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How used-car buyers can protect themselves from odometer tampering

Odometer fraud is "widespread" in the second-hand car industry, but experts say there are warning signs to look for when buying a used car.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

WHO warns $1.7bn funding shortfall threatens polio eradication efforts

The significant funding reductions mean certain activities will simply not happen: WHO's polio eradication director.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Jon Stewart says Trump 'undeniably king-adjacent': 'King-esque'

Jon Stewart on Monday said President Trump resembles a king based on several allusions made by Republicans, days after millions took to the streets on "No Kings Day." "The Daily Show" host played a series of clips of the president's allies and pundits referring to Trump as "a miracle worker," "God’s chosen instrument for this...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Advocates cheer as Trump admin agrees to student loan forgiveness deal

Advocates are ecstatic after the Trump administration agreed to astudent loan forgivenessdeal that will allow millions of borrowers to see relief, a rare happy break for a group that has found few defenders in the current White House. The administration reached a deal with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) last week that resumes student debt...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

How Victoria's old sugar beet industry helped dairy farmers prosper

The Glenmaggie Weir was built 100 years ago to supply water to sugar beet farmers, and now keeps local dairy farms going.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Netflix shares drop as Brazil tax dispute hits profits

Streaming group reports strong revenue growth because of success of films such as β€˜KPop Demon Hunters’

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

AI chatbots misrepresent news almost half the time, says major new study

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Copilot routinely distort the news and struggle to distinguish facts from opinion. That's according to a major new study from 22 international public broadcasters, including DW.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

AI chatbots fail at accurate news, major study reveals

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Copilot routinely distort the news and struggle to distinguish facts from opinion. That's according to a major new study from 22 international public broadcasters, including DW.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Reeves vows to clear way for BoE rate cuts with cost of living pledge

Chancellor seeks to bear down on inflation as Treasury braces for latest figures on Wednesday

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Senators seek to expand protections for storing child sex abuse evidence

A group of bipartisan senators introduced legislation Tuesday to provide limited liability protections for organizations to store evidence of child sexual exploitation in the cloud for law enforcement. The Safe Cloud Storage Act, put forward by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), would ensure that companies...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Risch, Shaheen call for closer ties between US and Bolivia

Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) called for the U.S. to strengthen ties with Bolivia after centrist Rodrigo Paz was elected as the country’s next president on Sunday. Risch and Shaheen are the chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. β€œWe congratulate President-elect Rodrigo Paz, the recently elected members...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

WA council polls 'successful' despite 'bumps', elections chief says

The acting head of WA's Electoral Commission is lauding the recent local council poll as a success, despite reports of missing ballot papers and low voter turnout.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

At least 660,000 children in Gaza out of school, UN says

At least 660,000 children in Gaza out of school, UN says At least 660,000 children are out of school in Gaza, the United Nations agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa) said on X. β€œI wish our house had not been destroyed. I used to have a desk for studying," Unrwa quoted Kinan, a child in Gaza, saying. "Like 660,000 girls and boys, Kinan is out of school for a third year in a row," Unrwa said. "Returning to learning is...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Family of crash survivor who learnt to walk again urges drivers to wear seatbelts

After surviving a car crash and a stroke, Laura McKenney was told she may never walk again. Now, she's trekking 50-kilometres to raise money for the service that saved her life.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Vulnerable House Republicans urge Johnson to address ObamaCare subsidies

A group of front-line House Republicans on Tuesday called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to β€œimmediately” address the expiring enhanced ObamaCare tax credits once the government shutdown ends. Led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), 13 lawmakers told Johnson that millions of their constituents would face a massive spike in health premiums without an extension of...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Arsenal thump Atletico in Champions League, PSG and Barcelona in routs too

Victor Gyokeres ends drought with brace in Arsenal's 4-0 win against Atletico, while PSG hit seven and Barcelona six.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Venezuela condemns the β€œpeace through force” promoted by the U.S.

The Venezuelan Sectoral Vice President of Defense described as a "great contradiction" to seek peace through "the stick," while denouncing the military presence of the United States in the Caribbean Sea.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Reeves targets tax partnerships in crackdown on UK’s wealthy

Chancellor fleshes out Budget plan to target those with β€˜the broadest shoulders’ such as lawyers, doctors and accountants

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Israel raids and closes centre for orphans in occupied West Bank

Israel raids and closes centre for orphans in occupied West Bank Israeli soldiers raided theIslamic Charitable Society in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to Arabic media reports. Israeli soldiers detained staff for hours and seized computers and other equipment before closing the trust that provides services for orphans. A video posted on social media showed its doors sealed shut. Middle East Eye...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Victoria's top cop sorry for using police chopper to fly to Tasmania

The chief commissioner of Victoria Police says the use of a police helicopter for a work trip to Tasmania "creates a poor impression".

