The Australian economy experienced a significant slowdown in the first quarter of the year, primarily due to high borrowing costs and persistent inflation. This led to a decrease in consumer spending, despite the unlikely prospect of interest rate relief in the near future.
Nigeria plunged into darkness as union workers shut down national grid in minimum wage protest
A nationwide strike in Nigeria brought air travel to a standstill and plunged the country into darkness on Monday as union workers stormed the national grid and shut down the nation’s power supply, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Two far-right Israeli ministers threaten to topple the government if it accepts Biden peace plan
Two far-right Israeli ministers have threatened to resign and bring down the governing coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he accepts a peace proposal laid out by US President Joe Biden.
Philippines says troops held weapons but did not point at Chinese coast guard
MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine troops stationed on a warship grounded on a disputed South China Sea shoal held on to their weapons after Chinese coast guard boats came very close to the ship but they did not point their guns at them, military officials said on Tuesday.
Taiwan celebrities in crossfire of political battle as tensions with China rise
As Taiwan’s biggest rock band took to the stage in Beijing late last month, their home island was reckoning with the latest act of Chinese aggression.
Mount Kanlaon volcano erupts sending 3-mile ash plume into the sky
Hundreds of residents living near Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines were ordered to evacuate Tuesday after the volcano erupted, sending a three-mile tall (five-kilometer) ash column into the sky that caused dozens of flights to be cancelled.
Who will lead India? World’s largest nation begins a mammoth day of vote counting after weeks-long election
Hundreds of millions of votes cast, more than six weeks of polling, and billions of dollars spent: India on Tuesday will declare a new leader after a mammoth nationwide election that has become a referendum on the last decade of leadership by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
She’s the world’s most expensive cow, and part of Brazil’s plan to put beef on everyone’s plate
UBERABA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Her massive, snow-white body is watched over by security cameras, a veterinarian and an armed guard.
Worth $4 million,