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Communities hit by algae bloom take stock of destruction
As the marine life of South Australia's coastline suffers, residents are coming together to make sense of what they are seeing.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:
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Morning Mail: Call for disaster βvolunteer armyβ, car hits Liverpool parade, rock art fears over gas plan
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. Our exclusive top story hears from veterans on the frontline of disaster relief calling for federal funding to set up a 10,000 volunteer army to help the recovery from extreme weather events such as last weekβs NSW floods.Overseas, a car has ploughed into crowds...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Panamanian Teachers Lead Indefinite Strike Against Neoliberal Insurance Law
Panamanian teachersβ unions have launched an indefinite strike against Law 462, denouncing privatization of social security and government repression. Progressive groups join calls for repeal and national sovereignty. Related: Indigenous People Ask Leo XIV To Stop the Violence in Protests in Panama Panama is witnessing a historic mobilization as teachersβ unions, supported by progressive social [β¦]
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:EU trade negotiator says he’s had ‘good calls’ with U.S. after Trump extends tariff deadline
The European Union's chief trade negotiator said Monday the EU was βfully committedβ to reaching a trade deal by a July 9 deadline, after Trump agreed to delay his threatened 50% tariff β or import tax β on European goods.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Forced into slavery at 12, Sue Roman brought a royal commission to Darwin
Sue Roman was one of hundreds of children taken from the notorious Darwin mission Retta Dixon and sent across the country to work as a servant.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Last week these farmers were milking. Now their cows are set for the abattoir
These third-generation dairy farmers have 500 mouths to feed and nothing but a paddock of mud after the floods devastated their NSW Mid North Coast property.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:UN food programme chief denies claims Hamas stealing from Gaza aid trucks
UN food programme chief denies claims Hamas stealing from Gaza aid trucks Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/26/2025 - 16:35 Cindy McCain, widow of hawkish Republican senator John McCain, says any theft is because Palestinians are 'starving to death' An empty World Food Programme truck is transported at the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on 26 May 2025 (Amir Cohen/Reuters) Off Cindy...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:'Melbourne-style' weather on the way for parts of Sunshine State
Temperatures are set to plummet by mid-week for much of the state, forcing Queenslanders to pull out their winter woollies.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Egyptian archaeologists discover 3 tombs in Luxor
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550β1070 B.C.) and identified the names and titles of their owners through inscriptions found within, according to a statement by the tourism and antiquities ministry.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Trump announces full pardon for Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery
President Trump issued a full pardon Monday to a former Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of bribery, alleging that he was a victim of a βweaponizedβ Justice Department under the Biden administration. Trump announced his pardon of Scott Jenkins, who was convicted in December of accepting more than $70,000 in bribes in exchange for...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:At least 81 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza since dawn
At least 81 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza since dawn At least 81 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Monday, the Gaza health ministry reported. Israel has pounded the enclave as famine sets in among Palestinians.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Brazil 'best team in the world' - new boss Ancelotti
New Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti says he is "honoured and proud to lead the best team in the world" and targets winning the 2026 World Cup.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Heart attack or panic attack? Why young men are calling ambulances for unmanaged anxiety
One in five men experience anxiety at some point in their life. Some donβt seek help until theyβre in crisis and call an ambulance for help.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:What makes somebody a narcissist? Mounting evidence suggests links to insecure attachment styles
New analysis finds vulnerable narcissism is consistently linked to insecure attachment styles.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:SA farmers say 'wet winter' needed to break drought
South Australian farmers have welcomed this week's rain but many were left "heartbroken" by destructive winds that whipped up top soil after seeding.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Boys are more resilient than girls to school setbacks. Hereβs how you can help
A new international study confirms boys have more βacademic buoyancyβ or resilience when it comes to common setbacks, such as a poor test result or heavy workloads.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:As Australiaβs carbon offset industry grapples with integrity concerns, how can companies genuinely tackle climate change?
