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Donald Trump offered his congratulations to Anthony Albanese in a Monday morning phone call, after saying he had “no idea” who vanquished Opposition leader Peter Dutton was.It was straight back to work for the Prime Minister after his emphatic election win at the weekend.He spoke with Mr Trump about tariffs and AUKUS, accepted an invitation from the new Canadian leader to attend the G7 and took briefings from senior bureaucrats.The Prime Minister also told his political opponents to “get out of the way” as he moves on his second-term agenda, starting with student debt and housing.Mr Albanese said he and…

SINGAPORE: With record tourist numbers during China’s annual May Day holiday, one county’s hospitality has gone viral. Tourism officials and residents in Xuanen, a county in the central Hubei province, reportedly opened up their homes to stranded travellers – drawing praise and also questions from netizens online, who described the move as “absurd and awkward”.  Xuanen’s tourism bureau shared videos and accounts on May 3 of staff and local residents opening their homes to travellers, who were unable to find accommodation during the busy holiday period. The five-day national holiday from May 1 to May 5 saw a huge surge…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Berkshire Hathaway — Warren Buffett’s conglomerate saw shares fall more than 1% in premarket after hitting a record high Friday. The decline came after Berkshire’s operating earnings fell 14% in the first quarter , driven by a 48.6% plunge in insurance-underwriting profit. Buffett also surprised shareholders by announcing at Saturday’s annual meeting his intention to step down as CEO by the end of the year. The board voted unanimously on Sunday to make Greg Abel president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2026 and for Buffett, 94, to remain as chairman. Streamers…

New government faces significant challenge of reviving economy as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Trump’s erratic policies complicate European security and global trade.Germany is set for a new government as the leaders of the country’s main centre-right and left parties signed off on a coalition deal six months after the collapse of the previous administration. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Bavaria-only Christian Social Union (CSU) signed the agreement setting out the government programme on Monday, almost six weeks after February’s snap election. The incoming government, agreed upon by the mainstream parties to isolate the far-right…

President Trump said he would talk to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about making Canada the 51st state. But the president said he didn’t expect it to get to the point of using military force — though he wouldn’t commit to the same for Greenland. “Something could happen with Greenland, I’ll be honest,” Trump said in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that aired on Sunday.  He said that “we need that for national and international security,” but he added “I don’t see it with Canada. I just don’t see it.”Mr. Trump has repeatedly vowed to secure U.S. control…

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By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted May 5, 2025 7:25 am Updated May 5, 2025 7:26 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new study says visits to emergency departments for asthma spiked during a first wave of unprecedented wildfire smoke in 2023, but patient numbers returned to normal during a second wave weeks later. The researchers say the first wave may have served as a wake-up call so people learned to protect themselves from poor air quality before the wildfire smoke struck again.Lead author Hong Chen says patients may have received preventive…

A Connolly man feels lucky to be alive after a dog attack left him needing surgery.Craig Middleton was at Bonnie Doon Park on Saturday afternoon when he was mauled by a Mastiff, and instead of checking to see if he was ok, the dog’s owner ran off.“For the last 15 years I’ve had dogs and walked them down near the park and never had anything like this,” he told 7NEWS.The 42-year-old was at the park with his dog when he says the Bull Mastiff attacked and Mr Middleton put his own body in the firing line to protect his four-legged…

MANILA: The Philippines has deployed a coast guard vessel and an aircraft to challenge and escort a Chinese research ship it said was conducting illegal marine scientific research activities within the country’s exclusive economic zone. The Chinese Research Vessel (CRV) Tan Suo 3 was detected entering the country’s EEZ on May 1 around 92 nautical miles off the Philippines’ northern Ilocos coast, the PCG said in a statement on Monday. “Their irregular movements were deemed inconsistent with the freedom of navigation and indicative of marine scientific research activities, which violate the sovereign rights of the Philippines,” the PCG said. It…

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