From Washington, DC!
The Sydney Morning Herald is talking about interest rates, the auto industry, metals trading, and the tech sector in Australia. To me it means people should live with a low risk lifestyle. For example, if they buy a house does it have to be a large house? How dependent are they on their cars?
This is me talking.
Китайские автомобили.
Chinese cars.
Financial Times reports that JLR’s Chinese joint venture program with Chery could be used to bring production to the UK, as sales of Chery, Omoda, and Jaecoo vehicles accelerate. Nissan is reportedly looking at a similar arrangement, according to Autocar, with its Chinese joint-venture partner, Dongfeng.
Transport Canada has issued recalls for more than 60,000 vehicles manufactured by Hyundai and Toyota due to potential safety issues.
China has unveiled plans for a space carrier that can deploy unmanned fighter jets capable of firing missiles from the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere. State media released a concept video of the futuristic Luanniao, the world’s biggest warship, travelling through space above all current defensive systems.
China has banned hidden electric car door handles, a feature popularised by Tesla, after they were linked to a series of deadly crashes. Electric vehicles sold in China will need to be fitted with mechanical release systems on the inside and outside of the vehicle, Chinese regulators confirmed on Monday.
Это Гриффин, вялый сельский городишка, греющийся в жаре летних деньков штата Джорджии.
Тебе пойдёт на пользу жить в сельской местности.
Банки в Австралии и дома. Сидней, а затем сельская местность рядом с Сиднеем.
This is Griffin, a bucolic sleepy town basking in the heat of a Georgia summer
It will do you good to live in the country.
The banks in Australia and houses. Sydney and then the countryside near Sydney.
Over the past two years, Bulgaria has imported coins from Estonia totaling 70.15 million euros, according to BGNES. The coins in question are primarily investment-grade gold and silver, which have become increasingly popular among Bulgarians seeking to protect savings from inflation and geopolitical uncertainty.
The RBA has increased interest rates, with the Commonwealth Bank the first to raise mortgage rates The Australian dollar rose above US70c after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to 3.85 per cent, while the sharemarket gave up some of its earlier gains. Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has admitted the bank’s rate rise is bad news for mortgage holders, but that it is needed to get inflation back under control over the next few years.
Vinnie Ward needed to top up his home loan, and he wasn’t taking chances. The Sydney home owner decided to fix his mortgage even before seeing the Reserve Bank’s latest decision. The Reserve Bank on Tuesday lifted the cash rate for the first time since 2023, taking it to 3.85 per cent in a bid to dampen inflation, adding about $100 a month to repayments on a $600,000 mortgage.
At Grantham Farm, on the very edges of Sydney’s north-west suburban sprawl, land that was once a mix of shrubs and a small river was due to be transformed into sprawling streets of dark-roofed single-family homes.
Australian taxpayers are putting $20 million into a Sydney start-up’s quest to build a new generation of computer using nascent quantum technology, with the federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporation taking a major stake in the firm called Diraq.
В Бостоне мэр находится слева. А затем школы. Здесь, в Австралии, дорога.
In Boston the mayor is to the left. And then the schools. Here in Australia a road.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a series of reforms designed to make permitting easier by moving applications online and removing requirements for small businesses, as the city tries to recover from an economic downturn.
And overseas, US President Donald Trump said his administration was pursuing a $US1 billion ($1.4 billion) in damages from Harvard University, rejecting a report that said the White House had dropped its demand for a $US200 million payment to settle its dispute with the educational institution.
NSW councils are struggling to deliver major infrastructure projects while keeping their finances afloat, as a government audit reveals less than one-quarter of projects costing more than $30 million are delivered on time and within budget. Local councils spent $6.1 billion to renew and acquire infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, footpaths, water supply and sewerage, in the 2024-25 financial year.
This is me talking.
Право и лево.
The right and the left.
The Australian Defence Force has correctly described this as a high-risk project – with no Plan B. Right-wing lobby group Advance collected $655,000 from members of secretive Christian sect the Exclusive Brethren and almost $900,000 from mining magnate Gina Rinehart in the last election year, while Clive Palmer was Australia’s biggest political donor for pouring $53 million into his unsuccessful Trumpet of Patriots campaign. A line from the Grammys could end up costing comedian Trevor Noah dearly after President Donald Trump threatened to set his lawyers upon him. US President Donald Trump is threatening to sue comedian Trevor Noah after a joke made at the Grammys. It’s been labelled a “varicose vein”, “a grimy traffic sewer” and a former NSW premier even likened it to driving through “Beirut on a bad day.” But after years of planning, there are signs Sydney’s Parramatta Road could be inching towards a long-touted transformation as developers swoop on recently enacted planning changes aimed at boosting high-rise housing along the congested inner-city thoroughfare. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s backers are pleading with wavering Liberal MPs to keep her in the job until at least the federal budget in May, with the fate of the Coalition hanging in the balance on Monday evening. Heat on Nationals leader David Littleproud intensified on Monday before parliament’s return on Tuesday as another poll rattled the Coalition by again showing soaring support for One Nation after his MPs backed a motion to get back with the Liberals after last month’s fight over frontbench solidarity. Former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has become the latest political figure to join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation as it surges ahead of the fractured Coalition in the polls. Wu, City Council should make sure police watchdog has bite The mayor voted to create the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency. She should ensure that her police commissioner doesn’t ignore its findings. Mayor Olivia Chow has released the final version of her 2026 city budget, adding new measures for small businesses, seniors and a downtown safety initiative to the spending plan before it goes to council this month.
Новости о шахтах.
News about mines.
A plunge in gold and silver prices extended on Monday, dragging down the Australian sharemarket after speculators in precious metals reacted to US president Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next US Federal Reserve chair. The latest data release from the Australian Electoral Commission shows several of Australia’s biggest political donors last financial year shunned the major parties and instead poured their millions into minor parties, independents and third-party campaign groups – a sign of the evolving ways people are seeking to influence elections. Industry lobby group Coal Australia donated more than $5 million to third-party campaigns that attacked the teals, Greens and Labor under the guise of grassroots groups. At the same time, a handful of tech and investor billionaires gave more than $1 million each to Climate 200, which itself donated to anti-Coalition outfits while supporting the community independent movement. Bulgaria is among the EU countries that experienced a notable drop in the use of renewable energy for heating and cooling in 2024, with the share declining by 1.9 percentage points compared to the previous year. A Russian drone attack on a company bus transporting civilian mine workers in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has killed at least 12 people and injured 16 others, Ukrainian authorities and the energy company DTEK reported on February 1.
Посмотри сюда! Бензин, банки и компьютеры.
Here look! Gas and the banks and computers.
