The judge who presided over Sarah Palin's libel case against the New York Times denied her request Tuesday for a new trial, saying she failed to introduce "even a speck” of evidence necessary to prove actual malice by the newspaper.
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Usman Khawaja wants to see an Australian cricket landscape where the 32 per cent of registered local multi-cultural players are represented.Not just in the crowd, but at an elite level on the field.
Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey has alleged she was drugged on the final night of the World Championships in Budapest, during which time she suffered a rib sprain and a concussion.The Tokyo Olympian posted on Instagram on Wednesday said she woke up "completely lost" with her team manager and doctor at her side, with no recollection of a four-to-six-hour window of time during the incident.
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Conservative MP David Mundell has quit as UK Trade Envoy to New Zealand after he said he was "disappointed" Prime Minister Boris Johnson had not already stood down."I am very disappointed that the Prime Minister has not listened to the counsel of colleagues and stood down voluntarily in the interests of the country," the MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale said in a tweet.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a raid on a Nigerian prison in the capital Abuja which freed about 440 inmates, raising fears that insurgents are venturing from their enclaves in the northeast.Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary at the interior ministry, told journalists outside the Abuja prison - which has 900 inmates - that a security officer was killed during Tuesday night's raid and three others were injured.
Ukraine has so far staved off any major Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region but pressure is intensifying with heavy shelling, missile and rocket fire on the city of Sloviansk and nearby populated areas, military officials say.Russia and separatist proxies were already in control of the southern part of Donetsk province when they effectively completed the seizure of the neighbouring Luhansk region on Sunday with the capture of Lysychansk, much of which now lies in ruins.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have detained several foreigners, including Britain's second most senior envoy in Tehran, for alleged acts of spying, including taking soil samples in restricted areas, state television reports.It did not say whether they were still under arrest, with Britain responding that the reports were "completely false".
Steve Smith has one major question about England's so-called Bazball Test cricket revolution.How will it work against Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood on a seaming English wicket.
A gloomy Rafael Nadal has cast doubt over his chances of being fit to face Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon semi-final the world wants to see.But after he defied his family, who wanted him to pull out because of his painful abdomen injury during his quarter-final with Taylor Fritz, the indefatigable Nadal demonstrated almost super-human spirit on Wednesday to keep his dream of a calendar grand slam alive.
The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens of others at an Independence Day parade outside of Chicago has admitted to authorities that he carried out the shooting, a prosecutor has said during the suspect's first court appearance.Robert Crimo, the 21-year-old suspect facing seven counts of first-degree murder, appeared at the bond hearing via a video link from jail, two days after the attack in Highland Park, Illinois.
More than 6000 cases of monkeypox have been reported from 58 countries in the current outbreak, according to the World Health Organisation.The United Nations agency will reconvene a meeting of the committee that will advise on declaring the outbreak a global health emergency, the WHO's highest level of alert, in the week beginning July 18 or sooner, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference from Geneva.
A NASA rocket has launched from the remote wilderness of the Northern Territory following a two-day delay caused by consistent winds.The Suborbital Imaging Spectrograph for Transition region Irradiance from Nearby Exoplanet host stars, or SISTINE, mission took off on Wednesday night after being delayed on Monday and Tuesday.
Millions of Australians could soon be cleared to get a second COVID-19 booster shot after the federal government warned the nation is in the early stages of a fresh wave of the potentially fatal virus.Currently a fourth vaccination - or second booster - is only available to those over 65, people in aged or disability care and those who are immunocompromised.
The NSW flood crisis is still causing widespread havoc with the Central Coast the Hunter and Mid-North Coast becoming the focus for authorities after copping another drenching overnight.State Emergency Service Deputy Commissioner Ashley Sullivan says the SES received around 1200 requests for help in the last 24 hours, with about 900 of them in the Central Coast, Hunter and the Mid-North Coast regions where the situation is evolving.
AFL milestone man Isaac Smith has no regrets about joining Geelong instead of Melbourne when he made the shock decision to leave Hawthorn.A three-time premiership wingman with the Hawks, Smith moved to the Cats as a free agent at the end of 2020.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to meet with the NSW premier as the Kiwi leader continues an Australian visit aimed at strengthening trade and security ties.Ms Ardern is attending a number of events around Sydney, delivering an address hosted by the Lowy Institute think tank on Thursday morning before talks with Dominic Perrottet at the NSW parliament.
Three thousand more Australians died in the first two months of this year than expected, but it wasn't all down to the unfolding Omicron wave of COVID-19, a new study shows.Australia's health 2022, the 18th biennial health report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on Thursday, sheds new light on the wideranging damage COVID-19 has wrought on the nation.
Almost one in three who practice sustainable living waste more than 10 per cent of their food, a new study shows.A report co-authored by Australian and Chinese researchers has found those who opt for sustainable food practices still bear responsibility for food wastage.
Australia's housing system is not just broken but in meltdown, and all levels of government must take urgent action to fix the crisis, a peak social justice organisation says.Releasing its 20-year roadmap for affordable housing on Thursday, Anglicare Australia makes several recommendations, including tax and policy reform and an expansion of social housing.
Nick Kyrgios is tipping his blockbuster with Rafael Nadal to be "the most-watched match of all-time" after casting aside his domestic dramas to gatecrash the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time.Kyrgios had too much firepower for Cristian Garin, eliminating the unseeded Chilean 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7-5) in two hours, 13 minutes on Wednesday - barely 24 hours after being summonsed to a Canberra court over an assault allegation.
