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New book ‘Four Mothers’ explores the first year of parenthood around the world
This Mother’s Day, we explore how government policies and society’s expectations shape the experience of new moms. Ali Rogin speaks with journalist Abigail Leonard, whose new book “Four Mothers” follows the ups and downs of the first year of motherhood around the world.
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Beware the hubris of an AI narrative centred on the US and China
It would be a mistake to neglect the agency of states, multinational organisations and powerful firms not fully aligned with either side.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Live: US, China hail 'substantial progress' on trade talks
High-stakes trade negotiations between the US and China end on a positive note. The ASX is priced for a marginal gain. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Documents reveal violent assaults and use of 'chemical agents' at NT prison
Executive incident reports from the Darwin Correctional Centre have been released to the ABC following a Freedom of Information request, revealing a series of serious events within a 24-day period.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Cash v card-only debate ahead of government mandate on businesses
Ahead of a planned federal government mandate on businesses to accept cash, we speak to Sydney businesses and an economist about what consumers need to know.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:BBC team's tense encounter with sanctioned Israeli settler while filming in West Bank
Israeli settler Moshe Sharvit established a so-called 'outpost' in occupied West Bank
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Venezuela and Algeria Prepare Next Meeting of the Joint Committee for Bilateral Cooperation
Venezuela’s foreign minister, Yvan Gil, and his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Attaf, spoke on the phone this Sunday about the upcoming meeting of the Joint Committee for bilateral cooperation. RELATED: Venezuela and Algeria Strengthen Bilateral Energy Cooperation Via Telegram, the Venezuelan FM said he had a “productive phone call” with his Algerian counterpart, during which they […]
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:US, China hail ‘substantial progress’ made in tariff talks in Geneva
The two countries have said they will issue a joint statement on the talks on Monday.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Goat almost takes out NZ rider as animals interrupt third stage of Giro
Danish cyclist Mads Pedersen manages to avoid the Albanian wildlife to win the third stage of the Giro d'Italia.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Gina Rinehart’s culture of praise, Zelenskyy invites Putin to peace talks, drought hurts farmers
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. We lead today with revelations from former staff at Hancock Prospecting about the mining company’s “bizarre” internal culture, including yearly corporate requests for workers to heap praise on owner Gina Rinehart.We take a look at the devastating drought that is...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Live: Nationals in Canberra to pick leader as Canavan challenges Littleproud
National Party members arrive in Canberra to decide the party's leader moving forward, with current leader David Littleproud facing a challenge from Senator Matt Canavan.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:US envoy says Israeli-American captive likely to be released within 24 hours
US envoy says Israeli-American captive likely to be released within 24 hours Steve Witkoff, the United States’ special envoy to the Middle East, says Israeli-American solider, Edan Alexander, who is being held in Gaza is expected to be freed on Monday following what he called an extended and complex negotiation process. “We are picking him up probably tomorrow,” Witkoff told NBC News, confirming the deal. “There was a...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Chinese companies purge supply chain of foreign parts amid US trade war
Beijing’s self-reliance drive accelerates as groups seek out local suppliers in response to tariffs
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Birthright citizenship debate erupts as Supreme Court arguments near
President Trump’s efforts to upend the conventional understanding of birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court this week, the first time in his second term that the justices will consider a major administrative action from the bench. The justices won’t be directly addressing the constitutionality of Trump’s order blocking automatic citizenship for children born on...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Hungarian filmmakers in the shadow of Trump's tariff threat
The damage to the Hungarian film industry could be huge if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose tariffs on foreign-made films, but no one knows how this would work practically, so film industry experts are patiently holding their breath.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Sununu says Trump administration has 'about 6 weeks' on China tariff deal to give market, small businesses confidence
Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said Sunday that the Trump administration has “about six weeks” when it comes to a China tariff deal to give the market and small businesses “confidence.” “It sounds like they made some headway yesterday, but they've got about six weeks to really give the market and some of...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Liz and Rohan arrived in Australia in boxes. They're looking for their families
Elizabeth Wray and Rohan Samara are two of the thousands of children evacuated from Vietnam at the fall of Saigon 50 years ago as part of Operation Babylift. They're embarking on a quest to find their biological families.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:US says to have made 'substantial progress' during its two day talks with China on tariffs dispute
