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The relentless flooding is taking an emotional toll on farmers in northwest New South Wales, who are only just recovering from several years of drought. One canola grower outside of Warren, Glen Whittaker, says heavy rain has destroyed majority of his crops and he’s on track to lose up to $2 million this year.Mr Whittaker has been growing canola, wheat, and sporadically chickpeas for over two decades and after recovering from drought, he will now have to come to terms with the severe floods and said it was “certainly testing people”. “After the drought, you probably said you were happy…

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BEIJING: China on Saturday (Oct 8) criticised the latest decision by the United States to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules that will “isolate and backfire” on the US. “Out of the need to maintain its sci-tech hegemony, the US abuses export control measures to maliciously block and suppress Chinese companies,” said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. “It will not only damage the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies, but also affect American companies’ interests,” she said. Mao…

At a ceremony in August, Dr. Alika Lafontaine was formally introduced as the new president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) — the first Indigenous leader in the top job.It was not a typical gathering of physicians in Canada, and not only because there were Indigenous elders there, giving prayers and songs of blessing.The ceremony, held in a large conference room in a Toronto hotel, positioned the chairs of those in attendance in a large circle, facing one another. One by one, different people stood to speak, all except for the guest of honour, an anesthesiologist from Grande Prairie, Alta.,…

Meet Benson, a three-year-old pup from Houston who is looking for a forever home. Benson, thought to be a mix of a retriever and a Catahoula, is one of the many dogs up for adoption right now at Best Friends in Houston. The adorable dog came to the program through a shelter in Houston called Harris County Pets, one of the animal intake shelters in the area. BEAUTIFUL BRINDLE DOG AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION IN NEW JERSEY: ‘OLD SCHOOL’ CHARMER Benson had heartworm while at the shelter. And with no appropriate resources to help him with his fight, Benson came to Best Friends. Benson was…

CHICAGO — As migrants continue to be bused into the city, advocacy groups that have been working with the undocumented community say the city still has to fill many structural holes to support and sustain not only the new arrivals but also the existing undocumented community. Since August, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has sent more than 2,500 migrants to Chicago. While city and state leaders initiated a rapid response to situate the migrants, immigration activists and organizations still feel that efforts to shore up social services amount to emergency triage, not long-term solutions, and that these temporary measures don’t take into…

CNN  —  President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he’s pardoning individuals charged with simple marijuana possession on a federal level, but his decision does not affect broad groups of Americans and non-citizens charged with the crime. There’s historical precedent for mass application of the presidential pardon power, but the sheer size of Biden’s pardon list stands out among most recent predecessors. The White House estimates “6,500 people with prior federal convictions” and “thousands of such convictions under (Washington, DC) law could benefit from this relief.” While Biden is issuing pardons for federal charges of simple marijuana possession, his move…

CNN  —  Ten people, including two teenagers and a young child, were killed in Friday’s explosion at a gas filling station in the northwest of Ireland, local authorities said. Irish police said that among the 10 dead in the blast in Donegal ere four men, three women, a teenage boy, a teenage girl, and another younger girl. Police said earlier that eight people had been injured. The explosion happened shortly after 3 p.m. local time on Friday in County Donegal at the Applegreen petrol station on the outskirts of the village of Creeslough. Police said they believed it was a…

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Osborne House is located on the Isle of Wight and was the favourite home of Queen Victoria. While other royals have visited the home in the past, it hasn’t been permanently lived in for many years Over the centuries, the Royal Family have owned countless stunning properties across the UK. We know the most famous ones well as they are now home to the current generation of royals, including Buckingham Palace and Clarence House, but others are often forgotten. Some are still in regular use, either as second homes or holiday destinations, a number of them have been sold off…