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'Endless' trespassers cost farmers thousands and endanger life

A cattle farmer says he's been unable to stock one of his paddocks for three years because hunters keep cutting fences which let his livestock out.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Harris continues to dominate Hundred as Aussies top run charts

Grace Harris is fast emerging as the dominant player in England's Hundred competition, again leading table-toppers London Spirit to victory.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C.

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., the redistricting battle in Texas and other states and Trump's upcoming meeting with Putin.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

How Trump’s immigration policies are affecting caregivers and nursing homes

More than one million immigrants work in healthcare and make up an increasing share of caregivers for elderly and disabled Americans. That includes not only medical professionals, but also workers who keep facilities running. The industry already faces labor shortages, and the Trump administration’s immigration policies could make it more difficult to find workers. William Brangham reports.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales to US

The chip giants will hand revenues to the US government in exchange for licences to export to China.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Australia close to signing 'ambitious' pact with Vanuatu worth $500m

The Nakamal Agreement will cover infrastructure, climate change resilience and economic development, but details on travel and visa arrangements between the two countries remain under wraps.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

How a quote derived from a US president's speech is inspiring AFLW players

It was a speech made more than 100 years ago, but the words within are inspiring AFLW players to block out the noise of criticism.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

A Brief But Spectacular take on revolutionizing women’s health care

After struggling to find doctors who properly treated her own menopause symptoms, Joanna Strober created Midi Health, a virtual clinic designed for the millions of women navigating this significant life transition. She gives her Brief But Spectacular take on revolutionizing women's health care.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

5 takeaways as Trump seizes control of DC police, deploys National Guard

President Trump announced Monday that he was taking control of the District of Columbia’s police and deploying the National Guard. Trump portrayed the moves, which will involve around 800 National Guard troops, as a response to high crime rates in the nation’s capital. He said it was an attempt to β€œrescue” the District from β€œbloodshed,...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Nadler campaigns with Mamdani: 'Trump is no friend to our city, and neither is Andrew Cuomo'

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) campaigned with New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, slamming both President Trump and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "New York has always stood up to bullies and defended what's right, even when it's difficult, which is why we were so shocked to learn that Andrew Cuomo called...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

North Queensland grazier warns of blackleg disease after cattle die

A gutted north-west Queensland grazier warns others to vaccinate against blackleg, after nearly 40 of his cattle die of the deadly soil-borne disease.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Venezuelan Government Mobilizes Nationwide in Defense of Sovereignty

In response to what it describes as a grave violation of international law, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela launched a nationwide mobilization this Monday under the banner of the β€œGreat Anti-Imperialist March for Peace and Against the Narco-Terrorism of the Fascist Far Right.” RELATED:Venezuela Announces Detention of Martha Grajales for Offenses Against National Stability The […]

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

US puts Balochistan armed group in Pakistan on β€˜foreign terrorist’ list

The designation comes as US President Donald Trump seeks closer ties with Pakistani government.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump flip-flops on Intel CEO, calls him 'success' days after demanding resignation

President Trump said Monday that he met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, days after calling on the chipmaker to resign.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

New 'post and boast' laws are coming to WA. What will become illegal?

As the WA government prepares to pass 'post and boast' laws targeting people who promote their offences on social media, critics say there will be implications for freedom of speech.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Kennedy visits CDC after deadly shooting

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy visits CDC after weekend shooting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Monday, days after a gunman shot multiple rounds into four...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Organisations in Gaza plead for international help after Netanyahu threatens to seize Gaza City

Organisations in Gaza plead for international help after Netanyahu threatens to seize Gaza City The Gaza Municipality, the Chambers of Commerce in the Gaza Strip, and the Coordinating Council of Private Sector Institutions are pleading for urgent international action to halt Israel’s war in Gaza before Gaza City is destroyed, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. The statement called on the United Nations, the International...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Abbott: Texas can 'eliminate' 10 Democratic districts in response to California

