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Australian senator breastfeeds baby whilst moving a motion for first time

Australian senator breastfeeds baby whilst moving a motion for first time

Australian Greens Senator Larissa Waters breastfed her baby daughter, Alia, while moving a motion in the Senate on Thursday, 22 June. Waters made headlines just weeks earlier for being the first federal lawmaker to breastfeed during Senate proceedings, being the first MP to benefit from a new family friendly rule change made in February 2016.
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Australian senator breastfeeds baby whilst moving a motion for first time

Australian senator breastfeeds baby whilst moving a motion for first time

Australian Greens Senator Larissa Waters breastfed her baby daughter, Alia, while moving a motion in the Senate on Thursday, 22 June. Waters made headlines just weeks earlier for being the first federal lawmaker to breastfeed during Senate proceedings, being the first MP to benefit from a new family friendly rule change made in February 2016.
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
European Council President Donald Tusk refuses to rule out reversal of Brexit

European Council President Donald Tusk refuses to rule out reversal of Brexit

European Council President Donald Tusk quoted British singer John Lennon on June 22, as he was telling reporters he still imagined a possibility that Britain remains in the European Union. Discussing the different possible outcomes of Brexit negotiations at a news conference, Tusk said the EU itself had been built on dreams that seemed impossible to achieve.
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Theresa May says combustible cladding used on other buildings

Theresa May says combustible cladding used on other buildings

Cladding on a number of British tower blocks has been confirmed as combustible in tests conducted after a deadly fire in west London, Prime Minister Theresa May said on 22 June. May was making a statement in the House of Commons about the Grenfell Tower fire, in which 79 people have been confirmed dead, or are missing presumed dead.
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Day of Rage protester angry at Conservatives voting down Housing Bill

Day of Rage protester angry at Conservatives voting down Housing Bill

Around one hundred people gathered on Parliament Square as part of what organisers had billed as the Day of Rage demonstration on June 21. The anti-government demonstration deliberately coincided with the Queens Speech, with the aim of demanding justice for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. 
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Day of Rage protester angry at Conservatives voting down Housing Bill

Day of Rage protester angry at Conservatives voting down Housing Bill

Around one hundred people gathered on Parliament Square as part of what organisers had billed as the Day of Rage demonstration on June 21. The anti-government demonstration deliberately coincided with the Queens Speech, with the aim of demanding justice for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. 
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Fire in Utah forces 750 evacuations as it grows to 2,700 acres

Fire in Utah forces 750 evacuations as it grows to 2,700 acres

A fire in Utah that started on June 17 has grown to 2,700 acres, destroyed one home and caused the evacuation of around 750 people. According to Utah Governor Gary Herbert, the fire was started by the use of a weed torch in dry conditions.
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Historic Great Mosque of al-Nuri and al-Habda minaret in Mosul destroyed by Islamic State

Historic Great Mosque of al-Nuri and al-Habda minaret in Mosul destroyed by Islamic State

Islamic State militants have blown up the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul on June 21, along with its famous leaning al-Habda minaret, according to an Iraqi military statement.The Iraqi militarys media office distributed a picture taken from the air that appears to show the mosque and minaret flattened in the middle of the small houses of the Old City, the historic district where the militants are besieged.Iraqi officials had privately expressed the hope that the mosque could be captured in time for Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month. The first day of the Eid falls this year onJune 25 or 26 in Iraq.
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
5 weird objects sent to space

5 weird objects sent to space

From the pages of Playboy Magazine to the lightsaber from Star Wars and KFCs fried chicken sandwich, here are 5 weird objects that were sent to space or are going up in space this year. 
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
International Yoga Day across the world

International Yoga Day across the world

An initiative by PM Narendra Modi in 2014 led to the world celebrating International Yoga Day on 21 June every year. Currently in its third year, International Yoga Day will be celebrated by many nations, in their own unique ways.
Jun 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter