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Thousands of NAB staff are being forced to re-apply for their own jobs
National Australia Bank’s mass job cuts have triggered a ‘Hunger Games’ with whole teams dissolved across the organisation and staff forced to compete for spots in a quickly thinning organisational chart.The bank is cutting 3200 roles –…
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Decomposing whale near Sydney’s Coogee beach should be towed out to sea, Indigenous rangers say
A First Nations ranger group says a whale carcass that closed two of Sydney’s most popular beaches after washing up this week should be towed out to allow it to decompose in the ocean.Coogee beach reopened on Friday after closing on Thursday,…
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APOD: 2026 October 23 – Andromeda in Southern Spring
Explanation: Looking toward the north from Mullion, New South Wales, Australia, the Andromeda Galaxy never gets more than a few degrees above the horizon. During the southern hemisphere spring, Andromeda is highest in the sky…
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India China faceoffs continuing along Arunachal border says ITBP DG
The DG of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said that confrontations with Chinese troops were continuing at multiple locations along the Arunachal Pradesh border. It marks the first official confirmation of ongoing face-offs on the north-eastern…
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The Layoffs List of 2026: Meta, Amazon, Walmart, and Visa
More than 40 companies have laid off employees so far in 2026, continuing the trend of significant workforce reductions across a broad range of industries, including tech, media, finance, and retail.Some,…
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Where to watch Hudson Williams in ‘Yaga’ premiere for free
Page Six may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. “Heated Rivalry” breakout star Hudson Williams will be back on our screens very…
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Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for two in every three of the deaths.Morgues and funeral homes filled with bodies from June to August as the heat…
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Reports of PHP bug exploitation attempts grow as experts downplay viability of exploits
The two PHP vulnerabilities dominating headlines this week have left experts with a mixed bag of data to track. Multiple large companies have reported an explosion in attempted exploitation. But dozens of experts told Recorded Future News that…
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El Niño Then and Now
El Niño is part of a natural climate pattern that occurs roughly every two to seven years, bringing warmer-than-normal water to parts of the equatorial Pacific. The most recent very strong El Niño events, in 1997-98 and 2015-16, upended…
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Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony.ai and Nvidia
Ride-hailing company inDrive, known for letting passengers and drivers negotiate fares, is working with Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai and Nvidia to begin testing robotaxis in Kazakhstan in 2027. The companies said Friday that they had…
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