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Townsville Mayoral Candidate Received $100k From Clive Palmer Despite Denials
The Townsville Bulletin reports that Townsville independent mayoral candidate Greg Dowling received $100,000 from one of Clive Palmer’s companies a day before he announced his candidacy. This strikes many in Townsville as odd, to say the least, because Dowling told...
What Are the Major Risks for the European Real Estate in 2019-2020?
The European real estate market continues to be one of the most popular in the world, yet like other markets, there are several factors that could have a negative impact on future performance. Unfortunately, most of the important reasons don’t have anything to do with...
Why Developed Countries Maintain Such High Car Sales
Why Car Sales Are Still So High Car sales are booming in developed countries around the world, especially in countries like the United States and Australia. People are buying new vehicles on a consistent basis, and it doesn’t appear that purchases are slowing down...
New Research Reveals American Attitudes Towards Climate Change
A new survey published uncovers Americans’ thoughts and attitudes towards climate change, showing more 50 percent of Americans don’t know what The Paris Agreement is, a global initiative to combat climate change that President Donald Trump’s administration famously...
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Botswana’s former President Festus Mogae dies aged 86
The ex-leader won praise for good governance and the fight against HIV/AIDS in the southern African nation.By AFP and ReutersPublished On 8 May 20268 May 2026Botswana’s former President Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86, the government has announced, along with...
Kenya cancer cluster sparks ‘environmental genocide’ claims over oil waste
A group of 298 petitioners from remote villages of Marsabit County in northern Kenya is suing BP and the Kenyan government over oil exploration waste from the 1980s that it says is causing a cancer cluster that has killed hundreds.Residents and local health workers...
Thousands run Palestine Marathon under shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza
By AFP, Anadolu, AP and ReutersPublished On 8 May 20268 May 2026The tenth Palestine International Marathon has been run in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, with a parallel race held in Gaza after a two-year hiatus caused by Israel’s war on the Strip.The 42km...
The disaster unfolding on Russia’s Black Sea coast is of its own making
Southern Russia is facing one of the largest environmental disasters in its modern history. In April, repeated Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure in Tuapse triggered massive refinery fires and oil spills along the Black Sea coast, including near Sochi....
Iran claims to have seized ‘offending’ oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
State TV releases a video of IRGC forces boarding and detaining the Barbados-flagged vessel, Ocean Koi.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have captured an oil tanker, Ocean Koi, in a “special operation” in the Gulf of Oman, saying the vessel was...
Holders Flamengo see Copa Libertadores match abandoned amid crowd trouble
The match in Colombia, hosted by Independiente Medellin, was twice interrupted by violence before being called off.Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026A Copa Libertadores match between hosts Independiente Medellin of Colombia and defending champions Flamengo of Brazil...
What we know about Iran’s response to the latest US ceasefire proposal
Iran has said it is reviewing a United States peace proposal that seeks to end the war, even as the two sides exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.In a post on his Truth Social Platform late on Thursday, US President Donald Trump called Iran’s leadership...
Sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli prisons is ‘systematic’
NewsFeedKifaya Khraim, Advocacy Unit Manager at the Ramallah-based Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, says sexual abuse by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians is widespread. She says the violence appears to be ‘systematic’ rather than ‘isolated...
Miami host committee assured ICE will not be at World Cup games
Rodney Barreto has received reassurances from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that ICE would steer clear of World Cup.By ReutersPublished On 8 May 20268 May 2026United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not be seen at World Cup matches this summer,...
After 18 months of mourning, a Gaza son is found alive in an Israeli prison
For 18 months, the family of Eid Nael Abu Shaar, a Palestinian man from Gaza, believed this eldest son was dead.They had scoured Gaza for his body, obtained a death certificate and erected a tent to mourn his loss, but then an unexpected phone call from a lawyer...
Trump says he would not pay $1,000 to watch US at World Cup
FIFA have come in for criticism for the inflated prices of tickets at World Cup 2026 in US, Canada and Mexico.By ReutersPublished On 8 May 20268 May 2026President Donald Trump is the latest person to take a shot at the sky-high World Cup ticket prices, saying he...
Ukraine may have turned tide of Russian territorial gains, says think tank
After slowing Russia’s rate of advance over the past several months, Ukraine may have tipped the scales in April and recaptured more of its land than it lost, according to an analysis of battlefield positions.The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based...