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How a Gaza 'stunt' divided Australia's parliament
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoMs Payman is Australia's first and only hijab-wearing federal politician [Getty Images] When Fatima Payman crossed the Senate floor to vote against her...
Australian senator resigns from ruling Labor party over stand on Palestinian statehood
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoFatima Payman, 29, was ‘indefinitely suspended’ from Labor caucus last week after she defied party...
Australian Senator resigns after Gaza vote backlash
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoFatima Payman had called crossing the Senate floor "the most difficult decision" of her political career [Reuters] Senator Fatima Payman has resigned...
Child marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leone
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days agoInvited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition...
Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 19 hours agoThe Australian government is appointing the country’s first envoys to fight antisemitism and...
Australia appoints special envoy to tackle antisemitism
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 22 hours agoAustralia's governing Labor party has also experienced growing tensions, with one senator last week...
Relief in South Africa after J&J reversal allows key tuberculosis drug production at lower prices
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 14 hours agoMedical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a...
Biden spotlights support for NATO as he looks to use summit to help reset stumbling campaign
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 23 hours agoPresident Joe Biden welcomed NATO leaders to Washington on Tuesday by celebrating their unity...
Activists hail Sierra Leone child marriage ban, urge action on FGM
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoSierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage, a move heralded by rights...
Gen Z’s enthusiasm for all things touchable is resurrecting the analog economy—and costing parents
Fortune via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 5 days agoLive Nation had its biggest year yet for concert attendance. Print book sales are at a record high....
