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Emergency authorities were bracing for further property losses after a function centre and farm house were destroyed by a bushfire raging in Victoria’s north-west. The rail line between Victoria and South Australia was closed as “watch and act” orders were put in place for Dimboola and areas of the Little Desert and Grampians national parks….
Nigeria wishes to partner with the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) to connect Nigeria to Morocco, other African nations, and Europe. The nation’s vice president, Kashim Shettima, announced this desire during a bilateral meeting with WEF President Børge Brende in Davos, explaining that the pipeline aims to enhance energy…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s controversial pick to head the federal Department of Health and Human Services, will appear Wednesday before a Senate panel that is crucial to advance his nomination. Kennedy is due to appear first at the Senate Committee on Finance, the panel that will ultimately be the committee with the deciding…
An Italian naval ship lands 49 people in Albania in a third transfer under a controversial 2023 deal between Rome and Tirana. An Italian Navy ship has delivered 49 people to an Albanian port as Rome resumed the controversial transfer of migrants to the Balkan nation. Italian authorities said that the ship docked in the port…
US President Donald Trump has paused grants, loans and other federal assistance, according to a leaked government memo verified by the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. In the memo, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) calls on government agencies to ensure spending is consistent with Trump’s priorities – and nods…
Branch of HSBC bank on 15th January 2024 in London, United Kingdom. HSBC Bank plc is a British multinational banking and financial services organisation. HSBCs international network comprises around 7,500 offices in over 80 countries globally. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images) Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images HSBC is preparing…
The European Commission is overhauling its funding strategy for Tunisia after a Guardian investigation revealed abuses by the country’s EU-funded security forces, including sexual violence against migrants. According to reports, EU officials are deliberating on human rights-related conditions that Tunis must meet to qualify for payments, amounting to tens of millions of pounds, over the…
Washington — At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency were placed on leave Monday amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Trump’s orders. A current official and a former official at the U.S. Agency for International Development confirmed the reason given for the move Monday. Both…
Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Goma has intensified as the military continues to hold off the M23 forces. On Monday, rebels, which the United Nations says are backed by Rwanda, marched into Goma and declared the key city under their control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese…
The driver of a car which crashed into a school tea party, killing two eight-year-old girls in south-west London, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving for a second time, the Metropolitan Police has said. Claire Freemantle, previously expressed her “deepest sorrow” and said she had “no recollection of what took…