Beloved Perth Zoo elephant Tricia dies peacefully, aged 65

Perth Zoo’s Asian elephant Tricia, the oldest to be cared for by a zoo in Australia and one of the oldest elephants in the world, has died peacefully at age 65, surrounded by her carers. She was among the oldest elephants in the world and the oldest being cared for by a zoo in Australasia. […]

Kremlin warns of nuclear war if Russia is punished for war crimes

Russian ex-president warns of nuclear war that could end ‘the existence of mankind’ if Moscow is punished for Ukraine war crimes Dmitry Medvedev said the International Criminal Court should not punish Russia He warned against attacking the country with the ‘largest nuclear potential’  The Putin ally said the ICC has never punished the US for […]

There’s only so much RBA can do to slay inflation dragon

The problem may be plain to see, but the remedy is far from obvious. The problem is inflation. Currently sitting at 5.1 per cent, and expected to reach 7 per cent by the year’s end, it has become the economic dragon that the Reserve Bank is determined to slay. For good reason. Fundamental to economics […]

U.S. Justice Dept sues Arizona over restrictive voting requirements

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued the state of Arizona to block a state law that requires voters to provide proof of citizenship for some federal elections. Due to take effect in January, the law violates the National Voter Registration Act by requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections […]

Lloyds boss warns customers with debt problems has surged by A THIRD

Lloyds boss warns number of customers with debt problems has surged by a THIRD as cost-of-living crisis continues to bite Lloyds boss Charlie Nunn said 80% of customers have less than £500 in savings He told Radio 4’s Today people were ‘concerned’ but are ‘talking too negatively’ Credit card spend on travel up 300% as people […]