бензин бензин сущ 1. Gasoline 2. petrol авиационный бензин 1. aviation gasoline 2. aviation petrol высокооктановый бензин high-octane gasoline неэтилированный бензин unleaded gasoline этилированный бензин leaded gasoline
Australia's Qoria to merge with US-based Aura in $675 million deal Australia-listed Qoria said on Monday it would merge with U.S.-based Aura Consolidated Group, in a deal that gives the tech firm an implied valuation of A$972 million ($675.64 million). Qoria We are a global technology company, dedicated to keeping children safe and well in their digital lives. Investors – Aura Upon completion of the transaction, Qoria will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aura and the newly combined group will then begin trading on the ASX under the ticker symbol AXQ.Aura, a leading AI … Australia's Queensland state awards new gas exploration acreage to Santos Australia’s second-largest gas exporting state Queensland has awarded three new gas exploration permits to Santos and smaller …
The shootout happened Sunday morning near Stone Mountain, about 25 miles northeast of Atlanta. The officers were dispatched to the hotel after a caller in another state reported someone had fraudulently used their credit card there, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. The agency said the front desk clerk directed the officers to the room of the person who had used the credit card. A 25-year-old Gwinnett County police officer died Sunday morning after being attacked while responding to a call at a hotel, the agency said. Officer Pradeep Tamang, a native of Nepal, had been with the department less than a year, Chief J.D. McClure said Sunday afternoon. A second officer, Cpl. David Reed, was critically injured in the shooting, but officers were able to return fire, striking and injuring the suspect, police said Sunday. Members of the community began bringing flowers and notes of condolences to the department headquarters. Inside, McClure spoke to members of the media, vowing that the work of his officers will not stop. “We as a police department will not be deterred,” the chief said. “We will continue to provide for the safety of this community. We ask the community to continue to support us. Again, we’ve always enjoyed great support of our citizens here in Gwinnett, and we need you at this time. But as I said, we will not be deterred.” At 7:30 a.m., the officers were dispatched to the Holiday Inn Express Atlanta on East Park Place Boulevard in response to “an allegation of credit card theft,” according to the GBI. The state agency said a person from South Carolina called police to report their credit card being fraudulently used at the hotel. When the officers arrived, officials said they spoke with the front desk manager, who told them a room was being rented to the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Kevin Andrews. The two officers then made contact with Andrews, who allowed them into his room, McClure said. Police didn’t elaborate on what happened inside the room before the shooting, but the GBI said they spoke to Andrews about “the fraudulent use of the credit card.” “After learning that Andrews had an active warrant for failure to appear out of DeKalb County, officers attempted to arrest Andrews,” the GBI said. “Andrews pulled out a handgun and fired at the officers, hitting both of them.” The chief called it an “unprovoked assault.” An off-duty city correction officer drunkenly crashed into a marked NYPD vehicle and a taxi in East Harlem, according to cops.
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Золотой рудник. Медный рудник. Цинковый рудник.
Gold mine. Copper mine. Zinc mine.
Золотая шахта. А потом банки.
Gold mine. And then the banks.
CGN Resources is a dedicated exploration company targeting a discovery of copper, gold, nickel and critical metals in Western Australia. Our mission is to deliver value to our shareholders through... Under the terms of the deal, CGN will issue
five million ordinary shares to Patronus, representing around 4.3% of the company, valued at approximately A$500,000 ($350,120).
Они живут в Филадельфии.
They live in Philadelphia.
Joel Embiid continued to put teams on notice that he’s back to playing at an All-NBA level. And Kelly Oubre Jr. is doing his best to fill the void left due to George serving a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy. However, that all changed on Saturday morning when the team suffered a significant blow. The NBA announced that nine-time All-Star Paul George would be suspended 25 games without pay for violating the NBA and National Basketball Players Association
anti-drug program. More than two dozen Philadelphia-area real estate professionals helped arrange $45 million worth of questionable deals around Temple University in which student rentals that had sat on the market for months abruptly sold for about double their asking prices, an Inquirer investigation has found.
Она не молодая женщина. Есть вопросы. Почему ничего?
Так странно. Почему она не отвечает на вопросы?
She is not a young woman. There are questions. Why nothing?
So strange. Why doesn't she answer the questions?
The Kazakhstani champ won the Australian Open for the first time in an epic comeback victory over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a rollercoaster final on Saturday night. Sabalenka was left in tears after letting the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup slip through her fingers, while Rybakina served out the thriller and celebrated with a muted fist pump.
Это в новостях.
This is in the news.
Thousands of Victorians are at ongoing risk of catching measles, as the state’s health authority issues an updated list of exposure sites which includes hospitals, airports and shopping centres. A NSW Sentencing Council report released last year found there was “no sufficient justification for allowing an offender’s good character to mitigate a sentence”. An inner west man allegedly pretending to work for Disney to lure aspiring young actors into sex acts has been charged with a slew of offences, including procuring a child for prostitution. SpaceX is requesting permission to launch as many as 1 million satellites into the Earth’s orbit in order to pull off Elon Musk’s latest grand vision of putting data centers in space to do complex computing for artificial intelligence. There was none. Every audit, every recount, every court ruling confirmed what we, the people of Fulton County, already knew. Our elections were fair and accurate, and every legal vote was counted. An NYPD lieutenant was arrested for shoplifting at a luxury yoga boutique while working an off-duty security job there, police sources said Saturday. Working with the FBI in Mexico, Mexican authorities, and the Orange County district attorney’s office, investigators tracked Lira to a home south of the border where she was apprehended. More than any other state, Georgia can’t escape the shadows of the 2020 elections. The NSW government has green-lit almost 1000 new homes for a flood-prone north-western Sydney suburb two years after Planning Minister Paul Scully warned development could put lives at risk. A nonprofit tied to Mayor Brandon Scott’s wife stopped operations after receiving roughly $100,000 in taxpayer money. The White House is concerned that Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands will expose the United States to spying by Chinese boats. In July 2024, investigators got reports of a suspected fake contracting business that used the name “A&E Contractors” in Brampton and Mississauga, they said Saturday in a news release. A defence lawyer didn’t mince words in a Toronto courtroom on Friday when describing the conduct of his neo-Nazi terrorist client. Police have charged a 58-year-old man with murder after two “random, unprovoked” assaults in Mississauga on Friday night. Walking towards this Subaru BRZ, I am reminded of how tiny these cars are. I used to own one, but I had forgotten just how small they are. I’m six feet. The Liberals have selected family doctor Danielle Martin to run in the upcoming University-Rosedale byelection. CGN Resources has finalised a binding agreement to acquire the Desdemona Project from Patronus Resources, significantly expanding its landholding in the Leonora Gold Province in Western Australia. China will act to defend its companies' interests if Australia forcibly buys back control of the strategic northern port of Darwin, Beijing's ambassador has warned. Australia on Friday said it would support its critical mineral supply chains after the U.S. stepped back from plans to guarantee a minimum price for such projects.
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This is me talking.
Преступники на улицах. Кто в тюрьме?
The criminals are on the streets. Who is in prison?
Он отсиде́л в тюрьме́ десять лет.
He served a ten-year prison term.
Он говори́т, что невино́вен, но его посади́ли в тюрьму́.
He says he's innocent, but they put him in jail.
Now Maye has a right shoulder injury and an illness.
"So, the fact that quarterback Drake Maye is listed as questionable with a right shoulder injury and an illness is not a big deal."
Атланта находится в округе Фултон.
Сегодня в Вашингтоне в банке. Он задаёт мне вопросы. Вы когда-нибудь жили в округе Фултон?
Atlanta is in Fulton County.
Today in Washington at the bank. It asks me questions. Did you ever live in Fulton County?
A “senseless” murder sparked by social distancing at a Toronto LCBO in 2020 led to a man being sentenced on Friday to life in prison with no chance at parole for 14 years. The LCBO in the Danforth Village area where Jakob Sudomericky was fatally shot. Michael Roberts, 25, was found guilty of second-degree murder in his death and sentenced to life in prison. Sudomericky and Roberts were strangers to each other. The trial heard that as Sudomericky was paying at the check-out counter, Roberts stepped close behind him, prompting Sudomericky to say something...
U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat to ”decertify” Bombardier jets and slap a hefty import tariff on Canadian-built planes is nothing more than sour grapes from an American competitor, says a leading industry expert.
The hub houses all of Fulton County’s election data and equipment, and on Wednesday night, Commissioner Robb Pitts said 700 boxes of 2020 election ballots were among the materials that federal agents seized.
A Georgia elementary school assistant principal has been accused of brazenly stealing 98 items worth about $1000 ($A1435) from Walmart using a “stacking” scheme at self-checkout kiosks. Courtney Janell Shaw, 47, was arrested Monday by the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office after authorities were alerted that she had been swiping merchandise from the retail giant in Woodstock, about 30 miles outside Atlanta, for more than two months, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
Как эти места важны. Конкуренция.
Мы ста́лкивается с конкуре́нцией со стороны иностра́нных поставщико́в.
Он вне конкуре́нции на обсужде́ниях.
How these places are important. Competition.
We face competition from foreign suppliers.
