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Live: Authorities warn of ongoing danger as floodwaters subside in some parts
Weather conditions that have brought deadly flooding to New South Wales are beginning to ease but more than 30 emergency-level warnings remain in place. Follow live.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:
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Trump says Apple must pay a 25% tariff on iPhones not made in the U.S.
Shares of Apple were under pressure Friday after Trump's post on Truth Social.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:How big European Union tariff could backfire on Trump, according to trade, freight experts
President Trump's threat of 50% European Union tariffs could make U.S. manufacturing even more difficult as it raises the price of key industrial imports.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Unraveling Mongoliaβs Prime Minister Resignation ProtestsΒ
While the surface trigger was a display of wealth by the prime ministerβs family, the root cause is deep-seated tension over corruption, inequality, and development.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Anthropic adds Claude 4 security measures to limit risk of users developing weapons
Amazon-backed Anthropic announced Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4 on Thursday, touting the advanced ability of the models.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:EU tells Hungary to scrap its anti-NGO bill or face court
"The Commission has great concerns with this draft. If adopted as it is, it would constitute a serious breach of EU principles and law. ... We will not hesitate to take the necessary action if this draft is adopted", a commission spokesperson emailed.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trumpβs foreign student ban on Harvard has caused βvery real damageβ
Donald Trumpβs decision to ban Harvard from enrolling foreign students has caused irreparable damage, says one student.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Yachts, Eric Trump and Habibi Doge: Dubai's crypto party is bigger than ever
The gathering was hosted during Dubai's Token2049 conference, which drew more than 10,000 crypto enthusiasts and investors from all over the world.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump threatens Apple and Samsung with 25% tariff on devices
US president says new levy on iPhones and other handsets could apply from the end of June
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:UN Meeting Connects North Koreaβs Abuses and Military Programs
Click to expand Image North Korea's UN Ambassador Song Kim addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 26, 2023. 2023 Richard Drew/AP Photo This week, the United Nations General Assembly met for its first-ever public high-level session devoted to North Korea's human rights situation. The meeting highlighted Pyongyangβs brutal repression of its citizens as a driver of global...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Booz Allen axes 2,500 jobs as Trumpβs spending cuts hit earnings
Consulting groupβs shares slide after forecast of lower than expected profits
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump seeks to boost US nuclear power, roll back regulations
A host of new executive orders seeks to fast-track approvals to grow the US's nuclear energy sector, a lengthy process.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump signs executive orders to speed development of U.S. nuclear power
President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:βI was sure salvation lay in artβ: Marina Otero on death, dance and mental illness
The Argentinian choreographer, known for working out her traumas and neuroses on stage, is bringing her provocative new work, Kill Me, to AustraliaLong ago, Marina Otero decided she would film her life until she dies, as part of an attempt to understand her pain and her preoccupation with death. βI was sure that salvation lay in art,β she says. So when she suffered a mental breakdown in 2022, the Argentinian...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Leader of neo-Nazi death cult extradited to US for plot to poison Jewish children
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old originally from Georgia, was arraigned on Friday before a federal judge in Brooklyn on multiple felonies, including soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Why everyone deserves a front-row seat, no matter their postcode
ABC Classic presenter Megan Burslem hates the idea that classical music is just for some. She grew up fighting off that misunderstanding, and says the experience has given her a "superpower" she wants to share.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack assumes Syria envoy post
US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack assumes Syria envoy post Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/23/2025 - 17:47 The longtime Trump adviser is geopolitically positioned to oversee the lifting of decades-long US sanctions Tom Barrack speaks with members of the press at Trump Tower in New York City, on 10 January 2017 (Stephanie Keith/Reuters) Off Tom Barrack, the private equity executive turnedUSambassador toTurkey,...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Brazilian data partnership with China draws criticism from former officials
βChina is not a model for statistical openness,β says Martha Mayer, ex-research director at Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Africa: The "Optimist-in-Chief" Who Made Africa's Premier Development Bank a Global Powerhouse
