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Seven tourists in Fiji hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning
Several of the tourists are in a serious condition, according to local media reports.BBC News - 1h -
Australian tourists in hospital in Fiji with suspected alcohol poisoning
Foreign affairs department updates travel advice for Fiji to include warning about risk of methanol poisoning and drink spiking. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ...The Guardian - 11h -
Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ delivers a bittersweet buzz as tourists push up prices
Success of Ghanaian president’s call to members of diaspora to visit country adding to inflation, say locals. Since September, Effia Afful and her friends have been calling Accra establishments to ...The Guardian - 1d -
From nightcaps to nightmares: the many ways alcohol disrupts your sleep
Despite Dr Alex George’s recent experience of sobriety negatively affecting his sleep, alcohol remains a reliable way to disrupt your rest, in the long and short term. With seasonal festivities ...The Guardian - 1d -
Greensill auditor suspended for 2 years by Australian regulator
Nexia partner Joseph Santangelo audited collapsed supply chain financing group in 2018 and 2019Financial Times - 2d -
Australia’s fortress has lost its aura but history weighs heavy on the tourists | Geoff Lemon
The hosts were unbeatable at the Gabba until India broke the spell but a series of changes mean they can start to rebuild the record in the third Test. It’s passing strange. In town ahead of the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Pilot avoids jail over crash that killed UK tourist
Jocelyn Spurway suffered fatal spine injuries in the light plane crash on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.BBC News - 2d -
Ontario to restrict electricity exports to US and bar American-made alcohol if Trump tariffs applied
A senior official in Canada’s most populous province says that Ontario could bar American-made alcohol and restrict electricity to three U.S. states if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping ...ABC News - 2d -
An Argentine tourist is shot in head in Rio after mistakenly driving into low-income community
An Argentine tourist has been shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro after he mistakenly drove his car into a low-income community, police saidABC News - 2d -
Mexican police arrest 3 taxi drivers near Cancun for threatening a tourist who used a ride-share app
Three taxi drivers have been arrested in Puerto Morelos in Mexico, just south of Cancun, for threatening a tourist for using a ride-share appABC News - 3d -
Jonestown Massacre site to reopen as tourist destination in Guyana
A South American tour group is turning Jonestown into a travel destination, over four decades after it was the scene of the most notorious mass suicide and murder in modern history.NBC News - 3d -
As tourists discover Finland's Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
More than 600,000 people annually visit Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park in the small town of Rovaniemi in FinlandABC News - 3d -
Explosion at house leaves two in hospital
Two people are in hospital after an explosion at a terraced house in Ilford.BBC News - 4d -
Heineken Made A Game Controller To Bring You (Non-Alcoholic) Beer
Last year, beer company Heineken introduced the Gaming Fridge, a PC with a fridge installed, but now it wants to put the power to get a Heineken 0.0--its non-alcoholic beer--into players' hands ...GameSpot - 4d -
Call to end abortion pills by post after poisoning
Right To Life UK wants the government to suspend the service.BBC News - 6d -
Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources
Australian law enforcement authorities have declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigationABC News - 6d -
‘I’d always enjoyed alcohol – but my mother’s sudden, violent death made me a heavy drinker overnight’
When she died, my life plunged into darkness and I turned to the bottle. It quickly became clear to me how trauma could change a moderate habit into a dangerous one. On 17 March 2020, an otherwise ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
‘My right side was paralysed, I was so sick’: the pesticide poisonings in Brazil that lead back to the UK
Investigation uncovers how chemicals like diquat, banned in the UK but legal to export, are causing health problems in the global south. Valdemar Postanovicz was at home after a day tending to his ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
More than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction
Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after U.S. Rev. Jim Jones and more than 900 of his followers died in the rural interior of the South American countryABC News - Dec. 8 -
Teenage sprint star Gout Gout shatters historic 200m Australian record
Sprint sensation runs 20.04s at school championships 16-year-old breaks Peter Norman’s 56-year benchmark Australian sprinter Gout Gout’s rapid rise has reached glorious heights as the ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits.
A company controlled by Goldman Sachs is helping to lead a lobbying effort by makers of fertilizer linked to “forever chemicals.”The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Tourist was drinking before fatal lift shaft fall - police
Turkish police say there is no evidence of "intervention" after Tyler Kerry was found dead in a hotel.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
Australian PM condemns arson attack on Melbourne synagogue as antisemitic
Arsonists caused extensive damage to a synagogue in the city of Melbourne on Friday in what Australia’s Prime Minister Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned as an antisemitic attack.NBC News - Dec. 6 -
Nick Kyrgios will be in Australian Open draw with No 21 ranking
Fans favourite is one of 10 Australian men in main draw Olivia Gadecki is the only direct women’s entrant Fan favourite Nick Kyrgios will play his first grand slam tournament since 2022 at the ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Australian leader blames antisemitism for arson that extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue
Arsonists have extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue in what Australia’s prime minister has condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian valuesABC News - Dec. 6 -
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Indigenous Australians recover human remains taken by Germany 120 years ago
Five sets of ancestral remains seized in 19th century handed over by museums in Berlin and Lower Saxony. Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that have been held in German museum ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
New low-alcohol beer launched to cut boozy train passenger accidents
Avanti West Coast said the pale ale will create a ‘more enjoyable travel experience’ and help passengers ‘drink responsibly’.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5 -
The Last Time Alcohol Poisoned a Defense Nomination
Pete Hegseth is not the first.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
Neoen Agrees to Australian Asset Sale to Smooth Brookfield Takeover
Real-estate investor HMC Capital will pay Neoen about US$616 million for some of its Australian generation and storage assets.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
Zealous tourists are unfazed by South Korea's sudden martial law turmoil
Many tourists in Seoul seemed largely unfazed by the political turmoil unfolding in the capital as they flocked to the city’s largest palace, local landmarks and shopping streetsABC News - Dec. 4 -
Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
A Japanese court sentenced an Australian woman who says she was tricked amphetamines into the country to six years in prison, despite accepting her testimony that she was the victim of an online ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
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Weak Australian economic growth hits dollar
Public spending offsets subdued consumer demand in ‘two-speed’ economyFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
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Dad calls for tighter rules on poison purchases
A man whose 22-year-old daughter bought a fatal poison is calling for tighter restrictions.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Trump's Defense pick, Pete Hegseth, faces new media report on alleged alcohol abuse, sexual impropriety
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Defense, was investigated in 2017 for an alleged sexual assault.CNBC - Dec. 3 -
Protecting or restricting? The effect of social media bans on the big dreams of young Australians
Australia is about to find out if stopping under-16s accessing platforms like Instagram and TikTok will protect against harmful content or stifle creativity and block opportunity. Follow our ...The Guardian - Dec. 2 -