He is second to none when it comes to debating.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared himself and the government open to tax reform to address intergenerational unfairness driven by the nation’s dysfunctional property market, saying the inability of young people to buy a home is one of Australia’s defining issues. State and territory governments have squeezed an extra $2 billion out of the prime minister to strike a $25 billion deal to fund hospitals for the next five years, ending a long-running stalemate in negotiations. Liberal Andrew Hastie has sensationally pulled out of a mooted ballot against Sussan Ley to avoid a destructive long-term rupture in a conservative faction split between Hastie and fellow leadership aspirant Angus Taylor. Gold and silver prices plunged overnight after US President Donald Trump announced his nomination for the US Federal Reserve. In the latest market rout, more than $US15 trillion ($AU21 trillion) was wiped from the gold and silver price over 24 hours. This is half the size of the entire US economy. Spot silver prices fell by as much as 30 per cent to $US80.55 (AU$115.62) before recovering briefly throughout the US trading day. A gas explosion in the early hours has rocked a popular holiday destination, injuring five people, including two young children. Emergency services were called about 7.30am on Saturday after a barbecue explosion at the BIG4 Ingenia Holidays park at Lake Conjola on the NSW South Coast. Multiple paramedic units responded to the explosion and an ambulance rescue helicopter was sent to treat the injured. A family of four found dead after a suspected double murder-suicide in one of Perth’s most affluent suburbs have been identified. The bodies of Maiwenna Goasdowe, 49, Jarrod Clune, 50, and their teenage sons Leon, 16, and Otis, 14, were found at their Mott Close home in Mosman Park on Friday morning. A person who provided care services for the teenage boys, who are understood to have autism, alerted police about 8am. Police found the bodies in different parts of the home, as well as a note, describing the deaths as a “devastating tragedy”. Australia has cancelled the visa of a British-Israeli social media influencer, saying it will not admit visitors whose purpose is to “spread hatred”. Influencer Sammy Yahood, 25, was due to fly to Australia for a speaking tour, but had been notified of his revoked visa status just three hours prior to his scheduled departure, according to a video he posted on Instagram. CGN Resources has finalised a binding agreement to acquire the Desdemona Project from Patronus Resources, significantly expanding its landholding in the Leonora Gold Province in Western Australia. The acquisition includes three mining licences, eight exploration licences and nine prospecting licences, totalling 142km², and places CGN alongside major players like Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals with a total land package of 386km². Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his East Timor counterpart, Xanana Gusmao, on Wednesday said the Greater Sunrise gas project should be developed "as soon as possible", with Australia pledging a third of its state revenue to its small neighbour. The Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC) share price is in focus this morning, following news of a strategic shake-up. Nine is acquiring digital outdoor media platform QMS Media for $850 million, while offloading its radio assets and transitioning its regional TV station NBN to affiliate status. Digital growth businesses are expected to generate over 60% of revenue by FY27, up from about 45% in FY25. Australia’s fuel retail market is facing increased regulatory attention after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) referred Ampol Limited’s proposed acquisition of EG Australia to a Phase 2 merger review. Australian homeowners have been told to brace for some confronting home prices in the years ahead, with prices soaring well above $1m in every major capital by the start of 2028. KPMG forecasts released this week have revealed national home prices are expected to rise by an average of 7.7 per cent over 2026, with capitals like Perth and Brisbane forecast much higher growth. Similar growth was expected over 2027. A senior Ontario judge found guilty of judicial misconduct for raping a woman and breaking her wrist has escaped punishment by retiring from the bench. Sir Keir Starmer has announced a deal with a Chinese toymaker that has been accused of exploiting its workers. At the end of his trip to China – the first by a Prime Minister in eight years – Sir Keir celebrated securing billions of pounds worth of export and investment deals for the UK. In the last two weeks, Chicago has had two deaths and at least seven cases of meningococcal disease in adults — a higher number of cases of the dangerous illness than usual for such a short time span, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
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This will give the RAAF more options about the extreme north and the extreme south. Because the Russians and Chinese do stuff in the Arctic.
The MC-55A Peregrine Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare (ISREW) aircraft, based on the Gulfstream G550 business jet, arrived at RAAF Base Edinburgh late last week, according to a joint media release issued on Saturday by the offices of Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy.
Port of Brisbane, Darwin Port, East Timor, Alberta
MC-55A Peregrine surveillance aircraft, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Canadian-made aircraft, Autoworkers, remote positions, labor leaders
В дере́вне нет электри́чества.
Электричество в городах и больницах.
The village has no electricity.
Electricity in cities and the hospitals.
Australia hits new renewable milestone of over 50% Australia hit a new clean energy milestone during the December quarter, even as power demand rose over 2.2% from a year earlier, the Australian Energy Market Operator...Nine Entertainment has struck a deal to sell Australia’s top-rating conservative talkback stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR.........Albanese, speaking in Sydney after a meeting of national cabinet, said the Commonwealth would provide an additional $25 billion for
public hospitals to reach a record $219.6 billion over the next five years. Albanese said national cabinet committed to working together to make the NDIS more sustainable and to get elderly people stuck in hospital beds into appropriate aged care. Another $40 energy rebate is up for debate after Gov. Wes Moore included it in his legislative proposal, trying to tackle rising energy rates. However, many Republicans have pushed back, calling for long-term solutions. Weight-loss jabs can cause a deadly pancreatic illness, health officials have warned. Using Wegovy or Mounjaro increases the risk of developing acute pancreatitis, which is when the pancreas becomes inflamed, the regulator said.
Это известные места.
These are famous places.
Fugitive former Loretto Hospital executive Anosh Ahmed, who fled to Dubai before his indictment on massive fraud charges, has been arrested in Serbia and is awaiting possible extradition to stand trial in
Chicago...alleging a massive $290 million fraud scheme... Two state troopers appeared in Plymouth County District Court this week for two separate incidents of alleged domestic violence. A man has been killed in a bulldozer accident at the
Port of Brisbane. Emergency services rushed to the scene on Bulk Terminal Drive at about 6.20am on Friday. Collaboration with foreign governments to help or hasten Alberta’s independence from Canada... The Northern Territory government sold Darwin Port to Chinese company Landbridge for A$506 million in 2015... a rotating group of U.S. Marines in Darwin. The U.S. and Australia are expanding air bases in Australia's north to host U.S. bombers. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his East Timor counterpart, Xanana Gusmao, on Wednesday said the Greater Sunrise gas project should be developed "as soon as possible", with Australia pledging a third of its state revenue to its small neighbour.
Полиция и армия.
The police and the army.
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received its first MC-55A Peregrine surveillance aircraft from the US Air Force (USAF). The aircraft arrived as part of efforts outlined in the 2024 Integrated Investment Program and is intended to provide comprehensive intelligence support for Australian Defence Force (ADF) missions. Built on the Gulfstream G550 airframe, the aircraft has undergone significant modifications by L3Harris Technologies. He knew the blow was coming, but news that 1,200 autoworkers are losing their jobs was still tough to swallow for Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter. U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Bombardier in a threat to decertify and tariff Canadian-made aircraft Thursday, marking the latest escalation of trade tensions between the neighbouring countries. Home Depot says it is eliminating about 800 corporate jobs, most of which are fully remote positions. The Vinings-based home improvement retailer will also require corporate workers to return to the office five days a week, beginning April 6. While Northwest Indiana waits to see whether the Chicago Bears will choose it for its new stadium, labor leaders are waiting to hear if the trades get to be involved at all.
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Wednesday, Maye was listed as limited in the team's practice report with a right shoulder injury. The team does not hold its first practice of the week until Thursday, so the designation was a projected status.
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have two children together: Benjamin Rein Brady and Vivian Lake Brady. Benjamin was born on December 8, 2009, in Boston, and Vivian was born on December 5, 2012, also in Boston
В чрезвычайных ситуациях могут пострадать местные телефонные сети и сети электронной почты.
In emergencies, local telephone and email networks can be affected.
Хоть это и просто игра, ты все равно можешь легко пострадать.
Even though it's just a game, you can still get hurt easily.
