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The Guardian - World
Should cuddling koalas be legal? Here’s why there’s a push to ban it in Queensland
Scores of famous faces have been snapped holding koalas in Australia over the years but the practice is falling out of favour. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news ... -
The Guardian - World
The Copenhagen of Queensland? Why this conservative city is making a bold cycling move
In Toowoomba, the car has long been king. Now, there’s a push to make it more bike friendly. Toowoomba councillor Carol Taylor admits the active and public transport committee on which she sits has its work cut out.. “Toowoomba’s one of the most ... -
Financial Times - World
US intervened in Congo mine sale to Chinese arms group
US officials encouraged state miner Gécamines to review sale to a subsidiary of Chinese defence company Norinco -
ABC News - World
A militia attack on a Congo gold mine kills 6 Chinese miners and 2 Congolese soldiers
A militia attack on a gold mine in northeastern Congo has killed six Chinese miners and two Congolese soldiers, the latest attack as violence worsens in the resource-rich region -
The Guardian - World
‘We do the job just as well as men’: Ukrainian women take on coal mining
Women are moving into traditionally male jobs as the call-up of men to the war drives labour shortages. Standing in front of a Soviet-era industrial elevator, ready to descend 2,000ft for a gruelling six-hour shift at a coalmine in eastern ...Ukraine