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Australian court fines Qantas US$59 million for illegal layoffs
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» SYDNEY - An Australian court fined Qantas Aus$90 million (US$59 million) on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, ending a five-year legal battle over the workers' rights.
Julian Assange pleads guilty, securing his freedom
New York Times, Published on 26/06/2024
» SYDNEY — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of violating the US Espionage Act, securing his freedom under a plea deal that saw its final act play out in a remote US courtroom in Saipan in the Western Pacific.
Australia's Qantas to pay $79 mln to settle flight cancellation case
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2024
» SYDNEY: Australia's Qantas Airways agreed to pay A$120 million ($79 million) to settle a regulator lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already cancelled flights, in an attempt to end a reputational crisis that has engulfed the airline.
Florida gunman driven by racial 'hate' kills 3: authorities
AFP, Published on 27/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - A white man driven by racial hatred shot dead three Black people in a Florida discount store Saturday before taking his own life after a standoff with police, authorities said.
UK man pleads guilty in foiled 2021 crossbow attack on queen
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» LONDON: A Briton on Friday became the first person in decades to plead guilty to treason, after admitting trying to harm Queen Elizabeth II with a loaded crossbow in Windsor Castle in 2021.
Medicine Prize opens Nobel week clouded by war
AFP, Published on 03/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM - Breast cancer discoveries and mRNA vaccines are seen as possible winners when the Nobel Medicine Prize kicks off a week of winner announcements on Monday, with this year's awards held under the shadow of war in Europe.
Anger as US court says teen not 'mature' enough for abortion
AFP, Published on 18/08/2022
» MIAMI - An appeals court in Florida has upheld a ruling that a 16-year-old girl is not "sufficiently mature" enough to get an abortion -- a decision that sparked the ire of some US lawmakers.
Hope for change, prayers for peace as Kenya votes
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» KISUMU (KENYA) - From Nairobi slums to Rift Valley towns, Kenyans voiced cautious hope for change and a peaceful future, flocking to polling stations well before voting opened across the nation on Tuesday.
Russia accused of causing 'global food crisis' at UN
AFP, Published on 30/03/2022
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Russia was accused before the UN Security Council on Tuesday of having caused a "global food crisis" and putting people at risk of "famine" by starting the war in Ukraine, which serves as a breadbasket for Europe.
US House passes $1tn Infrastructure bill
New York Times, Published on 06/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: The House passed a $1-trillion bill Friday night to rebuild the country’s ageing public works system, fund new climate resilience initiatives and expand access to high-speed internet service, giving final approval to a central plank of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda after a daylong drama that pitted moderate Democrats against progressives.