Daily News of 12-11-2024

Australia
Migration at record highs as political pressure builds

Overseas students, New Zealanders and backpackers continue to flock to Australia, inflating net migration numbers to historical highs. The Australian Financial Review

Donald v Gary: Why the crypto world is so excited about Trump

The crypto market has been set alight by Donald Trump’s election win. What has them most excited is the man Trump has vowed to fire on his first day in office. Sydney Morning Herald

France
Bac : une épreuve de mathématiques en fin de première dès juin 2026

Programmes, manuels scolaires, groupes de besoins, brevet, bac… Le ministère de l’Éducation nationale a fait une pluie d’annonces, qui seront confirmées par la ministre Anne Genetet ce mardi. Le Figaro

Brevet obligatoire, groupes de besoin, mathématiques au bac… Anne Genetet assume un « acte II du choc des savoirs »

Près d’un an après la présentation du plan de Gabriel Attal, la ministre de l’éducation nationale endosse la philosophie politique de ces réformes mais desserre le calendrier et édulcore la ... Le Monde

Germany
Handelsblatt - Nachrichten aus Finanzen, Wirtschaft und Politik

Handelsblatt - Nachrichten aus Finanzen, Wirtschaft und Politik Handelsblatt

Soli-Abschaffung: Kippt das Bundesverfassungsgericht den Solidaritätszuschlag?

Das Bundesverfassungsgericht entscheidet über die Zukunft des Solidaritätszuschlags. Wer hat geklagt? Und wie stehen die Chancen? Antworten auf die wichtigsten Fragen. Süddeutsche Zeitung

Israel
Netanyahu's aides are willing to rewrite reality to absolve him of responsibility

The Extensive Propaganda Campaign Being Waged by the Prime Minister's Bureau Is Aimed at Convincing the Israeli Public That the Defense Establishment Alone Is to Blame for the Failure – and at Preve... Haaretz

Israel's deficit shrinks to 7.9% of GDP despite war expenses, still above annual target

Despite ongoing war expenses pushing annual spending up by 26.3 percent, Israel's deficit has improved to 7.9% of GDP in October, with state revenue climbing to NIS 398.6 billion. The Jerusalem Post

Singapore
Nestle, P&G investigate palm oil sourcing after green group’s Indonesia deforestation report

CONSUMER brands including Nestle and Procter & Gamble (P&G) said they conducted investigations after an environmental group said palm oil sourced from an illegally cleared wildlife reserve in Indonesi... The Business Time

Trump expected to name Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State: Sources

The Florida Senator was arguably the most hawkish option on Trump’s shortlist for Secretary of State The Straits Times

Spain
Los trabajadores que sumen tres impagos del salario al año podrán dejar su empleo

El legislador fija por primera vez cuántos días de retraso en el pago de la nómina y cuántos meses de adeudo son necesarios para que el empleado pueda extinguir el contrato de trabajo de forma uni... El Economista

Golpe fiscal a Socimis, ahorro, lujo y pisos turísticos: así es la reforma fiscal pactada por PSOE y Sumar

Los socios del Gobierno de coalición alcanzaron ayer un acuerdo sobre la reforma fiscal con la que aspiran a cumplir, a la vez, los compromisos adquiridos con la Unión Europea y... Expansión

United Kindom
FTX sues Binance and its former CEO for $1.8bn

Collapsed cryptocurrency company says $1.8bn was ‘fraudulently transferred’ to Binance and its executives The Guardian

How BBC fell out of love with Gary Lineker after Nazi Germany social media posts and a mass walkout

As Lineker became more outspoken, it put him in the crosshairs of his employers and made an exit inevitable The Telegraph

China and Russia are already playing the new Great Game

Victory for the Taliban is redrawing the strategic map in central Asia. The West risks being left behind by its rivals, writes Catherine Philp

 The Times

United States
Trump Allies Push Him to Block Thune From Becoming Senate G.O.P. Leader

Advisers to the president-elect, who already has a strong hold on congressional Republicans, want him to tighten his grip by torpedoing the bid of the establishment front-runner for the post. The New York Times

The Sickest Patients Are Fleeing Private Medicare Plans—Costing Taxpayers Billions

The Sickest Patients Are Fleeing Private Medicare Plans—Costing Taxpayers Billions  The Wall Street Journal