More than half the adults questioned in an Ipsos survey said the general election should take place before the end of the summer.
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Expert says immunity from vaccines and Omicron infections have combined to reduce severe diseaseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has recorded its lowest Covid death rate for more than two years, according to federal health department data that dates back to January 2022.The latest data on the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System shows that between Thursday 29 February and Saturday...
Inflation in the UK fell to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years in March after a further easing in food prices, official figures show, a development that could further pave the way for a welcome cut in interest rates soon. Consumer prices rose by 3.2 per cent in the year to March, down from 3.4 […]
Californians have had weekend after weekend of cool, stormy weather and the Sierra Nevada has been blessed with a healthy snowpack. But the reality is that even the last few months have been more than 2 degrees hotter than average. The planet is experiencing a horrifying streak of record-breaking heat, with March marking the 10th month in a row that the average global temperature has been the highest ever recorded. It would be shocking if it wasn’t so predictable. Despite everything we know...
New home construction in the US slowed last month as a leveling off in interest rates has given way to a lull in housing demand and caution among builders.
EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says March 2024 shows continued ‘toppling’ of records.
Despite politicians’ criticism and close police scrutiny, Palestine solidarity demonstrations have continued to draw thousandsIt was in late March when Maaria Ahmed found herself driving down the M1 from Leicester to London to join thousands of others calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.Ahmed, a 31-year-old mother of three, had never been to a protest in the UK before. But, she said, she felt compelled to attend the demonstration along with marchers from across the country, despite her initial...
A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said.
Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA – Get Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $10.12 and last traded at $10.24, with a volume of 20615544 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $10.97. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades PARA has been the topic […]
Fallout games are having a moment in the wake of glowing reviews for the new TV series adaptation on Prime Video. Amazon has added two of the series’ best games as freebies for Prime members on Luna, its cloud streaming service. Fallout 4 is also getting some love, as Bethesda said it will drop the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S update for the 2015 game on April 25. Amazon Prime members can play Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas on Amazon Luna for the next six months at no extra charge. Like other cloud...
San Francisco is hemorrhaging businesses. Soaring crime and homelessness have forced long-time businesses to close up shop for good. Some of those businesses are grocery stores, leaving many residents in the neighborhood without a place to buy food. But now, a city official may have found a way to make those businesses stick around a while longer, even if it is not financially feasible for them to do so.