The Australian Labor government’s decision to gift weapons and armoured vehicles to the Solomons government has been branded “ill-conceived and dangerous” by Pacific expert Cleo Paskal, saying the move is pushing the country one step closer towards civil war. On Nov. 2, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) delivered training and around $1.3 million (US$740,000) worth…
‘Dangerous’: Expert Pans Move to Donate Guns, Armoured Vehicles to Pro-Beijing Solomons Leader
November 13, 2022
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Over-Promising and Under-Delivering the Red Wave
November 13, 2022
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Commentary Tom Peters, a management guru of the late 20th century, coined the memorable quote “under-promise—over-deliver.” His advice constitutes a well-known business strategy aimed at maintaining, extending, and satisfying a company’s customer base. In under-promising, but over-delivering, businesses can satisfy their customers who would be pleasantly surprised and grateful that they gained more than they…
Full List of 26-man Squads Playing in FIFA Tournament
Following is a list of players who have been called up for the Nov. 20–Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar. Argentina Injured forward Paulo Dybala has not played for his club AS Roma since early October but has been named in the squad, while Lionel Messi will lead the side. Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa),…
Kremlin Says Kherson’s Status as ‘Part of Russia’ Unchanged Despite Retreat
MOSCOW—The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian forces’ withdrawal from Kherson would not change the status of the region, which Moscow has proclaimed part of Russia after moving to annex it from Ukraine. Russia claimed Kherson and three other Ukrainian regions after holding what it called referendums in September—votes that were denounced by Kyiv and…
Ukrainian Forces Advancing Into Kherson Following Russian Military Withdrawal
Russia has fully withdrawn its forces from the west bank of the Dnipro River, including the strategic city of Kherson, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. As Moscow’s troops left, Ukrainian soldiers began to move in and were greeted by jubilant civilians, according to reports and video from various Western media outlets including Reuters, AP,…
World Hoped to Crucify Top Oil Supplier, Saudi Says
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt—The world was hoping to crucify Saudi Arabia as a top oil exporter, its energy minister said on the sidelines of the COP27 summit in Egypt, adding the kingdom would be closely monitoring other countries’ energy policies. Setting out what he said were Saudi Arabia’s steps to produce cleaner energy and reduce…
COVID Not to Blame for Truancy Crisis: New Zealand Opposition Leader
New Zealand National Party Leader Christopher Luxon said COVID-19 was no longer a sufficient reason to explain the country’s truancy crisis. The comments come after the Ministry of Education released its latest attendance indicator report, which found that only 40 percent of students regularly attended school during term two (pdf). This is a fall of…
Beijing’s Overseas Police Station in Sydney ‘Not Active’: Australian Federal Police
November 11, 2022
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Australian Federal Police (AFP) has said that it doesn’t believe Chinese police are running an active “contact point” in Sydney. It was revealed last month that Chinese officials have been operating an overseas police station in Sydney since 2018. The “contact point” was established by the Public Security Bureau of the city of Wenzhou, China, the…
Christchurch Shooter Files Appeal Against Life Sentence
November 10, 2022
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The Christchurch shooter who mass murdered 51 people at two mosques in 2019 has filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence. The Wellington Court of Appeal confirmed the shooter, Brenton Tarrant, filed his appeal. The date of hearing has not been set. Tarrant pleaded guilty to 92 charges in 2020: 51 counts of murder,…
Virgin Australia’s Customers Fall Victim to Medibank Cyber-attack
Thousands of Virgin Australia customers have become the latest victims in the fallout of the massive data breach at Australian private health insurance provider Medibank. On the evening of Nov. 9, Virgin Australia was informed by Medibank that several thousand of its Velocity Frequent Flyer membership numbers were leaked in the cyber-attack. The airline immediately…
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