Chalmers shuts down Australia’s worst fears
The Treasurer moved quickly to ease recession fears after the ASX suffered a very costly $100 billion one-day plunge.
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Dave’s Hot Chicken expands in Riyadh with first drive-thru
As Saudi Arabia continues its ambitious transformation under Vision 2030, the ability to adapt, overcome challenges and thrive in the face of adversity has never been more important. According to Statista's Market Insights estimates, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to rise sharply over the next four years, from SR 34.5 trillion in 2024 … Read more
‘Out of touch’: NSW public service workers lash Premier’s return to office order
Workers who have adapted their lifestyles to working from home are furious at the Prime Minister who has suddenly ordered them back to the office.
What We Are Reading Today: Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell
What we read today: “New Earth” – Awakening to the meaning of your life Author: Eckhart Tolle “A New Earth” by German author Eckhart Tolle is a transformative work that was originally published in 2005 before being selected for Oprah's Book Club in 2008 and featured in a weekly webinar series with Tolle and Winfrey. … Read more
Ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protesters storm Israeli army base
LONDON: It has been 14 years since Israeli agents carried out one of Mossad’s most audacious, controversial and, perhaps, pointless assassinations. On Jan. 19, 2010, Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, the man responsible for procuring weapons for Hamas, was murdered in a hotel bedroom in Dubai. It was a big operation, with many moving parts, involving almost 30 … Read more
Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua attack
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a champion of progressive politics and a plain-spoken heartland to help win over rural white voters, US media reported.Walz, a 60-year veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard and former teacher, was elected to a Republican district in … Read more
UN expert condemns Israeli killing of Al Jazeera journalist, urges war crime prosecution
Wall Street Journal faces scrutiny over unconfirmed UNRWA-Hamas allegations: Traffic light LONDON: The Wall Street Journal is still unable to verify claims from a January report suggesting links between staff at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East and Hamas militants. According to the US news website Semafor, … Read more
Five Hezbollah members dead in ‘vacuum bomb’ attacks; 17 Israelis injured in drone attack
AL-MUKALLA, Yemen: The US military has destroyed a number of Houthi drones, remote-controlled boats and ballistic missiles aimed at ships in international commercial channels. US Central Command said in a statement Tuesday morning Yemen time that its forces destroyed three drones fired by the Houthis from Yemen over the Gulf of Aden, as well as … Read more
Palestinian officials say 12 dead in Israel West Bank raids
BERIUT: A Lebanese security source said six Hezbollah fighters were killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday, with the group saying strikes on northern Israel and low-flying Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut.Hezbollah has traded with Israel almost daily in support of its ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7 attack on … Read more
Saudi crown prince receives speaker of Arab Parliament in Jeddah
RIYADH: Human Resources Development Fund Director General Turki bin Abdullah Al-Jawini said the fund has assisted more than 153,000 Saudi men and women in securing employment in the private sector during the first half of 2024. Al-Jawini said the fund disbursed SR3.79 billion ($1 billion) to private sector institutions for training, employment and empowerment programs … Read more
