Tag: World

Flooding Displaces Tens of Thousands and Kills One as Heavy Monsoon Rains Batter Indian Villages

GUWAHATI, India—Tens of thousands of people have taken shelter in government-run relief camps as heavy monsoon rains batter villages in India’s northeast, and one person has died in the floodwaters this week, a government relief agency said Friday. Assam state is on red alert and bracing for more downpours this weekend by evacuating people from…


Australian State Premier Admits More Work to Do Selling Stadium Deal

Tasmania’s premier concedes he has work to do garnering community support for a $715 million (US$478 million) stadium, a condition of the state getting an Australian Football League (AFL) team. Jeremy Rockliff on June 23 appeared at a parliamentary inquiry examining planning behind the proposal for a 23,000-seat roofed stadium at Macquarie Point on Hobart’s…


EXCLUSIVE: Over 300 CAF Members Launch $500 Million Lawsuit Against Military for COVID Vaccine Mandates

Around 330 active or former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who say they were harmed by COVID-19 vaccine mandates have filed a class-action lawsuit against high-ranking members of the Canadian military, asking for some $500 million in damages. “The CAF shirked its own purpose and rushed an untested product onto its members, mislabeled…


Research Finds Carbon Farming Helps Australian Drought Resilience

Each day, farmer Roger Sendall considers what impact his decisions will have on the environment. This ranges from minimising chemical use to determining where stock can graze on his 6,500-hectare operation in northwestern New South Wales (NSW). “It would be better if I didn’t have to spray but that’s the sacrifice I make to keep…


Author Not Surprised About Controversy Over Former Alberta Chief Medical Officer Hinshaw

A man who co-authored a book on government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic said he is not surprised about the recent controversy over Dr. Deena Hinshaw in Alberta. Hinshaw was chief medical officer of health for the province through the pandemic, but was replaced in the fall of 2022, after Premier Danielle Smith came to…


Weak Passwords Have Led to $194 Million Being Lost to Scams

Almost half of Australians have easy-to-guess passwords, resulting in more than $190 million (US$127 million) being lost to online scams and hackers so far this year. Some 46 percent use weak passwords to protect their online accounts, a survey conducted for Telstra found. And almost one in 10 base their passwords on their favourite sports club…


Facebook, Instagram to Block News After Canada Adopts Content Fee Law

Meta has announced that it will block access to news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada after the country passed a new law forcing digital platforms to pay content fees to domestic media. The announcement by Meta came shortly after Canada’s Senate passed the “Online News Act,” which forces companies like Facebook and Google to pay…


[PREMIERING 6/24, 7:30PM ET] Dr. Syed Haider: How the Mind Can Fuel Disease, Lifestyle Tools to Fix This, and the Incredible Ivermectin

“People were coming to me and they were, like, begging me, ‘You got to help me. There’s no one else I can find in my state who’s licensed who’s willing to give me ivermectin.’” Since the start of the pandemic, Dr. Syed Haider has prescribed ivermectin to tens of thousands of patients, in many cases…


Australian Government Sanctions Three MH17 Culprits

Three men involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have been sanctioned by the Australian government. The government has been working with the Netherlands and European Union to co-ordinate sanctions on the trio convicted by the District Court of The Hague in November 2022 for their contribution to the downing of MH17 and the murder…


Queensland National Park Returned to Traditional Owners

Tucked away in the most northwestern part of Queensland, 79,000 hectares of land, gorges and sandstone ranges have been returned to the traditional owners. The Boodjamulla National Park was handed back to the Waanyi people in a ceremony at Parliament House in Brisbane on June 23. A prescribed body corporate of Waanyi representatives will lease the national…