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There was laughter and tears as thousands gathered to remember the life of Olivia Newton-John. Sunday’s state memorial service at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall came six months after the acclaimed performer and activist died aged 73. She had been living with breast cancer for 20 years. Newton-John should be remembered as a courageous person who genuinely […]

GOODYEAR, Ariz.—A suspect has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed two bicyclists and injured 11 others in a Phoenix suburb, authorities said Sunday. Goodyear police announced that 26-year-old Pedro Quintana-Lujan is jailed on suspicion of two counts of manslaughter, three counts of aggravated assault, 18 counts of endangerment, and two counts of

Commentary The Defence White Paper published by the Australian government in 2016 was the most far-reaching, comprehensive of its type. Projecting forward for 20 years, the paper, and its accompanying Defence Industry White Paper, proposed a major program of defence acquisitions to ensure the nation’s security. It also pegged the Defence expenditure base to at

Commentary Honey pots attract bees as well as wasps. So it would seem the $3.3 trillion (US$2.3 trillion) sitting in various super funds for the retirement benefit of Australian workers attracts interested parties. Such a huge sum of money can be very influential. Those administering such eye-watering amounts have a huge impact on investment for

Observations by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are upending the understanding of the early universe, indicating the presence of large and mature but remarkably compact galaxies teeming with stars far sooner than scientists had considered possible. Astronomers said data obtained by the telescope reveals what appear to be six big galaxies as mature as our

Amid objections from Michigan authorities who said they weren’t aware that hazardous materials were headed into their state, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered a temporary pause on shipments of contaminated waste from the site of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “Everyone wants this contamination gone from

Britain is “on the cusp” of securing a new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trading terms in Northern Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says. The UK has been holding talks with the EU to fix issues with the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol for some time, and speculation has been mounting that the

The lockdown of Shanghai, China’s largest city, in March 2022 prompted the emergence of “润,” pronounced run, as Chinese try to emigrate. In January, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a tenfold increase in the number of Chinese people crossing the southern border, raising national security concerns. In January alone, 1,084 Chinese nationals were apprehended

More residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have complained about unusual health problems in the wake of February 2023’s train derailment that released toxic chemicals into the air, ground, and water. Wade Lovett, a resident, told the New York Post on Feb. 25 that he’s had issues with his breathing since the derailment and controlled burn

President Joe Biden said that he has “other things to finish” before starting a 2024 presidential campaign, according to an interview published Sunday. “My intention… has been from the beginning to run, but there’s too many other things I have to finish in the near-term before I start a campaign,” Biden told ABC News. “I’ve