Trump threatens to take back Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous’ fees
Trump also warns he would not let a ‘vital national asset’ for the US fall into the ‘wrong hands’ Donald…
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The Colombian coffee growers protecting the spectacled bear
South America’s only native bear is under threat. Coffee farmers in the Andes are doing something about it
Women will play a key role in a new Syria, says minister
Head of women’s affairs Aisha al-Dibs says women from all provinces and ethnicities will help rebuild war-torn country.
Moldova’s deputy PM on Russia’s influence and the EU membership push
Dumitru Alaiba discusses Moldova’s divide over EU membership and the challenges of Russian influence in the region.
China says US ‘playing with fire’ by giving Taiwan more military aid
Beijing calls on US to stop ‘dangerous moves’ that ‘undermine peace and stability’ in the Taiwan Strait.
Australian construction industry to suffer persistent ‘skills shortages and cost escalations’, report finds
Infrastructure Australia report also reveals that transport has lost its share of infrastructure investment as country transitions to net zero…
Time for the Swedish chef: Ikea’s furniture profits are down in Australia, but food sales are booming
Retailer reports 5% growth in restaurant and food business, with affordable meals attracting Australians feeling the pinch Get our breaking…
Nostalgia on the menu: Sydney’s famed fish market serving up its last Christmas catch
The venue is to move into a glittering new building next year – and there are mixed feelings among patrons…
‘At the mercy of employers’: retail workers’ wages languish as industry profits soar
While the sector’s earnings have increased sixfold, poor bargaining power has left its employees among the lowest paid in Australia…
Advocates condemn ‘unconscionable’ denial of water beforeo mentally ill man’s death in Sydney prison
Guards at Silverwater deliberately turned off the water to Simon Cartwright’s cell to punish him and joked it was ‘entertaining’…