Australia has long relied on super-cheap carbon credit, despite well-established concerns about their integrity.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Providing safe smoking kits could reduce harm from meth use β but NZ law wonβt allow it
The benefits of providing safe smoking kits include fewer people injecting and stronger connections with harm-reduction services and community groups.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:King Charles III arrives in Canada to underscore sovereignty after Trump annexation threats
President Donald Trumpβs repeated suggestion that the U.S. annex Canada prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give the speech from the throne that will outline his governmentβs agenda for the new Parliament.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Rather than blaming carbon, Paul Hawken argues we should recognise its role in animating life. This way, we can heal the planet
Carbon offers a new way of thinking about planetary crisis, its causes and solutions.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:A 1980s cost-of-living crisis gave Australia a thriving arts program β could we do it again?
Four decades ago, amid a cost-of-living crisis, rising unemployment and stagnant wages, a unique partnership between artists and trade unions thrived.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Car strikes multiple people during Liverpool FC parade
A car hit multiple people during Liverpool FCβs victory parade in Liverpool, UK. Police say a man has been arrested.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Dozens injured after minivan plows into crowd of celebrating Liverpool soccer fans
A 53-year-old British man plowed his minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans at a parade celebrating the city team's Premier League championship on Monday, as shouts of joy turned into shrieks of terror, injuring more than 45 people.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly β Daily update: 26 May 2025
Countries overwhelmingly agree on a new voluntary target for air pollution and healthMember States at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly strongly approved an updated road map for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air pollution, reaffirming their commitment to protect populations from the worldβs largest environmental health risk. The decision updates the 2016 strategy endorsed under...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli ambassador meets with family of DC shooting victim
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter met this weekend with the family of Sarah Milgrim, one of the two victims killed at the Capital Jewish Museum shooting in Washington, D.C., last week. Milgrim and her boyfriend, Yaron Lischinsky, both Israeli Embassy staffers, were gunned down late Wednesday night while attending a reception hosted by...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ during annual procession through Jerusalem
Palestinian shopkeepers closed early and police lined the alleys ahead of the march that often becomes a rowdy and sometimes violent procession of ultranationalist Jews
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:The Houthis held, Trump folded: Is the US retreating from Yemen?
Trump's ceasefire agreement with the Houthis, which excludes Israel, has sparked concerns among Israel and the Arab states, while the Houthis have vowed to continue their missile and drone campaigns against Israel in "solidarity with Palestine", indicating that the ceasefire is a tactical arrangement that could collapse at the first provocation.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Afghan villagers struggle years after US dropped βmother of all bombsβ
Villagers in a remote corner of Afghanistan are still struggling with the aftermath of the "mother of all bombs."
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:British man arrested after car drives into Liverpool fans at trophy parade, injuring dozens
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the scenes as "appalling."
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Grassley urges Trump to impose sanctions on Russia
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) called on President Trump to place sanctions on Russia, saying heβs had enough of Russian President Vladimir Putin killing innocent people. Grassley said in a Monday post on social platform X that Trump should βTake action AT LEAST SANCTIONS.β The longtime senatorβs call comes after Trump has increased his criticism of...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong targets top talent after ban on foreign students at Harvard University
Hong Kong targets top talent after ban on foreign students at Harvard University Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/26/2025 - 17:42 Hong Kong's education bureau told universities to open their doors to international students from the Ivy League school People walk past a Harvard University merchandise store in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 17 April 2025 (Sophie Park/AFP) Off Hong Kong may be the latest...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Why is Israel now facing pressure from some of its Western allies?
Spain hosts key European and Arab nations to pressure Israel to halt Gaza assault.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza including dozens in a shelter, medics say
Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 36 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:UK trade envoy visits Israel despite government suspending trade talks, raising questions
UK trade envoy visits Israel despite government suspending trade talks, raising questions The UK's trade envoy, Ian Austin, visited Israel's Haifa port on Monday, raising questions among journalists and observers about London's policy toward Israel amid its war on Gaza. The UK has criticised Israel's war on Gaza recently, but several analysts say the policy does not appear to indicate a broader shift in the UK and...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Kremlin denies connection to arson attack on British prime minister's home
The Kremlin is denying involvement in an arson attack on the private home of United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying any accusation has no grounds. Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in response to a Financial Times report that U.K. officials are investigating the possibility that Russia is often a target of blame but...
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