BBC- Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch, has been sentenced in a Los Angeles court to 16 years and eight months in prison. García, 53, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of sexually abusing girls from his congregation. The plea deal avoided a trial on several more counts […]
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By Trevor Hunnicutt , Lisandra Paraguassu and Humeyra Pamuk LOS ANGELES, June 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday will lay out a pitch to leaders from the Americas for an environmentally-friendly economic partnership as he gears up for a first formal encounter with his Brazilian counterpart, a noted climate change skeptic. Biden […]
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By Alex Therrien BBC News The United Kingdom has decided not to impose direct rule on the British Virgin Islands, despite a report finding gross failures of governance in the territory. The review said the BVI’s constitution should be suspended and its government dissolved amid corruption concerns. But the foreign secretary will instead allow a […]
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BBC- The Jamaican Football Federation has said its general secretary Dalton Wint will resign after the men’s side refused to play until he quit. Players including Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey posted a statement detailing grievances and said “we need change”. After Saturday’s 1-1 draw in Suriname, players said travel back to Jamaica had not been […]
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US funds manager Blackstone has received another green light in favour of its Crown Resorts licence after it was approved to hold a casino licence in New South Wales.
The US equity giant launched a takeover bid last year and now the NSW and Victorian gambling watchdogs have approved the $8.9 billion deal.
NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority Chairperson Philip Crawford said Blackstone had been subject to an extensive probity assessment that examined its capacity to address the risks and issues of concern identified in the Bergin Report.
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"The probity assessment has also resulted in certain persons being approved to become 'close associates' of Crown Sydney," Crawford said.
"As the prospective owner of Crown Resorts, Blackstone has been required to demonstrate the highest standards of probity as well as a commitment to deliver the full suite of operational changes recommended by the Bergin Inquiry.
"This commitment is vital to ensure Crown Sydney is free from criminal influence and properly manages the risks of harm associated with casino activities."
Crawford said they will be allowed to operate under "strict guidelines" for two years to appease concerns around "the culture of these organisations".
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The approvals follow a meeting of Crown shareholders on May 20 that voted overwhelmingly to accept Blackstone's takeover offer.
"These approvals and conditions are dependent on Blackstone gaining Federal Court approval for its takeover of Crown," Crawford added.
The Crown Blackstone deal needs final approval from Western Australian gambling authorities.
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A swathe of executives were removed from the Crown Resorts hierarchy after evidence of money laundering and links with organised crime were exposed at Crown Melbourne.
These revelations, as well as the allegations of money laundering at the Star Casino, have sparked government scrutiny of casinos.
The NSW government is working on an independent casino commission.
A young Lego lover, with low vision, can now see clearly thanks to life-changing technology.
Nine-year-old Ethan Pridham is legally blind and lives with a condition called ocular albinism, which causes vision to appear blurry and out of focus.
Ethan has been building Lego for a long time, and today he was gifted new technology to help him see his handiwork.
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Flying from Adelaide to Melbourne today, Ethan received his new lens thanks to eSight, Royal Society for the Blind and LEGOLAND Discovery Centre.
"I liked how I could see the Lego enlarged," Ethan said.
Ethan was the lucky recipient of the device, worth more than $10,000 which will help him build Lego.
Ethan's mum Kimberly Signore said the device was life-changing.
"He can't see the diagrams properly," he said.
"Sometimes the pieces are too small and fiddly but it doesn't stop him."
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Royal Society for Blind senior occupational therapist Amy Beech said the device was clinically proven to enhance sight through a combination of best-match camera and lens technology to stimulate the brain.
She said it provided increased visual information that compensated for gaps in the user's field of view.
"The device allows Ethan to magnify through a lens and see everything like everyone else can," Beech said.
Former President Trump and two of his adult children are scheduled to sit for depositions on July 15 in a probe by the attorney general of New York into Trump’s business dealings, according to a court filing Wednesday. New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) and lawyers for the former president, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump reached an agreement […]
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has touched down in Sydney on her first official visit to Australia since the pandemic – and the first official meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.The pair will have a private dinner…
For many Sydneysiders this long weekend means getting out of town for an extra day's break but rising petrol prices may put a dent in the budget.
Petrol prices notoriously rise over public holidays and long weekends however this year will come with a much higher price tag.
"We know that petrol prices are skyrocketing," Minister for Customer Services Victor Dominello said.
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According to NSW Government data, petrol prices can differ by up to 30 cents a litre in the same suburb and stretch of road.
On average this year, around the M7 Costco at Casula has the average price for E10 at $1.67 but down the road at Crossroads BP it's $2.33.
On the M5, Metro at Narwee has an average price of $1.74 but at BP in Milperra it's $1.87.
The Speedway at North Ryde on the M2 has the cheapest E10 at $1.75 but the 7-11 at Northmead is $1.91.
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The Speedway at Haberfield on the M4 averages at $1.79 and down the road the Coles Express at Stanmore is $1.90.
Other key roads like the Pacific Highway see similar discrepancies between retailers, with an 11 cent per litre difference between Wahroonga and Waitara.
"Independent retailers consistently have cheaper prices and that's why we are encouraging consumers to jump on that fuel check app and make sure they are getting that up to 25 cent saving," Minister for Fair Trading Eleni Petinos said.
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The major price differences have sparked a renewed call from the state government for drivers to download the state's fuel check app.
It has already hit two million downloads as drivers hunt down the cheapest prices.
"You see all the petrol stations in NSW on your phone in real time so you see all the prices so you can make an informed decision," Dominello said.
"It can save you up to $800 a year."
Once home to a vibrant sugar trade, the island of Nevis is now known for generating something even sweeter – mangoes. Following the shuttering of the last sugar mills in the 1930s, this picture-perfect paradise turned its focus to tourism. Asserting a vigilant approach to development, however, Nevis has remained true to its roots. Here, visitors can […]
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