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View all →EU to limit Chinese hybrid vehicle imports to 350,000 a year
The European Commission has confirmed a quota limiting Chinese hybrid electric vehicle imports to 350,000 units annually, according to The Guardian. T…
Stellantis and Renault back UK to get EU car industry protection
Stellantis and Renault, major European automakers, have called for the UK to be included in proposed EU protectionist rules for the car industry, acco…
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…
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 →Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case
A businessman wanted for years in the US for allegedly bribing Venezuelan officials has been taken into custody, the US Department of Justice confirme…
Saudi Arabia further suspends flights after latest deadly Houthi attack on airport
Saudi Arabia has suspended all flights to and from Riyadh's main international airport until next Saturday following another round of Houthi missile a…
Thousands without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves north
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias brought heavy rainfall across the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, leaving nearly 396,000 cust…
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 →Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island
A survey of the Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles has found approximately 180,000 giant tortoises, according to The Guardian. The population represents the …
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…
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…