Hamas feminist Khalida Jarrar to be released

 

95 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are set to be released during the first stage of the ceasefire.  One of the most well-known individuals on the list is Palestinian parliament member and feminist lawmaker Khalida Jarrar.

Hostage deal mixed emotions

 

The deal, which is supposed to go into effect on Sunday, is made up of three stages: in the first 42-day phase, 33 Israeli hostages are expected to be released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli jails..........

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Police investigate Islamophobic graffiti

 

Islamophobic graffiti painted on the wall of a store in Wiley Park, Sydney on Friday 17 January. 

Photograph: Mostafa Rachwani/Guardian

The fascinating Howard Hughes

 

The last photo of Howard Hughes. The photo was taken in 1961, 15 years before his death and there are no known later photos, because the distinguished engineer, pilot and millionaire fell into madness and disappeared from public life.  His wealth and complex behaviours made him an enigma and he remains a subject of fascination in Hollywood.

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Aid floods into Gaza

 

Hamada Shaqoura, a Palestinian who used to be a food blogger, distributes food to children after cooking a meal for displaced people, in Khan Younis, Gaza. 

Photograph: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images

Nazi obsessed British man sentenced for terrorist attack

 

Worcestershire, UK

Callum Parslow was handed a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 22 years and eight months in prison after he knifed the man at a Worcestershire hotel on 2 April last year, as a "protest" against small boat crossings.

 

Sydney train strike

 

Transport for NSW lists the current average salary of a Sydney train driver as $128,196, including overtime and allowances.

If union demands are met, train drivers will earn $157,081 in the first year of the agreement; 12 months later $170,408; and finally $184,040 in the third year.

NSW registered nurse salaries start at $69,810