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Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Australia Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by Letter 59 ByDamien Cave May 24, 2018 Want the Australia Letter by email? Sign up and forward it to friends so we can expand our discussion about Australia and the world. ______ Innovators come in many forms. Take Tom Smith. He’s a pig farmer in rural Victoria, a quiet man with a white beard who you’d walk right by in Bunnings without even noticing. But in 2008, without any guidance, he went out on a limb and posted a help wanted ad in a Manila newspaper. Then he went there, found a few people he liked and started sponsoring worker visas. It was a bold if simple act that has led dozens of Filipino families to move to a town called Pyramid Hill — reversing population decline, and laying the groundwork for a model of multiculturalism far healthier than what can be found in many cities. … [Read more...] about Small-Town Wisdom for You and Me

World MH17 Ukraine Malaysia Airlines Four years on from the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine, investigators are making a public appeal for information, Reuters has reported. It comes as the families of the victims made an emotional plea to the Russian people to demand answers from their leaders about the tragedy. MH17 was shot down on July 17 2014 killing all 298 people on board, two-thirds of whom were Dutch, with the rest from 16 other countries. A report completed in October 2015 concluded that the Boeing 777 was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile which was fired over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in the war-torn Donbas region of Ukraine. Recommended Slideshows 51 Top 50 Countries in the World 53 In Pictures: The Royal Brothers, Prince Harry the Groom and Prince William the Best Man 51 In Pictures: The 50 Most Powerful Military Forces in the World Debris from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 which crashed over … [Read more...] about MH17 Investigators Make Public Appeal For Information Four Years On

World Tennessee death A one-year-old baby girl has died after her father accidentally left her inside a hot pickup truck in East Nashville. The girl’s parents—who adopted her—forgot about their child after the father dropped her siblings off at day care, according to Metropolitan Nashville Police. She was eventually found dead in the car by her mother, later that evening. The ordeal took place yesterday and the family’s identity has not been made public. It is not known exactly how long the girl was in the car. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital. Police are still investigating the incident. Recommended Slideshows 51 Top 50 Countries in the World 53 In Pictures: The Royal Brothers, Prince Harry the Groom and Prince William the Best Man 51 In Pictures: The 50 Most Powerful Military Forces in the World A one-year-old girl has died after her adoptive father accidentally left her in a hot … [Read more...] about Baby Girl Dies after Parents Leave Her in Hot Pickup Truck ‘All Day’

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mostly higher despite losses in Tokyo after the Trump administration said it was investigating imposing new tariffs on imports of autos and auto parts.KEEPING SCORE: Germany's DAX added 0.1 percent to 12,988.33 and the CAC 40 in France rose 0.4 percent to 5,588.96. The FTSE 100 in Britain was flat at 7,790.68. The future for the S&P 500 was flat at 2,730.80 and the Dow future contract edged down less than 0.1 percent to 24,849.00.TRUMP ON TRADE: China and Japan both condemned the Trump administration's decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts into the United States. China's Commerce Ministry said Beijing would "firmly defend" its rights and interests. Japan's minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko, warned that additional tariffs would put the global market into turmoil. Toyota Motor Corp.'s shares fell 3.1 percent while Honda Motor Co's shares dropped 3.4 … [Read more...] about Global shares mostly higher as US mulls fresh auto tariffs

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's transport minister will no longer oversee aviation safety after he violated rules by making a cellphone call on a plane.Phil Twyford told reporters Thursday he called a staffer on May 17 while on a flight from Wellington to Auckland. He said the plane was not airborne, but the doors had been closed in preparation for takeoff. Cellphone calls are banned after the doors are closed.He said he apologized unreservedly to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for his mistake. She declined his offer to resign but chose to transfer his oversight of the Civil Aviation Authority to another minister, he said.Ardern said that if the authority decided to investigate Twyford it would be inappropriate for him to remain in charge. Twyford said he had informed the authority about what he had done.The incident happened on the day the government released its annual budget, which is typically one of the busiest days of the year for ministers. It came to light a … [Read more...] about New Zealand minister’s wings clipped for phone call on plane

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after the Trump administration said it was investigating imposing new tariffs on imports of autos and auto parts. Fresh trade tensions combined with uncertainties over the North Korean situation grabbed attention in the absence of other market moving developments.KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.1 percent to 22,437.01 and the Kospi in South Korea slipped 0.2 percent to 2,466.01. Australia's S&P ASX 200 edged 0.1 percent higher to 6,037.10 and the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.5 percent to 3,154.65. Shares rose in Indonesia, Taiwan and Singapore but fell in Thailand.TRUMP ON TRADE: China and Japan both condemned the Trump administration's decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts into the United States. China's Commerce Ministry said Beijing would "firmly defend" its rights and interests. Japan's minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, … [Read more...] about Asian shares mixed as US mulls new tariffs on auto imports

Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Nick Wadhams Bloomberg News  May 24, 2018 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo eased off US demands that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons immediately in exchange for sanctions relief, saying instead that the Trump administration wants Kim Jong Un’s regime to take “credible steps” toward that goal.Pompeo’s testimony Wednesday to the House Foreign Affairs Committee marked a significant walking back from rhetoric that North Korea has scorned, raising doubts about the meeting between Kim and President Trump have planned for Singapore on June 12. Trump told reporters Wednesday that “we will know next week about Singapore.”North Korea has insisted it won’t give up its nuclear weapons program without major concessions from the United States. Presenting the latest formulation of US policy, Pompeo told the House panel, “Our … [Read more...] about Pompeo eases demand that North Korea give up nuclear weapons immediately

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek will expand into Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines in the next few months, it said Thursday, stepping up competition with rival Grab for Southeast Asian customers.Go-Jek, which currently only operates in Indonesia, said it will spend $500 million on the regional expansion. It's potentially good news for consumers in Southeast Asia after competition between ride-hailing apps lessened with Uber's agreement in March to sell its failing business in the region to Singapore-based Grab.Go-Jek, which got a cash injection from investors including Google and Tencent earlier this year, said its overseas businesses will initially focus on ride hailing but eventually expand to other services such as food delivery. It said it wants to replicate the dominance it has achieved in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's most populous nation and biggest economy. Go-Jek, a play on "ojek," the Indonesian word for motorcycle taxi, has … [Read more...] about Indonesia ride app Go-Jek to add 4 Southeast Asian nations

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Asia Pacific Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by ByChoe Sang-Hun May 23, 2018 SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said on Thursday that it would reconsider holding a summit meeting between its leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Trump, singling out Vice President Mike Pence for remarks that a top official called “ignorant and stupid.” In a statement carried by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency, the country’s vice foreign minister Choe Son-hui, a longtime nuclear negotiator, referred to “unlawful and outrageous acts” by top American officials and said that Mr. Pence had made “unbridled and impudent remarks that North Korea might end like Libya.” “As a person involved in the U.S. affairs, I cannot suppress my surprise at such ignorant and stupid remarks gushing out from the mouth of the U.S. … [Read more...] about North Korea Issues New Threat on Trump Meeting, Calling Pence Remarks ‘Ignorant and Stupid’