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Australian Murray cod wallops swim record
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» SYDNEY - An Australian freshwater Murray cod has surprised scientists by swimming a marathon 860 kilometres (530 miles) along a major river system -- believed to be a record for the species.
White House says 'substantial' shutdown layoffs have begun
AFP, Published on 11/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The White House said Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal workers as President Donald Trump sought to amp up pressure on opposition Democrats to end a government shutdown that has crippled public services.
Thousands in Australia rally against immigration, govt condemns rally
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2025
» SYDNEY - Thousands of Australians joined anti-immigration rallies across the country on Sunday that the centre-left government condemned, saying they sought to spread hate and were linked to neo-Nazis.
Trump freezes federal aid to Americans, triggering fury
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ordered a freeze starting Tuesday on potentially trillions of dollars in federal funding to Americans, impacting everything from education grants to small businesses loans -- and sparking accusations that he is violating the constitution.
Australia police search for suspects over arson attack on synagogue
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2024
» SYDNEY — Australian police said on Friday they were looking for two people suspected of deliberately starting a fire at a Melbourne synagogue that injured one and caused widespread damage.
Farm animals are hauled all over the country; so are their pathogens
The New York TImes, Published on 20/05/2024
» The bird flu virus that is spreading through American dairy cows can probably be traced back to a single spillover event. Late last year, scientists believe, the virus jumped from wild birds into cattle in the Texas panhandle. By this spring, the virus, known as H5N1, had travelled hundreds of miles or more, appearing on farms in Idaho, North Carolina and Michigan.
Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» ITTOQQORTOORMIIT (DENMARK) - The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse.
S.Leone under curfew after military armoury attacked
AFP, Published on 26/11/2023
» FREETOWN - Armed clashes erupted in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Sunday in what the government said was an attack on a military armoury, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.
S.Leone imposes curfew after military armoury attacked
AFP, Published on 26/11/2023
» FREETOWN - A military armoury in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.
Biden embraces allies as Xi comes to San Francisco
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO: President Joe Biden, eager to showcase US leadership in the face of Beijing and Moscow, this week leads another major summit, but this time the guests will include not only allies but Chinese President Xi Jinping.