The government’s in-house think tank has begun looking into whether Canberra should slap tariffs on Chinese steel amid pleas from Australian steelmakers for safeguards.
Из-за Китая экономика в Австралии может пострадать.
Because of China maybe the economy in Australia.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has failed to reassure Australians that real wage growth will continue and living standards won’t go backwards after inflation jumped, all but guaranteeing an interest rate rise next week. Chalmers defended the government’s record on inflation – a key boast since taking power in 2022 – on ABC’s 7:30 on Wednesday night after the December inflation figures showed prices increased by a full percentage point last month, taking the annual rate to 3.8 per cent. Millions of cash-strapped mortgage holders are “at risk” should the Reserve Bank of Australia lift interest rates in February. Ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s meeting on February 3, the money markets and experts are heavily calling for an interest rate hike from 3.60 to 3.85 per cent. Treasurer Jim Chalmers last week ordered the Productivity Commission (PC) to investigate longstanding allegations of steel dumping and was given terms of reference on January 23. A drop in Australia's headline inflation has not eliminated the possibility of a February interest rate hike, according to some economists. The annual consumer price index (CPI) dipped from 3.8 to 3.4 per cent in November, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Wednesday. The little digger that couldn’t may finally be free, but its legacy could complicate things for developers and builders in Toronto, who are warning of higher housing costs as a result. Air Canada and the union representing its customer service agents, who work at airports and call centres, have begun contract talks. Unifor says it has opened collective bargaining on behalf of its nearly 6,000 members working at Air Canada locations across the country. British Columbia’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has appointed a retired judge to determine if two officers who wrongfully handcuffed an Indigenous man and his granddaughter outside a Vancouver bank in 2019 should be required to provide an oral apology “consistent with Indigenous law.”
Полицейские в Нью-Саут-Уэльсе.
Policemen in NSW.
The police watchdog has confirmed an investigation into senior officers over alleged connections to a Sydney brothel owner and accused drug runner – with a secret prison visit forming part of the probe. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission on Wednesday released a statement saying they had executed search warrants against three “senior police officers” last Wednesday evening. Several senior police officers who allegedly enjoyed free hospitality at a brothel owned by a colourful racing identity are the subject of a top-secret investigation. Multiple police sources have told the Herald that CCTV footage from a decade ago has emerged which shows that at least two senior officers visited Stiletto, a Camperdown brothel.
A former council worker has been arrested and charged with defrauding his former workplaces of more than $1 million through doctored invoices allegedly paid to himself rather than contractors. Financial crimes squad detectives on Wednesday arrested 59-year-old Martin Thomas Dimec at Parramatta police station, where he was charged with 41 counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and misconduct as a public office holder.
A dispute between contracted security guards led to a shooting Wednesday afternoon inside the Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum, Anne Arundel County Police said. Around 3:35 p.m., Maryland Transportation Authority Police alerted Anne Arundel County Police to the shooting, which occurred in an office area within the facility.
The nation is facing another government shutdown starting Saturday as nearly all Senate Democrats vow to oppose a funding package unless it contains changes to how immigration officers operate in the aftermath of last weekend’s fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Канадский врач и врач в Бостоне.
A Canadian doctor and a doctor in Boston.
Columbus took the lead with 20 seconds to go on a goal by Kirill Marchenko. Skating four-on-four, after the Flyers were called for too many men during the man advantage...
...Nashville (24-24-4) couldn’t cash in with the man advantage that was shortened when Filip Forsberg caught Marat Khusnutdinov in the head with a high stick.
A Toronto anorectal doctor who endangered patients with unnecessary and outdated procedures, leaving some with debilitating injuries, has been stripped of his medical licence.
Ashwin Maharaj pleaded no contest before the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal...
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye officially has a right shoulder injury. If the Patriots did practice, Maye would have been limited with a right shoulder injury.
Ex-NFL team doctor Dr. David J. Chao...
Вот ты где! Как далеко от Бруклина!
Here you are! How far away from Brooklyn!
Как там в Бруклине? Капитан, как он?
How is everything there in Brooklyn? The captain, how is he?
Да. Чикаго, Филадельфия, Нью-Йорк. Но кто мы? Мы здесь, в Вашингтоне.
Yes. Chicago, Philadelphia, New York. But who are we? We are here in Washington.
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This is me talking.
This is me talking.
This is me talking.
This is me talking.
Conceptually security companies in New York City. There's a trial. In the trial there is a real estate company and a security company. When I read there is a security company in the trial I thought to myself that it isn't a very reputable security company. Now it definitely isn't because it's been caught up in this trial.
Shaquille O'Neal's custom 2025 Range Rover was stolen during transport...
...the brother of real estate titans Tal and Oren Alexander testified Tuesday that she met her attacker at an exclusive NBA Finals watch party hosted by actor Zac Efron. The accuser told jurors at the start of the brothers’ trial in Manhattan federal court that she met security bigwig Alon Alexander...
A Brooklyn security company allegedly doled out tens of thousands of fraudulent safety certificates to students who paid hundreds of dollars — but never provided any training for the crucial life-saving safety measures, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. The alleged misconduct by a half-dozen executives and employees of Valor Security and Investigations wasn’t just another case of fraud, however — it led to the death of Ivan Frias, a 36-year-old construction worker who died in November 2022 after he fell 15 stories on a West End Avenue construction site, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said in a statement.
The City of Toronto knowingly allowed “systemic wage theft” from shelter security guards who were routinely subject to “unsafe and degrading” working conditions without proper protective equipment, a new class action lawsuit alleges. The suit against the city and security company One Community Solutions (OCS) represents an estimated class of as many as 1,000 workers. It’s seeking damages for unpaid wages, wrongful dismissal and breach of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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1) Yes, usually we want unemployment low. But, in England for a while it got so it was too low. Unemployment is sometimes too low. I think 4.1% is too low. 4.4% is also too low. The goal shouldn't be to increase jobs. Because then maybe there's projects that we don't need.
2) How interest rates are changing and what about inflation? Part of the economy kind of right now isn't affected by changing interest rates. Maybe can people stop borrowing money and buying houses right now because of the changing economic landscape. The economy seems safest for people who aren't borrowing money and buying houses.
3) The stock market. Hopefully the American stock markets are healthy. We need better regulation of the financial sector and the stock markets.
4) The fallacy that we want low unemployment, low interest rates, and job growth.
- A) If unemployment is strong then this and that about interest rates and inflation.
- B) If inflation means different things to different people.
Australia’s $62 billion age pension system has been found to be only “partly effective”, riddled with administrative failures that led to $5 billion in incorrect payments and left seniors waiting weeks for help. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shot down claims public service spending is to blame for a rise in inflation, rejecting calls for his government to rein in expenditure. The headline annual inflation rate came in at 3.8 per cent from 3.4 per cent in the 12 months until December, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday morning. The Australian dollar has rocketed to its highest level since February 2023, as the US dollar continues to deflate amid chaotic global financial movement. The local currency jumped again to 70.1 US cents, straight after the release of the latest inflation figure late on Wednesday morning. Inflation hit a six-quarter high, staying above the RBA’s 2%–3% target On a quarterly basis, inflation came in at 0.6%. RBA officials say interest rate cuts this year are unlikely. Australia's inflation came in at 3.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, its highest level in six quarters, reinforcing warnings from policymakers that interest rate cuts this year are likely to be limited. The Australian sharemarket has shed early gains after the country’s latest consumer price data revealed higher than expected inflation, significantly raising the chances of an interest rate hike. The S&P/ASX 200 was flat at 8941.3 in early afternoon trade, with seven of 11 industry sectors in the red. The Australian dollar has broken through the US70¢ barrier to hit a three-year-high. A big jump in prices for tourist travel and the end of electricity subsidies has pushed annual inflation to 3.8 per cent but it may not be enough to force the hand of the Reserve Bank. The December consumer price index released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this morning showed prices increased by a full percentage point last month.
Immigration and police corruption.
