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Senior Doctors in England Vote to Strike but Nurses Set to End Industrial Action

June 28, 2023
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Senior doctors in England have voted in favour of taking industrial action, but the threat of more strikes by nurses has ended after a union ballot failed to meet the legal threshold. The British Medical Association (BMA) said on Tuesday that 86 percent of its members backed industrial action on a turnout of 71 percent,…

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Minister Told to ‘Get a Grip’ on Asylum and Immigration

June 28, 2023
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Tory minister Robert Jenrick has faced fierce criticism from his own party’s backbenchers over immigration enforcement. As opposition MPs lined up to denounce the Illegal Migration Bill on Tuesday, Conservative politicians also grilled the immigration minister on when government agencies were going to “get a grip” on rising illegal immigrant cases. Jenrick was in the…

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AI Is a High and Important Priority: Australian Financial Market Regulator

June 28, 2023
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Australia’s corporate regulator has placed at the top of its agenda the regulation of artificial intelligence development in the financial markets amid the “new and different ” risks attached to the quickly evolving technology, partly driven by the fear of being “left behind”. In a recent speech at a financial markets forum, Australian Securities and…

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New Zealand PM Meets CCP Leader Xi Jinping and WEF Founder Klaus Schwab

June 28, 2023
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New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday evening as he tries to bring the message that New Zealand is “open for business” during his five-day China trip. Hipkins said they covered various topics during their approximately 30-minute meeting, including economic, social, and cultural connections. The prime minister…

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Petrol, Diesel Drivers Could Be Charged Special Fee to Enter Australia’s Capital

June 28, 2023
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Authorities in Canberra have not ruled out charging petrol and diesel car drivers a special fee to enter the nation’s capital as part of an ongoing push towards lower emissions. The Labor-Greens government is facing criticism over its decision to embrace the C40’s “Green and Healthy Streets Accelerator” concept, which calls on governments to only operate…

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American Who Filmed Tourist Carving Name in Colosseum ‘Dumbfounded’ as Hunt for Culprit Intensifies

June 28, 2023
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ROME—Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish a tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, a crime that resulted in hefty fines in the past. The message reading “Ivan+Haley 23” appeared on the Colosseum at a time…

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Labor’s $110 Million Military Support for Ukraine Not Enough: Shadow Foreign Minister

June 28, 2023
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The Australian government’s $110 million (US$73 million) military support for Ukraine is not effective enough in addressing Ukraine’s needs, the federal opposition says. Defence Minister Richard Marles unveiled the new assistance package on June 26, which includes 70 military vehicles, a supply of 105mm artillery ammunition, and $10 million to the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund. Australia…

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US Sending $500 Million in Weapons, Military Aid to Ukraine

June 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is sending up to $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, including more than 50 heavily armored vehicles and an infusion of missiles for air defense systems, as Ukrainian and Western leaders try to sort out the impact of the brief weekend insurrection in Russia. The aid is…

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Unclear When Porter Davis Creditors Will Be Paid

June 28, 2023
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It’s unclear when creditors owed millions of dollars following the collapse of builder Porter Davis will see their money or how much they’ll get. The company fell over in late March with about $147 million (US$97.67 million) in debt, leaving some 1700 homes in limbo in Victoria and Queensland. On June 28, around 20 people…

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British Actor Julian Sands Confirmed Dead, Months After Vanishing in California Mountains

June 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—British-born actor Julian Sands, best known for his role in the Oscar-celebrated film “A Room with a View,” was confirmed dead on Tuesday, five months after he went missing while out for a hike in snow-covered mountains of Southern California. He was 65. Mostly skeletal human remains discovered by hikers on June 25, in…

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