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Risky jumps from France’s Marseille corniche rise in popularity
Published on 18/08/2026 – 9:57 GMT+2 In Marseille, plunges into the Mediterranean from the corniche are attracting more and more young people in search of thrills. Despite a ban on jumps of more than three metres in place since 2006, the practice, amplified…
Crown appealing rare mistrial in Frank Stronach’s sex assault conviction
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crown prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault conviction. The mistrial relates to a sexual assault charge involving…
Two-year leases on the horizon for renters if ACTU gets its way
August 19, 2026 — 12:01am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Renters would be offered at least two-year tenancy deals and billions of taxpayers’ dollars spent on new public housing…
Workers warned Ohio trench was too deep but were told to enter minutes before fatal cave-in: report
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Workers replacing a storm drain at an Ohio job site warned that a trench had become dangerously deep, but federal investigators say they were told to enter it anyway — minutes before it collapsed, killing one worker…
Exec director of Harlem nonprofit WHDC, which is accused of squandering millions, previously ran café, has no experience
An alleged racist with no experience of fund management is in charge of the embattled West Harlem Development Corporation’s $56 million endowment, The Post has learned. Zead Ramadan, 57, managed a cafe in Upper Manhattan and had a business selling sandwiches…
Firefighters pushing to ‘definitively encircle’ Belgium wildfire
Firefighters launched a potentially decisive push to encircle Belgium’s largest wildfire in a century on Tuesday, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the High Fens nature reserve. The blaze charring the vast expanse of boggy peatlands…
Trump’s 50% tariffs are set to hit Canada in hours. There’s still no deal
Canadian officials are facing down the clock on Tuesday as new 50 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump are set to hit Canada within hours. Unless a trade deal is reached, a fresh round of sweeping 50 per cent tariffs could hit Canada by midnight…
Towers up to 30 storeys could be allowed near major shopping centre
August 18, 2026 — 7:02pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Towers up to 30 storeys could be allowed in some parts of Upper Mount Gravatt, with residents set to have their say on the…
Masked menace films himself chasing residents as terrified victims scream for help: Police
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A masked man is on the loose in Philadelphia after allegedly chasing down and assaulting a woman while wearing a doll mask, police said. The unidentified man was seen on Wednesday near City Hall and asked one woman…
Iran’s gutted ranks leave loyalists filling critical posts — with one glaring problem
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran is rebuilding the upper ranks of its military and security establishment after months of wartime losses by turning largely to familiar veterans — figures whose careers in some cases stretch back to the 1979…