Last week, Elston Bostock, a 22-year veteran with the Winnipeg Police Service, was sentenced on a raft of charges, including drug trafficking....Bostock sold various drugs,
including cocaine, MDMA and psilocybin, to friends and colleagues while on and off duty.
Instead, it has taken the captured-on-camera killing of Pretti, a lawfully armed gun owner, to turn the tide in a political tsunami that divided the United States.
Four people have been charged after hazardous chemicals capable of being used to make explosives were found in a home near Western University.
Tottenham Hotspur forwards Randal Kolo Muani and Wilson Odobert were involved in a car accident after a tyre blowout on the motorway.
Jonathan Drouin skated with Mathew Barzal and Anthony Duclair, while Max Shabanov jumped up to the top line with Bo Horvat and Emil Heineman.
Dan Vladař participated in practice again but remains listed on injured reserve. Aleksei Kolosov was at the team’s practice, too.
Immigration and flu.
An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in West Bengal, India, is sparking concern across Asia, prompting heightened screenings at airports and border crossings.
Starting May 1, Ottawa will require sponsored refugees and asylum seekers to co-pay for their health-care coverage, a move that critics worry will lead to delayed and possibly denied access to care.
Houston drivers are facing more than a dozen years of work on freeways in and around the central business district — at a cost that exceeds $6 billion.
The state transportation official was talking last week about the long-proposed turnpike realignment and new train station, a $2 billion megaproject...
...trial of three brothers – two of them high-end real estate brokers – testified that the thrill of attending a party at actor Zac Efron’s apartment...
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Канадский полицейский.
A Canadian policeman.
The Australian wine flowed freely in London on Monday night when Jay Weatherill marked his first official day as the nation’s new high commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree speaks in the House of Commons on Jan. 26, 2026. More than 22,000 now-banned firearms were declared to the Carney government in the first week of a long-delayed buyback program
Sub Cruce Lumen
Under the Cross Light
My translation: Alongside the cross we hold the torch
University motto: The light of learning under the southern cross
The University of Adelaide
Police have opened fire after a police van was allegedly rammed in Melbourne last night. Two men, an 18-year-old from Seaford and a 38-year-old from South Melbourne, have been arrested in relation to the incident. Victoria Police spotted the men driving a Jeep with allegedly stolen plates just after 8pm.
A Melbourne man who refused to comply with a company’s return-to-office policy has failed to have his dismissal overturned despite having signed a contract that allowed him to work from home.
After 15 years of construction, $13 billion in costs, countless business closures and disruptions to residents, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is finally set to open, offering the promise of much-needed east-west transit relief to Toronto.
Over the last few years, condo buyers have been trying to off-load thousands of contracts for preconstruction units, hoping to sell them to someone else before being forced to close.
The new transmission line to bring hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts has essentially been missing in action since late Saturday, amid the frigid temperatures and snow that blanketed New England.
A woman killed in a Bronx apartment fire..that tore through the University Heights building Sunday.......sparked by an electrical wiring malfunction,.......
Спортсмены в Америке.
Athletes in America.
But they came out with a lackluster effort, and the result was a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders and goalie Ilya Sorokin.
The line of Dvorak, Konecny, and Nikita Grebenkin got pinned in their own end with Dvorak out there for 2 minutes, 12 seconds, Konecny for 1:42, and Grebenkin for one minute.
Pageau added another goal in the third on a pass by Maxim Tsyplakov.
And despite sinking into an early 20-point deficit, the Bulls gave it to the Lakers in spurts throughout the fourth quarter. When Matas Buzelis threw a ball off James...
The 76ers find themselves in dire predicaments when Joel Embiid and Paul George are both sidelined.
Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe must play much better than they showed against the Charlotte Hornets.
Luka Dončić handled the closing shift instead, burying the Bulls with a handful of late 3s to fend off any last attempt at a comeback.
Josh Giddey and Ayo Dosunmu combined for 15 points off the bench in the second quarter...
Nikita Zadorov was out of the Bruins lineup for the first time this season.
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My friend in Texas was born in Poland. She told me what she didn't like about Catholicism is that she didn't want to fast on Fridays. I think it isn't Catholicism here because she is a woman. She is pregnant. And then she has a handgun and a shotgun.
I wonder if she attends mass, for example. Does she fast on Fridays? Why does she live in such a way she needs guns and she herself has guns?
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Captain James Cook (1728 – 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. When I was little my school in Texas was called Cook. It was a different person. But my mother is the one who wanted to live near that school. And it would have been safe for me at the school because it was just a block from our house. At UT I have my BA in Russian. My minor could have been anything. It ended up being government. I have a minor in government. One of those classes I took was about Canada and Australia. And so part of my degree at UT was about the Canadian and Australian governments. They quizzed me on those maps, etc. Later my friend from school went to Australia. And she studied at a school there called Cook.
Пожалуйста, не злись.
Please don't be mad.
Он почти никогда не зли́тся.
He almost never gets angry.
Так много иммигрантов в Австралии. А потом они злятся из-за праздника.
So many immigrants in Australia. And then they are angry about the holiday.
Он родился в Бельгии, но работает в австралийском парламенте.
Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann australijski polityk belgijskiego pochodzenia, członek Liberalnej Partii Australii (LPA).
He was born in Belgium but he works for the Australian parliament.
Он работает на SDF, но не на YPJ.
He works for the SDF, but not the YPJ.
"...he claims was affiliated with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)….a YPJ fighter..."
A British billionaire’s relentless acquisition spree of Australian agricultural land has reached a staggering new milestone, with his company’s total holdings now spanning an area almost the size of Tasmania.
For a long time the question has been asked: if China decides to invade Taiwan...
Foreign direct investment into Bulgaria recorded a solid positive balance in the first eleven months of 2025, nearing the €3 billion mark, according to data released by the Bulgarian National Bank.
The first sections of track for Light Rail Stage 2A (Civic to Commonwealth Park) have been laid, connecting the current network with the 1.7‑kilometre extension.
Australia’s longest-serving finance minister Mathias Cormann has been bestowed the nation’s top honour, as a cohort of inspirational Australians are recognised for their achievements this Australia Day.
“If you’re not motivated to play against this OKC team and the reigning champion, when are you going to be motivated?” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic told reporters before the game.
Among that best is Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder guard who is a good bet to repeat as the NBA’s most valuable player.
The Thunder were missing key big man Isaiah Hartenstein, second-year substitute Ajay Mitchell and defensive stalwart Alex Caruso. Missing three of the their top eight rotation players has been testing their depth.
An Invasion Day protest in Perth has been evacuated following an alleged “bomb scare” in the city’s CBD. Hundreds of people had gathered at Forrest Place in the city’s CBD to take part in the march on Monday.
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We win for team Longhorn.
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Он оставил карьеру бухгалтера ради высоких ставок мира брокерской деятельности.
He abandoned his accounting career for the high-stakes world of broking.
Оно никогда не будет лгать вам или вести вас по ложному пути.
He will never deceive you or lead you astray.
Схема Понци. Они есть в Нью-Йорке. Потому что преступник будет лгать о деньгах. Он оставил деньги себе. Он не положил их в банк.
Ponzi scheme. These are in New York City. Because a criminal will lie about money. He kept the money. He didn't put it in the bank.
Анекдот о преступнике в Грузии.
An anecdote about a criminal in Georgia.
The founder and CEO of an Alpharetta investment advice firm has pleaded guilty in a deal with federal prosecutors accusing him of operating Georgia’s largest Ponzi scheme. Russell Todd Burkhalter, who goes by his middle name, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single count of wire fraud, court records show. He was released on a $50,000 bond with conditions including that he surrenders his passport and gets permission for any new lines of credit. U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg said Burkhalter, 54, led what is likely the largest Ponzi scheme in Georgia.
Знаменитые люди в Бостоне и Филадельфии.
Famous people in Boston and Philadelphia.
“The current trends are very concerning,” said Sergey Paltsev, co-author of the report and deputy director of MIT’s Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy. “We are nowhere near the stated goals of the Paris Agreement.”
