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View all →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…
EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric cars
EU trade negotiators led by Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič travel to China this week for talks aimed at restricting Chinese exports of cheap hybrid elect…
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 →ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law
Navi Pillay, a South African judge at the International Court of Justice, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognized her …
Egyptian journalists plan weekend protest over detention of six colleagues
Egyptian journalists plan a weekend protest in Cairo after six colleagues from the independent fact-checking platform Matsadaash were charged with ter…
Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray
Eritrean troops crossed into Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, prompting a drone strike from Ethiopian government forces. The incursion marks an …
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…