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Volcanic plains stretching from Melbourne's west to the South Australian border were once home to native grasslands strewn with wildflowers and a vast diversity of animals. Today, this grassland ecosystem is critically endangered.

The CEO of staffing platform Shiftpixy shares why it's necessary for companies to change how they relate to human capital.

Experience web design in a completely new way.

Sen. Kamala Harris with a young girl whose mother is an immigrant from Mozambique. | Alex Wong/Getty Images

From India and Jamaica to the doors of the White House in one generation.

Peter Suciu

Security, Asia

Experts have warned that even a small “clash” or other incidents in the South China Sea could lead to a dangerous “all-out war.”

This week the Ministry of the National Defense of the People’s Republic of China announced that its ground and naval forces have been taking part in concentrated exercises including amphibious landings and maritime drills in recent weeks and will continue to so. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had been holding the... Читать дальше...

The Microsoft Surface Duo is a smartphone I haven’t tested yet—but based on what I do know, it already has me worried. It’s somewhat like the new crop of foldable phones in that it can fold and flip, and it runs Android 10 just like the Galaxy Fold. It also demands a sky-high price like the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Galaxy Z Flip. 

Up to 400 young people have been gathering for 'Club Piero' parties in Schull

Heavy rainfall and hail will lead to spot flooding in some areas

1. U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 963,000, first time below 1 million since mid-March  CNBC
2. Jobless Claims Below 1 Million for First Time Since March  Bloomberg Markets and Finance
3. Number of Americans filing for unemployment falls below 1M for first time since pandemic started  Fox Business
4. Jobless claims: New unemployment claims come in below 1 million for the first time since March  Yahoo Finance
5. On the Threshold: All-Time Highs Beckon for SPX as New Jobless... Читать дальше...

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• Just about three out of four teachers nationwide don't think their states should reopen for in-person classes, according to a new survey.
• Broken down along geographic lines, there was some distinction in teacher sentiment: A little over half of respondents in North Dakota said they thought the state should reopen, but only 51.35% of them.
• Many teachers — and their unions — have been pushing for a remote fall.
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• The Stealth 600 Gen 2 is a wireless stereo cross generation headset for the PS4, and it's expected to be compatible with the upcoming PS5.
• There's also an Xbox model designed to wirelessly connect with current Xbox One consoles and the upcoming Xbox Series X.

• The Gen 2 version of the Stealth 600 boasts several improvements over the previous model, including an updated mic that flips up and completely out of the way when muted.

• The headset also sports premium features... Читать дальше...

1. U.S. weekly jobless claims fell to 963,000, first time below 1 million since mid-March  CNBC
2. U.S. weekly jobless claims fell below 1 million, first time since mid-March  CNBC Television
3. Number of Americans filing for unemployment falls below 1M for first time since pandemic started  Fox Business
4. US jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high  The Associated Press
5. Indiana coronavirus updates: Weekly unemployment claims drop below 1 million for first... Читать дальше...

The liquid talc product has been recognised as a godsend in the heat, especially when it comes to chaffing or ‘chub rub’ in the thigh area

Fundraisers that support research and activism have been canceled since March with no end in sight. Harvard Business School has a tool to help.

Saturday's trilogy fight between Cormier (R) and Miocic (BL) is seen as one of the biggest heavyweights of all time and Cormier admitted it is one of his final goals to be victorious on Saturday.

UK bus and rail operator falls to £60m loss after pandemic lockdowns

On a track where he made history as the youngest driver to win a Formula One race, Max Verstappen hopes to usurp world champion Lewis Hamilton again at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Washington and Americans are engaged with the problem of foreign interference as never before — but how much remains unknown about efforts targeting the election?

President Macron ordered French forces to the Eastern Mediterranean, providing military assistance to Greece and raising the stakes in France’s growing regional confrontation against an increasingly assertive Turkey.

(Telecompaper) The policy proposal to allow electronic communications network service (ECNS) licensees to erect 5G towers on private property may infringe on South...

Last week we reported that former 3-weight world champion Jorge Linares (47-5, 29) had a positive result show up on a PCR test. As a result of Linares's test result the Teiken Gym was forced to close temporarily. Since then all of the Teiken fighters, and trainers, have been tested and shown negative results in PCR tests, however the gym is still not open, and hasn't been given permission to reopen from the public health centre.Had the gym only been closed for a few days, as some hoped, the knoc... Читать дальше...

KUALA LUMPUR: ELK-Desa Resources Bhd’s net profit fell 75.3 per cent to RM 2.3 million in the first quarter (Q1) 2020 from RM9.3 million net profit a year ago.

Backed by former HSGMC senior vice-president Didar Singh Nalvi, the parallel jathedar of Takht Damdama Sahib defeated Jagbir Singh Khalsa of former president Jagdish Singh Jhinda’s group by a margin of two votes

The Nigerian teens were left shell-shocked when thousands of pounds' worth of high-tech production equipment arrived at the door