Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 3.8% in March as employers shed more than 6,000 jobs pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 56 minutami The Reserve Bank and treasury had predicted the ABS-reported unemployment rate would rise from February’s 3.7% as interest rates squeeze demandAustralia’s economy shed 6,600 jobs last month as employers responded to weak demand by trimming staff numbers.The unemployment rate in March was 3.8%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced on Thursday. That compared with the previously reported 3.7% for February and the 3.9% jobless rate economists had forecast for last month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sydney bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel forgives alleged attacker after church stabbing, calls for ‘Christlike’ response pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 9 minutami Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel makes his first comments from hospital where he is being treated Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has forgiven his alleged attacker in his first public comments since he was stabbed on Monday while delivering a sermon at a church in western Sydney.He called for his supporters not to retaliate over the attack but to behave “Christlike”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bondi Junction stabbing: Pakistani security guard injured in Westfield attack may be offered residency pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 5 minutami Anthony Albanese says people such as security guard Muhammad Taha, who showed ‘extraordinary courage’ during the attack, should be thankedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Pakistani security guard stabbed in the Bondi Junction attack may be offered permanent residency or citizenship, after Australia made a similar offer to a French citizen, Anthony Albanese said.On Thursday the prime minister said all those who showed bravery during the Westfield Bondi Junction attack on Saturday were a “light in amongst the darkness” and deserved Australia’s gratitude.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...(The Guardian)
China sounds warning after Philippines and US announce most expansive military drills yet pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 31 minutami Exercises starting on Monday will be the first to be held outside Philippines’ territorial waters, and come amid a rise in tensions in the South China SeaPhilippine and US forces will carry out their first ever military exercises outside the south-east Asian country’s territorial waters, in a move China has said will only lead to greater insecurity in the South China Sea.The annual Balikatan or “shoulder-to-shoulder” drills – which will run from 22 April to 10 May – will involve 16,700 soldiers simulating retaking enemy-occupied islands in areas facing Taiwan and the South China Sea. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nasa chief warns China is masking military presence in space with civilian programs pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 35 minutami Bill Nelson told Capitol Hill lawmakers that China has been ‘very, very secretive’ about its space progress, warning ‘we are in a race’The head of Nasa has warned of China bolstering its space capabilities by using civilian programs to mask military objectives, cautioning that Washington must remain vigilant.“China has made extraordinary strides especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,” Nasa administrator Bill Nelson told lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Los Angeles police officer who killed girl, 14, in department store will not face charges pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 35 minutami Officer shot and killed both a man who was attacking customers and Valentina Orellana-Peralta, who was hiding in a dressing roomA Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot a 14-year-old girl inside a clothing store in 2021 will not face charges, the California attorney general announced on Wednesday.Valentina Orellana-Peralta was shopping with her mother at a North Hollywood Burlington Coat Factory on 23 December 2021 when the LAPD entered to apprehend a man suspected of attacking customers in the store. When officer William Dorsey Jones Jr fired three rounds at the man, Valentina was in a nearby dressing room with her mother praying and was killed by Jones’s gunfire. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Multiple communications failures hurt emergency response to Maui wildfires – report pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 40 minutami Western fire chiefs association details challenges faced by first responders during blazes that killed 101 peopleAs wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels on returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday.Communications problems were also encountered by Hawaiian Electric, with officials unable to confirm that power lines had been de-energized until well after flames had caused widespread damage, the report from the Hawaii attorney general said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 56 minutami Some shortages are so serious they are imperilling the health and even lives of patients with serious illnesses, pharmacy bosses sayDrug shortages are a “new normal” in the UK and are being exacerbated by Brexit, a report by the Nuffield Trust health thinktank has warned. A dramatic recent spike in the number of drugs that are unavailable has created serious problems for doctors, pharmacists, the NHS and patients, it found.The number of warnings drug companies have issued about impending supply problems for certain products has more than doubled from 648 in 2020 to 1,634 last year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Holland & Barrett trains 600 women’s health coaches to give in-store support pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 56 minutami Retailer says it is filling advice gap on subjects such as menstruation and hormones amid wellness-focused revampIt used to be known mainly as a destination for dried fruit and vitamin tablets but now women can get advice on period pain, mood swings and sleep while shopping in Holland & Barrett.The retailer has trained 600 staff to act as women’s health coaches after its research revealed demand for broader support on hormonal and menstrual issues, with menopause the “tip of the iceberg”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Students turning to cyberfraud as huge phishing site infiltrated, police reveal pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 56 minutami LabHost enabled users to set up websites designed to trick victims into revealing personal information – with 70,000 allegedly duped in the UKUniversity students have turned to cyber fraud to boost their income, police have said, as they revealed they have infiltrated a huge phishing site on the dark web responsible for scamming tens of thousands of people.The site called LabHost was active since 2021 and was a cyber fraud superstore, allowing users to produce realistic-looking websites from household names such as the big banks, ensnaring victims around the world including 70,000 in the UK. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
