United States President Donald Trump has begun a federal takeover of Washington D-C, seizing power over local law enforcement and deploying 800 National Guard troops to the US capital. The President claims his actions are necessary to, as he put it, "rescue" Washington from a purported wave of lawlessness, despite statistics showing violent crime is rapidly declining.
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Folge vom 12.08.2025Outrage as Trump initiates federal takeover of Washington DC
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Folge vom 12.08.2025Chikungunya: a new mosquito-borne virus to contend withA chikungunya outbreak in China has infected more than 7,000 people. Chikungunya causes fever and joint pain, but in some cases can be fatal. There is no vaccine or real treatment. Epidemiologist Jason Rasgon, from Penn State University, explains how the disease is transmitted, and why it seems to be spreading to new areas. The chikungunya virus is not currently endemic in Australia. There have been no locally acquired cases, though mosquitoes capable of spreading the virus are present in some areas of Queensland, and travellers can become infected with the chikungunya virus if travelling to a region of the world where chikungunya is found.
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Folge vom 11.08.2025ASX at record levels ahead of RBA rates decisionSBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Elio D'Amato from EnviroInvest about the day's market action including why lithium miners sizzled and goes through profit results from JB Hi-Fi and CAR Group.
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Folge vom 11.08.2025Fires burn throughout EuropeWildfires fuelled by scorching temperatures and strong winds continue to rage through parts of Europe including in Scotland, Italy and Spain. More than 1,400 people have been evacuated from the Spanish regions of Castille and Leon in the country's northwest.