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Lebanon: Judicial Reforms Positive, But Fall Short
Click to expand Image Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and members of the Lebanese government attend a parliament session in Beirut, July 15, 2025. 2025 Emilie Madi/Reuters (Beirut) β A law that Lebanonβs parliament adopted on July 31, 2025, includes positive reforms for Lebanonβs judiciary but falls short of guaranteeing judicial independence, Human Rights Watch said today.The law includes some advances in...
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Hijacked: National Dialogue faces a credibility crisis
The DA claims it was proven right to boycott the dialogue after Deputy President Paul Mashatile instructed ministers to attend the convention virtually
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Editorial: Condemn Israel killing journalists
More than 190 members of the media have now been killed in the war in Gaza, some of them deliberately targeted and assassinated
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:The global plastics treaty process has fallen flat. Hereβs what went wrong, and how you can help
International efforts to reach agreement on reducing plastic pollution are disappointing. But we donβt need to wait for a treaty to make changes in our own lives.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Rain warning delays landmark trial of Hong Kong's rebel mogul Jimmy Lai
Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Australia used to lead the world on shorter work hours β we could do it again
In some industries, the four-day work week may be appropriate, in others it may not. Dismissing it out of hand ignores bigger long-term questions about fairness.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Bendigo Writers Festival has questions to answer over βuntenableβ code of conduct for authors
Bendigo Writers Festival has had to cancel 11 sessions, as writers withdraw over a code of conduct sent two days ago.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Japan's economy expands more than expected in second quarter as exports remain resilient
This was compared to the revised 0.1% growth seen in the first quarter, and was higher than the 0.1% increase expected by economists polled by Reuters.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Australian who killed UK woman eligible for earlier release after appeal
The man stabbed Emma Lovell to death on Boxing Day in 2022, after breaking into her Brisbane home.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:China Calls on Cambodia and Thailand to Resolve Border Conflict
Despite ceasefire agreements on July 28 and August 7, the two sides continue to exchange inflammatory accusations.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:βFidel por 100preβ Seminar Opens in Caracas to Honor Revolutionary Legacy Ahead of Centennial
The International Seminar βFidel por 100preβ was inaugurated this Wednesday at the BolΓvar Theater in Caracas, marking the 99th anniversary of the birth of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz. The event serves as a prelude to the centennial commemorations planned for 2026 and aims to deepen public understanding of Castroβs political, social, and cultural [β¦]
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Watch: Jimmy Lai's last interview as a free man in 2020
The BBC's Danny Vincent spoke to the pro-democracy tycoon just hours before his arrest in December 2020.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Serbia police arrest dozens of anti-government protesters
Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia flared again late on Thursday. Protesters in Novi Sad attacked offices belonging to President Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:New research shows WWII dominates Australiansβ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain
A new national survey shows the second world war dominates Australiansβ understanding of their military history, but knowledge is limited to the Pacific War.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Researchers asked AI to show a typical Australian dad: he was white and had an iguana | Tama Leaver and Suzanne Srdarov for the Conversation
New research finds generative AI depicts Australian themes riddled with sexist and racist caricaturesBig tech company hype sells generative artificial intelligence (AI) as intelligent, creative, desirable, inevitable and about to radically reshape the future in many ways.Published by Oxford University Press, our new research on how generative AI depicts Australian themes directly challenges this perception. Continue...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Temperatures and Carbon Emissions Continue to Rise
Last year, Venezuela lost its last glacier. Neighboring Colombia also saw a glacier melt out of existence. Around the world, all 58 glaciers monitored by the American Meteorological Society lost mass during 2024. Since observations began in 1970, only one other year saw every monitored glacier shrink: 2023. Now 2024 appears to have broken grim [β¦]
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Many Australians secretly use AI at work, a new report shows. Clearer rules could reduce βshadow AIβ
A new report finds unapproved, worker-led βshadow useβ of generative AI can sometimes be a good thing. But the lack of clear national rules is confusing β and risky.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Japan's economy expands more than expected in second quarter despite U.S. tariff headwinds
This was compared to the revised 0.1% growth seen in the first quarter, and was higher than the 0.1% increase expected by economists polled by Reuters.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Breaking: Sentence for juvenile who murdered Emma Lovell reduced on appeal