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Gulf states won't reconstruct Gaza without political settlement, former Jordanian foreign minister says

Gulf states won't reconstruct Gaza without political settlement, former Jordanian foreign minister says Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 10/21/2025 - 20:24 Marwan Muasher reveals Gulf states were not even consulted on bankrolling rebuilding efforts Former Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher speaks during a panel moderated by Financial Times reporter Abigail Hauslohner at the Carnegie Endowment for...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

As North Carolina GOP redistricting plan seeks another seat for Trump, Democrats try to think long term

With Republicans in the majority in both General Assembly chambers and state law preventing Democratic Gov. Josh Stein from using his veto stamp against a redistricting plan, the GOP-drawn map appeared headed to enactment after final House votes as soon as Wednesday.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Lithuania's main airport shut after balloon sightings

Vilnius airport has suspended air traffic after balloons ferrying smuggled cigarettes from Belarus entered the country's airspace. It's the second such incident this month.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

NSW braces for extreme heat while cyclone-strength winds threaten Vic, SA

Temperatures are set to soar in NSW today, while Victorian and South Australian residents are bracing for powerful wind gusts on a day of wild weather.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

US-China now in a β€˜very different kind of trade war’, experts warn

China's recent expanded export restrictions on rare-earth metals was a 'power play' before Trump-Xi meeting.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Pilbara road conditions 'a killer' for remote communities

Indigenous elders and advocates fear worsening roads in the Pilbara, which are littered with the rusted skeletons of abandoned cars, are isolating remote residents.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump pushing allies to buy US gas is a case of bad economics

The price of partnership with the United States has changed. Washington is now using assurances of defense and trade access to pressure allies in Asia and Europe to buy more of its fossil fuels under decades-long contracts. The scale is immense. The European Union intends to import up to US$750 billion of US energy – […] The post Trump pushing allies to buy US gas is a case of bad economics appeared first on Asia...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Visa and mortgage restrictions may be limiting flow of Indian nationals to US

Visa and mortgage restrictions may be limiting flow of Indian nationals to US Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 10/21/2025 - 17:31 Visa regulations and the ability to get loans are reducing the ability of non-permanent residents to find jobs and buy property President Donald Trump hands a pen to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (L) after signing a series of executive orders, including one imposing a $100,000 fee for H-1B...

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Warner Bros. Discovery confirms it has received buyout interest and is considering its options

The home of HBO, CNN and DC Studios has signaled that it may be open to selling all or parts of its business, just months after announcing plans to split into two companies.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Mattel shares slump as sales and earnings hit by tariff timing

California-based toy manufacturer said retail customers shifted order patterns to avoid levies

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

British officers sent to Israel to help monitor Gaza ceasefire

A small number of British planning officers has been sent to Israel to join a US-led multinational taskforce.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Questions over how $13b US–Australia critical minerals deal will benefit WA

Western Australia's slice of the critical minerals deal is being heralded as a huge win, but critics are asking how much US aluminium giant Alcoa's boon will benefit Western Australians.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'Wasted meeting': Trump-Putin planned talks in Budapest shelved

President Donald Trump's plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is on hold in the latest twist in his stop-and-go effort to resolve the war in Ukraine.

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

New York City Unveils Plan for Flood-Prone Neighborhood Nicknamed β€˜The Hole’

It hadn’t rained in two days and yet, on a warm sunny day in early June, in a neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens known as β€œThe Hole,” some streets were still full of water. That’s because the 12-block area sits around 10 to 15 feet below the surrounding streetsβ€”essentially creating a water-trapping […]

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Evacuating Remote Alaska Was Hard. Rebuilding Will Be Even Harder.

When the remnants of a deadly typhoon slammed Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta a week and a half ago, it brought hurricane-force winds and catastrophic flooding to the remote area. More than 1,500 people were evacuated from small villages scattered across this part of the Alaskan tundra, an extremely difficult process in an area only reachable […]

Published on: October 21, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News