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Trump threatens to scrap Harvard’s tax-exempt status
Warning signals new escalation in US president’s attacks on universities
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Over 1,400 Gaza medics killed as Israel resumes deadly assault
Over 1,400 Gaza medics killed as Israel resumes deadly assault More than 1,400 medical workers have been killed during Israel’s assault on Gaza since October 2023, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday. In a statement posted on Telegram, officials confirmed: “More than 1,400 health workers have been martyred, while around 360 others from the health sector remain in Israeli detention.”
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Coalition’s blackout ‘opportunity’, SA’s big dry, Trump toys with deporting US citizens
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. Energy is one of the big issues this election and we have the story of a Coalition MP who reckons there is a “big political opportunity” to be made from power outages. We’re also reporting from South Australia on the state’s record-breaking drought; Barack Obama...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Israeli foreign minister meets David Lammy in London in unannounced trip
Israeli foreign minister meets David Lammy in London in unannounced trip Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 21:14 Several sources told MEE that Gideon Saar met the British foreign secretary on Tuesday in an unannounced trip Gideon Saar speaks during a press conference after a meeting with his Greek and Cypriot counterparts in Athens, on 13 March 2025 (AFP) Off Israel'sForeign Minister Gideon Saar met British...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Farmer waits on drought relief payments for months
Despite applying for government drought funding months ago, one South Australian farmer says he is still waiting for assistance.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Canada universities see jump in US applicants as Trump cuts funding at home
UBC Vancouver even briefly reopened admissions to US citizens for some graduate programmes in response to the spike in demand.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Docker Voss fails to reduce ban for strike that left Tiger with broken nose
Patrick Voss will serve a three-game ban for striking Richmond's Nick Vlaustin, with Fremantle unsuccessful in trying to downgrade his penalty to a two-game suspension.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Harvard University punished with $2b funding freeze for defying Trump
Harvard University punished with $2b funding freeze for defying Trump Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 19:31 Freeze followed a letter sent on Monday to the Trump administration saying it rejects the government’s demands Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organised by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference by the federal government, in Cambridge,...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:As floodwaters recede, Innamincka locals face long wait for roads to re-open
Emergency services say road closures around the remote South Australian town of Innamincka are likely to be in place for months, prompting concern about the local tourism industry.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:At least two Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on central Gaza apartment
At least two Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on central Gaza apartment At least two Palestinians have been killed on Tuesday evening and several others wounded after Israeli forces shelled an apartment block near the Saraya intersection in central Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera’s correspondent on the ground.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Mali threatens to seize Barrick Gold’s assets, company says
Mining group also says ruling military junta has shut its office in Bamako
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Yoko Ono, ‘the first female punk rocker’, is an artist of benevolent magic
Yoko Ono has long been abused as a homewrecker – and worse. A new biography celebrates her joyful positivity in adverse circumstances – and celebrates her as an artist.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Allowing forests to regrow and regenerate is a great way to restore habitat
New research found regrowth in Queensland provided valuable habitat after 15 years, on average, with some species benefiting from trees as young as 3 years of age.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Pagan loaves, Christian bread, a secular treat: a brief history of hot cross buns
Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries of tradition – and superstition.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Students are neither left nor right brained: how some early childhood educators get this ‘neuromyth’ and others wrong
Understanding how the brain functions is important for teachers. We surveyed more than 500 early childhood educators about their neuroscience knowledge.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Safe seat syndrome? Why some hospitals get upgrades and others miss out
Both Labor and the Coalition have faced allegations of pork-barrelling this election campaign. But we can make better funding decisions.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:More bulk billing is fine. But what the health system really needs this election is genuine reform
Not enough is being said by the major parties in the election about critical health care reforms needed to address access, affordability and funding problems.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Israeli army scales back reserve troops amid protest fallout
