Two goals from Ayase Ueda, and one each from Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito, keep Asian giants Japan second in Group F…See More
Month: June 2026
State Unveils Next Steps for Historic World War II Cemetery
The declaration means the cemetery will receive legal protection under Kenya’s heritage laws, safeguarding it from destruction, encroachment or unauthorised alterations…See More
Bird flu detection ‘a distant concern’ for Victoria, industry says
The head of Victoria’s peak farming group says the detection of the deadly H5 variant of avian influenza in Western Australia is a “distant concern” […]
Fears policy change exposes farmers using own gear to fight fires
More than half of Queensland’s volunteer rural fire brigades use privately owned vehicles to fight bushfires, with insurance changes leaving them to question their coverage…See […]
Fire Sale
In the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades fires, housing could have been stabilized and tenants could have been protected. But the private market won.
Against the intention-based objection to euthanasia
In this post, Harrison Lee (University of Mississippi) discusses his article recently published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy on the intention-based objection to euthanasia. […]
Heterosexuality Strikes Back
Slutwalk. Gamergate. Third Wave. Fourth Wave? Women’s March. Pussy Hat. Weinstein. #MeToo. Trump II. It’s been a long fifteen years since that first march in […]
The Decline of a Once Great Radio Station Continues Apace
Here’s a phrase that’s probably never been said before: “Soon we’ll be longing for the golden days of Guy Page.” And here’s another: “Mary Beerworth […]
US-Iran Talks Revived As Vance Arrives In Switzerland For High-Stakes Push
After briefly appearing to falter, US-Iran implementation talks are back on track, with senior American and Iranian delegations converging on Switzerland for what could prove […]
Rassie claps back at Irish critics of Bafana Bafana
Bafana Bafana was trolled by an Irish sports betting site – but many South Africans, including Rassie, was not having the disrespect…See More
Trump hit with ridicule as National Guard stands at Reflecting Pool: ‘Protect from algae?’
The Trump administration has reached the stage of its Reflecting Pool saga where soldiers stand watch over a pond full of algae, and the internet […]
Evidence shows Trump admin caused Reflecting Pool damage it blamed on sabotage: ex-insider
An ex-GOP lawmaker has heard enough about phantom left-wing saboteurs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and he is pointing at the only suspects who […]
Hilary Friend obituary
My colleague Hilary Friend, who has died aged 82, had a fiercely intelligent mind. She combined a career in adult education with an active interest […]
BOOK REVIEW: China’s Colonial Games in Tibet
By: Nava Thakuria A new compendium edited by respected Tibetan scholar Vijay Kranti and published by VK media group for the Centre for Himalayan Asia […]
What Indonesia’s finance chief really brought back from Beijing
When Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa landed in Beijing last week, the official agenda appeared straightforward: secure support for Indonesia’s first sovereign Panda Bond, deepen […]
Apart from China, Asia isn’t afraid of a remilitarizing Japan
China is harping non-stop about resurging Japanese “militarism” – but almost nobody in the Asia-Pacific region is listening – or believes it. The more China […]
McKnight’s reignited passion for ball hockey puts her on world stage
Barrie resident Kaitlyn McKnight, 23, says pace and endurance demands of ball hockey make it quite different from ice hockey; Canada opens tournament Sunday in […]
Oil ‘pouring through’ Strait of Hormuz, Trump says, as he unveils new Air Force One
US president Donald Trump unveiled the new Airforce One, a jumbo jet formerly owned by Qatar. It features a navy blue and red exterior, a […]
Fans party in Monterrey ahead of Japan-Tunisia World Cup match
Football fans from Japan and Tunisia partied in Monterrey, Mexico ahead of the match Saturday where their national squads face each other to keep their […]
America Spent a Fortune Shooting Down Cheap Drones. Now the Missile Stores Are Bare.
Does the U.S. government have enough ammunition for all its wars and potential wars? Ask two different Pentagon officials and get two different answers. In […]