Herbicide manufacturer Sygenta had reservations dating back to 1970s but regulator says tighter controls, including phasing out backpack sprayers, can protect workers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The herbicide paraquat, banned in over 70 countries, will remain legal in Australia despite Parkinson’s groups, scientists and neurologists arguing there is a strong correlation between direct exposure and the inciden
Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicide Campaigners in Ecuador say a Polish anti-corruption activist who investigated allegations against the family business of the country’s rightwing president was murdered to silence her. Monika Silva Koniuszek, 41, was found dead in her home in Montañita, a coastal town in Ecuador’s Santa Elena province. The single mother of daughters aged four and nine, was found on the fl
Firefighters are still battling a blaze at a massive frozen-food storage facility near downtown Los Angeles six days after the fire started. (Image credit: Jae C. Hong)
Two more people in Missouri and Washington state have been arrested in connection with the planned attack. Law enforcement officials learned about the possible threat on June 10, four days before the event on the White House's South Lawn. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)
Huge blow to prosecution case as judge rules footage is inadmissible in upcoming trial A video of two Sydney nurses allegedly making antisemitic comments to an Israeli influencer has been ruled inadmissible as evidence as the pair prepare to go to trial. Ahmad Nadir, 28, and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27, have pleaded not guilty to being menacing and offensive when they allegedly said they would refuse to treat Israeli patients and threatened violence against them. Continue reading...
NBC News · Oct 8
Los "Zorros del Desierto" lo creyeron hasta el final, le dieron la vuelta al marcador y se afianzaron en el tercer lugar del Grupo J con tres puntos, por lo que se jugarán la vida en la última jornada; mientras que los asiáticos quedaron eliminados.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
In today’s newsletter: Correspondents across the UK reveal the challenges that Labour’s newest MP will face from day one in the job Good morning. It seems inevitable that Andy Burnham will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, after Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday morning and, hours later, Burnham’s most likely challenger, Wes Streeting, rowed in behind the former mayor of Greater Manchester. Starmer leaves office barely two years after his landslide victory that s
BBC World News · Oct 8
Vance says Iran will allow nuclear inspectors back into the country JD Vance says Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspectors back into the country - a key demand of the international community - with discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) happening "as soon as today". The US vice-president said a great deal of progress had been made after the first round of talks between the US and Iran to reach a final deal to end the war, echoing a statement by mediators. He said teams
NPR News · Oct 8
Police say a suspect armed with a long gun opened fire at a Montreal hotel, killing a police officer before officers returned fire, killing him. (Image credit: Christopher Katsarov)
