UN climate envoy urged Australia to phase out coal saying climate change will dramatically damage its economy, . Coal will be a big contributor to Australia’s economy well beyond 2030 given growth in global demand, the country’s resources minister has said, a day after a… Read More »Coal’s future is ‘assured’ says Australia in response to UN
Gov’t databases, emails could give details on employees of the former administration, contractors, allies, Reuters said. Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail… Read More »Google locks Afghan gov’t emails to keep from Taliban: Report
Warriors prop Matt Lodge has been slapped with a $5000 fine from the NRL after giving the finger to fans in the crowd at Cbus Stadium as he was sin-binned late in a spiteful clash against the Titans. Lodge and fellow teammates Reece Walsh and… Read More »‘Embarrassed’ prop fined for flipping off crowd
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly attempted to make a humorous reference to former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach John McKay following the Fighting Irish’s 41-38 overtime win at Florida State on Sunday. It did not seem to go over too well. Asked about his team’s ability… Read More »Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly butchers John McKay quote, says ‘entire team needs to be executed’
Incursion included bombers and fighters, according to Taiwan, and was the largest since June. Taiwan says 19 Chinese military aircraft, including nuclear-capable bombers, entered its southwestern airspace on Sunday, the latest in a string of almost daily incursions by China’s air force. The Ministry of… Read More »Taiwan says 19 Chinese military aircraft entered its airspace
In this series “The land we came from”, we asked writers to reflect on the environment they grew up in and how it has shaped their lives. Here, author Kao Kalia Yang remembers the river of “tears and sadness” she grew up around in Ban… Read More »The land we came from: The river of tears and sadness
The Warriors’ year may have just finished but season 2022 is already looking rocky after Kane Evans, Matt Lodge and Reece Walsh were all cited by the match review committee following yesterday’s spiteful clash with the Titans. Evans is facing six weeks on the sidelines… Read More »Prop cops huge ban as career hangs by a thread
Ole Miss will be without coach Lane Kiffin for its season-opening game against Louisville on Monday. The second-year Rebels coach on Saturday announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms on Thursday, meaning he would not coach against the Cardinals or travel with… Read More »What happened to Lane Kiffin? COVID test forces Ole Miss coach out of Louisville game
The Taliban has taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan held by resistance forces, says the group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid. Pictures on social media on Monday showed Taliban members standing in front of the gate of the Panjshir provincial governor’s compound.… Read More »Taliban claims ‘complete capture’ of Afghanistan’s Panjshir
Jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai’s newspaper was shut in June after a police raid to probe breach of a new national security law. Hong Kong media group Next Digital Ltd has said that it aims to go into liquidation and its board of directors has resigned… Read More »Hong Kong’s Apple Daily publisher to liquidate company