Overview Australia is already a particularly well-invested and well-established region for mining operations. Western Australia is particularly impressive, contributing to 63 percent of the country’s total mineral exploration expenditure. Australia is also one of the …
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Home mortgage rates have soared during the economic recovery from the pandemic, but the swelling ranks of homeowners facing steep interest payments this year may find some relief based on how they file their tax …
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Voting began on Friday in the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu in a national election that is being closely watched by China, Taiwan, the United States and its ally Australia, amid a tussle for …
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Britain’s King Charles III was admitted to a London hospital on Friday morning for a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate. Buckingham Palace said in a statement that the 75-year-old monarch had arrived at the …
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For the past week cities and towns across Russia have witnessed an unusual display of defiance. No protests or picket lines, just patient, orderly queues. Dozens, if not hundreds of people lining up in freezing conditions to try …
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World
The world successfully tackled a dangerous pollutant. But did it accidentally warm the planet in the process?
The huge cargo ships that criss-cross the world’s oceans sometimes leave “tracks” in their wake — long, wispy clouds that trail through the sky, lasting for a handful of days at most before disappearing. These …
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The UN relief agency operating in Gaza said Friday that Israel had accused some of its staff of being involved in the October 7 attacks, and that their contracts would be “immediately” terminated. The United …
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A satellite designed to study Venus from top to bottom and a trio of gravitational wave-surfing spacecraft are two of the latest missions that the European Space Agency has adopted. The agency previously had selected …
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An oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden is on fire after Yemen’s Houthi militants fired missiles at the tanker on Friday amid ongoing attacks on the key shipping route. The Marlin Luanda oil tanker was …
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Editor’s Note: The video above contains graphic and disturbing images. Viewer discretion is advised. Sara Khreis replays the last day she spent with her mother over and over in her mind. Their family had spent …