The victory was all the sweeter as Boston defenseman Nikita Zadorov appeared to dodge a major injury. He left late in the second after an awkward collision, but was able to return for the third.
Joel Embiid is back to playing at an All-NBA level. Yet, the 76ers are still dealing with third-quarter blues. And they made a decision that will affect Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker, who were in jeopardy of playing their games as two-way players. These things stood out in Saturday’s 112-109 loss to the New York Knicks at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Британская полиция и Британская армия.
British police and the British army.
A secret weapon called the “Discombobulator” was essential to the US raid that captured Nicolas Maduro, Donald Trump said. The US president appeared to confirm the existence of a mysterious device that may be behind reports of Mr Maduro’s henchmen being knocked off their feet by a wave of sound.
The RAF has deployed Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar as tensions between the US and Iran continue to mount. The aircraft were sent to the Gulf state in a “defensive capacity”, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Friday.
Acres of new cars give the Georgia Ports Authority’s Colonel’s Island terminal a Matchbox collection feel. BMWs and Mercedes-Benz sedans over here, Kia SUVs and Chevy pickups over there.
Text messages appeared to show a former Lake County Community Corrections officer was in a sexual relationship with a work release inmate. She told him she was pregnant, according to an affidavit.
Sydney Swans veteran Taylor Adams was taken to hospital after being knocked out in an incident on Saturday night at a popular eastern suburbs hotspot. The incident occurred at Club Rose Bay, which has reopened over the summer after being revamped by Justin Hemmes’ Merivale group. Adams was punched in the face with significant force that he hit the ground and was subsequently taken to St Vincent’s hospital in an ambulance. In a statement,
NSW Police said the two men involved in the assault were not known to Adams.
Melbourne police are conducting a death investigation after a man’s body was found by firefighters putting out a small brush fire.
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Очевидно, ей разрешено делать это и то в тех офисах и зданиях?
Obviously is she allowed to do this and that in those offices and buildings?
Это офисы и здания в Бостоне. Она мэр. Возможно, она слева.
These are offices and buildings in Boston. She is the mayor. Maybe she is to the left.
Школы в Бостоне. Помни, что Белому дому эти школы не нравятся.
The schools in Boston. Remember the White House doesn't like those schools.
Mayors from various cities across the United States have formed an unexpected coalition, throwing their weight behind a legal effort to put the brakes on what they're terming an "unconstitutional and illegal surge" of federal agents in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston is leading the charge, having co-filed an amicus brief in federal court.
The mayors collectively argue that such actions defy the sovereignty guaranteed to states under the Tenth Amendment and amount to commandeering local resources for federal aims in an unauthorized manner.
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Аё Досунму. Его отец из Нигерии.
Ayo Dosunmu. His dad is from Nigeria.
Алексей Колосов родом из Минска.
Aleksei Kolosov is from Minsk.
Мэр Бостона родом из другого места.
The mayor of Boston is from somewhere else.
Vandals have destroyed a 155-year-old monument and graffitied another in Melbourne's Flagstaff Gardens overnight. The Pioneer Monument appeared to be in pieces on Thursday morning, with the words "death to 'Australia'" graffitied at its base. Premier Jacinta Allan condemned the incident, calling it a "disgrace".
Police have opened fire after a police van was allegedly rammed in Melbourne last night. Two men, an 18-year-old from Seaford and a 38-year-old from South Melbourne, have been arrested in relation to the incident.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took the lead on filing an amicus brief that calls for the federal court to stop the Trump administration’s occupation of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, a surge of ICE agents Wu said has led to violence, chaos and death.
The sister of disgraced former Republican state Sen. Dean Tran pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice charges for trying to cover up a sham job offer to her brother to help him fraudulently reinstate his unemployment benefits and later lying to a grand jury about it.
The build-up is not just confined to the seas. Online flight-monitoring data indicate that a large number of US F-15 fighter jets normally stationed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk have redeployed to Jordan.
Фрамбер Вальдес — доминиканец, а Рейнджер Суарес — венесуэлец.
Framber Valdez is a Dominican and Ranger Suárez is a Venezuelan.
The Orioles need an ace. Framber Valdez needs a team to pay him like one.
The Boston Red Sox landed on Ranger Suárez, officially signing him to a five-year, $130 million deal Wednesday.
Nicolas Deslauriers and Hunter McDonald stayed on the ice late, with the veteran showing the youngster some fighting techniques. ... Dan Vladař shared a net with Aleksei Kolosov at morning skate as he inches closer to a return from an undisclosed injury.
Why has Matvei Michkov been playing his less-favored left wing? Here’s what Rick Tocchet had to say
Florida had Aleksander Barkov. Vegas had Jack Eichel. Colorado had Nathan MacKinnon. Tampa Bay had Brayden Point.
Would the Blues have interest in Bobby Brink or Nikita Grebenkin as cheap wingers who can play up and down the lineup and have some untapped potential?
As the Feb. 5 trade deadline nears, the Timberwolves have continued to express interest in three Bulls guards: Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu and Tre Jones. All three logged strong performances in Minnesota, a fact that likely won’t sway the trade market one way or another — but it certainly didn’t hurt their cases, either.
The Hawks followed with a two-shot second period but were somehow still tied after they allowed a goal from right winger Nikita Kucherov at 18:42.
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I like Hamlet. Because it's about mental illness. In our minds we can decide to kind of achieve or not achieve. What about our lives is mental and a commitment to a way of life. Hamlet in the play is a young person. The whole play he kind of doesn't do anything. If he had a different attitude then his life would have been better. In New England. Because Texas has our own schools. The large state schools out west. Sometimes it's hard to network with the Ivy League.
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The Oregon trail didn't include Texas. Kind of Texans didn't go on the Oregon trail.
I get frustrated with people if they lose perspective about life events or something.
Why didn't Ben Affleck respond to Blake's email?
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Как иммигранты усложняют экономику.
How immigrants make the economy hard.
Не усложняй ситуацию ненужными деталями.
Don't complicate the situation with unnecessary details.
Новые правила только усложнят процесс.
The new regulations will only complicate the process.
Иностранные бизнесмены в Австралии.
Foreign business people in Australia.
LanLan Yang’s lawyer has revealed there is an “explanation” after the Chinese heiress admitted to breaching her bail following her alleged involvement in a collision with Kyle Sandilands’ chauffeur.
Naomi Osaka’s second-round match against Sorana Cirstea hit headlines after a frosty post-match exchange. The Romanian then hit out at Osaka during the handshake, and the two-time former champion responded in a brutal on-court interview.
Novak Djokovic’s wife, Jelena, has now had her say, suggesting that Osaka was in fact guilty of hindering Cirstea in between first and second serves - and shouldn't have been surprised by Cirstea's reaction.
With Schmid pulled for an extra skater, Pavel Dorofeyev brought the Golden Knights within a goal, 4-3, with 2:35 left in regulation. The Bruins then had to sweat out the finish while backed most of the time in their own end.
Prior to the three-goal outburst, Korpisalo made two key stops off Vegas forward Ivan Barbashev, the first one off a cross pass that had Barbashev set up at the right post, the second on a stuff attempt at 6:16. It was the fourth and last shot the Golden Knights had for the remainder of the period.
The Bruins added to the lead with the lone goal of the second period. This time it was Pastrnak’s turn to put the puck in the net, finishing an impressive twirl in the offensive end with Nikita Zadorov.
Экономики Канады и Австралии.
The Canadian and Australian economies.
Australian oil and gas producer Santos (STO.AX), opens new tab on Thursday said it expected higher production this year, as the first cargo from the restarted Darwin LNG (DLNG) plant was being loaded for delivery and its Pikka oil project in Alaska was nearing completion.
Australia's Finance Sector Union condemned ANZ Group's decision to cut jobs across multiple Suncorp Bank divisions on Thursday, saying the layoffs contradict the commitments it made to workers when the sale was approved.
