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Labor to announce easing of jobseeker mutual obligations requirements in major overhaul of employment system

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T12:00:51+00:00

Employment minister Amanda Rishworth plans to move system from a ‘one size fits all’ employment services model to three streams of supportGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has flagged a major overhaul of Australia’s employment system, with minister Amanda Rishworth on Wednesday expected to outline plans to ease Centrelink’s much-maligned mutual obligations regime.Rishworth is expected to tell the National Press Club that mutual obligation requirements were not helping Australians find work in a system that was “ill-equipped” and wasting the time

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Why Trump administration’s plan to attempt to destroy Pfas is ‘nonsenscial’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T12:00:50+00:00

The EPA said it was cutting Biden-era regulations on Pfas in drinking water, but advocates say the move will harm public health and benefit industryA new Trump administration plan to ditch Pfas drinking water regulations and instead attempt to destroy “forever chemicals” on a wide scale tears a page from the fossil fuel industry’s carbon capture playbook, and will benefit the industry while harming public health.The US Environmental Protection Agency last week announced it is moving to kill strong Biden-era drinking water limits around four Pfas compounds, and delaying implementation for two m

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India, Canada looking at concluding trade pact talks by year end

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-26T11:58:43+00:00

Goyal is in Canada for a three-day official visit, starting May 25. He is leading a delegation of industry leaders from over 100 companies

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BP removes chair Albert Manifold over ‘serious’ governance and conduct concerns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T11:58:29+00:00

Oil company’s chair to leave immediately as Ian Tyler is named as interim successorBusiness live – latest updatesBP has removed its chairman, Albert Manifold, with the oil company’s board saying it had “serious concerns about “important governance standards, oversight and conduct”.The FTSE 100 oil company announced Manifold’s departure with immediate effect on Tuesday, without giving further details of his actions. He lasted only eight months in the role. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Iran’s foreign ministry says US broke ceasefire with overnight strikes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T11:58:03+00:00

The US military said it carried out strikes on Monday against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sitesUS strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vesselsIranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on his Telegram channel that Gulf powers will no longer be a shield for US bases and the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region, as Tehran and Washington discuss a framework to end their three-month-old war, Reuters reports.The post follows overnight attacks on Iran by the US, testing the ceasefire agreed in April. The strikes came as Iran’s top negotiato

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Huge rise in factory-style dairy farming of ‘battery cows’ in UK as costs rise

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T11:56:35+00:00

Investigation finds number of dairy farms where cows cannot go outside has more than doubled since 2015There has been a huge rise in factory-style dairy farming of “battery cows” in the UK as farmers struggle with increasing costs and face selling milk at a loss.The number of intensive dairy farms that permanently confine some of their cattle indoors has more than doubled in the past 10 years, an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) has found. Data suggests there are now at least 180 dairy farms where cows have no access to the outdoors, up from about 70 in 2015. Conti

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War crimes investigator and AFP ask corruption commission to probe Ben Roberts-Smith leak

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T11:55:20+00:00

Government’s special investigator tells Senate estimates he was surprised journalists had prior knowledge of former SAS man’s arrestGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government’s special investigator for war crimes allegations and the Australian federal police have asked the anti-corruption commission to investigate media leaks about the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith.Arrested at Sydney airport on 7 April, the Victoria Cross recipient faces five charges of war crime murder over allegations he killed unarmed civilians during his service with the Australian SAS

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Trump to undergo annual physical after year of public attention to health issues

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T11:53:37+00:00

US president, who turns 80 next month, frequently casts himself as fit but recent photos have added to questions about his healthSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump, who turns 80 next month, will undergo his routine annual physical on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, after a year of public attention on apparently minor health issues.The US president frequently casts himself as more energetic and fitter than Joe Biden, his Democratic predecessor who left office last year at age 82 after facing questions about his fitness for the job. Continue re

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Belgium Crash Kills 4 as Train Hits School Van

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-26T11:48:23+00:00

Two children, 12 and 15, were among those killed in the crash near Brussels, officials said. The students on the van attended a special education school.

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Son of Mango founder steps down to fight allegations over father’s death

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T11:47:59+00:00

Jonathan Andic says he is temporarily standing aside as vice-chair of fashion chain after being named a suspect in death of Isak AndicJonathan Andic, son of the Mango founder Isak Andic, is stepping down temporarily as the fashion group’s vice-chair after being named a suspect in the investigation into his father’s death.In an open letter published on Tuesday, Andic strongly protested his innocence, saying the accusation bore “no relation to reality”, but that “dismantling it” would take a long time. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’armée israélienne affirme avoir frappé plus d’une centaine d’infrastructures du Hezbollah dans le sud du Liban

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-26T11:47:47+00:00

L’armée américaine a, par ailleurs, annoncé avoir mené durant la nuit des frappes dans le sud de l’Iran. Le Guide suprême, Mojtaba Khamenei, a déclaré que les pays du Golfe « ne servir[aie]nt plus de bouclier aux bases américaines ».

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Andhra govt begins Ebola screening at Vijayawada airport

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-26T11:47:14+00:00

The Health Department has set up a camp at the airport with a doctor and paramedical staff to screen passengers

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Marico enters shampoo market with Parachute Advansed Protein Shampoo

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-26T11:39:45+00:00

Marico has entered the shampoo segment with Parachute Advansed Protein Shampoo, aiming to tap the fast-growing Rs 10,000 crore hair-cleansing market dominated by major FMCG players such as HUL and P&G

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Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T11:36:21+00:00

Some analysts question whether design of Luce, starting at $640,000, lives up to sportscar brand’s heritageFerrari’s share price has dropped after it revealed a long-awaited first electric vehicle, with a minimalist look created by former Apple design chief Jony Ive that departs from the Italian manufacturer’s petrol sportscars.The Luce, starting at $640,000 (£545,000), has a range of 329 miles (530km) thanks to its battery capacity of 122 kilowatt hours, the company said, with four motors that can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 2.5 seconds, with a top speed of more than 310km/h (193mph). Con

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India ethanol push drives big rise in land farmed to make fuel

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-26T11:32:43+00:00

India depends on imports for some 85% of its oil, ‌so using more ethanol, made from crops such as sugarcane, rice and maize, is central to its plans to boost ​its energy security and reduce planet-heating emissions

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Чем известен будущий бизнес-омбудсмен Александр Шохин

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-26T11:26:24+00:00

26 мая президент Владимир Путин провел встречу с главой Российского союза промышленников и предпринимателей Александром Шохиным. Глава государства предложил ему стать новым бизнес-омбудсменом, не покидая должности в РСПП, сообщил пресс-секретарь Дмитрий Песков. Перед этим пост уполномоченного по правам предпринимателей оставался вакантным около четырех лет – с 22 июня 2022 г. Чем известен Александр Шохин – в справке «Ведомостей».

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