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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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What is Grok and why has Elon Musk’s chatbot been accused of anti-Semitism?
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has come under fire after its chatbot Grok stirred controversy with anti-Semitic responses to questions posed by users – just weeks after Musk said he would rebuild it because he felt it was too politically correct.On...
Texas mourns flood victims at vigil as search continues for dozens missing
Texans gather in Kerrville to mourn 120 flood victims and pray for more than 160 still missing.Several hundred people have gathered in Tivy Antler Stadium in Texas to mourn the many lives lost and pray for those still missing from the catastrophic flash floods that...
Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders meet for peace talks in UAE
Draft deal to end bitter decades-long conflict agreed 4 months ago, but timeline for sealing it remains uncertain.The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks in the United Arab Emirates after nearly four decades of conflict. The meeting in Abu Dhabi...
Why is India forcing 80 million people to justify their right to vote?
Mumbai, India – A move by India’s top election body, the Election Commission of India (ECI), to re-scrutinise nearly 80 million voters’ documents in a bid to weed out “foreign illegal immigrants” has prompted widespread fears of mass disenfranchisement and...
South Korea’s Yoon detained for a second time over martial law
The arrest comes after the court authorises former leader’s arrest, citing concerns he may destroy evidence.South Korea’s former president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has been arrested for a second time and returned to a solitary jail cell over his ill-fated attempt to impose...
UK parliamentary committee seeks answers over US firm BCG’s role in Gaza
Boston Consulting Group questioned over involvement in establishing the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.A parliamentary committee in the United Kingdom is demanding that a US consulting giant explain its activities in Gaza, including its role in...
More than 100 premature babies in Gaza at risk as hospitals run out of fuel
Two of Gaza’s largest hospitals have issued desperate pleas for help, warning that fuel shortages caused by Israel’s siege could soon turn the medical centres into “silent graveyards”.The warnings from al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza City and Nasser Hospital in...
Trump assails ex-FBI, CIA heads amid reports of criminal probe
US president attacks John Brennan and James Comey amid reports two men are under investigation over Trump-Russia probe.United States President Donald Trump has suggested that former CIA director John Brennan and ex-FBI chief James Comey may have to “pay a price” amid...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,232
Ukrainian air defence units were defending Kyiv against Russian drones early on Thursday for the second night running, with officials reporting a fire in a city-centre apartment building and drone fragments landing in different districts. At least two people were...
If Trump wants Gaza ceasefire, he must pressure Netanyahu, experts say
Washington, DC – The White House says Donald Trump’s “utmost priority” in the Middle East is to end the war in Gaza. But as the United States president hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, the two leaders have heaped praise on each...
Trump singles out Brazil for 50 percent tariffs, citing political motives
United States President Donald Trump has continued to publish letters announcing individualised tariff hikes for foreign trading partners.But on Wednesday, one of those letters was different from the rest. While most of the letters are virtually identical, denouncing...
PSG hammer Real Madrid 4-0 to reach FIFA Club World Cup final
A Fabian Ruiz double helps Paris Saint-Germain thump Real Madrid to set up FIFA Club World Cup final against Chelsea.Fabian Ruiz scored twice, Ousmane Dembele tallied a goal and an assist, and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Real Madrid as well as Kylian Mbappe from...