Australia has taken the next step in its wide-ranging program to overhaul its air force with the arrival of its first MC-55A Peregrine. The platform, configured for “airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare” (AISREW), is a highly modified version of the Gulfstream G550 business jet, an increasingly popular choice for adaptation for these kinds of specialist missions.
Australia's financial crime watchdog said on Thursday it had ordered an audit of payment platform Airwallex Pty for suspected anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance failures.
CPP Investments invested $300 million (U.S.) into a data centre being built by Elon Musk’s xAI, the company behind the controversial AI chatbot Grok, which is making headlines for flooding the internet with sexualized deepfake images of women and children.
Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Thursday announced it has identified nearly $500 million it will keep in budget reserves following the governor’s request last year that state agencies identify 4% of their budgets to hold back amid federal budget uncertainty.
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В Бостоне. Для них. Важно, что они пишут.
В автобусе здесь, в Вашингтоне, я разговариваю сам с собой и пишу.
In Boston. To them. It's important what they write.
On the bus here in Washington I talk to myself and I write.
Anymore, they tell you to write an email and email it to yourself.
In New England, sometimes they act like it matters a lot what they write. On the bus sometimes I start talking to myself and then people look at me and I want them to leave me alone because I want to talk to myself. It kind of doesn't matter what I say to myself or what I write.
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Как эти места бедные и богатые.
How these places are poor and wealthy.
Полиция в Канаде.
The police in Canada.
Экономика Австралии.
The economy in Australia.
Русские в Лондоне.
Russians in London.
Это известные люди в Бостоне и Австралии.
These are famous people in Boston and Australia.
After presiding over a short assault trial in 2023, Ontario Court Justice Lucia Favret said she would deliver her judgment on Nov. 6 of that year. Except she didn’t. On that date, the longtime Toronto provincial court judge said her reasons weren’t quite ready, but they would be done on Nov. 10, four days later.
A whopping nine tonnes of meth – worth an eye-watering $5.5 billion on the streets – was stopped from crossing Australia’s borders over the past calendar year, new data shows.
Ontario’s real estate watchdog is paying back impacted iPro real estate agents 100 per cent of their “eligible commissions” after a tumultuous six months.
Prices for BHP’s iron ore exports have taken a hit as the mining giant remains stuck in protracted negotiations with Chinese buyers. Iron ore is Australia’s top export, and China is the biggest customer, using the material to make steel for its massive infrastructure and construction projects. Australia’s iron ore export earnings were $116 billion in 2024–25, but that figure’s expected to fall to $107 billion in 2026–27 amid increased global supply and softening prices.
Australian employment blew past forecasts in December to more than offset a surprise fall the month before, while the unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly to a seven-month low in a sign the labour market remains healthy.
Australia's Finance Sector Union condemned ANZ Group's decision to cut jobs across multiple Suncorp Bank divisions on Thursday, saying the layoffs contradict the commitments it made to workers when the sale was approved. "ANZ has confirmed that 197 Suncorp Bank roles are being impacted, with 66 staff expected to lose their jobs.
Nikita Tszyu says there is no way he will ever rematch Australia’s boxing bad boy Michael Zerafa, declaring the longtime feud between his famous family and Pretty Boy will never go inside a boxing ring again. The Stars reclaimed defenseman
Vladislav Kolyachonok off waivers from the Bruins and loaned him to the AHL’s Texas Stars. "We'll give you any help we can. And if this experience hasn't totally destroyed your soul, Blake, you should come direct your next movie at Artists Equity," the actor apparently wrote, referring to the production company he started with Ben Affleck. "We're kind of like a cult but a really nice one." Damon appeared to follow up,writing, "I'm looking forward to seeing his work," apparently referring to Baldoni. Barroso then seemingly cosigned her husband, writing, "Like Matt said, artists equity from now on. No need for weird cult money."
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В Торонто они не хотят оружия.
In Toronto they want no guns.
Новый закон вводит суровые наказания за производство оружия...
The new law imposes harsh penalties for the production of weapons...
The Toronto police force has refused to help the Carney government with its looming gun buyback program, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree revealed Monday, as the Liberals prepare to rely on mobile collection units across Ontario for the plan.
Нефть и газ в Австралии.
Oil and gas in Australia.
Japan’s Inpex will resubmit an environmental plan for its proposed 8 million metric ton-per-year Bonaparte carbon capture and storage (CCS) project off the north coast of Australia, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday.
The state government of Western Australia committed on Wednesday to a five-year extension of a subsidy to the private Griffin Coal company, which supplies the private Bluewaters power station.
У этих спортсменов есть травмы.
How these athletes have injuries.
Поднятие лёгких весов может помочь укрепить мышцы без риска травмы.
Lifting light weights can help tone my muscles without risking injury.
Moments after Hampus Lindholm nearly tied it off a net-front feed from Charlie McAvoy, the Stars went back on the power play when Nikita Zadorov buried Radek Faksa in the corner with a cross check. It was Zadorov’s league-leading 32nd minor of the season.
Tuesday marked Oubre’s eighth game back with the Sixers (23-19) since he sprained a left knee ligament against the Detroit Pistons in November. He made his second straight start and third overall in that span due to Paul George being sidelined with left knee injury management.
Against the Suns, they were without Joel Embiid (right ankle injury management). So that put a heavy onus on Maxey and VJ Edgecombe (25 points, seven rebounds, two steals, and one block) to pull out the victory.
In the second period, he faced a two-on-one when Juulsen pinched down the right boards. Seeler was the lone man back facing two of Vegas’ best in Ivan Barbashev and Mark Stone. He stayed on his feet and blocked the Stone pass intended for Barbashev across the crease.
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Это и то вокруг.
This and that around.
Полиция в Торонто и Хьюстоне.
The police in Toronto and Houston.
Торго́вля — отрасль хозяйства и вид экономической деятельности, направленный на осуществление товарообмена, купли-продажи товаров, а также связанные с этим процессы: непосредственное обслуживание покупателей, доставка товаров, их хранение и подготовка к продаже.
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A Houston Police Department officer is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday to face felony charges after allegedly driving 130 mph on a Houston highway with an 8-year-old in his car. Officer Giovoinni-Quinn Gumataotao, 24, was charged with child endangerment, a felony, and racing on the highway, a misdemeanor, according to Harris County court records. Gumataotao was arrested Thursday night after a Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy spotted two cars racing on the Grand Parkway near Clay Road.
Two men are facing charges in connection with a multimillion-dollar auto theft heist where eight high-end vehicles were taken from an Oakville dealership earlier this month. Halton police first responded to the dealership at 1141 South Service Road West in Oakville on Jan. 11 at about 3:35 a.m., following reports of a theft.
Торговля на востоке.
Trade in the east.
While Brink did not travel on the Flyers’ last road trip to Buffalo and Pittsburgh, he did practice on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena. At practice, he was back on a line with Matvei Michkov and Noah Cates.
Australia's Syrah Resources said on Monday it agreed with Tesla to extend for the third time a deadline to resolve an alleged breach of their graphite supply agreement. The companies have now agreed to push the cure deadline to March 16, 2026, subject to approval from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Australia will prioritise antimony, gallium and rare earth elements.... - are heavily dependent on rare earths supplies from China. The first minerals in focus are crucial for clean energy and high-technology manufacturing as well as advanced military equipment, the treasurer's office said. Australia plans to introduce legislation that will expand the powers of its export finance agency (EFA)…
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Rose comes in to yoga class. And she demands we turn the fans off. What if one other student wants them on?
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Экономика в Австралии. Рабочие. А потом деньги.
The economy in Australia. Workers. And then money.
The platforms were forced to implement age verification methods to ensure under-16s are unable to create an account, and the companies can face fines up to 49.5 million Australian dollars ($32 million) for not complying.
Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country’s internet regulator said Friday, a sign the measure has had a swift and sweeping impact.
By 2026, more than 22% of Australians will be aged over 65, up from 16%, which was already double the 8.3% recorded in the early 1970s.
