‘Recession makers’: MPs clash on inflation
Senior cabinet minister Bill Shorten has sparked a heated debate with the opposition after he claimed the Liberal Party wants to plunge Australia into recession.
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US orders submarine, aircraft carrier to rush to the Middle East as Israel warns of coming Iran attack
CAIRO: Israeli forces continued their operations near the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis on Monday amid international pressure for a deal to end fighting in Gaza and block a slide into a wider regional conflict with Iran and its proxies. Palestinian medics said Israeli military strikes in several areas of Khan Younis on Monday … Read more
Paris closes out the 2024 Olympics with a final star-studded show
Memorable Paris Olympic moments: Simone Biles was the star but the spotlight reached many faces PARIS: Simone Biles stole the show at the Paris Olympics with a captivating comeback that had everyone watching everything she did both in and out of the gym. All eyes were on Biles as she won four medals, but the … Read more
England’s Rai wins PGA Wyndham title as Greyserman collapses
Memorable Paris Olympic moments: Simone Biles was the star but the spotlight reached many faces PARIS: Simone Biles stole the show at the Paris Olympics with a captivating comeback that had everyone watching everything she did both in and out of the gym. All eyes were on Biles as she won four medals, but the … Read more
In Iraq’s summer, residents of Kurdistan’s Irbil ache for water
LONDON: More than 1 million children in the Gaza Strip are at risk of contracting poliovirus type 2, a highly infectious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death, as displacement and destruction of sanitation infrastructure leave the population vulnerable to disease. The World Health Organization has announced plans to send 1.2 million polio … Read more
French police win plaudits after high-risk Olympics
BELFAST: A week of racism-fuelled disorder in Northern Ireland, sparked by disturbances in English cities, has proved harder to end, with fears the British region's sectarian divisions are feeding into the violence.“They burned every single thing, there's nothing left inside, just ashes,” said Bashir, whose supermarket in Belfast was torched during attacks on foreign-owned shops … Read more
‘Bad money management?’: Property investor roasted for tradie pay complaint
A property guru has been roasted online for complaining that a painter wanted payment “immediately” after finishing a job.
Paris Olympics memorable moments: Simone Biles was the star but the spotlight reached many faces
SAINT-DENIS, France: Proving that topping Paris is not an impossible task, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over the 2028 Olympics from the the French capital, which ended its 2024 Games just as they began – with gusto and panache.Paris brought … Read more
Resilient consumer sector lifts up Aussie shares
Bumper results from a bellwether retail giant injected renewed confidence into the Australian share market on Monday.
South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats
PARIS: The Paris Olympics made them risky and difficult to police, but French security forces kept thousands of athletes and millions of fans safe – a “gold medal” achievement according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.The two-week sporting extravaganza that ended on Sunday prompted a security operation unlike any other in French history, with the mobilization … Read more
