Australia gun buyback spurred by Bondi attack to start in November, PM says

Australia gun buyback spurred by Bondi attack to start in November, PM says

ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Previous mass shootings have prompted Australia to tighten gun ownership laws and introduce gun buyback schemes. [File: Phil Walter/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026 Australia’s prime minister […]

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China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object without touching it

Advertisement Science ChinaScience China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object without touching it The robot’s fluoropolymer-coated sensor acts like a battery to create an electric field that can detect metal, plastics, glass and wood 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Zhang Tongin Beijing Published: 12:00pm, 16 Aug 2026 Electric eels hunt in pitch-black, murky waters […]

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How Cambodian worker exodus exposes Thailand’s fragile labour model

Advertisement Thailand This Week in AsiaEconomics How Cambodian worker exodus exposes Thailand’s fragile labour model An estimated 780,000 Cambodian workers have left Thailand since last year’s border conflicts, affecting a wide range of industries 4-MIN READ4-MIN Listen Vincent Tan Published: 12:00pm, 16 Aug 2026 After last year’s border conflict with Cambodia, hundreds of thousands of […]

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Indonesian earthquake survivors recount chaotic escape: ‘house collapsed on me’

Advertisement Indonesia AsiaSoutheast Asia Indonesian earthquake survivors recount chaotic escape: ‘house collapsed on me’ ‘So, we all started to panic; some people jumped out of windows, and some ran outside,’ a Flores resident says 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Agence France-Presse Published: 12:45pm, 16 Aug 2026 Melania Nius was at her husband’s hospital bedside on Indonesia’s Flores […]

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Observers say Zambia’s election marred by reports of intimidation, violence

Observers say Zambia’s election marred by reports of intimidation, violence

ListenListen (5 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes in Lusaka, Zambia, on August 13, 2026 [Moses Mwape/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff and AFP Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026 International observers monitoring […]

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