The controversial security deal struck between Solomon Islands and China that caught the western world off guard was needed to maintain internal security and help fight climate change, a leading Solomon Islands official has said, defending his country’s right to… Read More »We needed China deal to protect ‘domestic security’, says key Solomon Islands official
CNN — Men in hard hats enter a child’s bedroom decorated with pink wallpaper that features two bejeweled elephants, a little one and big one. The workers quickly shovel mounds of rubble off the beige carpet and into wheelbarrows, then… Read More »As Russian attacks continue to pound Ukraine, volunteers are rebuilding Kyiv’s suburbs
By the end of 2024, it hopes to have enough data from real-time observations and simulations to have a digital twin that will focus on floods, drought and heatwaves, alongside natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, and… Read More »Why you may have a thinking digital twin within a decade
Not a day has gone by since the release of 2019’s “Knives Out” that we haven’t thought about Chris Evans and his cable-knit sweater. According to Deadline, filming for the movie’s sequel, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” began last… Read More »The Cast For “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Is Stacked
Australian shares have joined a global retreat, dropping more than 5% at the opening, as investors fear central banks will lift interest rates more aggressively, slashing economic growth and companies’ profits. The benchmark ASX200 share index of the top 200… Read More »ASX: Australian stocks drop more than 5% after global sell-off on inflation fears
From 1h ago ASX plunges on open Peter Hannam The big falls on overseas financial markets have been echoed in Australia, where the stock market was already playing catch-up after Monday’s holiday close. Within a few minutes of opening, the… Read More »Australia news live updates: ASX plunges after overnight Wall Street rout; Bowen warns of ‘bumpy’ winter as energy crisis escalates
The disgraced Hey Dad! actor and convicted child sexual offender Robert Hughes has been released from Sydney’s Long Bay jail and will be deported to the UK. The 73-year-old was granted parole on 2 June by the New South Wales… Read More »Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes released from jail and will be deported to UK
Asked if the EU was preparing lists of UK goods against which to levy tariffs, Mr Martin told me: “We’re not going to get into the detail of anything like that, because hopefully, that’s something we don’t ever have to… Read More »Europe is prepping for a trade war no-one wants
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