Korea’s work-hour cuts hinge on labor reform: study
More flexible work arrangements needed alongside 4.5-day workweek to reach OECD average
· Lim Jae-seong
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Amanda, West and Ciara. Those names probably didn’t mean anything to you a month or so ago, but talk about the trio has been dominating social media feeds recently. Along with the “leak” that almost destroyed Summer House, the reality show they appear on.
· Nell Geraets
UAE’s Opec exit, why Japan shared Mogami warship design with India: 7 Asia highlights
From Malaysian Indians frustrating scammers to Japan sharing warship design, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
· SCMP
UAE’s Opec exit, why Japan shared Mogami warship design with India: 7 Asia highlights
From Malaysian Indians frustrating scammers to Japan sharing warship design, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
· SCMP
1,500 beagles rescued from troubled Ridglan Farms after animal activists stormed Wisconsin research facility
Animal rights groups forged a deal to rescue 1,500 beagles from a troubled Wisconsin research facility after chaotic protests led to the arrest of several activists last month — though the fate of hundreds of pooches left behind remains unclear.
· Zoe Hussain
Author Craig Silvey admits child exploitation crimes
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Robyn Wuth
Samsung Biologics strike enters work-to-rule phase amid deadlocked talks
A five-day strike at Samsung Biologics, running through Tuesday, is set to enter a new phase Wednesday, with the rift between labor and management exhibiting no signs of narrowing.
· No Kyung-min
Foreigners in Korea crave half-and-half pizza, bburinkle chicken on delivery apps
Half-and-half pizza, rose sauce dishes and seasoned fried chicken were among the most popular delivery menu items ordered by foreign users in Korea in March and April, according to an analysis released Tuesday.
· Lee Seung-ku
Gwangju manhunt underway after teen girl killed in knife attack
Police in Gwangju are searching for a man in his 20s suspected of fatally stabbing a high school girl and injuring another student who tried to help her.
· Park Han-na
Cage fighter says he has no memory of trying to dispose of friend's body
Bradley Fletcher, who is on trial for murdering his best friend, has been accused by prosecutors of making up evidence. (Facebook)
· Sarah Gerathy
'Not my state': Pauline Hanson promises hands-off approach as SA parliament resumes
Topic:State and Territory Parliament
· Thomas Kelsall
Plane smashes into residential building in Brazil (GRAPHIC VIDEOS)
A small single-engine Embraer 721C plane crashed into a residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday, according to local officials and firefighters.
· RT
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A small single-engine Embraer 721C plane crashed into a residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday, according to local officials and firefighters.
· RT
A cruise ship is waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and at least three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus, according to the World Health Orga…
· Associated Press
Japanese citrus farmers switch to avocados as climate change warms soil
Global warming is expected to expand areas suitable for ‘sensitive’ avocados in Japan 2½-fold or more by the middle of the century
· Kyodo
Japanese citrus farmers switch to avocados as climate change warms soil
Global warming is expected to expand areas suitable for ‘sensitive’ avocados in Japan 2½-fold or more by the middle of the century
· Kyodo
Rainfall expected to increase from tomorrow across island
The Department of Meteorology says the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), where winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres converge, is currently affecting the island’s weather, with an increase in rainfall expected after tomorrow(06).
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Regional WA shire in limbo as six councillors resign within days
Topic:Local Government
· Rachel Hagan
The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappeared
In December 1982, South African Rodney Wilkinson walked four bombs into Koeberg power station – the crown jewel of the apartheid state – pulled the pins and then left on his bicycle. How did he do it?
· Stephen Robert Morse
Convicted sex offender, former NSW headmaster banned from counselling
Frankie Bailey has been given a lifetime ban on working in healthcare. (Supplied)
· Tony Ibrahim
China unveils driverless mining truck that can crab-walk across rough terrain
The Shuanglin K7 is the world’s first mining truck capable of moving sideways and pivoting on the spot, allowing it to work in narrow pits
· Dannie Peng
China unveils driverless mining truck that can crab-walk across rough terrain
The Shuanglin K7 is the world’s first mining truck capable of moving sideways and pivoting on the spot, allowing it to work in narrow pits
· Dannie Peng
MV Hondius hantavirus cases rise to 7 as cruise passengers remain trapped off Cape Verde: WHO
The total number of cases in a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the luxury MV Hondius cruise ship has risen to seven — as roughly 150 passengers have been ordered to stay put in West African waters, according to authorities.
· Zoe Hussain
Secret Service says suspect opened fire on them and was shot in exchange near Washington Monument
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A man spotted carrying a gun in the vicinity of the White House by plainclothes officers and agents was shot by law enforcement Monday after he opened fire on them near the Washington Monument, the Secret Service said.
