Critics say efforts to rescue the animal, nicknamed Tommy, unlikely to succeed and could lead to further harm A last-ditch effort to rescue a wayward whale that has transfixed Germans for weeks has begun in the Baltic Sea despite criticism it has little chance of success and could further harm the 12-tonne creature. The male humpback whale was first spotted last month near Timmendorfer Strand on the northern coast of Germany, giving rise to its nickname Timmy. It has repeatedly become stranded a
California supreme court upholds lower court decision as Eastman says he will appeal to US supreme court John Eastman, a lawyer who played a key role in Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election, officially lost his law license in California on Wednesday. The California supreme court upheld a 2024 ruling from a state judge, who recommended Eastman be disbarred. Eastman “exhibited gross negligence by making false statements about the 2020 election without conducting any meaningful inves
The seven-member body, whose ranks are composed of Trump appointees, was expected to approve the arch. The proposed monument strongly resembles Paris' Arc de Triomphe, but almost 100 feet taller. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)
Sarah Mullally urges Anglicans to join Leo’s ‘courageous’ call and says human cost of war is incalculable The archbishop of Canterbury has said she is standing in solidarity with Pope Leo XIV’s calls for peace amid his public feud with Donald Trump. Days after the US president objected to comments from the head of the Catholic church suggesting a “delusion of omnipotence” was fuelling the US-Israeli war in Iran, Sarah Mullally urged Anglicans to join Leo’s “courageous” call. Continue reading...
Detainees wait to be processed inside an immigration detention facility in Texas 2007.
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Exclusive: Minns government announces contract with Snowy Energy to power public transport in seven-year contract Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Electric bus, train and light rail services in New South Wales will run on fully renewable energy from next year under a new $1.9bn deal, the state government says. The Minns government on Friday announced it had signed a contract with Snowy Energy to bring all public transport operations in the state under a single renewab
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Users of share cars will need to pay for fuel themselves before seeking reimbursement, leaving them temporarily out of pocket Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s two biggest car-share companies, GoGet and Flexicar, have removed fuel cards from their Melbourne vehicles after a spate of break-ins and thefts that a senior GoGet executive described as “one of the dumbest crimes ever”. The change will force users of share cars to pay for fuel themselves before see
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Experts say US market ‘may have run ahead of itself’, while the ASX 200’s more modest recovery is due in part to Australia’s reliance on fuel imports Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One day the IMF warns of a global recession , the next day stocks on Wall Street hit a record high . From looking at the complete U-turn in fortunes in America, you wouldn’t know the world was in the grips of an unprecedented energy shock. Continue reading...
