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House quashes Marjorie Taylor Greene motion to oust speaker Mike Johnson

Far-right congresswoman booed on House floor before chamber votes 359-43 to kill proposal to remove fellow RepublicanThe House easily quashed Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resolution to oust the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, on Wednesday, as members of both parties came together in a rare moment of bipartisanship to keep the chamber open...

Thu May 9, 2024 01:09
Congress hears testimony on Russia’s sonic attacks on US officials in Havana

Panel heard from expert witnesses how Russia had ‘means, motive and opportunity’ for covert targeting of intelligence officersRussia has “targeted and neutralized” dozens of US intelligence agents in recent years in a covert worldwide operation using sonic weapons, a House committee heard on Wednesday as it looked into the mystery phenomenon known as...

Thu May 9, 2024 01:09
Australia news live: Sydney council book ban is ‘importing a US culture war’, arts minister warns; Labor’s gas strategy backs use for decades

Promised ‘future gas strategy’ will argue the fossil fuel is important part of transition to net zero emissions. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNSW’s arts minister, John Graham, says a Sydney council has sent a “terrible message” by voting to ban same-sex parenting books, importing...

Thu May 9, 2024 01:00
Budget sneak peek predicts higher wages and tax breaks – but no increase for Australians on jobseeker

Government dampens hopes for an increase to jobseeker, despite pressure from economists, social justice groups and equality advocatesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are forecast to have more disposable income next year, according to budget predictions,...

Thu May 9, 2024 01:00
Nicaragua cancels Chinese plan for controversial canal 10 years on

Critics said proposal to build canal linking Atlantic and Pacific would endanger environment and rural communitiesNearly a decade after it broke ground on a controversial plan to build a canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, Nicaragua has canceled a concession granted to a Chinese businessman to complete the project which critics said would endanger...

Thu May 9, 2024 00:39
Trinity College Dublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest

Five-day encampment in university grounds that caused the college major loss of income ended in victory for campaignersStudents at Trinity College Dublin have ended a five-day encampment after the university pledged to cut ties with Israeli companies.Student leaders claimed victory on Wednesday night for a US-style campaign that had disrupted the campus...

Thu May 9, 2024 00:09

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