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“Small and deceptively cute, but definitely not harmless” is how scientists have described a new species of ancient whale, from a 25-million-year-old fossil found on Victoria’s surf coast. This early species, called Janjucetus dullardi, was an extremely unusual animal, said Dr Erich Fitzgerald, senior curator of vertebrate palaeontology at Museums Victoria Research Institute. It was tiny – about the size …

Asia stocks climb: Japan, Australia hit record highs; RBA decision ahead  Investing.com Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits record high as U.S.-China tariff truce extension lifts sentiment  CNBC Asia stocks mostly higher as tariff truce supports sentiment  Reuters Stocks Rise on Tech, China Tariff Truce Extension: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Trading Day: Tariffs, CPI nerves soften sentiment  Yahoo Finance Source link

Asia stocks tentative ahead of China tariff deadline; Australia hits record high  Investing.com Asia-Pacific markets subdued as U.S.-China tariff truce deadline looms  CNBC US stocks slip following the latest discouraging signal on the economy  Yahoo Finance Asian Shares Advance Ahead of Trump’s Deadline for Imposing Higher Tariffs on Chinese Goods  U.S. News & World Report Stock markets mostly up at start of key week …

It was a flat feeling in the aftermath. The Lions were desperately poor; out-battled, out-played, well beaten. What will we remember this series by? How close it turned out to be? How that stunning call late, late in the day in Melbourne might have changed everything had it gone the other way? We will recall how the Wallabies, written off …

Kesha Is Bringing Her Tits Out Tour To Australia: Find Tickets, Presale  ELLE Australia TiK ToK time to get tickets: Kesha returns to Adelaide  The Advertiser Kesha: The Tits Out Tour  Concrete Playground Pop icon ‘enrages’ Aussie fans with major snub, leaving Sydney out of Australian tour  9Honey Celebrity Source link

HSBC announces $3 billion share buyback after second-quarter profit plunges 29%, missing expectations Europe’s largest lender HSBC on Wednesday missed second-quarter profit expectations, mostly on account of impairment charges, according to the bank. The bank also announced a share buyback of $3 billion. It reported profit before tax for the three months ended June of $6.3 billion, down 29% from …

Asia markets start Tuesday trading in the red Asia markets started the trading day lower. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.61%, while the Topix lost 0.76%. South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.09%, and the small-cap Kosdaq slipped 0.88%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.42%. —Lee Ying Shan Opening calls Good morning from Singapore. Asia markets are poised for a weaker open. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open lower, …

McIntosh motors to 400m freestyle crown, Australia revel in relay golds  Reuters Summer McIntosh wins 400m freestyle to open swimming worlds drive for five  NBC Sports McIntosh wins first gold medal at swim worlds  ESPN 2025 Worlds, Day 1 North America Recap: McIntosh Earns Elusive 400 Freestyle Gold Medal  SwimSwam Summer McIntosh v Katie Ledecky: a generational duel set to define the world championships  The …

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised concerns about a significant increase in chikungunya virus cases. Known for its mosquito-borne transmission, the virus has caused outbreaks in several regions, including La Réunion and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. According to The Conversation, between August 2024 and May 2025, more than 47,500 confirmed cases and 12 deaths were reported in …

Economists doubt Trump outlook that US will sell ‘so much’ beef to Australia  Reuters Australia to lift import ban on US beef after Trump tariffs tiff  BBC Trump Hails Australia’s Move to Ease US Beef Curbs in Trade Thaw  Bloomberg Is US beef safe to eat? How worried should we be about ‘mad cow disease’, growth hormones and fatty meat?  The Conversation Live: Donald …