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King Charles delivers 1st Christmas speech, honors late queen l GMA – Good Morning America
King Charles delivers 1st Christmas speech, honors late queen l GMA Good Morning America King Charles’s speech left Tories squirming: he preached the values they’ve abandoned The Guardian Royals Pay Tribute To Queen’s Legacy During Christmas Season TODAY King Charles’s first broadcast shows a deft touch for the future – EXPRESS COMMENT Express King Charles delivers first Christmas message CBC … Read more
Coal and gas price caps and whether they’ll lower your energy bills explained
When historians look back at 2022, one of the defining features will surely be the sheer scale of an energy crisis almost unparalleled in modern times. From the start of the year, when resurgent northern hemisphere economies put a rocket under coal and gas prices, to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that sent those prices into … Read more
NSW flood: Forbes surveys damage from near-record flood as central west NSW towns brace for inundation
Receding floodwaters have begun revealing the extent of damage across central west New South Wales, including one of the main highways through the state. Key points: Forbes experienced near-record flooding on Saturday and the town remains inundated by water Towns along the Barwon-Darling River will remain isolated for weeks Southern parts of Narrandera are isolated … Read more
China’s Xi warns Putin not to use nuclear arms in Ukraine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article TAIPEI — Chinese leader Xi Jinping made his most direct criticism yet of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine on Friday, warning the Russian president not to resort to nuclear weapons and calling on visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to push for peace talks. Xi’s warning comes just over … Read more
Staff, housing shortages in WA prompt labour hire firm to book out tourist hostel for two years
At this time of year, Cameron Morris would normally be gearing up for a busy summer playing host to backpackers from all over the world. Key points: A hostel in a popular WA tourist town has been booked out for two years by labour-hire firm 76 per cent of businesses in Dunsborough and Yallingup are struggling to … Read more
LIVE: NSW authorities provide a flood update as residents told to evacuate | ABC News – ABC News (Australia)
LIVE: NSW authorities provide a flood update as residents told to evacuate | ABC News ABC News (Australia) PM worried for NSW men washed away in ute Mandurah Mail Desperate search for missing Sydney fathers swept away in floodwaters Sydney Morning Herald Flash flooding in Cootamundra and other NSW towns leaves trail of destruction and huge clean-up task ABC … Read more
Guards at the Musée d’Orsay Thwarted an Attempted Soup Attack on a Vincent van Gogh Painting
An attempted attack on a painting at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris on Thursday was intercepted by security, the museum has confirmed to Artnet News. This news comes shortly after France’s culture minister, Rima Abdul Malak, called on “all national museums to redouble their vigilance.” Guards in the gallery spotted a woman removing a sweater … Read more
"It's entirely possible mortgage rates will go to 7% and over," Christina Leung | Newshub Nation – Newshub
“It’s entirely possible mortgage rates will go to 7% and over,” Christina Leung | Newshub Nation Newshub
IEA: The Current Energy Crisis Is Unprecedented
“The world is in the middle of the first truly global energy crisis,” the executive director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said today in Singapore. The official went on to warn that natural gas and LNG markets would tighten further in 2023, with only 20 million tons of new liquefaction capacity scheduled to … Read more