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New rights for UK workers are unlikely to put enough money in the pockets of those who need it

Sarah was in a comfortable job, working for an archaeology business before being diagnosed with cancer. Much of her 20-year career had left her with reliable employment rights in the civil service. But having made…

Huge waves in the atmosphere dump extreme rain on northern Australia

In 2023, almost a year’s worth of rain fell over ten days in parts of northwestern Australia, leading to catastrophic flooding in the town of Fitzroy Crossing and surrounds. The rainfall was linked to a…

Oil prices settle lower despite ongoing supply disruption concerns By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices settled lower Friday despite ongoing supply disruption concerns as traders assessed the impact of Hurricane Milton on U.S. oil production and ongoing tensions in the Middle East. At 2:30 p.m. ET (1830…

Flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent, growing threat

Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants are in Hurricane Milton’s path as it heads toward Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded communities across the Southeast. Milton, expected to make landfall as…

AI affects everyone – including Indigenous people. It’s time we have a say in how it’s built

Since artificial intelligence (AI) became mainstream over the past two years, many of the risks it poses have been widely documented. As well as fuelling deep fake porn, threatening personal privacy and accelerating the climate…

Two additional human bird flu cases confirmed in California By Reuters

(Reuters) – The California Department of Public Health on Friday said the state’s fifth and sixth human cases of bird flu had been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All six…

If you think grocery prices take a big bite out of your paycheck in the US, check out the rest of the world

Though cynics may question her motives, Kamala Harris’ recent call to ban price gouging on groceries has received a lot of attention – and for good reason. The cost of food has been a big…

Oil retreats, but heads for weekly climb on potential Mideast supply disruption By Reuters

By Yuka Obayashi and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil retreated on Friday after settling higher the previous day, but prices remained set for a second weekly gain as investors weighed the impact of hurricane damage…

US inflation rate fell to 2.4% in September − here’s what that means for interest rates and markets

It wasn’t that long ago that the Federal Reserve, the central bank for the United States, was worrying that annual inflation would surpass 9% in the middle of 2022. The U.S. economy hadn’t seen prices…

The government’s social media ban for kids will exempt ‘low-risk’ platforms. What does that mean?

In a speech to the New South Wales and South Australian government social media summit today, Federal Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland announced more details of how the federal government’s proposed social media ban would…

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New rights for UK workers are unlikely to put enough money in the pockets of those who need it

Huge waves in the atmosphere dump extreme rain on northern Australia

Oil prices settle lower despite ongoing supply disruption concerns By Investing.com

Flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent, growing threat

AI affects everyone – including Indigenous people. It’s time we have a say in how it’s built

Two additional human bird flu cases confirmed in California By Reuters

If you think grocery prices take a big bite out of your paycheck in the US, check out the rest of the world

Oil retreats, but heads for weekly climb on potential Mideast supply disruption By Reuters

US inflation rate fell to 2.4% in September − here’s what that means for interest rates and markets

The government’s social media ban for kids will exempt ‘low-risk’ platforms. What does that mean?

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