The lead US negotiator described “a great deal of productivity” in resolving US-China trade differences after two days of talks in Switzerland, following Trump’s tariffs and Beijing’s retaliation.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Poland accuses Russia of ordering major fire in Warsaw shopping centre last year
In 2024, fire destroyed Marywilska centre in Warsaw and 1,400 small businesses it housed, most owned by members of the Vietnamese community.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Lord Howe Island's famous palms challenge Darwin's evolutionary theory
Scientists are testing Charles Darwin's theory on species diversity by analysing Kentia palm varieties that have grown side by side for 1 million years.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Exclusive - Chinese Embassy Explains Visa Challenge That Prevented Nigeria From Attending World Relays
[Premium Times] The planned meeting is coming on the heels of Nigeria's unexpected withdrawal from the World Athletics Relays taking place this weekend in Guangzhou, China.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: Africa CDC Say Sierra Leone's Mpox Surge Raises Alarm Across the Continent
[Premium Times] The centre warned of a potential regional health threat if swift containment measures are not implemented
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Hamas to free Israeli-American soldier held in Gaza after direct talks with US
Hamas to free Israeli-American soldier held in Gaza after direct talks with US Hamas has confirmed it will releaseIsraeli-American captive Edan Alexander as part of broader efforts to secure a ceasefire and allow urgently needed humanitarian aid into Gaza. In a statement issued on Sunday, senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya announced the move following direct contact between the group and the United States in recent...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: Ibrahim Traoré - Has Africa Found a New Progressive Hero?, By Jibrin Ibrahim
[Premium Times] I now know that Africa has been in search for a progressive hero since the passage of the great ones - Nkrumah, Lumumba, Nasser, Nyerere, Mandela, Sankara, etc. I know because of the thoughtless and uninformed speed with which young Africans are going in support of Captain Ibrahim Traoré as the new hero based mainly on the success of a Russian propaganda video company producing tons of messages about...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Preschoolers 'soak up' lost language 'like sponges'
Darkinjung was considered a lost Aboriginal language, but community elders on the NSW Central Coast hope a new program for preschool students will change that.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: 42 Percent of African Nurses Intend to Leave Amid Health Workforce Crisis - WHO
[Premium Times] The report revealed that nearly 80 per cent of nurses serve only 49 per cent of the world's population.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Major Health Stories Across Nigeria in April
[Premium Times] In April 2025, Nigeria's health sector faced a mix of urgent challenges and progress.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Hamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander
The statement did not indicate when the 21-year-old Alexander would be released.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:House GOP spending chief: 'I don’t think we’ll have a debt limit suspension'
House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Sunday that he does not believe “we’ll have a debt limit suspension” a few days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress to raise the debt ceiling by the middle of the summer. “I don’t think we’ll have a debt limit suspension because Republicans like to revisit...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Queensland city records first local dengue fever case in seven years
Cairns was declared "essentially dengue-free" but has now recorded its first locally-transmitted case of the mosquito-borne illness since 2018.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Israel bombs Yemen’s Hodeidah as it expands regional war beyond Gaza
Israel bombs Yemen’s Hodeidah as it expands regional war beyond Gaza Israel has launched fresh air strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah governorate, targeting areas near three Houthi-controlled ports late on Sunday. The Houthi-run Interior Ministry confirmed the attacks, which followed Israeli military warnings for those present at the ports to evacuate. The Houthis have repeatedly targeted Israeli military and shipping...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Klobuchar dismisses Trump's habeas corpus threat as distraction from 'what's really in front of them'
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday dismissed the Trump administration’s threat to suspend habeas corpus as an effort to distract the media and the public away from “what’s really in front of them.” In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” moderator Kristen Welker asked Klobuchar about remarks Friday from Stephen Miller — White...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Firefighter wants rule change as he deals with terminal cancer
Simon Lund has spent his dying days ensuring other workers are better protected while facing the biggest battle of his life.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Social Security chief 'will ensure' agency survives 'the next 90 years, at least'
The new head of the agency responsible for administering Social Security and Medicare said Sunday he plans to make sure the agency survives well into the 2100s. In a Sunday interview, Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano said the Trump administration and lawmakers plan to make major changes focused on cutting waste and fraud with...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Hamas announces it will release last living Israeli American hostage
Hamas says Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the Israeli-blockaded territory and resume the delivery of aid.
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