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Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finisher’s medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight
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Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finisher’s medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight

‘Landmarks’ side of the medal features the Allianz Arena in German city rather than Allianz Stadium in SydneyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a week’s time, the proud runners finishing the Sydney Marathon will receive a medal showing the landmarks they have just sped past – plus one they definitely didn’t.In what o...

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Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finishers medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight
The Guardian •

Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finishers medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight

‘Landmarks’ side of the medal features the Allianz Arena in German city rather than Allianz Stadium in SydneyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a week’s time, the proud runners finishing the Sydney Marathon will receive a medal showing the landmarks they have just sped past – plus one they definitely didn’t.In what o...

Amid tensions with Hegseth, US Army secy Dan Driscoll to step down by year-end
Times of India •

Amid tensions with Hegseth, US Army secy Dan Driscoll to step down by year-end

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is reportedly planning to leave his position by late 2026. This departure follows months of reported tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Driscoll's exit could leave the Army without a Senate-confirmed leader. The Army also currently lacks a Senate-confirmed chief of staff. These developments signal significant changes at the Pentagon's senior levels.

China builds world’s first custom plant immunity system for epidemic response
SCMP •

China builds world’s first custom plant immunity system for epidemic response

Chinese scientists have created an AI-guided platform to engineer custom plant immune receptors to rapidly combat emerging diseases that threaten plants, including commercial crops vulnerable to devastating outbreaks. Their programmable synthetic immune receptors can be introduced into plants to help them detect proteins made by specific bacteria, viruses and fungi, triggering an immune response t...

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Macron hosts Saudi Crown Prince MBS for two-day Paris visit

Macron hosts Saudi Crown Prince MBS for two-day Paris visit

France 24 •

Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was welcomed on Sunday by French President Emmanuel Macron for a two-day visit to the country. Several agreements on health, transport and energy will be signed on the second day of the visit on Monday underlining the strength of the Paris-Riyadh relationship.

Macron welcomes Saudi Crown Prince MBS for two-day France visit

Macron welcomes Saudi Crown Prince MBS for two-day France visit

France 24 •

Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman was welcomed on Sunday by French President Emmanuel Macron for a two-day visit to the country. Several agreements on health, transport and energy will be signed on the second day of the visit on Monday underlining the strength of the Paris-Riyadh relationship.

Australia news live: Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finisher’s medal depicts Munich stadium as highlight of course

Australia news live: Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finisher’s medal depicts Munich stadium as highlight of course

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Follow liveVictorian Labor expands on free dental care election promiseThe Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, and health minister, Ingrid Stitt, have held a press conference this morning off the back of their announcement yesterday that the Labor government would open 10 free public dental clinics if re-elected in November.You can’t use a Medicare card for dental unless you’ve got a healthcare card o...

Canada’s Carney refuses to take Trump’s ‘bait’, confronting US in trade war

Canada’s Carney refuses to take Trump’s ‘bait’, confronting US in trade war

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Siding with Canadians weary of provocations from Washington, Prime Minister Mark Carney stood up to US President Donald Trump, rejecting what he called an “unfair” trade deal – a gamble that could prove economically risky. “We will not allow any nation to determine our future. We will set our own course to keep building Canada strong for all,” Carney said on Friday, as negotiations for a bilateral...

Hong Kong can open a lucrative new frontier as Chinese tech IP hub

Hong Kong can open a lucrative new frontier as Chinese tech IP hub

SCMP •

Since 2021, Hong Kong’s development as a regional intellectual property (IP) trading centre has featured in China’s five-year plans and the policy addresses of chief executives Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and John Lee Ka-chiu. There are good strategic reasons to see considerable potential in developing the city as an IP servicing centre for the Greater Bay Area, and potentially the whole of China a...

'Scores of people' kidnapped from mosque in Nigeria

'Scores of people' kidnapped from mosque in Nigeria

Sky News •

Armed men have kidnapped a number of people from a mosque in Nigeria's north-central Niger state, residents and police have said, in the latest mass abduction in a region plagued by violent gangs.

How Hong Kong beauty retail tactics echo global Dead Sea sales scams

How Hong Kong beauty retail tactics echo global Dead Sea sales scams

SCMP •

Allegedly aggressive sales tactics and business operations in Hong Kong’s beauty product sector closely mirror the global “Dead Sea sales scams” uncovered years ago, documents on WikiLeaks have shown. The controversy has prompted calls from experts for the city’s government to strengthen regulation by expanding proposed cooling-off period legislation to cover retail beauty goods. A check of the wh...

