Dickson. Matilda Boseley is here for an unexpectedly early update Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTubeAustralian election results 2025: live votes tracker and federal seat countsAustralian federal...
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:UK and India wrap up latest trade talks without a deal
India’s top trade negotiator had returned to the U.K. on Friday for unscheduled negotiations in an attempt to conclude the talks.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:The sound and fury of Indian media post-Kashmir
An attack in Kashmir challenges Modi’s ‘normalcy’ narrative.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Bordeaux wine producers slash prices as wealthy collectors stay away
Falling demand hits centuries-old ‘en primeur’ system under which fine wine is sold before it is bottled
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Reeves’ pension overhaul smacks of ‘desperation’, says shadow chancellor
Mel Stride’s comments come as funds warn plans to make them invest more in UK could leave members worse off
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Beijing-Vatican ties built under pope must be maintained: Hong Kong cardinal
Cardinal Stephen Chow says there is a ‘formal need for meeting on a regular basis to talk about progress’.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Man arrested following Hong Kong hotel assault classified as murder
Hotel staff reported incident at around 6.30am on Friday after finding woman unconscious in a room, police say.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong consumer watchdog chief expected to leave after nearly 13 years: source
Gilly Wong’s departure set to be announced as soon as May 6, Post learns.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Tunisia jails ex-prime minister on terrorism charges
Ali Laarayedh is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam "sham trials".
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:South Korea: Kim Moon Soo wins conservative nomination
The People Power Party has nominated Kim Moon Soo as its candidate for snap elections. Kim has indicated he seeks a strong alliance ahead of the June 3 vote.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Pakistan tests missile amid tension with India after Kashmir attack
The nuclear-armed nations have been ratcheting up pressure after India vowed to punish those responsible for April’s fatal terror attack; Pakistan denies involvement.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | May 3rd – Midday
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Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:UK sees political earthquake as Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform surges in local elections
The party overturned a massive Labour majority - by six votes - to win a parliamentary seat, as well as securing its first mayoralties and winning control of 10 councils.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Anthony Albanese, riding anti-Trump wave, claims victory for Labor Party in Australia
Australia's Anthony Albanese claimed a second term as prime minister on Saturday in a dramatic comeback against once-resurgent conservatives that was powered by voters' concerns about the influence of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong police arrest man, 71, after 5 kittens found tied up in plastic bags
Kittens, believed to be one or two days old, were discovered wrapped in multiple plastic bags inside giant bin.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Romania election 2025: Results, who’s standing and what’s at stake?
It's the country's second poll in less than a year after a previous election was anulled.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Climate Disaster Survivors Organize Across America, Turning Common Bonds of Loss Into Action
The flames took Erica Solove by surprise. It was the middle of winter in Colorado. Blizzards were to be expected. A fire? Not so much. Yet on Dec. 30, 2021, the Marshall Fire tore through the towns of Louisville and Superior in Boulder County, killing two people and destroying more than a thousand homes. Solove’s […]
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Five Patagonian Lakes Are Rapidly Drying, Study Shows
Hidden between volcanic cones in the Patagonian Steppe lies Laguna Blanca, an oasis-like lake in an otherwise arid region. Home to black-neck swans, red-eyed silvery grebes and dark-spotted endemic frogs, the serene body of water is the main attraction of the Laguna Blanca National Park, a natural reserve in the Argentine Province of Neuquén. Over […]
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:How Massive Cuts to NOAA Could Impact Everything From Weather Apps to Agriculture to National Security
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with journalist Abrahm Lustgarten, an editor covering climate at ProPublica. It is not an easy time to be a climate scientist. The Trump administration is slashing research funds. And on April 28, hundreds of scientists were dismissed from […]
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Five people survive 36 hours in swamp 'surrounded by alligators' after plane crash
The small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in a swamp in the Bolivian Amazon after an engine failure.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Chinese youth unwind by dressing as emperors, empresses for ‘royal banquets’
From fine dining regal cosplay to weekends gathering wild vegetables and living like a ‘rat’, young mainlanders are taking relaxation to new places.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Labor wins election in landslide: full results
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Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong property giant SHKP sells out second batch of Sierra Sea flats on strong demand
As of 6pm, Hong Kong’s largest property developer sold all 288 of new Sierra Sea units it offered on Saturday.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Rockets, VanVleet beat Warriors in Game 6, force playoff decider
Fred VanVleet scored 29 points as the Houston Rockets produce stunning 115-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:As it happened: Election 2025
Digital Storytelling Team does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:How the story of Hong Kong’s ‘dumpling queen’ beat Hollywood’s Thunderbolts*
Daughter of founder of Wanchai Ferry recalls family’s difficult journey in building business empire that has been turned into film leading box office on mainland.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:US foreign student purge an exercise in economic self-destruction
In early April 2025, the Trump administration terminated the immigration statuses of thousands of international students listed in a government database, meaning they no longer had legal permission to be in the country. Some students self-deported instead of facing deportation. The US Department of Homeland Security recently announced that it would reverse the terminations after […] The post US foreign student purge an...
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:US trying to blur ‘one country, two systems’ with tariffs: Hong Kong justice chief
Paul Lam says US has ‘engaged in transnational bullying that is completely in violation of international relations and law’.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Spain's attack on independent media is unprecedented in a core EU state
If successful, Spain's Pedro Sànchez will have gained control of the national broadcaster, the company’s largest telecoms business and media buyer and its most important print and online publication. Such control of the audiovisual landscape is unprecedented in one of Europe’s core member states.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:Japan’s ‘golden week’ loses lustre amid soaring hotel prices, inflation
Domestic travellers are less eager to pack their bags as the country feels the pain of rising prices for everything from rice to electricity.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:What India’s Indus treaty suspension really means
The Hindu Kush–Himalaya–Karakoram mountain range—often referred to as the “Third Pole” due to its vast glacial reserves—acts as a critical freshwater source for people in South Asia, especially in India and Pakistan. These ice reserves feed into rivers that flow downstream to India and Pakistan, sustaining the ecosystems, agriculture and domestic water needs of both […] The post What India’s Indus treaty suspension...
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