A director of New Zealand’s medicine funding agency Pharmac has resigned in protest of a government directive telling the agency that it no longer needed
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Large-scale and intense wildfires carrying smoke across northern hemisphere
The northern hemisphere has had a large number of intense wildfires in the first half of summer, carrying vast amounts of smoke across Eurasia and
Brazil’s Lula calls on Maduro to respect result of Venezuelan election
Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged Venezuela’s government to respect the result of next Sunday’s election, saying he had been “frightened” by
Canada wildfires drive hundreds from homes as more scorching heat forecast
Wildfires have forced hundreds from their homes in Canada’s westernmost province and officials warn weeks more of scorching temperatures will add pressure to fire crews
Most new HIV infections occurred outside sub-Saharan Africa for first time – UN report
The majority of new HIV infections last year occurred in countries outside sub-Saharan Africa for the first time. African countries have made swift progress in
Australia news live: Albanese says Kamala Harris is a ‘good friend of Australia’ after Biden endorses US vice-president
Queensland awakes to widespread frost Residents of southeast Queensland have awoken to a frosty morning, with widespread frost visible on satellite to the west and
Luxury ute tax loophole costs Australians $250m a year, researchers say
A loophole in Australia’s tax law is in effect subsidising the price of luxury utes such as Ram and Chevrolet SUVs, costing taxpayers more than
‘No one understands local issues better’: rural councils call for greater role in renewable energy transition
Rural councils should be “deeply engaged” with the planning of renewable energy projects in their back yards to keep communities on side and streamline the
Indonesians who paid thousands to work on UK farm sacked within weeks
Indonesian workers who paid thousands of pounds to travel to Britain and pick fruit at a farm supplying most big supermarkets have been sent home
Donald Trump says Xi Jinping wrote him a ‘beautiful note’ after rally shooting
Donald Trump has said China’s president wrote him a “beautiful note” after the assassination attempt a week ago, as he continued to court leaders whom