Two teenagers are recovering in hospital after they were involved in a serious single-vehicle crash at Port Stephens, in the NSW Hunter region. The teenagers were travelling southbound along Nelson Bay Rd at Salt Ash about 5.30pm on Monday when the crash occurred. The driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle and crossed the median … Read more
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill that will enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in France’s constitution, a historic move designed to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in the United States in recent years. In an exceptional joint session of parliament convened at the Palace … Read more
France on Monday enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world-first welcomed by women’s rights groups as historic and harshly criticized by anti-abortion groups. MPs and senators overwhelmingly backed the move, by 780 votes against 72, in a special joint vote of the two houses of parliament, under the gilded ceilings of Versailles Palace, … Read more
BRUSSELS – Police in Belgium have arrested four people suspected of plotting an attack against a concert hall in Brussels, the federal prosecutor’s office said Monday. The adult arrested has been charged with “participation in the activities of a terrorist group” with the aim of committing an attack, the office said. Three underage … Read more
The Church of England has already apologised for its historical connections to slavery The Church of England on Monday pledged to boost efforts to compensate for historical ties to slavery after a new report called for funding to be increased tenfold to $1.27 billion. In January 2023, the funding body of the mother church of … Read more
Haiti has declared a three-day state of emergency and a night-time curfew after armed gangs stormed the country’s two biggest jails, allowing more than 3,000 dangerous criminals, including murderers and kidnappers, to escape back on to the streets of the poor and violence-racked Caribbean nation. The finance minister, Patrick Boisvert – who is in charge … Read more
Sunak suffers defeat on Rwanda bill as peers vote by 102 majority to insist it must be compliant with international law The opposition won the vote by a huge margin. Amendment 2, intended to ensure the Rwanda bill is fully compliant with international law (see 4.40pm), was passed by 274 votes to 172 – a … Read more
“When you go into a grocery store, you should know … This head of lettuce is a head of lettuce, the head of lettuce right next to it could include a vaccine in it,” said Cepicky. Remember those foul-mouthed parrots in Britain that wouldn’t stop cussing up a storm? Well, apparently the plan of placing … Read more
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler on Wednesday will hold a vote on one of his most controversial proposals: a rule that would require corporate America to disclose material risks posed by climate change. President Joe Biden said climate risk is an “existential threat” and that it posed a greater risk than nuclear war. … Read more
BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 04: Chinese national flags flutter at the Great Hall of the People as the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opens on March 4, 2024 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images … Read more
