December 4, 2023
“We have declared we consider China a partner, a competitor and a rival,” the Estonian foreign minister told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT Estonia has doubled down on letting the Taiwan government open a representative office in the capital Tallinn, despite warnings from China to scrap the plan. “As many other European Union countries, Estonia is ready to
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Homes and lives are under threat from two emergency level bushfires burning near Mandurah in Western Australia. A prison and a Buddhist monastery are under direct threat from the blaze. Though there are currently no plans for an evacuation. The state government has called in a C-130 Hercules Water Bomber from New South Wales. The
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The latest warnings concern the western part of Pickering Brook in Kalamunda, on Perth’s eastern outskirts. Another emergency warning is in place in the western parts of North Dandalup and western parts of Myara in the Murray Shire. Dozens of firefighters are on the field after lightning sparked multiple blazes. Other areas of the Murray
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Key Points Israel says it has begun a long threatened ground invasion on Gaza. Hamas said hostage negotiations with Israel were progressing but stalled. The Red Cross has warned of an “intolerable level of human suffering”. Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza on Sunday, calling for civilians to flee south where it vowed aid would
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A body has been found after bushfires ripped through Queensland’s Western Downs. Residents were ordered to evacuate the towns of Tara and Kogan on Tuesday as fast-moving fires burning through the state’s southwest were elevated to emergency warning levels. Police are investigating after a body was discovered in Tara after bushfires moved through the area.
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Victorian authorities have provided an update on the flood warnings issued across the state. An evacuation warning was issued for Sale in the Gippsland Region with concerns the nearby Thomson River could reach the major flood level of four metres by late Friday morning. One authority said the river is now expected to peak at
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Concerns have been raised for the state of Victoria experiencing flash flooding as rainfall begins to occur. The state has received three emergency bushfire warnings. Country Fire Authority Chief Officer Jason Heffernan says Victoria is seeing “really hot and strong northern winds,” which contributed to the spread of the bushfire. “We are starting to see
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As a growing number of American parents are giving their kids melatonin to help them fall asleep, some experts are warning of potential risks. Nearly half (46%) of parents in the U.S. have given melatonin to a child under the age of 13, and almost one-third (30%) of parents have given the supplement to a
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BEIRUT — Amid the search for thousands of people washed away when two storm-swollen dams burst, amid the burials and bewilderment in the Libyan city of Derna, sorrow has given way to rage. More than a week after Storm Daniel punched through the dams made of compacted clay, with the death toll at anywhere from 4,000
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Google Voice has introduced a new feature that is similar to the “suspected spam caller warnings,” but this time for SMS messages. On both Android and iOS devices, users will now be alerted of suspected spam messages with a red exclamation sign appearing in the profile avatar spot. The message preview will also include the
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