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Visitors at one of Australia’s most famous natural landmarks face paying entrance fees for the first time.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Every team in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) has its own unique celebrations for home runs, whether it’s a special jacket from the Dominican Republic or coordinated handshakes with Team USA. But Team Italy might have the best one of all – the players take an espresso shot, which is made from a machine that sits right in the dugout. It’s about as Italian as it gets.  Dante Nori of the Italy celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run in the seventh inning against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool…

NewsFeedIranian state television has announced that the Assembly of Experts has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader after a “decisive vote”. He’s the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was killed by the United States on February 28.Published On 8 Mar 20268 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The new battleground in the Gulf isn’t just on the water — it’s in the insurance market, where war-risk coverage can determine which oil tankers sail and which stay put.With the conflict driving gasoline prices higher, the White House is weighing steps to keep oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz and to keep prices from climbing further.The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage between Iran and Oman, carries roughly 20 million barrels of oil a day and about one-fifth of global supply of liquefied natural gas. When conflict flares in the…

Natalie Wilkie won Canada’s first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Paralympics on Sunday with a first-place finish in the women’s standing para-biathlon competition. Wilkie, from Salmon Arm, B.C., finished in 33 minutes 1.8 seconds, more than a half-minute ahead of China’s Zhao Zhiqing (33:33.5). Ukraine’s Oleksandra Kononova took bronze in 33:37.9.It’s the fourth career Paralympic gold medal for the Canadian flag-bearer and her ninth Paralympic medal overall. She won silver in the women’s standing sprint on Saturday.“This is pretty unreal,” Wilkie said. “Silver was pretty awesome yesterday, but the gold today is even better. It all came together today.…

A new entry fee and booking system is being introduced for visitors to the Great Ocean Road’s natural wonders, enforced by a new visitor centre.

A global health challenge is intensifying.Demand for nurses – the backbone of healthcare systems – is growing. While headline figures show supply is also expanding, a deeper look reveals widening gaps, uneven distribution and mounting pressure on poorer regions.Nurses make up roughly more than 40 per cent of the global health workforce, according to numbers from the World Health Organization (WHO).Any shortage doesn’t just affect hospitals – it weakens entire healthcare systems, from primary care clinics to emergency response networks.The numbers: growth on paperAccording to the State of the World’s Nursing 2025 report by the WHO and International Council of…

new video loaded: Pentagon Announces Death of Seventh U.S. Service Member in War With IranAnother American service member died in the war with Iran, the Pentagon said on Sunday, bringing the number of American troops killed in the conflict to seven. The service member died after being seriously injured on March 1, when Iran struck a Saudi military base where American troops were stationed, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.By Cynthia SilvaMarch 8, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on March 8, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, good to have you here, Senator.SEN. TIM KAINE (D-VA): Thank you, Margaret. MARGARET BRENNAN: You sit on many relevant committees, armed services, foreign relations. I want to ask you about this explosion overnight nearby the U.S. Embassy in Oslo. I understand that the Norwegian police say it may have been a deliberate attack linked to the current security situation. What do we know…

As the war in the Middle East continues to worsen, Australians have been warned not to travel in a string of major updates due to the “volatile security situation in the region.Late on Sunday night, Smartraveller updated its advice for the United Arab Emirates, saying the Australian Government had now directed the departure of all dependants of Australian officials in the country, upgrading the travel warning to “do not travel”.“Due to the volatile security situation in the region and military strikes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we’ve raised our level of advice for the UAE to ‘do not travel’,”…