How Hong Kong beauty sale tactics echo global ‘Dead Sea sales scams’

How Hong Kong beauty sale tactics echo global ‘Dead Sea sales scams’

SCMP •

Allegedly aggressive sales tactics and business operations in Hong Kong’s beauty product sector closely mirror the global “Dead Sea sales scams” uncovered years ago, documents on WikiLeaks have shown. The controversy has prompted calls from experts for the city’s government to strengthen regulation by expanding proposed cooling-off period legislation to cover retail beauty goods. A check of the wh...

How Opatra’s tactics in Hong Kong echo global ‘Dead Sea sales scams’

How Opatra’s tactics in Hong Kong echo global ‘Dead Sea sales scams’

SCMP •

Allegedly aggressive sales tactics and business operations in Hong Kong’s beauty product sector closely mirror the global “Dead Sea sales scams” uncovered years ago, documents on WikiLeaks have shown. The controversy has prompted calls from experts for the city’s government to strengthen regulation by expanding proposed cooling-off period legislation to cover retail beauty goods. A check of the wh...

How Opatra’s ‘coercive’ tactics in Hong Kong echo global ‘Dead Sea sales scams’

How Opatra’s ‘coercive’ tactics in Hong Kong echo global ‘Dead Sea sales scams’

SCMP •

Allegedly aggressive sales tactics and business operations in Hong Kong’s beauty product sector closely mirror the global “Dead Sea sales scams” uncovered years ago, documents on WikiLeaks have shown. The controversy has prompted calls from experts for the city’s government to strengthen regulation by expanding proposed cooling-off period legislation to cover retail beauty goods. A check of the wh...

Australia news live: One Nation MP gives ‘hat tip’ to Albanese for rice factory rescue plan; Liberals flag radical redesign of Victorian appeals court

Australia news live: One Nation MP gives ‘hat tip’ to Albanese for rice factory rescue plan; Liberals flag radical redesign of Victorian appeals court

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Follow liveVictorian Labor expands on free dental care election promiseThe Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, and health minister, Ingrid Stitt, have held a press conference this morning off the back of their announcement yesterday that the Labor government would open 10 free public dental clinics if re-elected in November.You can’t use a Medicare card for dental unless you’ve got a healthcare card o...

Fur seal’s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

Fur seal’s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

The Guardian •

Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia presages ‘significant losses’, minister warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA long-nosed fur seal has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the first confirmed case in a mammal on the Australian mainland. The seal was found dead at Beachport on Wednesday on...

Fur seal‘s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

Fur seal‘s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

The Guardian •

Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia on Wednesday follows three mass mortality events in ternsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA long-nosed fur seal has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the first confirmed case in a mammal on the Australian mainland. The seal was found dead at Beachport on ...

Australia news live: Dead fur seal the first mainland mammal victim of H5 bird flu; Liberals plan radical redesign of Victorian appeals court

Australia news live: Dead fur seal the first mainland mammal victim of H5 bird flu; Liberals plan radical redesign of Victorian appeals court

The Guardian •

Follow liveA long-nosed fur seal has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the first confirmed case in a mammal on the Australian mainland. The New Zealand fur seal was found dead at Beachport on Wednesday on the state’s Limestone Coast. It marks a fresh escalation in the spread of the virus days after the South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, announced three mass mortality ev...

Speculation Over Possible Lawsuit: Gaines predicts TPUSA may sue; talk remains hypothetical

Speculation Over Possible Lawsuit: Gaines predicts TPUSA may sue; talk remains hypothetical

Times of India •

Candace Owens could face a costly legal battle as speculation grows over potential action from Erika Kirk and Turning Point USA. The claims stem from allegations that Owens’ broadcasts may be documented for possible defamation proceedings. The prediction suggests legal action could follow Tyler Robinson’s trial, depending on its outcome and future statements. However, neither Erika Kirk nor TPUSA ...

Heathrow expansion ‘is threat to England’s largest surviving medieval barn’

Heathrow expansion ‘is threat to England’s largest surviving medieval barn’

The Guardian •

Exclusive: campaigners warn 600-year-old New Barn at Harmondsworth could be ‘shaken to pieces’ by vibrationsSix hundred years after it was built, England’s largest surviving medieval timber-framed barn could now be “shaken to pieces” by aircraft vibrations, campaigners warn.The public has until 1 September to submit objections to the Heathrow airport expansion, which could threaten the survival of...

In Malaysia, voter anger fuels a third force against Anwar

In Malaysia, voter anger fuels a third force against Anwar

SCMP •

Malaysian politics runs on grudges and few illustrate that better than the one nursed by Rafizi Ramli. A year after losing the deputy presidency of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s People’s Justice Party (PKR), he has built a vehicle for the disaffected, aimed squarely at the coalition of which he was once part. Parti Bersama Malaysia – or Bersama, meaning “together” – is barely three months old und...