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Dfat making ‘urgent enquiries’ after reports Australian man captured while fighting for Ukraine has been killed | Australia news newsthirst.

The Australian government is “making urgent inquiries” after reports of the death of an Australian citizen captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine. Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from Melbourne, was serving alongside Ukraine’s armed forces when he was reportedly captured by Russian soldiers last year as a prisoner of war. A video taken…

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There’s a popular tech stock washout Monday as Palantir, Nvidia, Rigetti Computing drop newsthirst.

Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Technology stocks popular with retail investors tumbled Monday as investors took profits on their 2024 winners and dumped the more speculative names in an environment of rising interest rates. Nvidia slumped 2%. Palantir dropped 4%, while quantum computing winner Rigetti Computing plunged about 33%. Last year’s Nasdaq winner…

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Sydney train passengers warned of delays and slow journeys as pay dispute drags on | Transport newsthirst.

Commuters in Sydney have been warned to expect delays and slower journeys across the city’s train network from Wednesday due to industrial action by rail unions which are now considering an improved pay offer from the state. Transport for New South Wales issued the warning to passengers about the “significant delays” on Tuesday afternoon, as…

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Judge clears way for Trump election interference report newsthirst.

President-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results if he hadn’t been elected, according to a Department of Justice report released to Congress. “The admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report by Special Counsel Jack Smith said. The 137-page…

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States unite to defend ‘no body, no parole’ laws from Queensland double murderer’s bid for release | Law newsthirst.

A convicted double murderer’s attempt to secure release from custody via the high court has prompted several state governments to intervene to protect “no body, no parole” laws. Rodney Michael Cherry, 62, was found guilty in 2002 of killing his 35-year-old wife, Annette Cherry, and 18-year-old stepdaughter, Kira Guise at Roma, in rural Queensland and…

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