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‘Moving to the mountaintops’: rising seas displace tens of thousands in Papua New Guinea
Two years ago fisher Siri James lived on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, in a small village near Pariva beach. But as the tides continued to rise, James was forced to move further in from the shore.
“It’s not easy moving inland, I was born and raised by …
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol
Ukraine war briefing: US grants $6bn in aid to Ukraine before Trump inauguration
The US has unveiled almost $6bn in military and budget aid for Ukraine,
as the Biden administration works quickly to spend all the money it has available to help Kyiv fight off Russia before president-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. “I’ve directed my administration to continue surging …
Boxing Day Test for the ages is the cricketing dream Australia needs | Jack Snape
Life rarely meets expectation. At around this time each year, those realisations come knocking with increasing frequency. Yes, you are fatter, poorer, wrinklier and less well-read than you would like to be. That fleeting aspiration in high school, that you might travel the world, or make a difference: for most, …
Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof was ‘scathing about African leaders’, files reveal
The Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof urged Tony Blair not to appoint an African co-chair to the UK-led organisation working to overhaul international aid to the continent because he thought African leadership was “very weak” on the issue, newly released government documents suggest.
The singer was “scathing about the ability …
Advisers urged Tony Blair to rein in George W Bush over Iraq war ‘mission from God’
Tony Blair’s advisers privately questioned if the US had “proper political control” of military operations in Iraq after a senior US official confided that George W Bush believed he was on a “mission from God” against Iraqi insurgents, newly released documents reveal.
Blair needed to “deliver some difficult messages” to …
Senior Labour figures urged Tony Blair to delay arrival of EU citizens in UK
Senior figures in Tony Blair’s government, including John Prescott and Jack Straw, urged the then prime minister to delay opening the UK labour market to eastern European nationals shortly before they became EU citizens, newly released documents reveal.
Papers released to the National Archives in Kew, west London, showed Prescott …
Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show
If crypto is incorporated into Australia’s financial system, we will be lucky to avoid contagious collapse | John Quiggin
As a principal adviser to the then treasurer Wayne Swan, Jim Chalmers had a ringside seat to observe the impact of the global financial crisis on the Australian economy and financial system. We were spared the initial impact of the GFC largely because, still bearing the scars of financial disasters …
Welsh ambulance service declares ‘critical incident’ after demand soars
A “critical incident” was declared by the Welsh ambulance service on Monday evening due to significantly increased demand and extensive handover delays.
The ambulance service, which covers 3 million-plus people across Wales, said more than 340 calls were waiting to be answered at the time the critical incident was declared.
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