Blasts In Iran Amid Conflict With Israel: What We Know So Far

An unnamed US official told CNN the target of the Israeli strike inside Iran was not nuclear. Tehran: Explosions rocked Iran’s central Isfahan province on Friday, according to state media, while US officials told American news outlets that Israel carried out a retaliatory strike on the Islamic republic. The attack …

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Australia’s $67 billion new car obsession

Australians spent an estimated $67 billion on new cars last year. The astronomical figure is a reflection of the record number of vehicles which left showrooms in 2024 and the soaring price of new cars. The biggest estimated spend was on the Ford Ranger, as buyers of the Blue Oval’s …

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Singtel Partners with Vonage to Accelerate Global Enterprise and Telco Innovation and Digital Transformation

Partnership to drive rapid application development across multiple markets with network, edge and communications application programming interfaces (APIs) SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Singtel today announced it is partnering with Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications and a part of Ericsson (BS:) (NASDAQ: ERIC), to help enterprises and telcos innovate and scale their …

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Israel launches retaliatory strikes against Iran, western officials say

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Israel launched strikes against Iran early on Friday morning, western officials said, in what appeared to be limited retaliatory action for last week’s drone and missile attack by Tehran. Iran’s …

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Why are American roads so dangerous?

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I have good news and bad news about America’s roads. The good news is the number of people killed in traffic collisions fell by almost 4 per cent in 2023. …

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Hyundai Santa Fe: Runout deal brings $2000 discount

Hyundai Australia is offering a $2000 factory bonus on Santa Fe crossovers this month as it prepares to launch the next-generation model in May. You can receive the $2000 discount on the price of any Santa Fe model produced before February 2024, provided you order one and take delivery before …

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Wildfire that caused $5.5 billion in damage ripped through Maui at a rate of a mile per 90 minutes

As unpredictable wildfires roared across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday. Communications problems were also …

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UK retail sales stagnated in March, ONS says

LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales volumes stagnated in March, representing the first time that sales have not grown in monthly terms since December, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had mostly forecast sales volumes would increase by 0.3% on the month after high inflation …

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