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No longer a ‘niche’ group: children with complex needs being turned away from childcare in Australia

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T14:00:35+00:00

A program to put additional staff in childcare centres to support children with complex needs is plagued by funding gaps and delaysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChildren with complex needs are being turned away from childcare centres due to funding gaps and staff burnout, with industry leaders warning federal government inclusion rules are having the reverse effect.The government’s inclusion support program (ISP) is intended to provide additional staff for children with complex needs, but the funding amounts to

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Federal MPs accept free sport tickets from gambling companies amid calls to restrict wagering ads

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T14:00:34+00:00

Tabcorp and Sportsbet provided tickets to at least six Liberal and Labor politicians, register of interests showsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least six federal Labor and Liberal politicians, including an assistant minister and shadow ministers, have disclosed they accepted free tickets to lucrative sporting events from major gambling companies in the past six months, as the government faces calls to restrict wagering ads and better regulate the sector.Anthony Chisholm, the assistant minister for regional development and agriculture, has declared twice in recent

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Romania in safety drive to improve EU’s deadliest roads

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T14:00:34+00:00

Government takes its first serious steps to crack down on dangerous driving but progress is slowEurope live – latest updatesThe first time Lucian Mîndruță crashed his car, he swerved to avoid a village dog and hit another vehicle. The second time, he missed a right-of-way sign and was struck by a car at a junction. The third time, ice sent him skidding off the road and into two trees. Crashes four to eight, he said, were bumper-scratches in traffic too minor to mention.That Mîndruță escaped those collisions with his life – and without having taken anyone else’s – is not a given in Romania. Hom

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Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T14:00:34+00:00

Report records 65 unprovoked attacks – but annual drowning deaths in US alone exceed 4,000The number of people killed or bitten by sharks in unprovoked attacks globally increased significantly in 2025, a report published on Wednesday has found, while a single Florida county maintained its crown as the so-called shark bite capital of the world.The International Shark Attack File, compiled by the Florida Program for Shark Research at the University of Florida, recorded 65 unprovoked attacks worldwide, up from 47 during 2024, and an increase on the five-year average of 61. Continue reading...

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Biennial polls to 37 Rajya Sabha seats on March 16

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:58:44+00:00

BJP strength likely to go up in Rajya Sabha following the elections as it’s now in power in six of the 10 States

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Scores of NGOs call for Home Office child assessment body to be axed

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:47:44+00:00

Coalition of refugee support groups says board’s ‘traumatic’ and ‘flawed’ processes are putting children at riskA coalition of refugee support groups has called for a Home Office organisation to be axed, claiming it is putting hundreds of children at risk.The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium, which consists of more than 100 organisations including the Refugee Council, Barnardo’s and the NSPCC, has published a report analysing the performance of the Home Office’s national age assessment board (NAAB), which was set up in March 2023 to determine the ages of young asylum seekers newly arr

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HUL tops Hurun India Impact 50 list

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:37:02+00:00

According to the Perpetual Capital Hurun India Impact 50 – 2026, the activities reached more than 200 million beneficiaries nationwide; HUL tops the list with 53.9 points, showcasing balanced performance across SDGs

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Govt scheme-backed skilling boosts J&K’s human capital

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:34:53+00:00

With a placement ratio of 3:4, the govt has said that trained youth are finding absorption in both local and national labour markets

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Aggravated burglary charges against 18 Palestine Action activists dropped

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:32:06+00:00

Prosecutors drop charges over break-in at Israeli defence firm site after jury cleared six other defendants of offenceProsecutors have dropped aggravated burglary charges against 18 defendants accused of a Palestine Action break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site after a jury cleared six other defendants of the offence.Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, were all acquitted of aggravated burglary, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, with respect to the 6 August 2024 raid on the Elbit Systems f

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chargeMOD ties up with Mercedes-Benz to enhance EV charging

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:23:23+00:00

Users can now access a comprehensive location finder and a unified payment gateway directly through the Mercedes-Benz App or the vehicle’s MBUX multimedia system

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SAT refuses fresh access to frozen funds for Avadhut Sathe

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:20:33+00:00

Tribunal says appeal has been finally disposed of, interim relief merged with the final order and so, cannot be continued

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Israeli minister wants to cancel ‘damned’ Oslo Accords

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:19:01+00:00

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said his Religious Zionist Party wants to ‘cancel the damned Oslo Accords’.

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MSMEs secure trade commitments worth ₹81 crore in Tradex Kerala

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:12:49+00:00

More than 30 international buyers from over 20 countries and around 400 MSMEs from nine key sectors across Kerala participate in the meet

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Francia, la morte di Deranque complica la sfida delle sinistre ai lepeniani

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-02-18T13:07:05+00:00

L’omicidio a Lione dello studente e militante di estrema destra mette a rischio la colazione della gauche in vista delle elezioni amministrative del 15 e 22 marzo. Hollande: “Nessuna alleanza tra i socialisti e il partito di Mélenchon”

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