Interest rates peak in Australia
It is likely that Reserve Bank of Australia will maintain its current interest rate when it convenes its board of directors for August on...
Saudi Arabia spends $6bn on ‘sportswashing’
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has spent at least $6.3 billion (£4.9 billion) in sportswashing sports deals since the beginning of 2021. This is...
The death penalty has been abolished in Ghana, bringing that country into line with a growing number of other African nations that have done...
Japan’s population dips by over 800,000 people
In 2022, the total number of people living in Japan decreased by roughly 800,000, while each of Japan's 47 prefectures reported a population decline...
AUS boxoffice: Barbie, Oppenheimer record hit
The "Barbenheimer effect" has taken its hold over the Australian boxoffice, with the arrival of blockbuster blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer shattering a host of...
Amid droughts, Mexico starts rain-making project
Amid Mexico's longest drought in recorded history and a historic hot, the Mexican government has begun the most recent phase of a cloud seeding...
Labor promises full-time employment to casuals
In the first taste of Labor's next stage of industrial relations reforms, which will be unveiled in the coming months, the government will make...
Australia: Grain rates rise as Black Sea deal ends
After Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian ports and a decision by the Kremlin to pull out of the Black Sea grain accord to allow...
US to launch new warship in Sydney
The first United States warship to be commissioned in a foreign port has been put into service in Sydney. Dignitaries and leaders of both...