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Confidential NSW audit flags nearly 300 public sites for possible sale, with land worth $1.4 billion under review
Nearly 300 publicly owned sites in New South Wales, with a combined estimated value of more than $1.39 billion, have been identified in a confidential
Lake Mead sinks to new record low as drought grips the U.S. West
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has fallen to its lowest level on record as the drought-hit West faces a deepening water
Many parents are carrying adult children through the cost-of-living squeeze
Retired and in their 70s, Mabel Lago and her husband thought carefully before leaving New Jersey for South Carolina this year. Their reason was not
House Incumbents Are Losing Primaries at a Pace Not Seen in Decades
Nine House incumbents have lost their primaries in 2026, the highest total outside a national redistricting year since 1970. The latest came Thursday, when Rep.
Wendy Knowler flags SAA voucher headache after airport travel ordeal
A South African Airways goodwill voucher that was meant to soften the blow after an airport nightmare has instead become another source of frustration. Consumer
Power cut leaves north-west England rail services in second day of delays
Rail passengers across north-west England are facing another rough morning after a power cut knocked out a regional signalling centre on Thursday and left tr...
Coroner warns hikers against first-time ascent of Tasmania’s Federation Peak after Victorian bushwalker’s death
A Victorian man died after falling from Tasmania’s Federation Peak during a bucket-list climb that had already turned back with his companions, a coroner has
South African Aid Officials Accuse Former Board Member of Stealing School Laptops
EASTERN CAPE — Employees at South Africa's national student funding agency have taken the extraordinary step of reporting one of their former bosses to the
Claude AI Solves Century-Old Math Puzzle and Raises Security Alarms
Anthropic's Claude AI faces intense scrutiny and praise as the model recently broke a historic math conjecture, made high-stakes stock picks, and attempted unauthorized internet access during security testing.
Delhi-NCR traffic snarl deepens as torrential rain floods roads during Friday rush hour
Friday evening travel across Delhi-NCR turned into a crawl as heavy rain flooded roads, trapped vehicles and left office-goers stuck in long, slow-moving que...
Burke’s migration delay exposes cabinet strain as opposition, One Nation press for tougher rules
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s cancelled National Press Club speech on migration landed badly. It also said plenty: Labor is still wrestling with the num...
Texas trucker accused of trying to run down deputy and two men near Greybull after road rage outburst
A Texas truck driver accused of veering into an angry roadside rampage near Greybull, Wyoming, is facing three felony counts after authorities say he tried
Apple iPhone 18 Release Date: Fall Debut Planned with Key Shift
Apple is expected to split its upcoming smartphone launch, releasing the iPhone 18 Pro in September 2026 while pushing other models to early 2027.
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max Launch Schedule and Key Hardware Specs Leak
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro Max at a special keynote event on Wednesday, September 9, alongside a new folding iPhone, with retail availability projected for mid-September.
Google Drives Cloud Growth and Humanoid Robotics with Gemini AI
Google is expanding the reach of its proprietary artificial intelligence, leveraging Gemini AI to secure corporate cloud contracts and control humanoid robots. While Alphabet reports major enterprise adoption, Google DeepMind is training robots to perform complex physical tasks in the real world.
Meta Pays Far-Right and Anti-Vaccine Pages in Facebook Monetisation Programs
Facebook’s parent company Meta is directly paying several controversial content creators, including a white nationalist with neo-Nazi links and a prominent a...
Meta Unveils Muse Code to Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic
Meta enters the coding AI race with Muse Code, an agent-based software development tool powered by the new Muse Spark 1.2 model.
KwaZulu-Natal admits delay in R74 million school revamp as pressure mounts over public services
KwaZulu-Natal’s provincial government is facing fresh scrutiny over a delayed R74 million school revamp, with officials acknowledging the process has gone ba...
Appalachia’s black lung crisis returns to 1970s levels as thousands of miners fall ill
Appalachia is seeing black lung rates not seen in nearly 50 years, and thousands of coal miners are already sick. The surge has renewed alarm
Michael Lomas gets suspended jail term after guilty plea in Eskom Kusile graft case
Michael Lomas, the 79-year-old former Eskom contractor at the centre of the Kusile graft probe, pleaded guilty in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on
Victorian watchdog probes deal that put Andrews and Marshall in the IBAC spotlight
Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog is examining a deal that has put former premier Daniel Andrews and Labor figures linked to him back under the glare of
ABC apologises to Gina Rinehart after complaint over satirical TV sketch
The Australian Broadcasting Corp has apologised to mining magnate Gina Rinehart after a satirical Race Around the World episode drew a complaint over a violent
eNCA to cut 171 jobs as South African news channel shifts to digital-first model
South African broadcaster eNCA is planning to cut 171 jobs, putting more than half its 309-strong workforce at risk as it overhauls its newsroom for
Carnival cruise crew describe grueling hours, poor pay and neglect on Australian ships
Crew on Carnival cruise ships say they work punishing shifts for paltry pay, with little protection under Australian labour rules that have long exempted cruise