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Dream rock band Fathom travelled roughly 700km across Australia to play nine shows, setting a new Guinness World Record for most concerts performed in 12 hours across multiple cities. In order to beat the record, venues needed to be at least 50km apart in cities populated by more than 15,000 people, with half of the […]

Ukraine says there has been a restriction to the speed of SpaceX’s Starlink internet network in the country. Starlink – owned by Elon Musk – plays a vital part in the war between Ukraine and Russia, allowing Kyiv to guide drones to Russian targets and also protect itself. Elon Musk has suggested the US government […]

Archaeologists call the remains Shanidar A, named after the cave in which they were found. Remains of at least 10 Neanderthals were discovered in excavations in the cave in the 1950s. The wound is thought to be the first evidence for use of sharpened wooden spears in the prehistoric Middle East, according to Pomeroy. “It […]

US President Donald Trump has called off plans to livestream the execution of former US army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad. Trump had previously said he approved of showing online the death of the Fort Hood attacker, while Vice-President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would happen and said he would not watch […]

Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking an oil refinery after Volodymyr Zelensky said such strikes, which had been halted at the request of the US, would resume. The Ukrainian president said he had restricted attacks for three days while Russia had continued striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure. “We’re done,” he told the Financial Times, external. Zelensky […]

Brazil’s Congress has approved a constitutional amendment that will cut the working week from 44 hours to 40 and give employees two days off per week without cutting their salary. The change represents the biggest overhaul to workers’ rights since Brazil’s return to democracy in 1988. Senators passed the amendment, which left-wing President Luiz Inácio […]

On 10 October, the actor participated in the protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) – a wider GenZ-led movement that has been holding demonstrations for days seeking electoral reforms and the resignation of India’s top election official over allegations of vote fraud. India’s poll panel denies these charges. “Imran Khan had participated in […]

An Australian woman has been charged after allegedly lacing a colleague’s curry with snail poison. Police in the state of Western Australia say the alleged victim made a meal for her co-workers in February, which they shared at morning tea. But when the 58-year-old returned to eat leftovers at lunch, she noticed bright green granules […]

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs was one such proponent – until public pressure pushed her to the other side of the issue. In July, she enacted a three-year pause on any new tax break given to a company for a data centre project. Arizona is far from the only state to see politicians react to data […]

Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street on Wednesday, as the Ukrainian leader looks to shore up his European allies five years into Russia’s war on Ukraine. Burnham told Zelensky that Britain “would forever stand by you” and that he was accelerating the delivery of air defences to Ukraine. Burnham previously […]