Australia’s centre-left government has introduced a “landmark” bill in parliament to ban children under 16 from social media. The legislation could see platforms such as X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram…
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UK: Authorities imposes sanctions on Isabel and Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash
The United Kingdom has barred Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos and Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash and frozen their UK assets, the government announced, in what it said was part of…
Ireland: Man arrested over fatal explosion in Creeslough
A man in his 60s has been arrested by gardaí (Irish police) investigating an explosion in Creeslough, County Donegal, in 2022. The blast, which killed 10 people, happened at a…
USA: Bitcoin rises to nearly $100,000
Bitcoin is nearing the $100,000 mark as crypto enthusiasts bet that United States President-elect Donald Trump will usher in a more welcoming regulatory environment for digital assets. The world’s most…
USA: FBI charges man with alleged plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange
A Florida man has been arrested and charged with plotting to set off a bomb at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), according to court documents. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener is…
USA: Authorities charge Indian billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in…
Mali: Government wins $160m in gold mining dispute after detaining British businessman
An Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, says it will pay Mali’s military government $160m (£126m) to settle a tax dispute, after the company’s British boss and two other staff were…
USA: Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly-DOJ
Alphabet’s Google should be forced to sell its Chrome browser and share data with competitors, prosecutors in the United States have argued, as part of a list of proposals intended…
Palestine: Olive harvest under threat from Israeli attacks and restrictions
Harvesting olives is an age-old ritual and also an economic necessity for many Palestinians, but, according to the UN, it is increasingly precarious. Farmers across the West Bank – internationally…
Australia: Rio Tinto employees report rise in bullying, sexual assault
More than one-third of workers at Rio Tinto experienced bullying in the previous 12 months, a progress review has found, nearly three years after the mining giant pledged to tackle…