Emma Lovell died in December 2022, after being stabbed by the juvenile β now aged 20 β on her front lawn in North Lakes.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Controversy over Ekka cattle competition prompts call for change
Disappointed producers say Queensland's Royal Show has lost its heart and some are questioning if they will return.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Stranded Nullarbor driver watches cars pass him by for two days
When Caleb Humphries's car broke down on the Nullarbor Plain, he spent two days watching cars drive past him and hoping someone would stop, until help was sent from more than 1,200 kilometres away.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Youngkin orders Virginia State Police investigation after allegations of Fairfax County Public Schools funding, facilitating student abortions
Gov. Youngkin directed the Virginia State Police to investigate whether "school-funded" abortions took place in Fairfax County.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:NSWβs βrenovictionsβ loophole could undermine the progress made with no-grounds evictions
The NSW government was broadly lauded when it scrapped no-grounds evictions but a recent change could make things tougher for tenants.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Jeremy Bowen: Netanyahu is presiding over a divided Israel - the old fault lines are now chasms
Jeremy Bowen travelled through Israel to hear views from all sides - from protesters in 'psychological despair' over Gaza, to those who feel an overwhelming sense that their country's actions are justified
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Bowen: Netanyahu is presiding over a divided Israel - the fault lines are now chasms
Jeremy Bowen travelled through Israel to hear views from all sides - from protesters in 'psychological despair' over Gaza, to those who feel an overwhelming sense that their country's actions are justified.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:David Stratton reminds us not to wait to share the magic of cinema
I write this to remember David and his incomparable contribution to Australian and world cinema, but also to implore myself and anyone else reading this: don't wait.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Envelopes with white powder found in NY federal ICE facility
Envelopes with white powder were discovered Thursday in New York City in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, according to the Big Appleβs Mayor Eric Adams. βNew Yorkers, I have been preliminarily briefed on the matter unfolding at 26 Federal Plaza where envelopes containing white powder were discovered,β Adams said in a Thursday post...
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Mississippi social media law upheld
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Mississippi social media law stands β for now The Supreme Court declined to block Mississippi from enforcing its social media age-verification law against nine major platforms, for now. J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press In an emergency ruling Thursday, the justices denied internet trade group NetChoiceβs request to...
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Tables turned on WA's legal watchdog as it faces inquiry
The Legal Practice Board of WA, the independent regulator for the state's legal profession, is facing a parliamentary inquiry amid a "detailed list" of complaints about its governance and processes.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:CNBC's Inside India newsletter: As India's rich venture abroad, many anchor fortunes in real estate
India's wealthy may be emigrating, but they are keeping a firm grip on their real estate investments in the countryand abroad.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Qassam Brigades say they attacked Israeli tank and soldiers in Gaza City
Qassam Brigades say they attacked Israeli tank and soldiers in Gaza City Hamas's armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said on Thursday that it hit an Israeli Merkava tank with a Yassin 105 shell in Gaza City, Al Jazeera reported. The attack happened in the neighborhood of Zeitoun, which Israel has been carpet bombing for the last few days. It also claimed to have injured and killed Israeli soldiers in separate attacks in...
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:What Trump and Putin are hoping to accomplish at summit in Alaska
It was a day of expectation-setting across several nations, as President Trump prepares to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Both struck optimistic notes, but their first encounter of Trumpβs second term unfolds against the backdrop of Russiaβs war in Ukraine. Nick Schifrin discussed the stakes and the odds of success with Dmitri Trenin, a Russian political and military analyst in Moscow.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Contractor or employee? How a proposed law change will favour Uber over its drivers
The definition of a contractor will depend on whatβs in their contract, not the work they do, putting NZ out of step internationally.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Intel shares jump on possible US government investment
Chipmakerβs stock rises 7% after reports Trump administration could take an ownership stake
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:RFK Jr. fulfills anti-vax group's demand
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. fulfills demand of anti-vaccine group The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it is reviving a long-defunct task force on the safety of childhood vaccines, responding to a demand from the anti-vaccine organization founded...
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