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Labor’s ‘practical policy’ push, Epstein scout dies, why your phone will blare a loud siren on Monday

Labor’s ‘practical policy’ push, Epstein scout dies, why your phone will blare a loud siren on Monday

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. Anthony Albanese will put “practical policies” such as expanding paid work…

Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people

Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people

In tonight's edition, the Ebola outbreak in the DRC has crossed a devastating threshold, with more than 1,000 lives lost. Also, in Kenya, human rights groups warn that political “goons” are increasingly being used to disrupt rallies ahead…

Ontario's emergency preparedness minister defends wildfire response as staff cuts radio interview cut short

Ontario's emergency preparedness minister defends wildfire response as staff cuts radio interview cut short

Ontario Emergency Preparedness Minister Jill Dunlop defended the province's wildfire response on CBC Radio's As It Happens on Tuesday, but her staff abruptly cut the interview short after she was asked to respond to criticism from…

Sex trafficking in fashion: 'Outrageous that French legal system hasn't done anything by now'

Sex trafficking in fashion: 'Outrageous that French legal system hasn't done anything by now'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Dana Thomas, Paris-based journalist, specialising in fashion and culture, and author of "Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster". For decades, allegations of sexual exploitation in the fashion industry…

NYC Mayor Mamdani hires 'tech crew': Here's what they will actually do

NYC Mayor Mamdani hires 'tech crew': Here's what they will actually do

New York City has opened applications for a new kind of government job. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hiring software engineers, product designers, user researchers and data experts for Public Interest Technology Crews—around 30 full-time roles…

New wildfire threatening Boston Bar, B.C., quadruples in size overnight

New wildfire threatening Boston Bar, B.C., quadruples in size overnight

Multiple evacuation orders remain in effect for people living around Boston Bar, B.C., as a new wildfire joins two already burning out of control in the area.

RNZ

Two years until 'one of most majestic sights' in Dunedin

The region has marked exactly two years until a total solar eclipse, when the moon's shadow will pass directly over parts of Otago.

RNZ

Euronews in Cotignac: How a historic French village survived a night of wildfire

Euronews reports on the ground in France, where a blaze tore through a medieval village in Provence overnight, destroying dozens of homes and burning thousands of hectares, as residents opened their doors to strangers.

‘Help Never Came.’ Canadian Wildfire Evacuees Want to Know Why.

The New York Times

‘Help Never Came.’ Canadian Wildfire Evacuees Want to Know Why.

Residents of northwestern Ontario say their warnings about fires they spotted were dismissed and official information as the flames spread often didn’t come at all.

The New York Times

People are living longer, but not healthier, study finds

People are living longer than ever before, but a major new global study suggests that many of those additional years are increasingly being spent in poor health.

Billion plastic pellets spilled into UK river after two ships collide

Billion plastic pellets spilled into UK river after two ships collide

Up to 25 tonnes of nurdles, the raw material for plastic manufacturing, have spread further than initially feared Approximately a billion tiny plastic nurdles have entered the River Tyne after a “devastating spill”, with the pellets…

Why proposed US-Saudi nuclear deal has triggered alarm over proliferation risks

Why proposed US-Saudi nuclear deal has triggered alarm over proliferation risks

The Trump administration is advancing a civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia. This pact could allow uranium enrichment and spent fuel processing by the kingdom. Critics fear this weakens global non-proliferation norms and may trigger…