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The May 27-29 Operation Endgame led to one arrest in Armenia and three in Ukraine

Four Arrested In Major International Anti-malware Sweep

Authorities arrested four people and took down or disrupted more than 100 servers in the "largest ever" operation against botnets that deploy ransomware, Europol said Thursday.

Victoria Appoints First Parliamentary Secretary For Men's Behavior Change To Tackle Rising Domestic Violence

Richardson's appointment coincides with an increase in gender-based violence occurring nationwide; the Counting Dead Women project reported that 31 women have been killed so far this year.

Gas Firms' Tax Evasion Costing Australia AU$13.3B In Royalties: Report

Six of Australia's ten LNG export plants, according to research by the Australia Institute, do not pay royalties to state or federal governments.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from border areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

Zelenskyy Urges Australia To Attend Ukraine Peace Summit

Australia has contributed more than AU$1 billion, including AU$880 million military aid, to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.

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Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah took to the streets in protest at the Israeli strike on Rafah

Pro-Palestine Protests: Opposition Urges Visa Revocation Of Foreign Students Amid Antisemitism Claims

The call for action takes place amid escalating hostilities around pro-Palestinian encampments, as students urge universities to sever relations with Israeli organizations among other things.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 29, 2024

Aid to tens of thousands soup kitchens in Argentina was frozen after President Javier Milei took office

Argentine Court Orders Milei Government To Distribute Held-up Food Aid

An Argentine court on Monday ordered President Javier Milei's government to release tons of food meant for the poor -- about half the population -- but held in storage pending an audit he had ordered.

AFP news May 29, 2024

El Bosque sits on a small peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico, exposed to Atlantic storms and hurricanes

Submerged Homes, Heat Waves Fuel Mexico Climate Angst

Waves wash over abandoned homes in a Mexican village slowly being swallowed by the sea -- a symbol of the climate change effects being felt by the major fossil fuel producer.

AFP news May 29, 2024

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed his US counterpart Joe Biden to attend an upcoming peace summit, during a press conference in Brussels

Zelensky Presses Biden To Attend Ukraine Peace Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged US leader Joe Biden to attend a June peace summit in Switzerland, as he accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of trying to derail the gathering.

AFP news May 29, 2024

According to the Palestinian Authority 137 of the 193 UN members already recognise a Palestinian state

145 Countries Now Recognise A Palestinian State

Israel's war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own.

AFP news May 29, 2024

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Immigration Minister Pledges To Challenge Appeals Tribunal's Visa Rulings That Spared Convicted Offenders

Home Affairs Minister Stephanie Foster disclosed that the department failed to sufficiently alert Giles about these important cases at a parliamentary committee hearing.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 28, 2024

Australia's Pension Assets Near AU$4 Trillion Amid Record Worker Investments, High Returns

As a result of the massive inflow and 10.9% rate of return, the industry's assets rose 11% annually to AU$3.85 trillion.

Vidhya CK May 28, 2024

Gaza's civil defence agency said that the death toll had risen to 45

Penny Wong Condemns Israeli Airstrikes In Rafah, Calls For 'Humanitarian Ceasefire'

According to the Gaza Health Ministry, flames tore through the displaced people's tents, killing 45 people -- 23 of them women and children.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 28, 2024

New ICAO recommendations aimed at filling empty airline seats after a dismal pandemic year include opposing making Covid-19 vaccinations a prerequesite to boarding planes

Bonza Airlines Gets 2-Month Extension To Find Buyer, Avoid Liquidation

The prolongation gives creditors facing millions in losses and the airline's 300 stood-down employees a glimmer of hope.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 28, 2024

A police officer covers the body of a victim of the Russian strike on a hardware store in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday

Australia Prioritizes Military Aid Over Coal For Ukraine Despite Urgent Plea

"The support that we are providing now is very much focused on military support around allowing Ukraine to prosecute this conflict with Russia and that is where our focus is and that is where Ukraine wants our focus to be," Richard Marles, the defense minister, said.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 27, 2024

A Palestinian woman reacts to an Israeli strike on a building in Nuseirat on May 25, 2024

Israel Faces Global Outcry Over Rafah Strike That Set Tent City Ablaze

Israel said it was looking into the "tragic accident" and its impact on civilians after the latest mass casualty event in the Gaza war, which has raged since October 7.

AFP news May 27, 2024

Victoria Police Apologizes For Agency's Involvement In Stolen Generations

Acknowledging the resilience of the Aboriginal people, Shane Patton vowed to do better towards mending the historical wounds and injustices.

Vidhya CK May 24, 2024

The bird flu spreading through southern France is highly contagious for fowl but poses no health risk to humans

Bird Flu Hits 2 Victorian Farms Leading To Culling Of 500,000 Birds Amid Egg Shortage Fears

A Victorian bird flu epidemic results in the culling of 500,000 hens, sparking worries about future price increases and shortages of eggs.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 24, 2024

The talks are being held behind closed doors at the WHO's headquarters in Geneva

Pandemic Agreement Talks Come To The Crunch

Countries trying to thrash out a global agreement on handling future pandemics are hoping to seal the deal Friday after weeks of creeping progress in exhausting talks.

