Midday News Bulletin 19 March 2024

The United Nations says it is preparing to deliver large amounts of vital aid in Gaza; an investigation underway after a deadly plane crash in New South Wales; and in Tennis, two cousins, Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot, to play against each other in the finals of the Sh ... Show More

Three people dead after light plane crash south of Sydney... new laws introduced to target aggressive behaviour and sexual assault outside venues in New South Wales... and the Socceroos beat Canada, one goal to nil 

French PM Sebastien Lecornu reinstated just days after shock resignation; deadline looms for release of sensitive information by hacking collective; Alex de Minaur's prospects at the Shanghai tournament come to a halt. 

Amid Gaza war, kids now work so families can survive: UN labour agency ‘Unimaginable trauma’ haunts Sudan’s displaced while violence, famine threaten millionsClimate change impacts on health of pregnant women, children, older people 

بودكاست أخبار. نشاط ملكي. إطلاق برنامج الوحدات الصحية المتنقلـة المجهزة بتقنيات الاتصال عن بعـد لفائـدة العالم القروي. تطورات الحرب علـى غزة,,,استمرا القصـف والنظام تصريحات نتنياهو تثيــــر أزمة داخل حكومـة الطوارئ والمعارضة تطالبه بالاعتذار المدني في غزة على شفا الانهيار. الحرب ... Show More

On today's update we have the latest coronavirus figures, Dubai Police reveal their New Year's Eve traffic plans, and a new council chaired by Sheikh Khalifa will oversee Abu Dhabi's economic and financial affairs. UAE researchers will produce biofuel from date seeds, Saudi Arabi ... Show More

Russia continues to pile pressure on the country, and will soon have the power to cut off its natural gas. Our correspondent pays a visit to find how Ukrainians cope. The simplest solution to renewables’ intermittency is to move electricity around—but that requires vast new inter ... Show More

Today, we look at Prince William’s calls to end the fighting in Israel and Gaza, as the US warn Israel not to invade the city of Rafah. The US has vetoed a resolution at the UN demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after proposing its own draft urging a temporary ceasefire. Pl ... Show More

For decades, U.S. homeowners have counted on property insurance to protect them from catastrophic loss if their homes are destroyed—and the U.S. economy has rested on the functionality of that model. But as this summer’s extreme weather broke records, private companies reduced th ... Show More

Philippe Lazzarini, the head of UNRWA, the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees, said that there is a “deep sense of panic” in Rafah, a city in the south of Gaza, over an expected ground invasion by Israel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Hardened war-zone doctors say the situation in Gaza is the worst they have witnessed—and that will cost lives long after the current conflict is resolved. Numbers from America’s tight labour market suggest that long-standing gaps between black and white workers are narrowing (09: ... Show More