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Here’s the latest for Monday June 28th: Crews still searching for survivors after Florida building collapse; U.S. military airstrikes near Iraq-Syria border; COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia; Flooding…
Read moreMigration recovery ‘crucial’ in fight against COVID-19 recession and ageing population
Australia’s population is expected to age more rapidly than expected, making the nation increasingly reliant on migration for growth, according to a Treasury snapshot.
Read moreDumped Nationals minister tells Australians to brace themselves after ‘incoherent’ call with Barnaby Joyce
Darren Chester, who has lost his job as veterans’ affairs minister, says the Nationals’ leadership spill saw the party lose focus on regional communities.
Read moreVenezuela migrants cross US border in droves
Record numbers of Venezuelans are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as overall migration swells. Unlike the farmers and low-wage workers who come from Mexico or Central America, the…
Read moreJulie Chavez Rodriguez keeps family’s labor legacy
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, grandchild of late Latino labor activist Cesar Chavez, is the director of intergovernmental affairs for President Joe Biden, her second stint in a Democratic…
Read morePost-COVID offices: Wider hallways, fewer desks
The coronavirus already changed the way we work. Now it’s changing the physical space, too (June 28)
Read moreMelbourne lockdowns to have lasting impact on young people from migrant backgrounds
Exclusive: As Sydney remains in lockdown, a report due for release next month says many young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds in Melbourne could suffer long-term…
Read moreUK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules; Massachusetts releases vaccine lotto details: Latest COVID-19 updates
Many businesses across the U.S. are reluctant to demand proof of vaccination from customers, facing pushback from the general public and politicians.
Read moreSurvivor of building collapse tells his story
At least three survivors of the building collapse in south Florida attended Sunday service at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Surfside. One of them told the AP…
Read moreToday in History for June 28th
Highlights of this day in history: An assassination in Europe sparks World War I; Elian Gonzalez and his father leave for Cuba; Boxer Mike Tyson disqualified for…
Read moreBefore and after look at Champlain Towers South, the Florida building that partially collapsed
Investigators were working to determine what caused the collapse of a 12-story condominium in Surfside, Florida. Here’s what the building looked like.
Read more‘You weep and then you try to determine how to help’: Families, worshippers cling to hope after Florida condo building collapse
Families and worshippers remained hopeful Sunday after days of search-and-rescue efforts following the building collapse in Surfside, Florida.
Read more‘We’re going to have to get used to this’: Pacific Northwest scorched in dangerous, record-breaking heatwave
Record-breaking temperatures Saturday and Sunday. A risk of heat exhaustion. “We’re going to have to get used to this,” said one expert.
Read moreEmergency meeting to discuss coronavirus developments as Australia edges towards national outbreak
Three Australian states and a territory are grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks as the number of social and travel restrictions continue to increase.
Read moreNSW records 18 new local coronavirus cases two days after lockdown introduced
Fifteen of the cases have been linked to the Bondi cluster, while two are close contacts of a previously reported case.
Read moreWhat we know about those missing in the Miami condo building collapse
News of the collapse has reverberated globally. Among them are Orthodox Jews from Russia, Argentine Americans and a sister of Paraguay’s first lady.
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