AFP news May 24, 2024

Georgian students stage a march to protest the controversial "foreign influence" bill in Tbilisi on May 13, 2024

US Imposes Visa Restrictions, Reviewing Cooperation With Georgia

The United States was imposing new visa restrictions and reviewing relations with Georgia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, after it pushed forward a Russian-style "foreign influence" law that triggered mass protests.

AFP news May 24, 2024

UN troops will not go to Haiti, where police are struggling to fight gangs, but a Kenyan-led force will soon deploy

Don't Expect UN Peacekeepers To Stop Wars, Chief Tells AFP

The world cannot look to UN peacekeepers as a way of stopping wars, whether in Gaza or other active conflict zones, the department chief told AFP, citing the famous Blue Helmets' inherent limitations.

AFP news May 24, 2024

Russia has claimed its biggest advances in 18 months since launching the new offensive

Russia 'Bogged Down' In Battle For Border Town, Ukraine Says

Russian forces have become "bogged down" trying to capture the Ukrainian border town of Vovchansk but have intensified their offensive elsewhere on the eastern front, Ukraine's top general said on Friday.

AFP news May 24, 2024

Oxford is one of about a dozen UK universities where pro-Palestinian student camps have been set up

UK Police Arrest 16 At Oxford University Gaza War Protest

UK police have arrested 16 people at a protest organised by a pro-Palestinian student group at Oxford University, in the latest flare-up on a prestigious campus over the war in Gaza.

AFP news May 24, 2024

Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest points to Taiwan, on August 4, 2022

Ex-Marine Pilot Accused Of Illegally Training Chinese Military Can Be Extradited To US: Australian Court

Authorities in the U.S. claimed Daniel Duggan was paid $100,000 for training the Chinese pilots during his tenure at the Test Flying Academy of South Africa.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 24, 2024

People gather at the site of a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea's Enga province on Friday

Massive Landslide Hits Papua New Guinea, Many Feared Dead

A massive landslide struck six villages in Papua New Guinea's highlands Friday, local officials said, with many homes believed to be buried and scores of villagers feared dead.

AFP news May 24, 2024

Western Australia To Introduce Tough Knife Laws Permitting Police to Conduct Random Metal Detector Searches

Knife Wanding Areas (KWAs) are zones that have been defined and will be set up permanently in areas like entertainment precincts.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 24, 2024

A Biden administration initiative calls for upgrades to the US electric power infrastructure to protect against cyber attacks

Canberra Household Electricity Bills To Rise By $240 Annually Amid 12.75% Cost Hike

This hike is less than the expected increase of 17%, and will be somewhat mitigated for many consumers by a $300 power rebate.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 23, 2024

Shaken by Covid-19, countries decided to build a framework of binding commitments to stop such trauma from happening again

Australia Braces For COVID Surge As FLiRT Variants Spread

Doctors claim that FLiRT does not produce a more serious sickness than its predecessors despite its apparent contagiousness.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 23, 2024

OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman have been making alliances with news organizations to get access to data needed to train generative artificial intelligence models to think as well as or better than people

News Corp Makes Deal To Let OpenAI Use Its Content

News Corp on Wednesday announced a deal to let ChatGPT-maker OpenAI use content from its publications in artificial intelligence products.

AFP news May 23, 2024

The crucial COP15 meeting comes as scientists warn the world is potentially facing its sixth mass extinction event

Government Allocates $24M To Help 70 Native Species At Risk Of Extinction

Australia has pledged $24 million to combat extinction, but in order to ensure long-term preservation, environmentalists want stricter environmental regulations.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 23, 2024

Displaced Palestinian children line up to receive food in southern Gaza's Rafah

Chalmers Says 'No Equivalence' Between Israel, Hamas Leaders After ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had refused to comment on the issue on Tuesday, saying it was a court process.

Vidhya CK May 23, 2024

Migrant workers have died on boats, often in suspicious circumstances

Coalition Proposes 25% Migration Cut Over 4 Years To Ease Housing Market Pressure

The Shadow Treasurer, Angus Taylor, backed the 25% reduction goal, pointing out that it would lessen pressure on the property market.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 23, 2024

Nuclear Power Plant To Cost AU$8.5B, 50% More Than Wind, Solar: CSIR Report

According to the report by Australia's leading scientific organization that calculates the costs for large-scale reactors for the first time, building the nuclear power plant would take at least 15 years, which would overshoot the deadline to end coal-fired power

Vidhya CK May 22, 2024

Child Recovers From First H5N1 Bird Flu Case In Australia; Separate Strain Hits Egg Farm

The child was understood to have returned from India in March, following which they tested positive for the avian influenza H5N1 strain.

Shreyashi Chakraborty May 22, 2024

Federal Government Bans Replica Ozempic, Mounjaro Manufacturing

The drugs, Ozempic and Mounjaro, which are approved drugs to treat for type 2 diabetes, are sometimes prescribed off-label to overweight and obese people.

Vidhya CK May 22, 2024

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