Australia has officially launched the country’s first offshore wind farm zone, with government officials and environmental advocates touting the project as a “game changer” for the domestic energy market. The zone is located on the coast of Gippsland south of Victoria and covers about 15,000 square kilometres (5,790 square miles) offshore, running from Lakes Entrance…
2nd Australian-Based Pilot Investigated for Helping Train Chinese Fighter Pilots
December 19, 2022
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A second former Australian-based pilot is being investigated for allegedly training Chinese fighter pilots. Keith Hartley, living in South Australia, is being investigated by authorities for his role as chief operating officer at the Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA), a flying academy that British authorities have warned is an intermediary for Beijing to recruit retired…
Head of CBS-Owned Australian TV Network Tells Staff Not to Celebrate National Day
December 19, 2022
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The head of the Australian television network, Channel 10, has discouraged staff from celebrating Jan. 26 as Australia Day, arguing the date marks the beginning of a “turbulent history” for Indigenous people, according to an internal note. Channel 10 is one of five national free-to-air networks and is part of Paramount Australia and New Zealand…
Police Hope to Resume Land Where Officers Were Ambushed, Killed
The remote bushland property where two police officers were ambushed and killed could be used as a retreat or training centre if the Queensland government clears the way and ensures it never falls into the hands of conspiracy theorists. Constables Matthew Arnold, 26 and Rachel McCrow, 29, died in a hail of gunfire after pulling…
Russia’s Putin Pays Rare Visit to His Country’s ‘No. 1 Ally’ Belarus
December 19, 2022
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Minsk on Dec. 19 for a one-day “working visit,” during which he is slated to hold talks with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko. Putin was accompanied on the trip by Sergey Shoigu and Sergey Lavrov, his ministers of defense and foreign affairs, respectively. The Russian president last visited Belarus,…
TSMC Surpasses Tencent as Highest Value Company in Asia, as Top Chinese Firms Drop From Global 500 Ranking
December 19, 2022
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Top Chinese companies have tumbled in market cap, with 12 firms dropping out of the 2022 Hurun Global 500, a list of the 500 most-valued, non-state-owned firms in the world. According to the 2022 report released by the Shanghai-based Hurun Research Institute on Dec. 9, the United States leads the world with a total of 260…
China and Russia Set to Hold Joint Naval Drills This Week
December 19, 2022
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Beijing and Moscow will conduct joint naval drills between Dec. 21 and 27, an exercise that signals the rising cooperation between two of America’s greatest rivals. The joint exercises have been an annual event since 2012. The drills will take place in the East China Sea. “The active part of the exercise will include joint…
China, Russia Set to Hold Joint Naval Drills This Week
December 19, 2022
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Beijing and Moscow will conduct joint naval drills starting on Dec. 21, an exercise that signals the rising cooperation between two of America’s greatest rivals. The joint exercises, which have been an annual event since 2012, will take place in the East China Sea. “The active part of the exercise will include joint missile and…
Biodiversity Deal Reached at COP15 Conference to Preserve 30 Percent of Land and Sea
Countries’ delegates participating in the COP15 conference in Montreal have reached a deal on Dec. 19 to strengthen the protection of the world’s biodiversity, including the aim to protect at least 30 percent of land and sea and by pledging of billions of dollars. The deal reached by consensus is dubbed the Kunming-Montreal Global Diversity…
Henry Kissinger Calls for Peace Talks in Ukraine, Says Leaders Need to Address World Dominated by AI
December 19, 2022
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Veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger has called for a negotiated peace deal in Ukraine amid its invasion from neighboring Russia, in an effort to prevent another devastating world war. Kissinger, who has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin multiple times since he first became leader of the nation in 2000, made the comments in an opinion piece…
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