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Federal bureaucrats say a draft document detailing how the $139 million live export transition fund could be spent was “inadvertently distributed” but have refused to reveal how or who it was leaked to.The farm rumour mill went into overdrive late last month when the document showing how the Federal Department of Agriculture planned to allocate the $45.5m set aside for WA’s sheep and wool sectors was distributed to media.The draft — marked “confidential — revealed concerns the funding would not go far enough, and revealed the ways the money would be broken down into grant programs for farmers, shearers, trucking…

The six-week operation in Bangkok involved hundreds of personnel, including international rescue teams in an around-the-clock effort during which search dogs and heavy equipment were deployed. The mission was severely hampered by the scale and weight of the debris.   “I want to thank all those who helped,” Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittupunt told reporters. “This was a life changing incident for many and a lesson.”  Authorities have so far been identified 86 of the dead, while forensic tests are being conducted on 100 out of 313 fragments of human remains recovered from the site, according to police.      The probe…

NewsFeedA group of white South Africans granted refugee status have arrived in the US. The Trump administration says white South Africans suffer oppression. The welcome for white South Africans contrasts with an aggressive deportation policy for other ethnic groups.Published On 13 May 202513 May 2025

Joining President Trump and top U.S. and Saudi officials for lunch in Riyadh on Tuesday are dozens of business leaders from some of America’s largest companies.The executives — from tech firms, banks, consumer groups and other industries, including representatives of four of the 10 biggest U.S. companies by market value — may be there to pitch for business from deep-pocketed Saudi investors, businesses and government departments. Their companies are also dealing with the tariffs imposed by Mr. Trump on U.S. trading partners, so the trip is an opportunity to lobby top Trump officials, such as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and…

The cross-examination of a man who had a voyeuristic sexual arrangement with Sean Combs and his former girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, will continue on Tuesday after he testified about witnessing episodes of domestic abuse by Mr. Combs.On Monday, the first day of the music mogul’s racketeering and sex trafficking trial, the witness, Daniel Phillip, testified that over a decade ago, he would repeatedly meet the couple at high-end New York hotels and have sex with Ms. Ventura while Mr. Combs watched in a corner of the room and masturbated.Mr. Phillip said he received between about $700 and $6,000 for each sexual…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized after an attack Monday at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, authorities said.Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was attacked at a housing unit at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, at about 7:20 a.m., Pedro Calderon Michel, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said in an email.Michel did not specify how Lanez was attacked, but a message posted on the rapper’s Instagram account Monday evening said Lanez was stabbed…

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 13, 2025 8:16 am Updated May 13, 2025 8:18 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Honda Canada is postponing a $15-billion electric vehicle investment project in Ontario, including a proposed EV battery plant and retooled vehicle assembly facility. Honda Canada spokesman Ken Chiu says due to the recent slowdown in the EV market, Honda has announced an approximate two-year postponement of the comprehensive value chain investment project in Canada. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox…

Crypto.com logo displayed on a phone screen with representation of cryptocurrencies.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDubai’s Department of Finance announced a partnership with crypto platform Crypto.com that will allow government service fees to be paid with large-cap cryptocurrencies.The memorandum of understanding between Dubai government officials and Mohammed Al Hakim, president of Crypto.com UAE, was signed Monday on the sidelines of the Dubai FinTech Summit.Once technical arrangements for the initiative are finalized, individuals and “businesses customers of government entities” will be able to pay service fees through digital wallets on Crypto.com, Dubai Finance said.”The platform will securely convert these payments into Emirati…

The brother of an NRL star has been freed on bail after a court heard it was alleged he was involved in a violent home invasion in which the victim was struck in the head, told to hand over money before being left zip-tied in a pool of blood with life-threatening injuries.Troy Anthony Xerri, 33, the brother of Canterbury Bulldogs centre Bronson Xerri, appeared in the Supreme Court in Sydney on Tuesday in an effort to be freed on bail following his arrest in July last year.Police allege he was one of four men who were involved in an attempted…