SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy—Exhaustion. Relief. Satisfaction. American skier Mikaela Shiffrin felt all that and more after winning a record 83rd World Cup race Tuesday. Shiffrin’s giant slalom victory broke a tie on the all-time women’s list with former American teammate Lindsey Vonn, who retired four years ago when injuries cut her career short. “I…
Shell Resumes Gas Supply to Australian Market
Global energy giant Shell has lifted its suspension on new gas contracts to Australian businesses a week after the competition watchdog warned it would penalise companies that breach the temporary gas price orders. Following a near six-week freeze on gas talks in response to the federal government’s emergency cap on wholesale gas prices at $12…
Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery; A Booming Global Business
January 24, 2023
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UNICEF reports “human trafficking, modern slavery” is the second largest criminal industry in the world, raking in over $32 billion a year. Hundreds of thousands are coming through the open U.S.-Mexico border. Children are abandoned, used as drug mules, and trafficked. In China, religious minorities are jailed and tortured, used as forced labor, and robbed…
South Africa Defends Planned Military Drills With ‘Friends’ Russia and China
January 24, 2023
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South Africa’s foreign minister on Monday deflected criticism of joint military drills planned with Russia and China, saying that hosting such exercises with “friends” was the “natural course of relations.” Naledi Pandor made her comments during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who was visiting South Africa 11 months after Russia’s invasion of…
Ukraine Pledges Sweeping Personnel Changes as Allies Jostle Over Tanks
KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said personnel changes were being carried out at senior and lower levels, following the most high-profile graft allegations since Russia’s invasion that threaten to dampen Western enthusiasm for the Kyiv government. Reports of a fresh scandal in Ukraine, which has a long history of shaky governance, come as European countries bicker…
Bus Drivers Boycott Suburbs in Response to Spike in Violent Youth Crime
January 23, 2023
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Violent incidents on Brisbane’s public transport system have spurred bus drivers to boycott travelling into the lower socio-economic areas of Inala and Forest Lake—two suburbs within the electorate of state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. The move comes as Australian authorities grapple with a youth crime wave that has gripped southeast Queensland and the central town of…
Mobile Phone Records Swept Under the Rug in Sexual Assault Trials
Commentary When it comes to teasing out the murky truth in sexual consent cases, the mobile phone is a key source of evidence offering a lifeline that often serves to exonerate accused men. That’s why phone evidence has become such a hot-button issue, with police and prosecutors now routinely withholding or deleting phone evidence that…
Claiming Gains in Donetsk, Russia Goes on Offensive in Zaporizhzhia
After a string of recent battlefield gains on the eastern front, Moscow claims its forces are now making headway in the southern Zaporizhzhia region. On Jan. 22, the Russian Defense Ministry said its forces were consolidating their positions after a fresh offensive across the Zaporizhzhia frontline, which has remained largely static for the past several…
Russia Goes on Offensive in Zaporizhzhia After Claiming Donetsk Gains
Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its forces are now making headway in the southern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine after a string of recent battlefield gains on the eastern front. On Jan. 22, Moscow said its troops were consolidating their positions after a fresh offensive across the Zaporizhzhia front, which has remained largely static for…
Putin Ally Warns of ‘Global Catastrophe’ If West Continues to Arm Ukraine
Vyacheslav Volodin, a speaker of the Kremlin’s lower house of parliament, warned on Jan. 22 that sending additional offensive weapons to Ukraine “will lead to a global catastrophe.” Volodin, 58, claimed that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) continued support of Ukraine is pushing the world to a “terrible war,” noting…
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