"While confidence is still well above the extreme lows recorded during the protracted 'cost of living' crisis in 2022–2024, consumers are becoming more concerned about what 2026 may bring for family finances and the wider economy," said Westpac's head of Australian macro-forecasting, Matthew Hassan.
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Maybe the police in Australia are building a gun control database.
Hate speech and gun control laws proposed by the Australian government in the aftermath of the Bondi Beach mass shooting were criticised by conservative opposition and Greens parties on Thursday, putting in question whether they can pass.
Иностранный бизнес и полиция. А также использование компьютеров.
Foreign businesses and the police. And using computers.
Иностранные компании в Онтарио и Пенсильвании.
Foreign businesses in Ontario and Pennsylvania.
Three adults are in hospital with one man in critical condition after a residential fire in Parkdale early Sunday morning. Emergency services responded to a fire in the area of Queen Street West and Sorauren Avenue at around 1:50 a.m. on Sunday. The lowrise residential building at 1501 Queen St. West is managed by Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC). Fire crews had reported a blaze on the first floor of the building, a Toronto fire spokesperson said. During search and rescue operations, three people were rescued from the building and transferred to EMS care.
Just days shy of her 39th birthday, a woman stepped into an Oakville beauty clinic to try a new cosmetic treatment. The esthetician applied numbing cream over the woman’s face and body in preparation for microneedling, a procedure which involves repeatedly puncturing the skin with tiny needles to improve the skin’s appearance. Then the woman started seizing and vomiting. The woman’s death also exposes glaring holes in Ontario’s oversight of medical spas and beauty clinics that may put customers unwittingly at risk, a Star investigation has found.
Bobby Brink was a full participant at practice Sunday and skated alongside Matvei Michkov and Noah Cates, with whom he was on a line before suffering an upper-body injury.
Наверное, хороший полицейский компьютер.
Probably a good police computer.
Four suspects, including two teenagers, have been charged in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Jefferson Amaya-Ayala of Washington, D.C. Amaya-Ayala, who was reported missing in August, was found dead months later in a Prince George’s County park, according to investigators. Prince George’s County police charged four people with the killing: Jose Merlos-Majano, 18; Alan Josai Garcia-Padilla, 21; and William Cuellar Gutierrez, 19, all of Washington, D.C., along with an unidentified 17-year-old from Hyattsville. Investigators said Amaya-Ayala knew at least one of the suspects. According to a law enforcement source, the crime is linked to the MS-13 gang. Gutierrez and the 17-year-old are being held at the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections. Merlos-Majano is in custody in Washington, D.C., and Garcia-Padilla is being held in Alexandria, Virginia, awaiting extradition to Prince George’s County. Details about the precise location of Amaya-Ayala’s body within the park and how investigators were led there have not been disclosed. The department’s gang unit continues to investigate the motive and circumstances surrounding the killing.
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У него болела нога. Бо Никс играл прошлой ночью в игре.
His foot hurt. Bo Nix last night in the game.
Bo Nix, the Denver quarterback. I think last night he broke his ankle. I'm glad I didn't break my ankle. That's for sure.
In the end, the Bruins treated the Blackhawks as if they were their much younger kid brothers, rallying from an early deficit and thumping them, 5-2, a win that included two goals by Mason Lohrei and one each by Charlie McAvoy, Viktor Arvidsson, and Marat Khusnutdinov.
Daniel Gorringe has found himself on the receiving end of an angry Michael Zerafa threat following his controversial bout with Nikita Tszyu. The blockbuster showdown was waved off before the third round when Zerafa was heard multiple times on the broadcast telling the referee and doctor he couldn’t see out of his left eye. During several post-fight interviews however, Zerafa stated he had told the doctor his vision was blurry but he wanted to continue the fight as he attempted to swing the narrative.
The Oilers (24-17-8) erupted with six goals in the second period, including four goals on four shots over four minutes and 52 seconds. Jack Roslovic and Kasperi Kapanen each scored twice, while Zach Hyman and Vasily Podkolzin had a goal apiece. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins contributed a pair of assists in his 999th regular-season game. The Canucks (16-27-5) got 29 saves from Nikita Tolopilo as their losing skid stretched to 10 games (0-8-2).
Это иностранные компании в Австралии.
These are foreign businesses in Australia.
Aussie influencer Kayla Itsines has revealed the incredibly young age at which she became a millionaire, leaving Americans shocked. The 34-year-old fitness influencer and author is the founder of the workout app Sweat, and has over 15 million followers on Instagram.
The only employee to escape unharmed from the Swiss ski resort bar fire that killed 40 people on New Year’s Eve has told investigators she received no fire safety instructions and was unaware of emergency procedures. Louise Leguistin, a 25-year-old French national, is the first worker from Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana to have spoken out about the inferno, which claimed the lives of several of her colleagues and injured three others.
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The PM has announced major changes to proposed legislation on guns and hate crimes in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
Интересно, какие группы будут в Канберре.
I wonder which groups in Canberra will be.
Republican California Assemblywoman Laurie Davies introduced a bill to add political affiliation to the state’s hate crime classifications, telling the Daily Caller News Foundation she aims to “lower the political temperature.”
A former Illinois attorney general candidate says the state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit, while based on “horrendous” conduct, sets a troubling precedent by allowing the attorney general to punish criminal behavior through civil fines that may exceed constitutional limits.
Hillsborough County prosecutors declined to pursue hate crime charges against three men who harassed a group of Muslim students while they prayed on the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus in November.
A Maryland woman is facing several charges, including assault and battery, after an alleged hate-based incident caught on camera went viral.
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In Atlanta. The people there after the war I think they had a hard time both financially and in other ways. I tell them that about me. I just mention it. And so they know that. But then I don't bring it up again because I don't wish for them more hardship. Again in Atlanta. If it's someone my dad's age. His dad or mom. The dad or mom's grandpa. So, did his mom know her grandpa? That's who fought in the war. About the veterans. It lasted four years and it had to have been miserable for both sides because they were outside walking around forever in the hot and cold. I don't mention it after I tell them I'm from up north because It's kind of too shocking to relive.
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If Eric Adams is a good spokesperson for financial markets.
A Toronto police officer charged with aggravated assault after shoving a civilian during an plainclothes police investigation has had his charges dropped. Det. Const. Christian Campoli was charged in February by Ontario’s Special Investigation Unit, which investigates all police incidents involving serious injury or death. The SIU said little about the incident, caught on video by CityTV, other than officers were making an arrest near Victoria and Dundas streets in August 2024 when a man who was a “third party” was injured and taken to hospital with “serious injuries.”
Larry, of Bolingbrook, was charged in 2023 along with his then-sergeant, Jarrett Snowden, with agreeing to use their official powers and positions as officers to rob and extort people they pulled over in both Phoenix and the neighboring suburb of Harvey, about 19 miles south of downtown Chicago. The officers stole firearms, drugs and cash from targeted vehicles and their occupants, and also solicited cash payments in exchange for “reducing, dropping or declining to press charges” against the occupants, as well as allowing them to keep their vehicles instead of having them towed, according to the four-count indictment. In some instances, Larry and Snowden arranged for the victims to meet them at a nearby gas station with bribe payments, the indictment alleged.
For a moment, Eric Adams was riding high. Fresh off trips to Dubai and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the now jobless ex-mayor of New York City was back in Times Square on Monday to announce his first initiative as a private citizen: a new cryptocurrency coin that would also serve to beat back antisemitism and “anti-Americanism.” “We’re about to change the game,” he promised, without describing how, exactly, the digital asset would support those lofty ambitions. “This thing is going to take off like crazy.” But after surging to a nearly $600 million valuation within minutes of its launch, the new coin, dubbed NYC Token, went into free fall, losing nearly 75% of its value by that evening. The drop came after an account linked to the token's creation withdrew $2.5 million worth of coins, according to the crypto-analytics firm Bubblemaps. Around $1.5 million was later returned, the firm said, though by then investor confidence had collapsed.
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