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Abortion pill still under legal threat despite US Supreme Court ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday keeping the abortion drug mifepristone on the market with no new restrictions ends one chapter of the legal fight over the drug, but efforts by abortion opponents to restrict its use may not be over.

June 14, 2024 1:22 pm
 

World

G7 agrees on loan deal to support Ukraine with Russian assets

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed an outline deal to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow invaded its neighbour in 2022.

June 14, 2024 8:20 am
 

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Disney, DeSantis settle with 15-Year expansion deal

Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have put an end to their feud with a deal that allows the entertainment giant to develop the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando for the next 15 years.

June 13, 2024 4:34 pm
 

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Report all large consulting contracts: PwC Senate Probe

The Australian government should be required to disclose every consulting contract worth over A$2 million ($1.33 million) and contracts should include a requirement that providers act in the public interest, said a senate inquiry sparked by PwC’s leak of secret tax plans.

June 13, 2024 3:34 pm
 

Australia

Qantas buys 49% stake in tripADeal for $140.6M

Australia’s Qantas Airways, opens new tab said on Thursday it will acquire the remaining 49% stake in online travel business TripADeal for A$211 million ($140.6 million) as the airline seeks to capitalize on strong demand for holiday bookings.

June 13, 2024 12:39 pm
 

World

Musk expects more from shareholders than himself

A deal is a deal – sometimes, it seems. Discord is growing among electric-car maker Tesla’s (TSLA.O), opens new tab investors over a Thursday vote to ratify Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package.

June 13, 2024 11:20 am
 

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Gaza ceasefire in limbo as Hamas seeks changes, says US

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas had proposed numerous changes, some unworkable, to a U.S.-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but that mediators were determined to close the gaps.

June 13, 2024 10:20 am
 

World

Russian missile attack kills 8, injures 21

A Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine’s southern city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least eight people and injured another 21, including two children, officials said, with a further four people reported missing.

June 13, 2024 8:27 am
 

World

Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers

At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait’s deputy prime minister accusing property owners of committing violations that contribute towards such incidents.

June 13, 2024 7:02 am
 

World

US judge strikes down Florida healthcare ban

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that parts of Florida’s ban of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender children and restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for adults are unconstitutional and ordered that it not be enforced.

June 12, 2024 4:32 pm
 

World

President's son Hunter Biden convicted of lying

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his illegal drug use to buy a gun, making him the first child of a sitting U.S. president to be convicted of a crime.

June 12, 2024 3:30 pm
 

World

Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes

Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad woes at home even as they seek solutions for many of the world’s most pressing problems.

June 12, 2024 2:17 pm

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