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ANZ CEO Nuno Matos told a parliamentary inquiry on 12 November 2026 that record equity markets alongside rising interest rates create a 'dangerous situation' for the world, though he does not expect an Australian recession.
Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection reported two severe paediatric influenza cases on September 10, both in children unvaccinated in the previous season, as 2026/27 seasonal vaccination programmes were set to begin September 17.
Near real-time petrol and diesel prices from the UK's Fuel Finder scheme appeared on Google Maps for the first time, a government press release said, with households that own a car potentially saving around £40 a year.
The Centre for Health Protection said on August 9 that a five-year-old girl with underlying illnesses was in serious condition after an influenza A (H1) infection complicated by sepsis.
A NSW program reported on 8 November 2026 was to bring 120 landholders and public land managers together across 600,000 hectares near Walgett to reduce feral pigs, which are estimated to cost Australian agriculture more than $190 million a year.
The Environment Agency issued South West Water a drought permit for Wimbleball Reservoir in Somerset, which serves 390,000 people and was 18% full as of 4 October 2026, against 30% a year earlier.
On October 12, 2026, Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department reported red flags at Stanley Main, Shek O, Big Wave Bay and Silverstrand beaches due to big waves, advising against swimming.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority said on 8 October 2026 it is considering legally binding undertakings from Brink’s, including the sale of two businesses, to address concerns over its acquisition of NCR Atleos.
Centennial Park's century-old rose garden, home to 33 rose varieties and an estimated 800 plants, is using released ladybirds and parasitic wasps against a heavy aphid infestation.
A Rail Accident Investigation Branch report published on 8 October 2026 examined how two steam locomotives moved about 3 metres during coupling at the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex on 9 August 2025, while a shunter stood between them.
Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection recorded four Legionnaires' disease cases among men aged 69 to 77 in the week ending October 10, 2026, bringing the year's total to 157 cases as of that date.
General Fusion says its LM26 demonstration reached electron temperatures of 1.1 keV (12.6 million degrees Celsius) before peak compression, measured by Thomson scattering in work co-authored with the UK Atomic Energy Authority. The 8 October 2026 announcement precedes peer review.
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