SYDNEY, April 2 (Reuters) - Australia will provide up to A$1 billion ($693 million) in interest-free loans to critical ‌businesses, including transport operators and fertiliser producers, Prime Minister Anthony ‌Albanese will say on Thursday, as they grapple with surging fuel costs. The support package ​comes as the Iran war disrupts global fuel supplies, driving up prices and fuelling concerns of availability as Australia imports more than 80% of its fuel.

Australia to offer businesses $693 million in cheap loans to ease fuel cost pressure

The animated short "Versa," currently streaming on Disney+, uses dance and music to tell a story of grief.

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One of Italy's most treasured islands is quite the journey to get to, but well worth the trek.

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The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable.  This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing.

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

Though a training exercise, the demonstration of force, firepower, and meticulous coordination between different arms of the military felt about as real as one can get. It took around seven minutes of deafening fire and bombardment, often shaking the ground in the area, before IDF forces charged forward to take positions within the “Hamas” village outpost.

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