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China sets lowest GDP growth target for decades as it braces for economic slowdown4:37 ‘High-quality growth’ target of 4.5-5% outlined at Two Sessions as Chinese premier talks of complex situations at home and abroad What are China’s Two Sessions and why do they matter? China has set its target for GDP growth to a record low of 4.5-5%, the first time since 1991 that the figure has dropped below 5%, reflecting an economic strategy that is shifting away from export-led growth to a mo… Police told Kelly Wilkinson to ‘cool off’ and give estranged husband ‘a break’ days before he burned her to death, inquest hear4:37 Wilkinson was turned away by police while seeking help four days before she was murdered, Queensland coroner’s court told Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Kelly Wilkinson was turned away from Southport police station and told to “cool off, give Brian a break” while seeking help just four days before her estranged husband, Brian Earl Johnston, burned her to death in 2021, an inquest has heard. The allegation was m… Pauline Hanson charged taxpayers almost $9,000 for private plane to event honouring Gina Rinehart donation4:04 Details of flight come as One Nation leader faces scrutiny over her use of taxpayer-funded entitlements Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson charged taxpayers almost $9,000 for a chartered plane to attend an event honouring the mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s donation to a private agricultural college… Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims LNG tanker in Mediterranean hit by drones4:04 The Arctic Metagaz had been carrying 61,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas when it exploded; Ukrainian drones reported to have hit southern Russia. What we know on day 1,471 Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has accused Ukraine of carrying out a attack on one of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers , which exploded and sank into the Mediterranean Sea off Libya . Explosions were reported… Pentagon releases names of final two soldiers of six killed in Kuwait4:04 Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, and Maj Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, were from California and Iowa The Pentagon has released the names of the final two of the six soldiers who were killed during a recent drone strike in Kuwait. They were killed on Sunday, the day after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran. Their names were released by the US Department of Defense on Wednesday. The two… Louisiana mayor convicted of raping 16-year-old boy at her home while still in office4:04 Misty Roberts, 43, faces sentences of up to 10 and seven years in prison after July 2024 sexual assault at pool party The former mayor of a Louisiana city has been convicted of raping a 16-year-old boy during a party at her house while she was still in office. Misty Roberts, 43, faces sentences of up to 10 and seven years in prison after a jury in the municipality of DeRidder on Tuesday found her… Why does Yao Ming, the 7ft 6in ex-basketballer, attend China’s Two Sessions meetings?3:31 Among the 3,000 delegates is former athlete who sits as an independent on the National People’s Congress What are China’s Two Sessions and why do they matter? More generals purged as gather in Beijing Among the generally drab lineup of mostly middle-aged men in suits who make up the nearly 3,000 delegates to the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s parliament, a few stand out. There are dele… Nepal votes in election pitting entrenched old guard against a powerful youth movement3:31 The general election is the first since gen-Z protests forced Nepal’s then-prime minister to quit Nearly six months after a wave of unprecedented youth-led protests forced Nepal’s then prime minister to quit, people have began voting in a general election that is shaping up as a high-stakes showdown between the entrenched old guard and a powerful youth movement. Key figures contesting the electio… How a clump of moss helped convict grave robbers in Illinois3:31 Four cemetery workers dug up and moved more than 100 bodies to resell the burial plots nearly 20 years ago It was a particularly heinous crime. Four workers at a cemetery near Chicago dug up more than 100 bodies and dumped the remains elsewhere in the grounds, in order to resell the burial plots for profit. Now, nearly two decades after the scandal broke at Burr Oak cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, s… Australian PM Anthony Albanese gave Donald Trump model nuclear submarine on gold plate at White House2:58 Exclusive: Prime minister also presented Melania Trump with a $3,000 Paspaley pearl pendant Anthony Albanese gave Donald Trump a gift of a model nuclear submarine with gold plates and finishes, internal documents reveal, during his visit to the White House last year which sealed the president’s support for the Aukus pact. The prime minister also presented Trump’s wife Melania with a $3,000 Paspal… ‘A win for democracy’: Labor abandons freedom of information law changes that would have reduced transparency2:24 Katy Gallagher says Albanese government still committed to reform and flags new fixes to system ‘stuck in the 1980s’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Labor government has dumped its controversial changes to the freedom of information request system, which would have imposed new fees and further reduced transpar… Montana Republican Steve Daines drops Senate re-election bid minutes before deadline2:24 Daines confirms resignation and withdraws bid for a third term, saying: ‘It is time for new leaders’ Republican US senator Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for re-election to a third term Wednesday. Daines withdrew his name just minutes before the deadline for candidates to file for the November election with the Montana secretary of state’s office. Daines confirmed his resignation in a st… Papua New Guinea offers cash for guns as amnesty opens to combat escalating tribal violence1:51 Weapons amnesty and buyback scheme will run until August as PM James Marape says illegal guns ‘destroying families and villages’ Papua New Guinea has asked residents to surrender illegal firearms in a bid to remove tens of thousands of weapons from the country, as it grapples with escalating violence and tribal fighting in the Highlands region. The police minister, Sir John Pundari, said the nati… Canadian PM Mark Carney offers to team up with Australia as ‘strategic cousins’ to push back against dominant superpowers1:17 Visiting PM tells Australia’s parliament ‘middle power’ countries must work together on defence, trade and AI Canada and Australia will be stronger negotiating together with superpowers including Donald Trump’s America , acting as “strategic cousins” rather than competitors, Mark Carney has told the Australian federal parliament. In a major address in Canberra on the last full day of his visit to… Binge drinking rises sharply among gen Z in their early 20s1:17 Research challenges idea of ‘generation sensible’ as alcohol and drug use increase after teenage years Binge drinking rates among gen Z have risen sharply since their teenage years, according to research that challenges their reputation as “generation sensible”. Almost seven in 10 (68%) 23-year-olds reported binge drinking in the past year, while nearly a third (29%) said they did so at least mon… |
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