Business

U.S. Petroleum Data Show Demand Remains Solid

Federal data on U.S. commercial inventories of crude oil and petroleum products show that suppliers are still struggling to keep up with demand, analysts told Zenger News. The U.S. Energy Information Administration, a division of […]

National

Google’s Gangland Lawyer Suit Appeal Fails in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — A court has refused Google’s application for leave to appeal an AU$ 40,000 ($30369) defamation payout to a Victorian lawyer known for representing underworld crooks. George Defteros had clients including gangsters Alphonse Gangitano […]

National

AstraZeneca Not Recommended For Under-60s: Australian Immunization Panel

SYDNEY — The AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is reportedly no longer recommended for people aged under 60 after new Australian expert immunization panel advice. The advice was reported on June 17, which raises the age from 50, the mark […]

National

Australian State Mine Plan Risks Sacred Sites, Species

SYDNEY — Dozens of sacred Indigenous sites and threatened species could be at risk if coal exploration in a pocket of land northwest of Sydney is approved, a report commissioned by an anti-mining lobby group has […]

National

Australia Needs More Than ‘Functional WTO’

CANBERRA, Australia — Better access to India and waking up old alliances on agriculture are next for Australia as it sharpens its trade diplomacy. Since World War II, Australia is tackling the most complex Indo-Pacific environment, […]

National

More Industrial Action For Australian State Paramedics

SYDNEY — Paramedics in the south-eastern Australian state of New South Wales will continue industrial action over pay and work conditions despite facing the consequences of unauthorized strikes last week. On June 10, paramedics across the […]

Education

After Decades, Congress Votes To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

After it languished for months in Congress, lawmakers have passed the Juneteenth National Independence Act to officially establish a federal holiday on June 19, the day which in 1865 slavery finally ended as Union soldiers […]

Entertainment

Actor Russel Crowe Backing Australian State Film Studio

COFFS HARBOUR, Australia — Actor Russell Crowe is the latest to cash in on the country’s film boom, announcing he will build a major film studio in the south-eastern Australian state of New South Wales’s Coffs Harbour on […]