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You can add Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy to the growing list of workers seeking better employment benefits. After three days of voting last week, 1,700 Disneyland Resort cast members who play characters around the theme park in Anaheim, California, as well as perform at parades, voted to unionize under Actors’ Equity Association, the union announced Saturday night. Equity described the vote as “a landslide victory,” with 953 cast members favoring unionization and 258 opposed. The group had announced a union organizing effort in February before filing for a vote with the National Labor Relations Board in April. There are more than 21,000 Disneyland…

Elon Musk and Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin launched SpaceX’s satellite internet service for the nation’s health sector on Sunday, aiming to improve access in remote parts of the sprawling archipelago. Musk, the billionaire head of SpaceX and Tesla (TSLA), arrived on the Indonesian resort island of Bali by private jet before attending the launch ceremony at a community health center in the provincial capital, Denpasar. Musk, wearing a green batik shirt, said the availability of the Starlink service in Indonesia would help millions in far-flung parts of the country to access the internet. The country is home to more than 270 million people and…

The first thing you need to know about the so-called demographic timebomb facing countries such as the UK and US is to never call it that. With birth rates continuing to decline in both nations, it is tempting to use the timebomb term. However, it is greatly disliked by demographers, the experts that study population change. “Number one, I hate the phrase,” says Sarah Harper, professor of gerontology (the study of the impact of aging) at the University of Oxford. “I do not think there is a demographic timebomb, it is part of the demographic transition. We knew this was…

China has launched an anti-dumping probe into imports of a widely used plastic from the US, EU, Taiwan and Japan. The announcement from the Ministry of Commerce that Imports of polyoxymethylene copolymer -which is used in electronics and cars – is a signal that China will hit back in its trade disputes with the US and Europe. The announcement comes as China’s trade rows with the US and the EU have deepened in recent months. Less than a week ago, Washington sharply increased tariffs on Chinese goods, including electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels and computer chips. The new US moves also…

A live video “portal” between Dublin and New York has reopened after it was temporarily closed due to “inappropriate behaviour”. The continuous live stream, which allows users in each city to see each other and interact, was switched off on 14 May less than a week after it opened. A message on the blank screen stated: “Portal is asleep – back up soon.” Incidents, which have been shared extensively across social media platforms, involved users “mooning”, displaying swearwords, and flashing various body parts. One Dublin user displayed a video of the 9/11 attacks in New York. ‘Sense of joy’ Dublin City…

Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologised for attacking his ex-girlfriend Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura after CCTV footage showed him kicking and pushing her in a hotel hallway in 2016. Speaking in a video posted to his Instagram page, the rapper said he took full responsibility for his “inexcusable” actions in the clip, aired by CNN earlier this week. “I was disgusted when I did it. I’m disgusted now,” he said in his statement. “I went and I sought out professional help. I got into going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I’m so…

Chinese authorities have unveiled their most significant steps yet to address the crisis that has been dragging on the country’s property sector in recent years. The new measures include cutting the amount home buyers need for a deposit and encouraging local authorities to purchase unsold properties. Problems in China’s property market are having a major impact on the world’s second largest economy as the industry had been a key driver of growth until recently. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said it would set up a 300bn yuan ($41.5bn; £32.8bn) facility to support affordable housing. The money would be aimed…

World number one Scottie Scheffler has been detained by police outside Valhalla Golf Club before the second round of the US PGA Championship. ESPN reported Scheffler was stopped by police after “a misunderstanding with traffic flow”. Videos of the scene outside the course in Louisville, Kentucky, showed him handcuffed and being guided into the back of a police car. The second round of the year’s second major has been delayed due to an unrelated accident near the course, tournament organisers said. Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) said a shuttle bus had struck and killed a pedestrian outside the golf club.…

On a stark yellow wall inside a Canberra art gallery, hang 21 colourful paintings – a satirical series depicting some of the most influential people who have shaped Australia. There’s a wonky looking King Charles, a canvas capturing Cathy Freeman’s famous Sydney 2000 Olympics victory, an image of former prime minister Scott Morrison mid-lecture – even the late Queen Elizabeth II appears. But one portrait – three from the left in the second row – has become the centre of a peculiar spat. It has embroiled the nation’s richest woman, one of its most celebrated artists and a swimming great…

The US military has confirmed that the first aid shipment via a temporary pier off Gaza has gone ashore. US Central Command confirmed in a post on X that the aid trucks began moving ashore at about 09:00 local time (07:00 BST). “This is an ongoing, multinational effort to deliver additional aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza via a maritime corridor that is entirely humanitarian in nature,” the post read, adding that no US troops went ashore. However, the UN has warned that the maritime corridor is not a replacement for land routes, which are seen as the quickest and…