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A tiny flock of rainbow lorikeets introduced to WA in 1968 has bred into an almighty problem — with their latest attack taking out all the cherries at a Perth Hills Orchard.

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi claims the former Congress president had wanted to be Prime Minister in 1999 but did not have the required letters of support

Three million packs of the product are manufactured each week in Drogheda

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Senate Republicans vented their frustrations in three separate meetings on Tuesday after an election wipeout that cost them at least seven Senate seats.

JD Vance, Marco Rubio and Ron DeSantis offer competing explanations for the GOP's midterm defeat as Trump keeps his potential successors guessing.

Labor’s hopes that a change in leader could restore its chances of winning on November 28 appear to have been in vain, as Ben Carroll’s likeability rating drops to a new low.

Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a powerful new cancer therapy that remains inactive until it reaches the brain, where it switches on to attack deadly tumors. The engineered immune cells, called B-SYNC CAR-T cells, completely eliminated diffuse midline glioma (DMG), an aggressive childhood brain cancer that is almost always fatal within a year,

Former health official’s allegations of corporate influence over Trump administration policy spark war of words

<p>Naturalists divided over potential impact of proposals to increase number of wild raptors in England and Wales</p><p></p><p>White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, ecologists and conservationists are warning.</p><p>Puffins, guillemots, razorbills, fulmars and kittiwa

After of a week that saw MAGA’s political fangs knocked out by a big blue sock to jaw in the midterms, Saturday Night Live tonight leaped into the ring and started swinging from the cold open get-go. In fact, they went Texas BBQ hot with newly elected James Talarico showing up. Taking another Donald Trump […]

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Investors had been selling off tech shares in part due to concerns the Democrat election victory would mean slower AI development.

A stock rally fueled in part by artificial intelligence is being tested after Democrats’ landslide election victories.

Victory for Democrats could alter the course of peace negotiations and a war nearing its fifth year.

From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux. Manus Cranny, The National's geo-economics editor, cuts through the noise and presents insights from the stories making headlines around the world.

It was the second straight day of selling in AI stocks and the fifth decline of more than 500 points in the Nasdaq Composite since mid-October.

The Nigerian Exchange Limited closed on a bearish note as its market capitalisation dropped by N3.28tn, driven by major losses in Dangote Cement and Presco Read More: https://punchng.com/bearish-sentiment-wipes-n3-28tn-off-ngx-market-value/

Matt Canavan's move to the lower house comes as One Nation makes inroads into Nationals territory. The question is how many of his colleagues will survive.

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Newcastle and Kangaroos star Best has opened up on his contract dealings with Peter O’Sullivan before his departure to Brisbane.

President Trump has sought to deflect blame for the sweeping Republican losses. But within the party, some are beginning to ask whether they have been too deferential to the president — and whether the GOP needs to rethink its identity. Amna Nawaz discussed what comes next with David Holt, the Republican mayor of Oklahoma City.

As the president showed off progress on his White House ballroom, Vice President JD Vance blamed the Iran war and fellow Republicans cast the election results as an “extinction level event” for their party.

It's a swift rise and fall for Mike Johnson, often seen as an accidental speaker, who nevertheless drew close to President Donald Trump and led the House GOP during a tumultuous era, with one of the slimmest majorities in modern times.

While some of Donald Trump’s closest allies have remained silent, much of MAGA is blaming him for historic losses.

Follow our live coverage of all the fallout from the “blue tsunami” US midterm election result.

The conservative commentator noted Tuesday night, before most of the major race results were called, that "this not an evening to remember."

Actor and comedian Bill Murray apparently had had enough of the grinning mug of Kevin Hassett, Trump’s top economic adviser, in a weird impromptu exchange on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program. Murray unexpectedly inserted himself into a CNBC interview Monday between “Squawk Box” hosts Joe Kernan and Becky Quick and Hassett, who serves as National Economic […]

For years, Wall Street has been happy to write blank cheques for some of the biggest companies in the world. But investors are now starting to get nervous.

Following a Trump-centric cold open that featured the return of Tom Hanks’ David S. Pumpkins, “Saturday Night Live” host Inde Navarrette took the stage at Studio 8H for her first opening monologue. It was a fitting choice to have the star of the year’s breakout horror hit “Obsession” (and the internet’s apparent obsession) make her […]

As investors worry about massive spending on the A.I. buildout paying off, earnings reports drove markets down. NBC News’ Brian Cheung reports on what happened on Wall St. and the hack on crypto exchange Binance.

All three major US stock indexes slumped, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq suffering the steepest loss. Intel suffered its worst loss in 50 years.

Tech stocks plunged, wiping out $1 trillion from Nasdaq 100 index companies.

Coles shares have plunged after a profit warning, amid signs of stiff competition with arch-rival Woolworths.

From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux. Manus Cranny, The National's geo-economics editor, cuts through the noise and presents insights from the stories making headlines around the world.

Thieves have swiped $20,000 worth of premium beef from Basq Essendon Fields, a steakhouse in Melbourne.

Some Labor voters are unimpressed by what they’re seeing from Macquarie Street, but could Hanson and her contrarians cut the mustard (and the ribbon)?

President Trump's use of clemency wiped out at least $119 million in restitution payments for crime victims, a CBS News investigation found. CBS News' Daniel Klaidman has more.

The fortunes of data centre business NextDC took a massive dive this week when its massive expansion plans hit a power pole in suburban Melbourne.

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They are yet to make their maiden voyage, but Tasmania's new Spirit of Tasmania ferries have lost millions in value in asset write-downs that also includes TT-line's two new terminals.

The ABC is among the more than two dozen Australian government critical infrastructure, universities and media organisations that researchers claim were targeted by an Israel-based company.

Former top cop Shadrack Sibiya will remain behind bars after the court found he had threatened witnesses, got rid of evidence on his cellphone and that his conduct showed a dangerous pattern too serious to ignore.