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America continues to reckon with how to commemorate Juneteenth, the bittersweet holiday honoring the belated emancipation date of enslaved people on June 19, 1865. This year, The Smithsonian Channel is choosing to commemorate the date with a slate of thought-provoking original programming on its linear and digital…

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Millions of people could be cut off from assistance if the Bab al-Hawa crossing, along the border between Turkey and Syria, closes. Basma Alloush, policy and advocacy adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council, spoke with The World's Marco Werman about what's at stake.

With power demand recovering from the pandemic, European utilities are using more coal as natural gas inventories are unusually low for this time of the year due to a cold snap in late winter and early spring. This year, despite the record-high carbon price in Europe, the use of coal for power generation has jumped by up to 15 percent, Andy Sommer, team leader of fundamental analysis and modeling at Swiss trader Axpo Solutions, told Bloomberg in an interview published on Tuesday. “Gas storage is... Читать дальше...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for a vendor to help with app development and shifting existing tools to the ServiceNow platform.

The Beanie for Brain Cancer Round is a reminder of the good rugby league can be when it isn’t so consumed with self-interest.

Boyd Cordner quitting due to concussion fears sets an example all players would do well to heed.

Casual workers may be paid an hourly rate but that doesn’t mean it should be fixed, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

Foreign governments are telling us they will not stand by and allow Australian industry to operate free of the carbon taxes their producers are required to pay.

NSW should be commended for attempting to reform stamp duty. But similar changes made in San Francisco show how a two-tier system can fail.

Amid a warning about Jakarta’s drift towards Beijing, Australia is set to reinforce the importance of its relationship with the south-east Asian neighbour.

The UN has described Mohammed el-Halabi as a humanitarian hero but Israel claims the World Vision employee redirected aid to militant groups.

Ultimo will be a place to collaborate, source inspiration and see the world’s best international exhibitions right here in Sydney.

You know hypocrisy, as when the pot calls the kettle black? Well, this news report gives new meaning to the idea:

Cordner resignation shows the way for NRL  Sydney Morning Herald

It is, apparently, not all sitting around in a tub before you kill a monster for coins and bardic inspiration, apparently.

PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo must bring more transparency and accountability to its practices around account freezes and closures, argues a new letter signed by Freedom of the Press Foundation and nearly two dozen human rights and civil liberties groups.

TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles has promoted president Erin Riley to chief executive officer and Jen Costello to chief strategy officer from head of strategy. The moves come after a year that saw the Los Angeles office land key clients, including Discover, Moderna, Behr Paint and Schwan's food brands. Riley takes a title that was not currently...

The bank’s IT infrastructure is under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) audit for a series of technical problems reported earlier.

That Kiwibuild 100,000 affordable homes is really making a difference isn’t it? In Wellington house price inflation was 42% including 37% in Porirua. No tag for this post.

Regulators across the globe are turning the thumbscrews on Big Tech. Today, the Competition Markets Authority said it will be conducting an investigation of Apple and Google's "effective duopoly" over parts of the internet economy. Top line The CMA is launching an inspection of Apple and Google's dominance over the iOS and Android ecosystems. This...

DOHA: Kuwait Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah participated in an Arab Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Doha yesterday to discuss Arab national security issues, foremost Palestinian cause. Earlier, Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani met with the Arab Foreign Ministers taking part in the meeting. The Arab […]

SSR drug probe: Bombay HC dismisses drug peddler's anticipatory bail plea