Podcaster Scott O’Halloran shares surrogacy story ahead of 93rd Good Friday Appeal

This year’s Good Friday Appeal hits close to home for Melbourne podcast personality Scott O’Halloran. The co-host of ‘The Luke & Sassy Scott Podcast’ will join his brother Luke O’Halloran as an official ambassador for the 93rd Good Friday Appeal, an annual statewide fundraiser held across Victoria for the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) on Friday, … Read more

Closing Bell: Saudi main index slips to close at 12,565

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is emerging as a proactive leader, pioneering green initiatives to mitigate economic challenges posed by the transformation toward sustainability, according to the International Monetary Fund. A recent report by the IMF highlighted the intricate dynamics at play and underscored the Gulf Cooperation Council and Saudi Arabia’s strategic positioning in this evolving scenario. … Read more

A proposed mega merger could see chemist prices rise and patient care put at risk, critics warn

As the competition watchdog begins probing a planned mega merger between two pharmacy giants, critics warn Australian consumers could end up paying dearly for the move. In December, it was announced Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare, which owns brands like Amcal and Discount Drug Store, would join forces to become one enormous $8.8 billion conglomerate. … Read more

Jamaa Islamiya, Lebanese militants allied to Hamas

AMMAN: Thousands of Jordanians marched to the Israeli embassy in Amman on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive day in an outpouring of anger at Israel’s brutal war on Gaza. “The people demand the end of Wadi Araba,” some chanted, referring to Jordan’s 1994 peace treaty with Israel. Hundreds of security personal stationed nearby by the heavily fortified … Read more

Experts call on people to prevent food waste

RIYADH: Music, food and art are the sense-stirring offerings at Diriyah’s JAX Ramadan Market, which opened this week. The Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale is hosting the market as a part of the “Layali Biennale” program. “The (JAX Ramadan) market is such a cute idea … the atmosphere, the music, the food, the people all of … Read more

Nine people die in crash during Iran holiday season

CAIRO: Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters battled in close combat around Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital on Thursday, where the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they attacked Israeli soldiers and tanks with rockets and mortar fireThe Israeli army said it continued to operate around the hospital complex in Gaza City after storming it more … Read more