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US Military Says It Destroyed 4 Drones Launched By Yemen's Houthis
Mar 29, 2024 - World
The U.S. military said on Thursday that it had destroyed four unmanned drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen.
Caught Up In Concert Shooting, A Russian Woman Said Goodbye To World
Mar 29, 2024 - World
Russian artist Alyona Kazinskaya likes to fill her social media feed with cheerful messages and vivid floral paintings. For 30 minutes last Friday night, it turned into a timeline of terror.
US Says Baltimore Bridge, Port Recovery Will Be "Very Long Road"
Mar 29, 2024 - World
A ship carrying a giant crane was en route Thursday to the scene of the catastrophic bridge collapse over Baltimore harbor, as authorities warned of extensive work before the major US port can reopen.
Extortionate Easter eggs and shrinking sweets: fears grow of a ‘chocolate meltdown’
Mar 29, 2024 - World
Poor harvests in extreme weather conditions have led to a tripling of cocoa prices – but farmers have seen no benefitAround the world this holiday weekend, people will consume hundreds of millions of Easter eggs and bunnies, as part of an annual chocolate intake that can exceed 8kg (18lb) for every person in the UK, or 5kg in the US and Europe. But a global shortage of cacao – the seed from which chocolate is made – has brought warnings of a “chocolate meltdown” that could see prices increase and bars shrink further.This week, cocoa prices rose to all-time highs on commodity exchanges in London and New York, reaching more than $10,000 a tonne for the first time, after the third consecutive poor harvest in west Africa. Ghana and Ivory Coast, which together produce more than half of the global cacao crop, have been hit by extreme weather supercharged by the climate crisis and the El Niño weather phenomenon. This has been exacerbated by disease and underinvestment in ageing plantations. Continue reading...
Jacqui Lambie says Tammy Tyrrell’s decision to split from the party amicable
Mar 29, 2024 - World
Tyrrell worked as Lambie’s office manager for years before being elected to the upper house in 2022Firebrand senator Jacqui Lambie has wished Tammy Tyrrell well after she announced her decision to quit the Tasmanian’s network and go it alone on the crossbench.In a statement released on Thursday evening, the senator revealed she had resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network and would remain in the upper.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...