More than a decade after attracting international acclaim for his debut The Boat, Nam Le has won book of the year at the NSW Literary awards for his follow-up, a book-length poem titled 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem. Le won the $10,000 top gong as well as the $30,000 NSW multicultural award category,…
Japan’s government is battling record-low approval ratings as consumers voice anger at soaring rice prices just weeks before key national elections. Attempts to bring down the price of the Japanese staple have had little effect, prompting calls for a reduction in the consumption (sales) tax to ease the cost-of-living crisis. A new poll by the…
Women whose relatives were murdered and disappeared under Argentina’s military dictatorship will meet EU officials in Brussels on Monday to seek support for expanded DNA testing to identify missing children. A delegation from the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, a campaigning group, will denounce efforts by the far-right president, Javier Milei, to dismantle the search…
The extremely dry spring weather in north-western Europe has continued this month, with swathes of the UK, northern France, the Low Countries and Germany receiving just 10% of their normal May rainfall. The summery conditions, caused by semi-permanent high pressure across the region, are expected to change significantly this week, ending the dry spell for…
Storm systems sweeping across the midwest to the south left at least 28 dead in Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia. Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, confirmed in a social media post that deaths in Kentucky had risen to 19 after the addition of a woman from Russell county. “Please join Britainy and me in praying for the…
Sir Elton John has called the UK government “absolute losers” over proposals to let tech firms use copyright-protected work without permission. The singer and songwriter said it was a “criminal offence” to change copyright law in favour of artificial intelligence companies. In an interview on BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, John said the…