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PM Morrison: Australia poised for inquiry into veteran suicide

PM Morrison: Australia poised for inquiry into veteran suicide

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to announce a Royal Commission to examine veteran suicides, after a government backbench revolt over delays in establishing an inquiry. Morrison last year said his government would appoint a permanent national commissioner to investigate suicides among current and former military personnel amid rising public anger over the issue....

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Aussie GPs to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine as phase 1B gets underway

Aussie GPs to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine as phase 1B gets underway

Australian GPs will begin administering the COVID-19 jab today as domestic manufacturing of the AstraZeneca vaccine was approved yesterday. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted approval for the AstraZeneca vaccine to be manufactured in Australia after weeks of frustration over the slow rollout of imported doses. More than six million people will be eligible to...

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Super Nintendo World opens in Japan after Covid delays

Super Nintendo World opens in Japan after Covid delays

A theme park dedicated to Nintendo’s famous Super Mario World has opened in Japan, nearly a year after it was originally due to welcome guests. Super Nintendo World – which cost about $0.5bn (£0.36bn) to build – was meant to open last summer but was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Initially only Japanese visitors can...

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Bella Thorne and longtime boyfriend Ben Mascolo are engaged

Bella Thorne and longtime boyfriend Ben Mascolo are engaged

Bella Thorne and her boyfriend, Italian singer Benjamin Mascolo, are engaged. Thorne and Mascolo, who have been dating for two years, announced the news on their social media accounts Sunday. “She said yes!” Mascolo captioned his Instagram post of the couple. The former Disney star has a giddy smile in her Instagram stories as she...

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Crown receives $8 billion private equity takeover offer from Blackstone

Crown receives $8 billion private equity takeover offer from Blackstone

James Packer’s casino operator Crown Resorts has confirmed an $8 billion takeover offer from US private equity giant Blackstone. The ASX-listed Crown has confirmed an unsolicited, non-binding offer of $11.85 a share was submitted to the company by Blackstone yesterday. With just over 677 million shares in the company, the initial offer price values Crown...

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Masters-bound Jones after PGA Tour win

Masters-bound Jones after PGA Tour win

Australian golf star Matt Jones is savouring his sweetest success after booking a late ticket to the Masters with a commanding, life-changing, five-shot victory at the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. A two-time Australian Open champion and current holder of the Stonehaven Cup, Jones converted a three-shot third-round lead into his second win on the world’s...

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Iceland volcano remains hazardous after eruption near Reykjavík

Iceland volcano remains hazardous after eruption near Reykjavík

Volcanic activity has “somewhat decreased” in the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, southwest of the capital Reykjavík, where a volcano erupted Friday night, the the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) announced Saturday. The current eruption is “small” with the “volcanic activity” having “decreased somewhat” in the area, the agency said on Twitter. The eruptive fissure is approximately...

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Samsung warns of ‘serious imbalance’ in chip industry

Samsung warns of ‘serious imbalance’ in chip industry

Samsung, the world’s biggest computer-chip manufacturer, has warned of a “serious imbalance” in the semiconductor industry, as global shortages cause disruption. It also said it might skip the launch of the next Galaxy Note smartphone, to streamline its lineup. There are growing fears market shortages could slow economic recovery after coronavirus. EU, US and Chinese...