Asia Natural Disaster

Authorities have issued warnings to residents living along rivers that flow from Mount Agung in Bali, as well as residents living around the volcano, to be more careful in the wake of the latest eruption, which occurred on Monday morning. According to Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD Bali), Mt. Agung erupted on Monday at 11:20 a.m. local time. During the eruption that lasted for over two minutes, the volcano spewed a 2,000-meter-high ash column and thick smoke into the sky that later headed westward.

“Residents residing and conducting activities along rivers that flow from Mt. Agung should watch out for the threat of volcanic mudflows, which can occur during rain if the volcanic material is still present on the peak around the volcano,” the agency warned in a statement. (read more...)

Mount Agung erupts in Bali on June 29. (AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)

Politics

Pruitt did lasting damage to the agency, and his replacement, Andrew Wheeler, will pick up where Pruitt left off. Scott Pruitt, the scandal-plagued administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, was forced to resign on Thursday reportedly because President Trump had grown weary of reports of Pruitt’s mounting ethical breaches and allegations this week that he had potentially broken a federal law.

The New York Times reported that Trump was particularly annoyed by reports that Pruitt had wanted the president to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and hire Pruitt for the post instead. (read more...)

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Games & Sports

CROATIA have ended up on the losing side in previous meetings with the host nation at the World Cup, but they are relishing facing Russia in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

The teams clash at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi having both reached this stage thanks to penalty shootout victories in the last 16 -- Russia stunned 2010 winners Spain before Croatia edged out Denmark. (read more...)

World News

The head of Volkswagen's luxury arm Audi was arrested on Monday, the most senior company official so far to be taken into custody over the German carmaker's emissions test cheating scandal. Munich prosecutors said Rupert Stadler was being detained due to fears he might hinder an ongoing investigation into the scandal, plunging Volkswagen (VW) into a leadership crisis.

News of the arrest comes as VW's new group CEO Herbert Diess is trying to introduce a new leadership structure, which includes Stadler, and speed up the group's shift towards electric vehicles in the wake of its emissions scandal. "As part of an investigation into diesel affairs and Audi engines, the Munich prosecutor's office executed an arrest warrant against Mr Professor Rupert Stadler on June 18, 2018," the Munich prosecutor's office said in a statement. (read more...)

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Some follow the pack and then there are those of us who refuse to give in - who stand up for what is right. It's those people that change the world and who everybody remembers. "As I watched this video I saw what is possible. We don't have to accept anything in the business world. We have the power to change it. Fight for what is right and be courageous in business. "

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Ms Mead said once kangaroos showed signs of phalaris staggers, the condition was often too advanced and their nervous systems were eventually attacked. “They eventually get to a point where they need to be euthanised,” she said. “If they are exposed to a small amount they may recover, but by time we know about it, it’s too late. “It’s quite horrible seeing a kangaroo thats affected and it’s hard for our rescuers.”

NSW South East Local Land Services says it takes a minimum of 10 days grazing on the crop before signs of the illness start to occur. “Most cases occur after one to two months of grazing,” the website says. “Deaths are reported to continue for one week after removal from the pasture.” Local Land Services says pastures should be sprayed with cobalt sulfate in the autumn to prevent the risk of phalaris staggers. (read more...)

A kangaroo affected by phalaris staggers in Longlea, Victoria. Source: WRIN

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