Which Australian radio station pays men twice as much as women? Which bank has a pay gap nearly double the national average? And which large supermarket chain pays the best?* The answers to these questions – and many more – have been laid bare after the government’s Women’s Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published its second … Read more
Campaigners have welcomed a court ruling to remove British colonial monuments from Uganda’s capital, Kampala, and to rename streets that honour “crooks and historical figureheads”. In last week’s high court ruling, Justice Musa Ssekaana directed the city authorities to remove the names of British figures from streets, monuments and other landmarks. They include Maj Gen … Read more
Viewership for the telecast of this year’s Oscars ceremony was down 7% from 2024, according to figures from Nielsen. After three consecutive years of growth, viewership slipped to just over 18m in the US, across network ABC and the Oscars’ new online partner, Hulu – whose stream was dogged by problems. The ratings – which … Read more
Vance claims he was not referring to Britain or France in his jibe about ‘20,000 troops from random country’ protecting Ukraine JD Vance, the US vice president, has claimed that he was not referring to Britain or France when he said that a minerals deal with the US, giving America an economic stake in Ukraine, … Read more
Hamas leader says disarming ‘a red line’ amid Gaza truce impasse Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP Tuesday that disarming is a red line for his movement and other Palestinian militant groups in negotiations to extend the fragile Gaza ceasefire. “Any talk about the resistance’s weapons is nonsense. The resistance’s weapons are a red … Read more
Ukraine PM Shmyhal: ‘Our military and government have the tools to maintain situation on frontline’ Reuters is carrying further quotes from Ukraine’s prime minister Denys Shmyhal, who said that his country was ready to sign a minerals deal with the US. The Donald Trump administration has been attempting to persuade Ukraine to provide it with … Read more
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has made a dramatic right turn, and is now “heading towards the Queensland coast”, the state’s premier has warned. Alfred had been gradually heading in a generally southerly direction for 12 days, but changed course on Tuesday as expected. “Tropical Cyclone Alfred has just changed direction and is now heading towards the … Read more
In the Atacama desert, the driest non-polar region on Earth, the sky shines when the sun sets. Up in the arid hills 130km south of the Chilean city of Antofagasta, comets burn brightly and flawless trails of stars and nebula streak the night sky. So complete is the darkness in this part of the world, … Read more
US is pausing military aid to Ukraine – White House The United States is pausing military aid to Ukraine, days after US President Donald Trump clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, a White House official confirmed with Reuters on Monday. The official said the US is pausing and reviewing aid to … Read more
A new swab test could help hundreds of thousands of women a year in the UK who may have womb cancer avoid having an often painful invasive procedure to detect the disease. About 800,000 women annually go to see a GP because they are suffering from abnormal bleeding from their uterus and then undergo uncomfortable … Read more