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) warned that Texas could get rid of as many as 10 Democratic districts if California moves ahead with its plan to redraw its House map and neutralize the expected GOP gains in the Lone Star State. β€œListen, all those big blue states, they've already gerrymandered,” Abbott told CNN’s Jake Tapper...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Scientists uncover the secret lives of dugongs in Moreton Bay

The world's largest health study of dugongs in Moreton Bay provides critical clues for helping conserve the enigmatic marine mammal, especially in other locations where numbers are falling.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Niger Junta Dissolves Justice-Sector Unions

Click to expand Image Gen. Mohamed Toumba, the interior minister who was among the officers who ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023, addresses supporters in Niamey, Niger, August 6, 2023. 2023 AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File The military junta in Niger announced on August 7 the dissolution of four main justice-sector unions, undermining workers’ rights to freedom of association and the independence of the...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Trump-Putin talks β€˜painful’ for Ukraine’s former POWs

As President Trump seeks a breakthrough in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, former Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) are torn. A ceasefire deal could finally free thousands of Ukrainian soldiers who remain in Russian prisons, but it could also mean ceding land that thousands have died fighting to defend. β€œThe guys who...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

West Bank locals say Australia recognising Palestine is 'amazing'

The Palestinian Authority's foreign minister says Australia's decision will "bring others to recognise, hopefully, and it safeguards the two-state solution".

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars has sold for over $5 million at a New York auction, setting a world record. But officials in Niger, where the meteorite was found, suspect it may have been smuggled out of the West African country.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Nvidia caught in US-China chip war

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Nvidia navigates choppy US-China relationship Nvidia is navigating an increasingly tenuous relationship between the U.S. and China, as the company seeks to sell its artificial intelligence (AI) chips to both countries while they engage in a high-stakes race to dominate the technology. Mahesh Kumar A., Associated Press...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Under new, unusual agreement, U.S. will get a 15% cut of Nvidia and AMD chip sales to China

Nvidia and AMD have agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, as part of a deal to secure export licenses for the semiconductors.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Victoria records highest number of fatal overdoses in a decade

More Victorians died of drug overdoses in 2024 compared to any other year in the past decade, a new Coroners Court of Victoria report shows, with a 16 per cent increase in deaths since 2015.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Sinclair is exploring merger options for its broadcast business

Sinclair, one of the largest owners of broadcast stations in the U.S., is launching a strategic review of its broadcast business that could result in a merger.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

First compromises signal the race to form government in Tasmania is on

From logging backflips and racing cuts to a surprise treasurer nomination, the major Tasmanian parties have made their first moves ahead of next week's pivotal no-confidence vote.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Live: Reserve Bank interest rate cut considered a near-certainty

Financial markets are pricing in a 99 per cent chance of an 0.25 percentage point cut when the central bank board delivers its decision this afternoon. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Joint beaten in Cincinnati as Aussies continue patchy run to US Open

A straight-sets defeat for Maya Joint ends Australian interest in the women's singles in Cincinnati, with the US Open due to start in less than a fortnight.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

In CDC attack, man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows

It may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean up the damage at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, according to information circulated internally at the agency.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

FirstFT: Trump to consider allowing Nvidia sales of advanced AI chips to China

Also in today’s newsletter, US president deploys National Guard to Washington, and CATL suspends Chinese lithium mine

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Australia and England's conspicuous flaws set the table for epic Ashes

Two decades after playing one of the best Test series ever, Australia and England's equally flawed sides mean the 2005 epic could well be toppled this summer.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Drug arrests spike in Kimberley as police crack down on trade

WA Police in the region prosecute 366 drug offences between April and June 2025, the most for a quarter since 2017.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Iran says IAEA talks will be β€˜complicated’ ahead of agency’s planned visit

The IAEA is yet to make a statement about the meeting, which will not include a visit to Iranian nuclear sites.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East