Key PointsAustralian and US-based Facebook users will not be able to access its News tab from next week.The feature was launched in 2019, but its end comes as Meta tries to scale back news and political content.Meta will also not renew content deals it has with some Australian media outlets.Facebook
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Key PointsSam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud.He founded FTX, which became world's second largest crypto exchange platform.His team used the money of customers to cover risky operations by an affiliated trading company.He was the face of cryptocurrency and a young one at that —
A West Australian politician has appeared on Russian state media to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his election win.Putin claimed a landslide 87.28 per cent win for his fifth term in office last week, with several Western governments criticising the election as unfair and undemocratic.Adrian McCrae was elected as Redland Councillor
Key PointsRescuers continued to search for the bodies of men presumed killed in the Baltimore bridge collapse.The Dali cargo ship slammed into the bridge, causing it to collapse.Authorities said there was no risk of environmental damage from the ship's containers.Divers have recovered the remains of two of the six missing
Key PointsRescuers continued to search for the bodies of men presumed killed in the Baltimore bridge collapse.The Dali cargo ship slammed into the bridge, causing it to collapse.Authorities said there was no risk of environmental damage from the ship's containers.Emergency services combed the cold waters of Baltimore harbour Wednesday in
Key PointsMore than a dozen people have been killed by Israeli airstrike in Rafah, according to health officials.There are growing fears for more than one million civilians in the enclave for a ground assault to come.A US official said Israel had asked to reschedule a meeting in Washington to discuss
Days after the United Nations Security Council demanded a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, the violence has continued.On Monday, 14 council members voted in favour of adopting a resolution that as well as the unconditional release of all hostages.The United States did not use its veto to
A Labor MP has taken a swipe at Reddit, questioning why people would invest in a social media platform that she claims rewards "conspiracy theorists" and "violence".Victorian backbencher Michelle Ananda-Rajah made the comments in a speech to the House of Representatives on Thursday night as she called on the Opposition
Key PointsGaza health authorities say at least 12 people have drowned trying to access aid.Aid agencies say only about a fifth of required supplies are entering Gaza.UNRWA said the reported drownings showed the best way to deliver aid was by trucks run by aid agencies.Twelve people have drowned trying to
A portion of a major bridge in the US city of Baltimore has partially collapsed after a ship hit it, and as many as seven people may be in the water, officials have said. A live video posted on YouTube showed a ship hitting the 2.57km-long Francis Scott Key Bridge,
A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the US port of Baltimore in darkness on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below.Rescuers pulled out two survivors, one in a "very serious condition," and were searching for more in the Patapsco
A massive cargo ship smashed into a bridge while sailing out of Baltimore early on Tuesday, sending cars and people into the river below and closing one of the busiest ports on the US Eastern Seaboard.Rescuers pulled out two survivors, one of whom was hospitalised, and searched for more in
Key PointsAustralian and US-based Facebook users will not be able to access its News tab from next week.The feature was launched in 2019, but its end comes as Meta tries to scale back news and political content.Meta will also not renew content deals it has with some Australian media outlets.Facebook
Key PointsSam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud.He founded FTX, which became world's second largest crypto exchange platform.His team used the money of customers to cover risky operations by an affiliated trading company.He was the face of cryptocurrency and a young one at that —
A West Australian politician has appeared on Russian state media to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his election win.Putin claimed a landslide 87.28 per cent win for his fifth term in office last week, with several Western governments criticising the election as unfair and undemocratic.Adrian McCrae was elected as Redland Councillor
Key PointsRescuers continued to search for the bodies of men presumed killed in the Baltimore bridge collapse.The Dali cargo ship slammed into the bridge, causing it to collapse.Authorities said there was no risk of environmental damage from the ship's containers.Divers have recovered the remains of two of the six missing
Key PointsRescuers continued to search for the bodies of men presumed killed in the Baltimore bridge collapse.The Dali cargo ship slammed into the bridge, causing it to collapse.Authorities said there was no risk of environmental damage from the ship's containers.Emergency services combed the cold waters of Baltimore harbour Wednesday in
Key PointsMore than a dozen people have been killed by Israeli airstrike in Rafah, according to health officials.There are growing fears for more than one million civilians in the enclave for a ground assault to come.A US official said Israel had asked to reschedule a meeting in Washington to discuss
Days after the United Nations Security Council demanded a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, the violence has continued.On Monday, 14 council members voted in favour of adopting a resolution that as well as the unconditional release of all hostages.The United States did not use its veto to
A Labor MP has taken a swipe at Reddit, questioning why people would invest in a social media platform that she claims rewards "conspiracy theorists" and "violence".Victorian backbencher Michelle Ananda-Rajah made the comments in a speech to the House of Representatives on Thursday night as she called on the Opposition
Key PointsGaza health authorities say at least 12 people have drowned trying to access aid.Aid agencies say only about a fifth of required supplies are entering Gaza.UNRWA said the reported drownings showed the best way to deliver aid was by trucks run by aid agencies.Twelve people have drowned trying to
A portion of a major bridge in the US city of Baltimore has partially collapsed after a ship hit it, and as many as seven people may be in the water, officials have said. A live video posted on YouTube showed a ship hitting the 2.57km-long Francis Scott Key Bridge,
A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the US port of Baltimore in darkness on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below.Rescuers pulled out two survivors, one in a "very serious condition," and were searching for more in the Patapsco
A massive cargo ship smashed into a bridge while sailing out of Baltimore early on Tuesday, sending cars and people into the river below and closing one of the busiest ports on the US Eastern Seaboard.Rescuers pulled out two survivors, one of whom was hospitalised, and searched for more in