Israeli army scales back reserve troops amid protest fallout Israel’s military has begun scaling back its reserve forces, with fewer troops deployed in combat areas and limited new call-ups, Haaretz reported on Tuesday, citing military officials that said the move comes amid growing internal unrest, as reservists protesting against the Gaza war face dismissal under political pressure. "The reserve protest crisis is...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Israel's Gaza buffer zone means more misery for Palestinians
Israel announced over the weekend that it has completed another military corridor which cuts off Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah and divides the territory in several parts.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Crooked mayor's conversations caught on secret phone taps, court documents show
"Bitch with the glasses" and "Well f***en get on the team, bitch" were among comments picked up by corruption investigators probing Logan City Council, according to the court documents.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:France expels Algerian diplomats, recalls ambassador amid escalating row
France expels Algerian diplomats, recalls ambassador amid escalating row Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 19:27 The tit-for-tat follows the indictment of an Algerian consular official in Paris on terror-related charges France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the G7 Summit in the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri, Italy, on 14 June 2024 (Ludovic...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Xi positions China as defender of rules-based trade during Vietnam visit
China and Vietnam expressed their support for maintaining a multilateral trade regime centred around the World Trade Organization, in a joint statement issued on Tuesday at the end of a two-day visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Peru: Ex-President Humala jailed for money laundering
Peru's former President Ollanta Humala and his wife have been sentenced to 15 years in jail for money laundering. The funds were received from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and the Venezuelan government.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Lebanon's President Anoun visits Qatar as ceasefire tensions simmer at Israeli border
Lebanon's President Anoun visits Qatar as ceasefire tensions simmer at Israeli border Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun touched down in Doha on Tuesday night, beginning an official visit to Qatar for high-level talks with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.Aoun said his visit reflects ongoing efforts to deepen ties with “brotherly and friendly nations”. He hopes Qatar will play a stabilising role in Lebanon’s recovery...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:'We could barely walk,' sisters say after being ordered to evacuate northern Gaza's last major hospital
The United Nations chief is "deeply alarmed" at an Israeli forces strike on the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, as groups warn of dire shortages of medicine and hospital supplies in the enclave.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:More people are obtaining abortions but fewer are crossing state lines, study finds
A new study has found that fewer people crossed state lines for abortions in 2024 than the previous year. One reason is likely the increase of availability of abortion pills.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Trump wants Harvard to ‘apologise’, threatens school’s tax-exempt status
The US president’s new threat came after the Ivy League university defied demands to change its policies in exchange for billions in funding.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:US condemns UN rights expert Francesca Albanese for criticising Israel
US condemns UN rights expert Francesca Albanese for criticising Israel The United States has openly criticised UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accusing her of promoting “antisemitic hatred” and “bias against Israel” for her work on Palestinian rights under Israeli occupation. In a statement, the US Mission to the UN condemned Albanese’s role, saying it “continues to strongly denounce” her mandate. Washington...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:French ministry asks to replace dark-skinned actor in advertisement with white person
The government's recommendations left one participant in the campaign "perplexed" and "uncomfortable."
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:U.S. aircraft carrier operating in Mideast waters ahead of next round of Iran nuclear talks
A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:As Sudan’s civil war enters 3rd year, famine and atrocities mount
Sudan's civil war marks the end of its second year on Tuesday, and the fighting, atrocities and famine are only mounting.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Canada offers carmakers tariff relief, as Honda denies plans for switch to US
PM Mark Carney will exempt manufacturers from retaliatory duties as long as they keep making vehicles in the country.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Deaths rise marking new anniversary of war in Sudan
Khartoum, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) After two years of the beginning of the war in Sudan, United Nations organizations estimated that some 300 civilians have already died in attacks on refugee camps in El Fasher. The post Deaths rise marking new anniversary of war in Sudan first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Does Trump want a Gaza ceasefire before his Middle East trip?
Parsing through Donald Trump's Middle East agenda with Steven Cook from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia and FAO strengthen cooperation in agrifood systems
Addis Ababa, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) The government of Ethiopia and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) discussed how to strengthen cooperation in the transformation of agrifood systems, the Ethiopia News Agency informed on Tuesday. The post Ethiopia and FAO strengthen cooperation in agrifood systems first appeared on Prensa Latina.
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