World News Hub

News live: Plibersek says pornography normalises strangulation for young Australians; Sydney’s first case of bird flu confirmed

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Gut-wrenching’: Bowen to meet with Nepali community todayChris Bowen said he would meet members of the Nepali Australian community later today.Every person who’s been rescued or found is a relief to their family and to the broader Australian community. But of course, we still have 36 Australians who are missing ...

3 easy wins to modernise Hong Kong’s education system

SCMP • 2 months ago

Much has been said about Hong Kong’s vitality as a higher education hub. Yet, a radical rethink of our primary and secondary school system is equally necessary. The need for a blueprint has never been clearer. Our world is increasingly defined by the powerful forces of automation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI), geopolitical tensions and flux, as well as conflicting values and perspectives...

Ghana tightens gold exports in push to keep more value at home

Al Jazeera • 2 months ago

The move is part of a broader effort to develop Ghana’s gold industry beyond raw exports.

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon: A list of controversies that define his tenure

Al Jazeera • 2 months ago

The defence secretary faces renewed scrutiny after a Republican senator called for his removal from the US cabinet.

Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs

BBC • 2 months ago

The group - which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand - plans to cut a total of 100,000 by 2030.

Missouri state legislative candidate accused of trying to plant cocaine on opponent

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Republican candidate Thomas Ross and his former campaign manager devised a plan to stash drugs in their opponent Louise Secker’s purse or vehicleA Missouri House race has been rocked by the Wednesday arrest of Republican candidate Thomas Ross, whom prosecutors accuse of attempting to frame his primary opponent Louise Secker for cocaine possession.In June, Ross allegedly gave his former campaign ma...

Feminist trailblazer Gloria Steinem passes away at age 92

Al Jazeera • 2 months ago

Women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem has passed away at age 92.

Chinese teachers publicly shamed on stage for students’ low test scores, sparking outrage

SCMP • 2 months ago

An impoverished county in southwestern China issued an apology for arranging its primary and junior secondary school teachers on stage to pose for photos alongside prominent characters depicting humiliation due to their students’ low test scores. The images, which went viral on social media, sparked widespread public condemnation. They were captured at an internal meeting organised by the Leibo Co...

Cats and mind-full mechanics: what happens when quantum physics meets the brain

SCMP • 2 months ago

Cats are wonderful gymnasts. Their ability to land on their feet – even when dropped upside-down – caught the attention of two of the nineteenth century’s greatest mathematical physicists, Sir George Gabriel Stokes and James Clerk Maxwell. The remarkable feats of cats inspired these theorists to perform, in the 1850s, legendary experiments in “cat-turning”, as Maxwell later described: “There is a ...

How China’s AI race is shrinking job market, forcing workers into low-paid, manual roles

SCMP • 2 months ago

For four years, Beijing-based Clare Zhang worked as a research analyst at a corporate advisory firm, helping companies assess technologies and competitors for projects they planned to list – until late last year, when she was told that artificial intelligence had reduced the number of analysts the company needed and could afford. Her job involved combing through company filings and public records ...

Watch: Inside court as Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to remove juror

BBC • 2 months ago

The jury now faces a seventh day of deliberations in the triple-murder trial.

Tensions flare as judge declines to remove juror in Lindsay Clancy trial

BBC • 2 months ago

The defence lawyer is upset after the judge decides not to remove a holdout in the triple murder case.

News live: Two more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet floods; Sydney’s first case of bird flu confirmed

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Gut-wrenching’: Bowen to meet with Nepali community todayChris Bowen said he would meet members of the Nepali Australian community later today.Every person who’s been rescued or found is a relief to their family and to the broader Australian community. But of course, we still have 36 Australians who are missing ...

US deports more than 100 people to Haiti as gang violence persists

ABC News • 2 months ago

The U.S. government has deported more than 100 people to Haiti as it ramps up such flights to the troubled Caribbean country

Haitian government calls for renewal of international anti-gang task force

Al Jazeera • 2 months ago

Haitian foreign minister says renewal is necessary to ensure safety ahead of elections scheduled in December.

Volkswagen to cut 50,000 more jobs to counter tariffs and Chinese competition

France 24 • 2 months ago

Volkswagen announced Thursday that it will cut another 50,000 jobs worldwide, marking the biggest restructuring in the company's 89-year history, as the German carmaker faces pressure from US tariffs, overcapacity and fierce competition from Chinese rivals. 

Volkswagen to cut another 50,000 jobs to counter tariffs and Chinese competition

France 24 • 2 months ago

Volkswagen announced Thursday that it will cut another 50,000 jobs worldwide under its biggest restructuring in the company's 89-year history, as the German carmaker faces pressure from US tariffs, overcapacity and fierce competition from Chinese rivals. The plan also sets out the future of four German plants.

Faster and cheaper: why Hongkongers are heading north for medical care

SCMP • 2 months ago

Soon after becoming a mother, Hong Kong resident Sarah Tam enjoyed eight hours of sleep a night and yoga sessions at a post-partum care centre in neighbouring Shenzhen, where carers looked after her newborn around the clock. Tam, a 30-year-old social worker who gave birth in mid-July, spent a month at the facility in mainland China, recovering from delivery with total peace of mind. She said she f...

Kenya's chai lovers are not happy as the nation's cows run dry

BBC • 2 months ago

Supermarket shelves are emptying, sellers are rationing supplies and prices are rising.

Kenya's chai tea lovers are not happy as the nation's cows run dry

BBC • 2 months ago

Supermarket shelves are emptying, sellers are rationing supplies and prices are rising.

Girl group Katseye are missing two members, but their tour still dazzles

BBC • 2 months ago

Reduced but resilient, girl group Katseye received a hero's welcome in London.

Trump names Adam Telle as acting army secretary following departure of Dan Driscoll

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Telle has previously worked for Trump during his first term as a special assistant to the president for legislative affairsDonald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting army secretary after the departure of Daniel Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with defense secretary Pete Hegseth.Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the army for civil works. Continue reading...

Trump names Adam Telle as acting army secretary following the departure of Driscoll

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Telle has previously worked for Trump during his first term as a special assistant to the president for legislative affairsDonald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting army secretary after the departure of Daniel Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with defense secretary Pete Hegseth.Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the army for civil works. Continue reading...

Split verdict in New Orleans murder trial tied to staged-wrecks scheme

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Sean Alfortish and Leon Parker convicted on some counts but not murder charges linked to insurance fraud plotA federal jury in New Orleans on Thursday returned a split verdict after more than 30 hours of deliberations in a three-week-long blockbuster fraud and murder trial that garnered headlines far beyond Louisiana.Jurors deadlocked on murder charges Sean Alfortish and Leon “Chunky” Parker faced...

‘Point of grievance’: Philippines urged to rethink school safety approach

SCMP • 2 months ago

As pressure mounts in the Philippines for authorities to act on strengthening school security after two fatal shootings in eight weeks, safety experts say any measure must look at mitigating violence much earlier, even before a child brings a weapon to the campus gate. A bill pushed by lawmaker Bam Aquino will require schools to establish a comprehensive safety framework, including localised safet...