· Associated Press
Victorian budget 2026 winners and losers: state cuts transport costs and helps parents - but will future generations suffer?
Motorists, public transport users, families with children and Melbourne growth suburbs among Labor’s budget beneficiaries
· Catie Mcleod
Croatian police find bodies of four migrants near Slovene border, aid 15 others
Police in Croatia on Monday said they had discovered the bodies of four migrants near the town of Karlovac, along with 15 more people, two of whom were in poor health and taken to a hospital.
· REUTERS
‘Dangerous escalation’: World condemns Iran after attacks on UAE
Tensions are rising in the Gulf again after the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted 15 missiles and four drones fired from Iran and warned that it reserves the right to respond to the “treacherous” attacks.
· Al Jazeera
Ex-NY mayor Giuliani in critical but stable condition — spokesman
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani remained in critical condition late Monday as he recovers from pneumonia, a spokesman said.
· Agence France-Presse
Community leaders demand solutions after newborn dies at riverside camp
The mother was living in a camp on the Murrumbidgee River near Wagga Beach at the time of her child's death. (ABC Riverina)
· Lauren Pezet
Lahav Shani brings Munich Phil's 'Germanic sound' to Seoul with Cho Seong-jin
Incoming chief conductor leads orchestra's 7th Korea tour ahead of official 2026-27 tenure
· Park Ga-young
Great Western Highway solution in sight almost 60 days after critical road was shut
The road winds through the steep Hartley Valley. (Supplied: David W Noble)
· Xanthe Gregory
‘He’s too young to retire’: Cam Smith and Australian golf ponder life without LIV’s riches
With Saudi investment drying up, one of LIV’s highest-profile recruits may be having second thoughts as Australian officials call for the global golf ecosystem to come together
· Jack Snape
Millions of Aussies banking on slim chance of RBA reprieve
The Reserve Bank of Australia is about to hand down its May interest rate decision, and is widely expected to deliver a third-straight increase.
· Yashee Sharma
Iran says US attacked cargo boats in Hormuz, killing five civilians
Iranian state media, including Tasnim News Agency, reported that five people were killed after United States forces targeted what it described as civilian boats in the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
A new Hebrew press in Berlin argues that Israel doesn’t own the language
A Berlin-based Hebrew publishing house founded by two Israeli expatriates is aiming to build a global home for Hebrew and Jewish literature, positioning itself beyond national frameworks and outside Israeli state funding.
· SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Israel must accept only way to secure the North is to eliminate Hezbollah - editorial
The hollow promise of Lebanese diplomacy has finally collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions. On Monday, Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem provided the final proof that the current cessation of hostilities is a strategic farce.
· JPOST EDITORIAL
Winners and losers of Victoria's budget
Victorians are feeling the global pressures of war in the Middle East, inflation and interest rates.
· Mikaela Ortolan
Iran war has put foreign workers in Gulf at greater risk while raising cost of going home
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — He had met his 6-year-old son only once. A few days together in a life otherwise spent apart.
· Yonhap
Blast at fireworks factory in China’s Hunan kills 21
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Search suspended for missing Australian hiker in Canada
The search for Denise Ann Williams in Canada has been suspended. (Supplied: Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
Victoria spruiks 'disciplined' budget despite cost-of-living handouts
The Victorian government says it has handed down a disciplined budget ahead of November's state election. (ABC News: Sharon Gordon)
· Judd Boaz
How ocean cruise turned into hantavirus nightmare
The first victim of a suspected hantavirus outbreak had already been dead 21 days when fellow passenger Jake Rosmarin posted a video about cows he had seen on a remote volcanic island in the Atlantic, showing no indication he was aware his cruise ship was about to be quarantined.
· Yonhap
Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey pleads guilty to child exploitation material charges
Australian author Craig Silvey has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material. (Instagram: Craig Silvey)
· David Weber
South Korea says cause of Hormuz ship fire unclear
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the cause of a fire aboard a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz will be determined after it is brought to port.
· Middleeasteye
Tragic trail of clues reveals lost walker's plight
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Stephanie Gardiner
The US fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The US military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The United Arab Emirates, a key American ally, said it had come under attack from Iran for the first time since a fragile ceasefire too…
· Associated Press
Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills at least 21 people , state media says
Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, calls for thorough investigation after disaster in Changsha city
· Agencies
One-off tax cut in play as Albanese keeps budget options open
Topic:Federal Government
· Clare Armstrong
Snow, hail and icy winds to lash southeast in sudden cold snap
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Tilli Andrew