Female teachers in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have started a campaign seeking three days of menstrual leave every month.

The campaign was launched last month and has been gathering attention.

The Russell Island Development Association is calling for new short-haul barge routes to the island, claiming the current long-haul routes are outdated and residents need faster access to the mainland.

Maritime Consultant, Michael Quain said a short-haul barge in lieu of a bridge will be crucial for easier and faster access for islanders amid the island’s growing population.

8,600 Brisbane City Council workers will be given a paid day of leave to get the Covid-19 vaccine and those already vaccinated will be credited the time taken off.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Queensland’s higher rate of vaccine hesitancy and lagging figures were behind the decision.

Queensland has recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, all linked to the Indooroopilly cluster, with only two of the cases infections in the community for only one day.

There were 48,028 COVID-19 tests conducted in Queensland in the past 24 hours.

A $379 million reparations scheme will aim to compensate survivors of the Stolen Generations, with individuals eligible for $82,000.

For years, Eileen Cummings has campaigned for reparations to compensate Stolen Generations survivors in the Northern Territory.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has blamed the nation's devastating fires on climate change.

Intense blazes have forced evacuations across southern Greece, and the fire has threatened the power supply to parts of the capital after damaging the transmission network.

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya took refuge in Poland on Wednesday after refusing to return to her homeland.

The athlete said her coaches were angry with her last Sunday for her criticism of Belarus and ordered her to pack and go to the airport. She refused to board a flight home and sought protection from Japanese police.

The design of a Brisbane train crossing where a woman was killed did not meet the Australian standard, a preliminary report by the transport safety bureau has found.