Andrew Forrest, chairman of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue, says it is time for the world to walk away from the … Read more
A Wollongong woman has shared heartstopping details of how she was rescued from floodwaters by a brave SES crew. Soad Khaled was driving to work during the wild weather that lashed the Illawarra region in April when she made a decision that nearly turned deadly. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Young woman’s split-second decision in floodwaters … Read more
Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. Amir Cohen | Reuters LONDON — European stocks were slightly higher Wednesday as investors attempted to look beyond escalating tensions in the Middle East and awaited fresh employment data out of the region. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.17% … Read more
(NewsNation) —The vice presidential candidates both defended their running mates in a back and forth during their first and likely only debate Tuesday. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who has been tapped by Vice President Kamala Harris to run on Democratic ticket, touted her economic plan saying it would redistribute money back to the middle class. … Read more
More than 20 people died after a bus carrying students and faculty members on a school trip in Thailand crashed and caught fire near the country’s capital, Bangkok, on Tuesday, officials said. Thailand’s Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said approximately 25 people are feared dead — though authorities have yet to confirm the official rate of … Read more
Part of the border between Italy and Switzerland is set to be redrawn as the glaciers that mark the boundary melt, in yet another sign of how much humans are changing the world by burning planet-heating fossil fuels. The two countries have agreed to change the border under the iconic Matterhorn Peak, one of the … Read more
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris said he … Read more
Iran launched a wave of missiles into Israel last evening to avenge the killing of top Hezbollah and Hamas leaders as the war in Middle East threatens to snowball into a larger regional conflict. Israelis scrambled for bomb shelters as sirens sounded across the nation and orange streaks lit up the night sky, showed visuals. … Read more
“Finland’s Topi Keskinen has several tattoos, including one of Wayne Rooney,” begins Anna Mayors. “Are any other footballers inked with other players?” The young Finnish winger Topi Keskinen, who joined Aberdeen in August, has some artwork of Wayne Rooney casting a fishing rod on his arm. Hold the hifalutin analysis, don’t stroke that chin: there’s … Read more
Israel has announced that additional troops are to join its ground invasion into southern Lebanon. In a message posted to its official Telegram channel, the IDF said: The 36th Division, including soldiers of the Golani Brigade, 188th Armored Brigade, 6th Infantry Brigade, and additional forces are joining the limited, localised, targeted raids on Hezbollah terror … Read more
