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Food Contamination Causes 1.5 Million Deaths Annually: WHO
Jun 4, 2026 - World 
After analysing 194 countries between 2000 and 2021, the United Nations health agency found that 886 million people contract an illness linked to the consumption of unsafe food a year
Visa And Mastercard Payments Suspended In Cuba Following US Sanctions
Jun 4, 2026 - World 
Washington-Havana relations have tumbled as the United States has slapped sanctions on Cuba, which has also been under a US-imposed energy blockade since January.
South Korea, China To Expand Weekly Flight Rights For First Time In 7 Years
Jun 4, 2026 - World 
The agreement will increase passenger flight rights by 56 weekly flights to 664 from 608, and cargo rights by 14 weekly flights to 68 from 54
Trump Signs Order To Ease Firing Of 8,000 High-Paid Government Workers
Jun 4, 2026 - World 
The order, released by the White House and the Office of Personnel Management, strips job protections from a mostly senior group of federal workers earning up to almost $200,000 a year
Penny Wong says she believes Israeli soldiers sexually assaulted and abused Australian women after Gaza flotilla
Jun 4, 2026 - World 
Foreign affairs minister says her position is to ‘always believe women’ when sexual assault allegations are madeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says she believes the Australian women who have alleged they were sexually assaulted and beaten by Israeli soldiers after being detained as part of a humanitarian flotilla attempting to bring aid to Gaza.Appearing at Senate estimates, Wong said the treatment of the Australian women was “unacceptable”, and the allegations they had subsequently made were “distressing”. Continue reading...