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- Heading the agenda at the five-day annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) that opens on May 26 is the election of the multilateral development bank's next president. Five candidates are vying to succeed Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who has served the maximum of two five-year terms. During his tenure, the bank's capital has more than tripled, growing from $93 billion to $318...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Africa: The 'Optimist-in-Chief' Who Made Africa's Premier Development Bank a Global Powerhouse
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- Heading the agenda at the five-day annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) that opens on May 26 is the election of the multilateral development bank's next president. Five candidates are vying to succeed Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who has served the maximum of two five-year terms. During his tenure, the bank's capital has more than tripled, growing from $93 billion to $318...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:New sanctions? Putinβs used to dealing with a strugglingΒ economy
The UK and the EU have agreed to hit Russia with a raft of new economic sanctions after hopes of a ceasefire with Ukraine came to nothing. One French minister commented that it is time to βsuffocateβ the Russian economy. Since the countryβs fullscale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, that economy has certainly suffered. Sanctions [β¦] The post New sanctions? Putinβs used to dealing with a strugglingeconomy appeared first on...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:UEFA Womenβs Champions League final: Barcelona vs Arsenal start, team news
Barcelona face Arsenal while aiming to become only the second side to claim a Women's Champions League three-peat.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Harvard wins order blocking Trumpβs international student ban
Court temporarily stops administrationβs effort to prevent it enrolling foreign students
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Kim Kardashianβs βgrandpa robbersβ found guilty β but wonβt face prison time
The chief judge says the ages of the defendants β the oldest is 79 β weighed on the courtβs decision not to impose harsher sentences.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump calls for 50% tariff on EU, says he's 'not looking for a deal' with bloc
President Donald Trump believes European Union proposals have not matched those from other trading partners, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:WHO says 94 percent of hospitals in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed
WHO says 94 percent of hospitals in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed The World Health Organisation(WHO) warned that the intensification of Israeli attacks on Gaza has brought its health system to a breaking point, with at least 94percent of the hospitals in Gaza now damaged or destroyed, and half of them no longer operational, in a press release on Thursday. The warning came following Israeli air strikes on Al Awda...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump issues directive to fast-track nuclear energy development
Executive orders aim to pave the way for construction of 10 large reactors
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Israeli strike rocks Jabalia even as aid to Gaza resumes
Palestinians searched for bodies after an Israeli airstrike leveled a building in Jabalia.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:A lens on poverty and the environment: Sebastiao Salgado is dead at age 81
The famed Brazilian photographer was praised for his work capturing marginalised populations, including mineworkers.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Iran-US nuclear talks made some 'but not conclusive progress,' mediator Oman says
The talks seek to limit Iranβs nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Starmer looks at scrapping UKβs two-child benefit cap
Prime ministerβs move to appease Labour MPs could create a 3bn conundrum for Rachel Reeves in the Autumn Budget
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump’s foreign student ban leaves Belgian princess in doubt about her Harvard future
Belgiumβs Royal Palace said Friday that Princess Elisabeth, who is first in line to the throne, is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after U.S. President Donald Trump announceda banon foreign students at the university.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Russia declares DW journalist a 'foreign agent'
The Russian Justice Ministry has added DW's Alexander Smirnov to a list of people it deems to be "foreign agents."
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Israeli military raid home of man killed in air strike and evict mourners gathered there
Israeli military raid home of man killed in air strike and evict mourners gathered there The Israeli military raided a Palestinian home in Hebron in the West Bank while people had gathered to pay respects over the death of a family member, reported the Wafa news agency on Friday. Israeli soldiers raided the family home of Moayyad Suleiman al-Qawasmi, who died during an Israeli air strike in Gaza on Thursday, and...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Daylight can boost the immune systemβs ability to fight infections β new study
Immune cells known as neutrophils act as first responders to infection. Research on zebrafish shows light regulates their activity and boosts their ability to kill bacteria.
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