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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plan to establish a new bilateral framework in the field of decarbonization. Kishida is scheduled to visit the South American country from May 2. Lula will chair this year's meeting of the Group of 20 leaders.…

The “NEETs,” young people who are “not in employment, education or training,” want more. Three million young German adults between the ages of 20 and 30 aren’t ready for the workplace. One in every five people of that age range have no documented professional training, according to a survey conducted by the German government. This is a serious…

Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with Welcome to SBS News in Easy English. I'm Greg Dyett.The Victorian government has cancelled this year's official Iftar dinner, after over 100 Islamic groups signed an open letter saying they would be boycotting the event.There have been similar calls in New South Wales, and…

CNN  —  Destructive tornadoes gutted homes as they plowed through Nebraska and Iowa, and the “dangerous” weather threat escalated significantly on Saturday as tornado-spawning storms posed a risk from Michigan to Texas.…

LONDON — Five years ago, Britain’s Conservative Party scored a landslide victory in a general election that contained outlines of a realignment in that nation’s politics. Today, those same Conservatives appear headed for one of their worst defeats in a generation, an unraveling of a once-proud party that has come with astonishing swiftness.Based…

Tollgate farm employee Dave Schillawski milks cows at Tollgate farm on January 17, 2020 in ... Ancramdale, New York. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Avian influenza has been spreading for at least four years, causing widespread outbreaks and killing millions of birds. Then, it was…

Chinese media say a tornado has struck southern China’s Guangzhou city during a severe rain and hail stormApril 27, 2024, 8:19 AM ET• 1 min readBEIJING -- A tornado sent debris swirling into the air in southern China's Guangzhou city during a severe rain and hail storm on Saturday, Chinese media said. There were no immediate reports on the…

MAIDER AROSTEGUY: Biarritz mayor predicts police shortage this summer Photo credit: Maider Arosteguy Local authorities in France fear that too many of their police officers will be seconded to Paris for the Olympic Games. Jean-Paul Fournier, mayor of Nimes, said…

By Holly Honderich & Will Vernonin Washington26 April 2024Updated 6 hours agoImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A Patriot missile system used by GermanyThe Pentagon says it will "rush" Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of its new military aid package. However Patriot systems for launching the…

CNN  —  Ukraine launched drone attacks on Russia’s Kushchevsk military airfield in the southern Krasnodar region, as well as two oil refineries, a source with knowledge of the operation told CNN. The source dubbed the operation “explosive,” and said…