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Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionKevin Rudd says he has commenced legal action Former Australian leader Kevin Rudd has launched legal action against the country’s main public broadcaster over a report he says is “a lie”. On Tuesday, the Australian Broadcasting Corp said that Mr Rudd had been warned while prime minister about risks relating to aContinue reading “Kevin Rudd: Ex-PM sues Australian Broadcasting Corporation”

By OP Image copyrightSAM BILLINGTON, ENVIRONMENT AGENCYImage captionChalk-stream salmon look the same as other salmon but their genes tell a different story The salmon from the chalk streams of southern England appear to be genetically distinct from others. Evidence published in the Journal of Fish Biology suggests they may be a separate sub-species of AtlanticContinue reading “Genetic secret of English salmon”

By OP Image copyrightROB GOODWINImage captionRob Goodwin had none of the risk factors associated with stroke before he became ill The average age of people in England who have a stroke for the first time has fallen over the past decade, new figures show. It dropped from 71 to 68 for men and 75 toContinue reading “Average age of first stroke in England falls, figures show”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionDavid Feeney says he will resign from parliament An Australian MP has become the 10th politician to be unseated from parliament over a dual nationality saga. Labor MP David Feeney said he would resign after being unable to prove that he had renounced his UK citizenship. Last year, nine politicians were oustedContinue reading “Australian dual citizen saga unseats 10th politician”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Theresa May is to meet President Xi Jinping for talks later on the second day of her visit to China. The agenda is expected to cover trade and security issues, including North Korea’s nuclear programme. The PM is in China at the head of a 50-strong business delegation. She will also raiseContinue reading “Theresa May in talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping”

Image copyrightYOUTUBE/DAN HAUERImage captionDan Hauer has a massive following on Youtube and Facebook A US man with a large online following in Vietnam has caused widespread anger, and faces possible criminal charges, over a Facebook post thought to have insulted a military hero. Daniel Hauer lives in Vietnam, is married to a local woman andContinue reading “US citizen accused of ‘insulting’ Vietnamese national hero”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionFirefighters managed to save five of the 16 residents Eleven people have been killed after a fire at a Japanese residential facility for people in financial difficulty. TV footage on the country’s public broadcaster NHK showed the house engulfed in flames late on Wednesday night. Of the 16 people living in the home,Continue reading “Eleven die in fire at a welfare home in Japan”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionPoland has long objected to phrases which suggest shared responsibility for Nazi Germany’s actions Poland’s Senate have approved a controversial bill which makes it illegal to accuse Poles of complicity in the Nazi Holocaust. The bill also prohibits describing Nazi death camps in Poland as Polish. It sets fines or a maximumContinue reading “Poland’s Senate passes controversial Holocaust bill”

Image copyrightAPP / GETT IMAGESImage captionRepublican Devin Nunes’ staff wrote the secretive memo The FBI has publicly challenged a push by Republican lawmakers to release a controversial memo which purports to show anti-Trump bias at the agency. “We have grave concerns about the material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy,” the FBIContinue reading “FBI has ‘grave concerns’ about controversial Republican memo”

The first lady has avoided the public eye after the Stormy Daniels story broke. By OP  Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images fMelania Trump entered the House chamber to a standing ovation Tuesday night ahead of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address. The rousing applause punctuated an unexpected drama that played out on the sidelines of theContinue reading “The recent (rumored) drama involving Melania Trump, explained”