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Dutch ministers trying to stop tech firm ASML moving abroad over foreign labour fears | Netherlands
The Dutch government is scrambling to ensure that the country’s largest company, the semiconductor equipment maker ASML, does not move operations or expand abroad after the tech firm voiced concerns over the country’s hardening stance on migrants. On Wednesday, the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that the Dutch government had launched a cross-ministry effort, dubbed …
UK health chiefs brace for ‘bumpy ride’ amid fears over Covid wave | Coronavirus
Health chiefs are braced for a “bumpy ride” over the coming months amid fears that the latest wave of Covid will drive hospitalisations to their highest in more than a year and seasonal flu pressures could hit early. Dr Jenny Harries, the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, told the BBC’s Sunday Morning …
COVID-19 drug has saved lives, experts say; Respected NSW judge Peter Zahra dies after stroke; Morrison and Albanese clash in shouty leaders’ debate; Fears over Russia’s potential war intentions; Queensland braces for record weather event
That’s about it from the 9News breaking news blog for today. The Prime Minister has said he’s ‘very concerned’ about China’s ‘interference and intrusion’ in the South Pacific. Meanwhile, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has vowed he will work with state governments to prioritise health care if he is elected. Shoppers have been warned to brace …
Magnitude 7.3 quake strikes off Japan; Mass casualty fears after Ukraine shelter bombed; Australia’s unemployment rate falls to lowest level in over 13 years; NSW records 20,087 new cases, five deaths; More than 7000 new COVID-19 cases in WA, one death
Two British citizens who had been jailed in Iran for more than five years — charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and retired civil engineer Anoosheh Ashoori — returned home to their families’ hugs and tears Thursday after the UK settled a decades-old debt to Iran. Zaghari-Ratcliffe hugged her seven-year-old daughter, and her husband and members of …
Stocks rebound as Fed officials calm inflation fears
Japanese shares led a rebound in Asian markets on Friday, building on the lead from investors on Wall Street snapping up stocks that would benefit most from an economic recovery. The rally interrupted a three-day rout for stocks globally, as market jitters over accelerating U.S. inflation were calmed by Federal Reserve officials reiterating that price …
Israel-Gaza: Fears of war as violence escalates – BBC News
Israel-Gaza: Fears of war as violence escalates BBC News Israelis and Palestinians exchange rocket fire as tensions escalate CBS News Protests break out across US as violence escalates between Israel and Hamas Fox News Opinion | Why So Much Rests on the Fate of a Tiny Neighborhood in East Jerusalem The New York Times Palestinian Miscalculations Have Led to …
Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack and gas shortage fears: What you need to know
Colonial Pipeline was the target of a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down operations. Getty Images The weekend shutdown of a major US petroleum pipeline after a ransomware attack has highlighted the vulnerability of the country’s critical infrastructure, which has been the target of an increasing number of cyberattacks. Colonial Pipeline, which operates …
Mark McGowan says India covid tests ‘bit dodgy’; Fears WA infections will grow significantly after Perth flight; NSW records 12 new overseas cases
Flights to and from India into Australia have now been banned, Scott Morrison has announced, amid increasing concerns over the nation’s escalating COVID-19 situation. “We recognise that this has been a very significant outbreak in India,” the Prime Minister told reporters, off the back of a national security committee meeting this morning. “Today we agreed, …
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine suspended in some countries over blood clot fears
A health worker holds a box of the AstraZeneneca vaccine at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok. Chaiwat Subprasom | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has now been suspended in a number of …
Denmark, Iceland and Norway suspend AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after reports of blood clots; Australia likely to miss vaccination deadline; Victoria records no new COVID-19 cases; Fears $1.2 billion post-JobKeeper stimulus won’t be enough
By Lara Pearce11 Mar 2021 23:43 Prime Minister Scott Morrison is holding a press conference at car dealership Phil Gilbert Motor Group in western Sydney this morning, spruiking the revival of the car industry post-COVID-19. Mr Morrison opened his conference by heralding the “historic” meeting of Quad leaders set to take place late tonight. “I …
