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Roger Cook has not ruled out further targeted relief measures in this year’s State Budget to help ease rising cost-of-living pressures for West Australian households.

KUALA LUMPUR: Following a breakdown in the baggage-handling system at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 that lasted for several hours on Saturday (Apr 18), Transport Minister Anthony Loke has warned that any lapses at the country’s main gateway will not be tolerated.The federal government has ordered an investigation into the issue – which has since been resolved – that comes on the back of a previous disruption last month.“A national gateway cannot afford repeated lapses of this nature. MAHB, as the operator of KLIA, will be held accountable for this breakdown,” Loke was quoted as saying by…

Bulgarians vote to elect a new parliament, after mass protests brought down the previous Conservative-led government in December.Published On 19 Apr 202619 Apr 2026Bulgarians have started voting in the eighth parliamentary election in five years after mass protests brought down the previous Conservative-led government in December.Polling stations opened at 7am local time (0400 GMT) and are due to close at 1700 GMT, according to AFP journalists.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listSunday’s vote is significant as it could bring to power a left-leaning, pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev – just days after voters in Hungary rejected the authoritarian policies…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LAS VEGAS – Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton put on a pure wrestling match at WrestleMania 42 on Saturday night in Las Vegas and the looming distraction was eliminated for the most part.Pat McAfee entered the ring with Orton to begin the match. The presence of the ESPN commentator was clearly a sore spot for fans as he received some of the loudest boos of the night at Allegiant Stadium. He attacked Rhodes with a microphone to start the match. Pat McAfee greets fans from the ring on night one of WrestleMania…

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This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.Nvidia has cemented itself at the heart of the AI boom with a monopoly on the most powerful chips to train and run models, but a growing crop of startups are set on challenging the company’s supremacy.And increasingly, investors are throwing huge sums behind them. In 2026, AI chip startups raised $8.3 billion in funding, globally, according to Dealroom. Barring a near total collapse of the market, the sector is expected to see record sums pumped into it this year. So what’s causing the spike?While…

Komnas-HAM, which is part of the Indonesian state system but functions independently, said any operation that resulted in civilian casualties “cannot be justified on any grounds”.”Any form of attack against civilians, whether occurring in situations of war or otherwise, and whether perpetrated by state or non-state actors, constitutes a violation of human rights and international humanitarian law,” the commission said in a statement Saturday.It urged restraint from all sides and called on the military to re-evaluate its operations against Papuan rebels.Papua, which shares its main island with Papua New Guinea, is a former Dutch colony that declared independence in 1961.Indonesia,…

Mukalla, Yemen – The Yemeni government’s measures to curb the devaluation of the Yemeni riyal have finally borne fruit, but they have created another problem: A severe liquidity crunch.The government’s central bank, based in the southern city of Aden, has shut down unauthorised exchange firms it says were involved in currency speculation, centralised internal remittances under a controlled system, and formed a committee to oversee imports and provide traders with hard currency.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThese measures have helped curb the riyal’s freefall, from about 2,900 to the United States dollar months ago to about 1,500 today,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office is denying reports that city funds were used to support a program offering LGBTQ migrants up to $500 in “wellness” perks, after a local advocacy group advertised the benefits and later scaled back its description amid backlash.Through its program “Belonging Matters,” the group had planned to provide yoga, arts and other recreational services.”No funds have been distributed or directed for these purposes. This organization received a $7,500 grant through a City program to support mental health services. Those funds were not designated for and may not be…