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The unidentified 19-year-old was swimming off a sandy beach on Lisbon’s Costa da Caprica coastline, south of Lisbon, on Wednesday afternoon with two palsA British tourist has drowned in Portugal after getting caught in a riptide. The 19-year-old and two pals got into difficulties during a dip off a small sandy beach on the Costa da Caparica coastline south of Lisbon. The tragedy occurred on Wednesday afternoon on Dragao Vermelho beach, translated as Red Dragon beach in English. Emergency responders received an alert just before 6.30pm local time and contacted police, coastguards and firefighters as well as mobilising a Portuguese…

The Albanese government is committed to building the workforce to sustain Australia’s ageing population, Australia’s Treasurer has said.The government today release the 2022 Population Statement, which shows Australia’s population is ageing faster than previously thought.Responding to the report, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the COVID-19 had made the challenge of Australia’s ageing population more difficult.Stream the news you want, when you want with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023 Treasurer Chalmers said that in order to continue providing the services, pensions and health care Australians expect, the government needed…

Hong Kong, China, 13 Sept 2022, A red Tesla car passes in front of a Tesla dealership in Wanchai. (Photo by Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesTesla’s Chinese suppliers jumped after the electric automaker slashed prices for some models in China.In a Weibo post, the company said its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in China would now be priced at 229,900 yuan (about $33,374) and 259,900 yuan, respectively.The latest prices represent a drop of 13% to 24% from four months ago, according to Reuters calculations.Shenzhen-listed shares of Tesla’s Chinese suppliers rallied on optimism the price…

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The Dodgers, maybe baseball’s best-run franchise, opted to do next to nothing this winter beyond importing two name players — J.D. Martinez and Noah Syndergaard — off down years on their preferred one-year contracts. This surprising strategy has understandably triggered much curiosity and many theories. After excellent deals for superstars Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman in recent years, L.A. made only one spirited attempt at a big-time free agent (they were outbid for Justin Verlander) and didn’t even replace many major contributors lost, including shortstop Trea Turner, longtime Dodger Justin Turner, All-Star Tyler Anderson and former MVP Cody Bellinger. Their…

Glenn McGrath has broken his week-long silence after a Sunrise presenter made an awkward joke on-air about the cricketing legend being dead. Just before McGrath was due to appear on Sunrise last week, newly appointed host Mylee Hogan was heard saying “Glenn McGrath died” as her co-hosts were introducing the upcoming interview.McGrath was asked during the annual Jane McGrath High Tea at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium on Friday about the debacle.Stream your news live & on demand with Flash for $8/month and no lock in contracts. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023The cricketing great appeared to…

Prince Harry claims in his new book Spare that King Charles told him not to bring Meghan Markle to Balmoral when the Queen died as the royals rushed to Scotland to pay their respectsVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowKing Charles told Prince Harry not to bring wife Meghan Markle to Balmoral on the day the Queen died, according to a bombshell new book. The Duke of Sussex’s controversial memoir Spare is released next week, but has been leaked days early after going on sale in Spain. He claims in reaction he told the now-monarch: “Don’t ever speak about…

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Government’s about-face comes after left-wing rebels said they had not discussed a truce with Bogota.The Colombian government has backtracked on an announcement that it had reached a ceasefire with one of the country’s largest remaining armed groups, a day after National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels said they were not part of any such deal. President Gustavo Petro had declared on New Year’s Eve that a temporary truce had been agreed with the country’s five largest armed groups, including the ELN, from January 1 to June 30. But the ELN, which last month concluded a first round of peace talks with…

The ruling Taliban has signed a deal with a Chinese company to extract oil from northern Afghanistan’s Amu Darya basin as the radical Islamist group attempts to bolster the South Asian nation’s increasingly impoverished and isolated economy. The agreement with China’s Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Co is the first major international energy extraction deal the Taliban has signed since taking control of Afghanistan in 2021. The contract was signed in Kabul in the presence of Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and the Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, according to a statement…