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View all →Firmus pulls biggest ASX float since Telstra amid investor doubt about datacentre company
Firmus Technologies abandoned its planned initial public offering on Australia's ASX after investor demand evaporated for what would have been the cou…
Adidas accuses Australian label White Fox of ‘trading off its reputation’ with use of four-stripe branding
Adidas filed a Federal Court lawsuit against Australian online retailer White Fox, accusing the fast-fashion label of infringing its trademark three-s…
Japan beer giants raided over suspicions they colluded to set the price of beverages
Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided the offices of Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Suntory Beer and Sapporo Breweries this week on suspicion of price…
Technology
View all →Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Google has been ordered to halt construction on two datacentres in Finland after failing to complete required environmental impact assessments, accord…
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
OpenAI says its investigation into unauthorised access to government and research websites is costing the company more than $500,000 per day. The comp…
AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, Tokyo court rules
A Tokyo court has ruled that an AI tool violated actor Kenjiro Tsuda's rights by cloning his voice for TikTok videos, marking a landmark legal decisio…
Science
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View all →Candidate named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
A businessman named Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores has been elected mayor of Queropalca, a remote district in Peru's Huánuco region in the central And…
Sydney trader sacked for working from Singapore without permission wins unfair dismissal case
The Fair Work Commission, Australia's workplace tribunal, ruled on Wednesday that Charles Graham was unfairly dismissed by HIFX Australia, trading as …
Dozens injured and buildings damaged as tornadoes hit Sicily
Two tornadoes struck the coastal town of Marsala on Sicily's west coast, injuring dozens of people and causing widespread damage, according to The Gua…
Health
View all →Abortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies
Australia saw pharmacy access to an abortion pill jump nearly 50 percent after the Therapeutic Goods Administration relaxed prescribing restrictions i…
Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province
Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola death on Tuesday, according to the country's health minister. The patient was a citizen who arrived from the Democ…
Lebanon: One in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF
Lebanon's humanitarian crisis has deepened to the point where one in five children regularly goes to bed hungry, according to UNICEF. Four in five hou…
Environment
View all →Isaias strengthens to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 season
Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The storm carries…
Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence
Turkey's designated host for Cop31 climate negotiations has called on wealthy nations to allocate significantly more funding to climate action than mi…
Extreme heat warnings issued for parts of southern California
The National Weather Service issued extreme heat warnings for parts of southern California, including Los Angeles, through Thursday, with temperatures…
Entertainment
View all →Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026
The Swedish Academy awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature to Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson. The academy recognized Carson's "bold and in…
Sydney festival 2027: 11 international dance works to headline ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ program
Sydney's 2027 festival will host 11 international dance works making their Australian premiere, according to The Guardian. The program triples the dan…
Queensland literary awards: ‘stunning’ debut inspired by segregated shantytown wins top prize
Lenora Thaker has won the top prize at Queensland's literary awards for her debut novel "The Pearl of Tagai Town," which draws on her family's history…