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Many WA bush firefighters have been failing to wear adequate respiratory masks or to properly decontaminate clothing permeated with hazardous chemicals, new research has found.

JAKARTA: Indonesia is investigating alleged nickel mining in Raja Ampat amid growing concerns about environmental damage to one of the world’s top marine biodiversity hotspots. An official from the Environment and Forestry Ministry confirmed on Wednesday (Jun 4) its law enforcement division is probing the situation.  Her comments came a day after activists from non-governmental organisation (NGO) Greenpeace Indonesia staged a peaceful protest in Jakarta at an environmental conference attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Arif Havas Oegroseno. Raja Ampat, in Southwest Papua province, harbours an estimated 75 per cent of the world’s known coral species. Designated as a UNESCO Global…

It’s the early hours of Monday, May 26th. An airstrike that Israel says is aimed at a militant control center has just hit a former school where dozens of families were sheltering. Eighteen children were killed in the attack, according to the local emergency services. And this scene of a girl trying to escape the flames is about to become a new symbol of the war’s toll on Gaza’s youngest. We interviewed witnesses and obtained unpublished video of the aftermath of the attack. And we found the girl. Her name is Hanin al-Wadie. The 5-year-old survived but lost both her…

Esther Bejarano’s son was 11 months old when asthma landed him in the hospital. She didn’t know what had triggered his symptoms — neither she nor her husband had asthma — but she suspected it was the pesticides sprayed on the agricultural fields near her family’s home.Pesticides are a known contributor to asthma and are commonly used where Bejarano lives in California’s Imperial Valley, a landlocked region that straddles two counties on the U.S.-Mexico border and is one of the main producers of the nation’s winter crops. It also has some of the worst air pollution in the nation and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After a dramatic, walk-off win in Wednesday’s semifinal, the Champlin Park Rebels are headed to the Minnesota High School Girls’ Softball State Championship — and so is their transgender pitcher Marissa Rothenberger.After giving up two early runs in a shaky start, Rothenberger settled in and pitched a complete game to help No. 2-seeded Champlin Park edge past No. 6 White Bear Lake, 3-2, in the Class AAAA state semifinals. Rothenberger gave up seven hits and two runs (one earned) and struck out three in the effort. Marissa Rothenberger celebrates in the dugout…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge in Oregon on Tuesday issued an order barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from removing a Mexican asylum seeker from a Washington detention facility, according to local reports.The migrant, a 24-year-old transgender woman identified as “O-J-M” in court documents, was arrested outside a Portland courtroom on Monday and transferred to the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Baggio, a President Joe Biden appointee, also demanded that ICE provide the exact date and time of the removal from Portland and explain why it was deemed immediately…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick’s housing minister says the province’s three per cent rent cap will remain throughout this fiscal year after going into effect in February. Noting its importance, Minister David Hickey said, “we’re offering that stability for renters, while at the same time committing to review the Residential Tenancies Act.”At an economic policy meeting last December, housing researchers and a tenants’ advocate asked for a unit-based cap. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. At…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Global commodities trader Trafigura has warned “turbulence” in the market would extend into the second half of the year as geopolitical uncertainty, higher tariffs and inflationary pressures take their toll on the industry.The trading houses that move raw materials around the world have responded to the whiplash of US policy pronouncements and sudden changes to proposed trade tariffs, which have triggered huge flows of commodities into the US.Chief executive Richard Holtum this year said he was “semi-seriously” considering changing the working hours…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Citigroup has laid off 3,500 technology staff in mainland China as part of the bank’s push to cut costs and streamline its global operations amid a broader turnaround effort.The cut affects a division based in Shanghai and Dalian, north-eastern China, that provides IT services to Citi businesses in more than 20 countries.Citi said some positions would be moved to other countries “to be closer to the businesses and products they support”, without providing figures or specific locations. The bank said the process…

Just two days after a Tasmanian man became a multi-millionaire in Tuesday’s Oz Lotto, $50m is up for grabs in Powerball.It’s the fourth biggest Powerball prize since February, when a man from Queensland won $60m.If a ticket holder takes the division one prize on Thursday night, it will take the total winnings to $120m in a single week.Camera IconA mammoth $50m Powerball jackpot is up for grabs. NewsWire / Damian Shaw Credit: News Corp AustraliaThe fortunate Tasmanian man who claimed the entire division one prize earlier this week said he planned to retire immediately, purchase a dream home with his…