A NSW company has been fined more than $400,000 after a worker became paralysed in a fall at a construction site. Martin Comiskey, who had 20 years’ experience as a qualified carpenter, was subcontracted to work at a site in Sydney’s CBD in November 2020 when he fell about 7-8m down a void, from a … Read more
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A sprawling caravan of migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and other countries trekked through Mexico on Sunday, heading toward the U.S. border. The procession came just days before Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Mexico City to hammer out new agreements to control the surge of migrants seeking entry … Read more
Stripping off from the waist down at a sacred site. Driving a car across a medieval bridge, as fragile as it is famous. Carving your name into a world icon, and going on a punishing hike … to take illegal drugs. These are just some of the things tourists have got up to in 2023. … Read more
An Alabama woman with the rare condition of two uteruses, and who became pregnant in each uterus earlier this year, gave birth to twins last week a day apart. After a combined 20 hours of labor, Kelsey Hatcher gave birth to her third and fourth children, a set of rare twins, on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, according … Read more
Awni’s family home was hit in an Israeli strike on October 7. 13-year-old Awni Eldous was trying to build a following on his YouTube channel before he was killed in an Israeli air attack in Gaza. After his death, people have helped to achieve his dream of reaching 1 million subscribers on YouTube. His channel … Read more
Sally Wainwright is about to rock out on her new electric guitar. She has been learning to play as research for a new BBC drama she is writing. “It’s about a group of menopausal women who form a punk band and sing about their experiences,” she says, catching herself and, to my disappointment, popping the … Read more
Thousands of people joined in to sing along at Carols by Candlelight in Melbourne on Sunday, with the festivities momentarily interrupted by two Pro-Palestine protesters who stormed the stage as children were performing. The protesters were tackled and quickly removed, with host David Campbell appealing for calm and assuring people the children were safe. Victoria … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto & GTA Published Dec 24, 2023 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 1 minute read Demonstrators shout slogans in protest of Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip in downtown Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. Photo by Christopher Katsarov /THE CANADIAN PRESS Article content A pro-Palestine protest and a pro-Israel … Read more
Whether it has been a good or bad year for student loan borrowers depends on who you ask. While a large number of borrowers got life-changing emails this year saying their loans had been forgiven, plenty of others received bills in October that they would, in fact, be expected to pay. Regardless, there has been … Read more
Queenslanders are being hit with thunderstorms on Christmas Day as residents and authorities continue cleaning up in the state’s north after ex-tropical cyclone Jasper. The Bureau of Meteorology issued warnings for damaging thunderstorms across the state’s east on Sunday, with the heaviest falls concentrated in the state’s southeast corner. A severe thunderstorm warning was also … Read more
