Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Coles’s “Down Down” promotion is one of Australia’s best known campaigns. But the supermarket has been caught red-handed after a federal court judge found Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts . Through its proceedings, Australia’s competition regulator has given consumers an intriguing look-
Shakira performs on stage during a show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 2.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Temple of Heaven after their two-hour bilateral meeting. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports that, according to Chinese state media, Taiwan was among the most important topics discussed.
Reform UK leader records video with Essex pastor to support his battle against council banning order Nigel Farage has been criticised for giving his full support to a Christian church leader who preached that homosexuality was an “abomination” and would lead to eternity in hell. The Reform UK leader recorded a video with Stephen Clayden after Colchester council applied for a banning order to limit his street preaching. Continue reading...
Member of army squad sent with medics to assist suspected hantavirus patient recounts descent to remote island The hardest part of the parachute jump, according to Capt George Lacey, is falling backwards through the air. It is Saturday and Lacey, and his squad of six plus two medics, have just leapt out of an RAF transport, 2,500 metres over the south Atlantic. “The parachute can only go forward so quickly,” he says, meaning that it has to be pulled at precisely the right moment. “So you have to
Guardian - World · Oct 8
As Keir Starmer’s leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrous A rise in borrowing costs and warnings to avoid a “Liz Truss moment”. As Keir Starmer faces a potential leadership challenge, the spectre of the bond market looms large. Amid febrile conditions in Westminster, the prospect of Britain switching prime ministers for a sixth time in seven years has fuelled a sharp sell-off in the market for UK governmen
Guardian - World · Oct 8
US’s apparent decline has fuelled growing Chinese nationalism while US president has lost his novelty value Trump in Beijing – latest updates Five key issues for Xi-Trump summit Yaoji Chaogan, a no-frills canteen next to Beijing’s historic Drum and Bell towers, once proudly displayed photographs of Joe Biden, who visited the restaurant when he was US vice-president in 2011. Biden’s visit went viral in China, with media praising his “noodle diplomacy” (one of the dishes that Biden ordered was zha
NPR News · Oct 8
Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least 31. Local authorities report damage across six districts. (Image credit: Evgeniy Maloletka)
