Australia’s military capability could be seriously tested by climate change, according to a speech prepared for Australian Defence Force Chief Angus Campbell. Details of the speech emerged as Prime Minister Scott Morrison skipped the United Nations Climate Summit, and Sir David Attenborough sharply criticised Australia’s climate and energy policies. The text of the speech states that …
China has marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with a display of its military might, highlighting a number of key advanced military capabilities. The message was clear to the US, and to China’s neighbours in Asia. China is a fully developed state, with an advanced military capability designed to …
Australia’s former prime minister, Tony Abbott, says he still stands by appointing knights and dames, despite regretting awarding Prince Philip the honour. Mr Abbott, a London-born staunch monarchist, was heavily criticised for reintroducing the titles in 2015, almost three decades after they were abolished in Australia. His decision to award the Queen’s husband a knighthood …
China’s president Xi Jinping has warned efforts to divide or destabilise China will end with “shattered bones,” as international pressure mounts over the government’s handling of protests in Hong Kong and a widespread crackdown on Muslim minority groups. “Anyone attempting to split China in any part of the country will end in crushed bodies and …
Australia’s biggest newspapers ran front pages have made up to appear heavily redacted to protest against recent legislation that restricts press freedoms, a rare show of unity by the usually tribal media industry. Mastheads from the domestic unit of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, Australian Financial Review publisher Nine Entertainment and the website of the government-funded Australian …
A nine-year-old girl roots through the pockets of her 17-year-old’s sister’s discarded coat. She finds a vaping device and, sitting on her bed, mischievously inhales. Unbeknownst to her, inside are a few grains of fentanyl, the killer opioid. The sister comes back. She screams, paramedics arrive and perform CPR. But it is, apparently too late. …
The son of a high-flying Italian senator was due to take Christie’s to court in New York City this week over the sale of one of the world’s most expensive diamonds, which he claims was stolen from his family. Amedeo Angiolillo, who now lives in New York, argues that the auction house proceeded with the …
Parents of babies and toddlers will be required to use special alarmed child seats under a new law in Italy, in response to a spate of children dying in cars from extreme heat. Parents who fail to buy the alarmed car seats, or buy alarm attachments, face fines of up to €326 and five points being docked …
FARMINGTON, CT — Fotis Dulos, accused of killing his estranged wife Jennifer Farber Dulos, remained in critical condition Tuesday night after he suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in what is believed to be a suicide attempt at his home. Police found Dulos, 52, in distress in his car in his garage Tuesday morning. He was medflighted …
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GRAND MEADOW, MN — Glen Davis, who described ferrying kids to and from school in Grand Meadow as one of the greatest joys of his life, will be buried Friday in a casket that looks a lot like the big yellow school bus he drove for 55 of his 88 years. The idea of sending …
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